Tim Horwood ([log in to unmask]) wrote:

>John Dalmas:
>
>>But I've always been curious why most of Walton's music (for "The Battle
>>of Britain") was scrapped.
>
>According to The Times yesterday (13 April 2002) it was United Artists who
>rejected Walton's score for the Battle of Britain as not being a standard
>American movie score.

Gosh!  And the fact that the movie was called The Battle of *Britain* was
no clue? Still, what can one expect from a place which rewrites history
in the name of "entertainment" (U571 anyone?)

>Apparently a DVD of the film will be issued later in the year that
>includes Walton's score.

Is it my imagination, or did great composers once write film scores whereas
today only competent ones do?

deryk barker
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