Based on The Pirates of Penzance by Gilbert & Sullivan Original Songs by Terry Britten Kit Hain Sue Shifrin Brian Robertson Music Production by Terry Britten Warren Entner Roger Savage Peter Sullivan David Joseph Incidental music and adaptations arranged and conducted by Peter Sullivan (end credits) Music Sound Track Executive Producer Warren Entner Recorded at AAV-Australia Engineer Roger Savage Flagstaff Studios Engineer Ian McKenzie Music Farms Engineer Ian Mason Assistant Orchestrator Frank Strangio Original Sound Track Album on polydor Records - logo and Tapes Manufactured and Marketed by Polygram Records "Happy Ending" performed by The Peter Cupples Band Produced by David Hirschfelder The Peter Cupples Band Jim Barton by courtesy Astor Records "We Are The Pirates" performed by Ian Mason Produced by Ian Mason by courtesy Hit City Productions "Stand Up And Sing" performed by Kool and the Gang Produced by Eumir Deodato by courtesy Delite Records Additional lyrics for Gilbert & Sullivan songs by Trevor Farrant Music Mixer Gethin Creagh The music for the film had a decent amount of airplay without achieving notable success. Christopher Atkins' performance of How Can I Live Without Her? managed to get to #71 on the Billboard top 100 singles chart. There were a number of credits for the soundtrack of the show, which is a curious mix of Gilbert and Sullivan, and modern interpolations, but the chief credit went to Terry Britten. Though born in Manchester England in 1947, Britten played a considerable role in the Australian pop music boom by composing for and playing lead guitar in the Adelaide band, The Twilights, before heading back to the UK when the band broke up. Thereafter however, Britten stayed in touch with Australia, and co-wrote with Graham Lyle, the song for Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, We Don't Need Another Hero. (The pair won a Grammy for the song). Britten has a detailed wiki here, with a good set of references, but anyone interested in Britten and The Twilights should seek out the always informative and useful Milesago, which has many details here, along with a discography, and this sort of atmospheric insight into the period, in this case the year 1967: The changes in looks, attitude and musical accomplishment evident in the band upon its return to Australia were exemplified by the increasing dominance of Terry Britten. Of all the Twilights, the Manchester-born Terry seemed the one to have most absorbed the kaleidoscopic influences on offer in the melting pot of Swinging London. Not only did he sport the best clothes and haircut (!) of the bunch, but more importantly, Terry exhibited the greatest creative growth in the band, and from this time onwards assumed the role of chief songwriter and virtual helmsmanship. Embracing, like his hero George Harrison, elements of Eastern philosophy and religion, Terry introduced exotic instruments and musical forms into The Twilights' music, and heralded this newfound discovery by heavily featuring the sitar as a lead instrument on the b-side to "Young Girl", a fine social observation called "Time And Motion Study Man". It the first of many instances in which sitar and other Indian instruments were used prominently on Twilights records. The site has a shorter note on Britten here, which remembers that after the break-up of The Twilights, Britten released a solo single, 2000 Weeks, inspired by Tim Burstall's feature film commercial and critical flop. (The promo single could be found on YouTube here at time of writing). (Below: Terry Britten, older, younger, and below that as he appeared in the 2000 Weeks single, and below that in an early photo of The Twilights, with Britten holding a guitar) In the re-union photo below, for an appearance in Adelaide at the Festival centre in March 2011, Britten is second from the left. Glenn Shorrock is seated, Peter Brideoake is on the left, and after Britten comes Patty MacCartney and John Bywaters, standing. Peter Sullivan is probably the second most mentioned name in terms of incidental music and underscore. He had recently done the music for Tim Burstall's dire Duet for Four, more details about that feature at Ozmovies, here. Sullivan has had a long career in the music game as producer, arranger and composer. Sullivan was for a period the music director at the Nine network, and had his own Peter Sullivan Big Band. At time of writing, he had a CV here, at a blogspot, which inter alia listed the following career highlights: EDUCATION: Diploma of Music - University of Melbourne (1972) Performance – piano and double bass Diploma of Music - University of Melbourne (1972) Composition – supervisor Keith Humble Master of Music - University of Melbourne (2002) Composition – supervisor Brenton Broadstock Private Studies in conducting with Prof John Hopkins (2002-9) AWARDS: Penguin Award 1984 (Best Mini Series Theme) Penguin Award 1986 (Best Mini Series Theme) Penguin Award 1988 (Excellence in Music for the song Fly) Penguin Award 1990 (Best Mini Series Theme, The Magistrate) APRA Award 1991 Advance Australia Services to Music 1992 Australia Day Ambassador 1998-2011 Life Member - Australia Day Ambassador 2008 Variety Club Childrenʼs Entertainer of the Year 2011 CAREER: 1988 commissioned to compose and conduct the song for the Australian Pavilion at 1998 Expo in Brisbane The Two-Man Band - with Mike Brady – highest selling Australian single Up There Cazaly Arranger and Producer - albums and CDs for many of Australiaʼs leading artists including: Pseudo Echo, Little River Band, Mike Brady, Daryl Somers, Ricky May, Normie Rowe, The Seekers, Colleen Hewitt, Dennis Walter, Franciscus Henri, John Farnham and the Aussie Pops Orchestra. Music Director at Channel 9 – shows included The Michael Crawford Special, Ernie and Denise, Pot of Gold, The Footy Show, In Melbourne Tonight, Alan Border Medal, Carols By Candlelight. Music Director of the Peter Sullivan Big Band – performed at many major private, and corporate events and backing major international performers including Wayne Newton, Michael Crawford, Petula Clark, Kathryn Grayson, Chubby Checker, Barry Humphries, Paul Hogan, Kenny Rogers and in 1988 played at a reception during the visit of Prince Charles and Lady Diana in 1988. Conductor – of all types of ensembles for films TV, big band, the Classical Experience Orchestra at The Crown Showroom The following film and television credits were also listed: TELEVISION CREDITS – Composer, arranger, conductor: Man From Snowy River (3 series), Hinch, House Rules, The Magistrate, Half a World Away, Rose Against The Odds, Embassy, Chances, Law of the Land, Boys from the Bush, Boney, Half Way Around the Galaxy and Turn Left, The Bob Morrison Show, Ted Whitten Special, Pigʼs Breakfast, Queens Kat, Carmel and St Jude, In Melbourne Tonight, Fear Factor, The Footy Show FEATURE FILMS – Composer, arranger, conductor: Pirate Movie, Humpty Dumpty Man, As Time Goes By, Breakaway, Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train, Nigel, Ground Zero, The Dish Sullivan was a Victorian ambassador for Australia Day, and that site provides an additional CV for him here: Peter has a successful and colourful background crossing the whole music spectrum. Beginning at the Melbourne Conservatorium where he studied music for six years. He majored in composition earning honours in Double Bass and Composition. Peter has composed, produced and recorded original motion picture sound track scores for several Australian films including the “Pirate Movie” which he orchestrated, arranged and conducted a 75 piece orchestra. “Humpty Dumpty Man” , “As Time Goes By”, “Breakaway”, “Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train” and “Nigel”. He has written arrangements and produced albums for many of Australiaʼs leading artists including Pseudo Echo, Little River Band, Daryl Somers, Ricky May, Normie Rowe, The Seekers, Colleen Hewitt, Dennis Walter and arranged songs for the Melbourne Symphony orchestra for the “John Farnham Live” album. As part of “The Two Man Band” with Mike Brady they featured in the Guinness book of records with the highest selling Australian single “Up There Cazaly”. Peterʼs television credits include themes and underscores for “Hinch”, “House Rules”, “The Magistrate”, “Half a World Away”, “Rose Against the Odds”, “Embassy”, ”Chances”, “Law of the land”, “Boys from the Bush”, “Bony”, “Half Way Around the Galaxy and Turn Left”, “The Bob Morrision Show”, “Man From Snowy River”, “The Ted Whitten Special”, “Pigs Breakfast”, “QueenKat, Carmel & St. Jude” and “In Melbourne Tonight” Peter was commissioned in 1988 to write, arrange and conduct the song for the Australian pavilion at the 1988 Expo in Brisbane. That year he won the 1988 Penguin Award for excellence in music for the song “Fly”. In 1989 he won the Penguin for excellence in music award for “This Man, This Woman” and in 1990 the award for the “Magistrate” mini series starring Franco Nero. In February 1990, Peter Sullivan received the Advance Australia Award for his outstanding contribution to Australian Music. In 1991 he received the A.P.R.A. Award for “Television Themes of the Year”, for the title song of the television series “Chances”. Peter received the 2011 Variety Club Childrenʼs Entertainer of the Year Award. There is no record that Sullivan's work for Duet for Four ever made it to album or disc, and significantly he doesn't rate the score highly in his CVs. At time of writing, Sullivan could be found on YouTube on piano, performing Vince Guaraldi's tune Cast Your Fate to the Wind, with drums and bass, here. (Below: Peter Sullivan, and in performance) The soundtrack for the film was released as a two LP special edition: 2 LP Polydor 2675 228 1982 Original Songs Terry Britten, Kit Hain, Sue Shifrin, Brian Robertson. Incidental Music, Adaptions Arranged, Conducted by Peter Sullivan. Mastered at A&M Mastering Studios. Engineered by Bernie Grundman. All Copyright Control. SIDE 1: 1.