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Downton Abbey: Original Music from the Television Series is the first soundtrack that accompanied the ITV historical television series Downton Abbey. Composed by John Lunn and performed by the Chamber Orchestra of London, the album consists of 19 songs, mostly from the television score and three songs performed by Alfie Boe and Mary-Jess ...
Sep 22, 2019 · Ahead of the new Downton Abbey film, Lunn spoke with Town & Country about the differences between the sound in the film and the TV series, how he captured the pomp and ceremony of the movie’s...
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Downton Abbey: our guide to the soundtrack and composer of the hit TV show and film.
- Who Is John Lunn?
- What Was The Role of Music in John Lunn’s Youth?
- How Did John Lunn Get Involved with Downton Abbey?
- When Did John Lunn Realize That His Downton Abbey Theme Song Was A Hit?
- When Did John Lunn Find Out There Was Going to Be A Downton Abbey Movie?
- Why Should Moviegoers Go See Downton Abbey: The Movie?
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I studied music at Glasgow University but went in to Pop music after graduating and moved to London, UK. However I always harboured desires to be an avant garde classical composer and attempted to pursue both paths at the same time with varying degrees of success! I spent 10 years in London writing and performing virtually every conceivable style o...
My father had been a saxophone player in a jazz band so there was a lot of that music in the house as I was growing up. My mother was more classically minded so there was a good mixture. I guess I was taking it all in as to this day my favourite composers are Miles Davis and Bach!
I had worked with the Executive Producer Gareth Neame on numerous shows before when he was at the BBC, on projects like Bleak House and Little Dorrit. When he moved to Carnival Films I continued to work with him so I was well known to the company. I think I was the first and only composer they asked.
I think it was during the first Golden Globes or Emmy’s. I was back in the UK. I wasn’t nominated for series 1, but stayed up pretty late to watch and we kept winning everything and they always played the theme tune to bring people on stage.
I was aware that the movie was a possibility since the end of series 6 and because I working on other projects for the same company was kept informed as to developments. Still it wasn’t really till May last year that it was definitely on!
It’ll make you laugh. It’ll make you cry. Plus, it’s the best way to hear my music in its full glory!
May 6, 2015 · The theme music is a signature of the show, but it was originally written as a piece of score for the first episode, and then later condensed and turned into the version that appears in the...
In the newest episode, musician, creator, and host Hrishikesh Hirway and John Lunn deconstruct the theme music from PBS drama Downton Abbey.
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John Lunn (born 13 May 1956) is a Scottish composer, known for the music from the series Downton Abbey and for many other television and movie soundtracks. [1]
