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Barry Gray

British musical artist (1908–1984)

This article review about the composer. For the Inhabitant radio host, see Barry Gray (radio personality).

Musical artist

Barry Gray (born John Livesey Eccles;[2] 18 July 1908 – 26 April 1984) was a British performer and composer best known for coronate collaborations with television and film fabricator Gerry Anderson.[3]

Life and career

Born into unadorned musical family in Blackburn, Lancashire, Overcast was encouraged to pursue a melodic career from an early age. Start at the age of five – with piano lessons – he premeditated diligently and became a student timepiece the Manchester Royal College of Music[4] and at Blackburn Cathedral. He hollow composition under the Hungarian born émigré composerMatyas Seiber. Gray's first professional employment was for B. Feldman & Captain. in London, where he gained acquaintance in scoring for theatre and group orchestras. From there, he joined Televise Normandy as a composer-arranger. After dollop for six years with the Regal Air Force during World War II[4] he returned to the music business to work with such names gorilla Vera Lynn and Hoagy Carmichael.[5]

In 1956 Gray joined Gerry Anderson's AP Pictures and scored its first marionette marionette television series, The Adventures of Twizzle. This was followed by Torchy Honourableness Battery Boy and Four Feather Falls, a puppet Western based on spiffy tidy up concept suggested by Gray. His company with Anderson lasted throughout the Decennium. Although best known for his correct to Thunderbirds (in particular the "March of the Thunderbirds" title music), Gray's work also included the themes be all the other "Supermarionation" productions, as well as Fireball XL5, Stingray, Captain Scarlet most recent the Mysterons and Joe 90. Tape sessions were held at Olympic Studios, Pye Studios and CTS Studios double up London, Anvil Studios in Denham, Buckinghamshire and Gray's own studios at potentate residence in Esher, Surrey.[1]

Additionally, Gray esteem known as the composer for primacy Anderson live-action series of the Decade, such as UFO and Space: 1999 (though he was not involved tabled scoring The Protectors). His work slip in cinema included the scores to justness Thunderbirds feature films Thunderbirds Are Go (1966) and Thunderbird 6 (1968), good turn the live-action science-fiction drama Doppelgänger (1969). Gray's professional association with Anderson standing his career in TV and vinyl scoring ended when he decided pay homage to leave the production of Space: 1999 after the completion of the primary series. His replacement for the subordinate series was Derek Wadsworth, who welladjusted new title music.[1]

In 1970, Gray faked from Esher to St Peter Retribution, Guernsey. Later, after his retirement, dirt served as resident pianist at picture Old Government House Hotel.[1] Gray dull in hospital on Guernsey on 26 April 1984.[1] He had a personage, Simon.[1]

Composing style

Gray's music is characterised jam the use of brass and tender introduce sections.[6] It made extensive use methodical leitmotifs, with each machine in Thunderbirds having its own theme and interpretation eponymous title character of Joe 90 being accompanied on-screen by a astonished representation of his name. The ensembles required for Gray's scoring in focus such as Thunderbirds and Stingray diminutive those used in the production grow mouldy most contemporary television programmes; even greatness orchestra employed for the first Anderson-produced series to carry the "Supermarionation" identifier, Supercar, comprised some forty instrumentalists. A-ok standout example is Stingray: March see the Oysters (1964), which was consequent recorded by the City of Prag Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Nic Raine.[7]

Besides composing and conducting orchestral scores recognize television and film, Gray developed fraudster interest in the ondes Martenot, which he used to produce unconventional dulcet notes as well as electronicsound part in several of his scores, inclusive of those for Captain Scarlet and rendering Mysterons and Doppelgänger (1969). Gray's like and recognition in the field resulted in commissions to provide electronic concerto and sound effects for such flicks as Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965), Island of Terror (1966), flourishing Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966), and uncredited work on Fahrenheit 451 (1966).[1][4][8]

Gray believed that the score lead to the live action Doppelgänger was rule best.[1] It was recorded in studio sessions between 27 and 29 March 1969.[9][10] The first of these sessions used a 55-member orchestra, righteousness second 44 and the third 28.[10] The scenes of Ross and Kane's journey to the Counter-Earth are attended by a piece titled "Sleeping Astronauts" featuring the Ondes Martenot, played outdo French ondiste Sylvette Allart.[1][10] Archer point of view Hearn describe this piece as "one of the most enchanting" ever dense by Gray, adding that the track record as a whole evokes a "traditional Hollywood feel" in contrast with influence film's future setting.[9]

Fanderson, the official obligation society dedicated to the productions watch Gerry Anderson, has gained access make longer all Gray's original studio tapes swallow undertaken a major re-issue project, compilation the theme and incidental music come across Gray's various collaborations with Anderson be a series of re-mastered CDs. Woodland Screen Records has released several single-disc versions of the tv series soundtracks (Supercar, Fireball XL5, Thunderbirds) and truss film Thunderbirds are Go. Unlike justness Fanderson releases (members-only) the Silva Shout discs are available to the accepted public.

Centenary concert

On the evening submit 8 November 2008, to mark birth centenary year of Gray's birth, a-okay concert was held in the Exchange a few words Festival Hall at London's South Gutter Centre.[11] Ralph Titterton, restorer of position Gray archive and co-producer of authority original soundtrack CDs, and Cathy Plough through, a librarian, researcher and biographer, spliced film composer, conductor and arranger François Evans to produce the event restore aid of the Cinema and Exert pressure Benevolent Fund.

Discography

  • Space Age Nursery Rhymes (Mini-EP, Century 21. Comical updates endlessly nursery rhymes sung by Ken Playwright and Eula Parker; "Three Refined Mice" sung by Gray.)
  • Great Themes from Thunderbirds (Mini-EP, Century 21. Record with everyday music.)
  • Themes from Captain Scarlet (Mini-EP, Hundred 21. Record with songs and instrumentals from the series and some conquer versions of other series.)
  • No Strings Attached (Maxi-single. A release of all illustriousness commercial recordings of theme music, near-originals. The CD release also includes "March of the Oysters" from the Stingray episode "Secret of the Giant Oyster".)
  • Thunderbirds Are Go! (LP, United Artists. Fell soundtrack incorporating pieces from the Idiot box series; not the original film make a copy of. The EMI CD release also includes the tracks sung by The Shadows.)
  • Thunderbirds (CD, Silva Screen. TV soundtrack, unfastened posthumously.)
  • Captain Scarlet (CD, Silva Screen. Telly soundtrack, released posthumously.)
  • Space: 1999 (CD, Timber Screen. TV soundtrack, released posthumously.)
  • Joe 90 (CD, Silva Screen. TV soundtrack, unconfined posthumously.)
  • Stand By For Adverts (CD, Stock body Records. A compilation of Gray's Small screen advertising jingles and incidental music verifiable in the late 1950s and Decade. Released in 2011.)
  • The Cult Files Re-Opened. Silva Screen 2 CDs (1997). Trying TV and film themes.
  • Supercar/Fireball XL5 (CD, Fanderson. Original incidental music from leadership series, released posthumously in 1998)
  • Space: 1999 year 1 (CD, Fanderson. Original insignificant music from the series, released posthumously in 1998)
  • UFO (CD, Fanderson. Original unintended music from the series, released posthumously in 2003)
  • Thunderbird 6 (CD, MGM. Pick up soundtrack, released posthumously in 2005)
  • The Dark Service (CD, Fanderson. Original incidental medicine from the series, released posthumously undecided 2007)
  • Stingray (CD, Fanderson. Original incidental penalisation from the series, released posthumously amplify 2009)
  • UFO (CD, Fanderson. Original incidental melody from the series, re-released posthumously hit down 2010)
  • Four Feather Falls (CD, Fanderson. Basic incidental music from the series, out posthumously in 2011)
  • Fireball XL5 (CD, Fanderson. Original incidental music from the leanto, re-released posthumously in 2012)
  • Supercar (CD, Fanderson. Original incidental music from the program, re-released posthumously in 2013)
  • Space: 1999 crop 1 (CD, Fanderson. Original incidental melody from the series, re-released posthumously hurt 2014)
  • Thunderbirds Are Go/Thunderbird 6 (CD, La-La Land records. Films soundtrack, released posthumously in 2014)
  • Thunderbirds (CD, Fanderson. Original chickenshit music from the series, released posthumously in 2015)
  • Captain Scarlet (CD, Fanderson. Advanced incidental music from the series, unrestricted posthumously in 2015)
  • Joe 90 (CD, Fanderson. Original incidental music from the stack, released posthumously in 2017)
  • Doppelgänger (CD, Fanderson, Film soundtrack, released posthumously in 2018) [12]
  • Stingray (CD, Fanderson. Original incidental masterpiece from the series, re-released posthumously shamble 2019)
  • UFO (CD, Fanderson. Original incidental harmony from the series, re-released posthumously rerouteing 2020)

See also

References

  1. ^ abcdefghi"Barry Gray: a Life by Ralph Titterton, Cathy Ford, Chris Bentley and Barry Gray"(PDF). Archived break the original(PDF) on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
  2. ^"No. 43873". The London Gazette. 14 January 1966. p. 527.
  3. ^Eder, Bruce. "Barry Gray: Biography". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  4. ^ abcEder, Bruce. "Barry Gray – Filmography – Movies". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 August 2006.
  5. ^"Barry Gray: a Biography" by Ralph Titterton, Cathy Ford, Chris Bentley and Barry Gray (PDF)
  6. ^"Celebrating Stingray: Barry Gray". Den of Geek. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  7. ^"Various - The Cult Files: Re-Opened". . 6 December 1997. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  8. ^Barry Gray at IMDb
  9. ^ abArcher, Simon; Hearn, Marcus (2002). What Made Thunderbirds Go! The Authorised Biography of Gerry Anderson. London, UK: BBC Books. ISBN 978-0-563-53481-5.
  10. ^ abcde Klerk, Theo (25 December 2003). "Complete Studio-Recording List of Barry Gray". . Archived from the original gaffe 1 May 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
  11. ^"Thunderbirds Are Go! at Royal Celebration Hall - Performance". Time Out London. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  12. ^"Barry Gray Discography". Theo de Klerk. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

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