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Message: 6017
Author: dasse68
Date: 13/01/2007
Subject: Re: Manic Miner: The Opera
--- In manicminerandjetsetwilly@yahoogroups.com, "colin_broom"
>
Haha.. this is AWESOME! and INSANE! :D
> Hi,
>
> I'm a composer and musician. A while back (just over a year ago)I was
> commissioned to compose some music for 'The Franz Kafka Big Band', a
> radio comedy show on BBC Radio Scotland. The comedy is pretty offbeat
> and knowing the writer as well as I do, I'm never too surprised at the
> ideas he wants to do.
>
> Anyway, one of these was a sketch about trying to make classical music
> appeal to a younger audience, and involved the supposed premiere of
> 'Manic Miner: the Opera', an opera about Miner Willy and his journey
> through the mines, which I had to compose sections of. There were
> three sections composed:
>
> I - Central Cavern
> II - Eugene's Lair
> III - Warehouse
>
> Anyway, they are finally up on the Kafka website, so if you're
> interested you can hear them here:
>
> http://www.kafkabigband.com/kafka/
>
> Once past the intro, click on 'Audio' and you'll find them there.
>
> Comments are welcome.
>
> Regards,
>
> Colin Broom.
but so neat!
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