Title:The Wicked Lady
Artist:Tony Banks & The National Philharmonic Orchestra Of London
Year:1983
Label:Atlantic Records
Format:MP3
Bit Rate:192Kbps
Size:71MB
Tracks:16

Track Listing:

Tracks 1-8: Versions of some themes from The Wicked Lady - Played by Tony Banks

1. The Wicked Lady (03:40)
2. Spring (02:35)
3. The Chase (03:26)
4. Caroline (03:08)
5. Jerry Jackson (02:28)
6. Repentance (02:07)
7. Kit (03:02)
8. Barbara (04:46)
9. Prelude to The Wicked Lady (04:03)

Tracks 9-16: Music from The Wicked Lady~The National Philharmonic Orchestra Of London
10. Portrait of Jerry Jackson (04:57)
11. Caroline's Theme (03:01)
12. Scherzo (02:41)
13. Pastorale (03:59)
14. The Wicked (03:41)
15. Kit's Theme (03:12)
16. Finale (02:04)

Total Duration: 00:52:50


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Useless Information About This Recording:

Side one played by Tony Banks, recorded at home on 8 track. Mixed at the Farm, Surrey, with help from Steven Short and Geoff Callingham.

Side two consists of orchestrated versions played by the National Philharmonic Orchestra of London (leader Sydney Sax), recorded at St. Peter's Church, Morden. Musical arrangements and orchestration by Christopher Palmer. Engineer: Tony Faulkner.

Thank you. I have this LP somewhere, I totally forgot about it!

Thank you. I've known about this for years, yet never heard it.

I also have this little gem......a really excellent underrated score which unfortunately never till today was pusblished as cd...

Tony Banks of Genesis, pretty cool !!! I think this movie is most famous for it's 'Topless' scenes than anything else. Many Thanks !!!

Tony Banks!
How I missed this one...

Ah, most excellent! This little gem deserves FAR more public attention and most certainly a CD-release with more music! :)


While the film itself is actually pretty good (and not only because you get a VERY good look at Marina Sirtis' two "talents") the score is even better! And, no, it's no synthesizer-muzak as some people may expect from a member of Genesis but a fully fledged orchestral score!

Andrew Powell of Alan Parsons take note - THAT'S how you score a film! And not that half-arsed classical/synthie-rock-shite atrocity you committed against Ladyhawke! Well, except for the finale of course...


Tony Banks also did a couple of other scores - most notably Quicksilver and Lorca And The Outlaws (aka Redwing). Excerpts of these scores have been released on an album called "Tony Banks - Soundtracks", which I heartily recommend! (Just don't expect classical scores - for the most part it's 80s synthesizer.) :)


A special note on Lorca And The Outlaws (aka Redwing) - but certainly not a recommendation for the film:


While it is stated explicitely on some websites that Banks only composed the score but the film was not released with it, this is not the whole truth.

The German version for example DOES contain the original score by Banks - including a pretty good theme which is played during the battles (alas, it is not included on "Soundtracks"). The German dubbed version, which was only broadcasted ONCE on state television ZDF, is also the only version shown in the proper widescreen aspect ratio of 1:2.35.

Believe me, with a third of the (good) SFX-shots gone due to Pan & Scan, the shitty story even feels worse - especially without the right score in the background and some weird recuts and voice overdubbing in the beginning (US-version).

All other foreign versions - EXCEPT the original Australian one (this may be a rumour) - contain either an awful library-score (e.g. UK) or music by another composer (e.g. US) which is also pretty bad.

At least the songs that fellow Genesis-member Peter Gabriel contributed to the score are included on "Soundtracks".

The link is not working for me. Any chance for a re-up?

PM sent.

PM for link it's fresh outta the oven.

Tony Banks is not dead.

R.I.P. Peter Banks, former guitarist with the band "Yes" - and nothing to do with Genesis, Tony Banks, or this score...


All other foreign versions - EXCEPT the original Australian one (this may be a rumour) - contain either an awful library-score (e.g. UK) or music by another composer (e.g. US) which is also pretty bad.

Since the film is a British film, let's not be calling the UK release "foreign", please... ;)

Thanks for the correction Tangotreats, I knew I could get you to respond to one of my posts someday, since you've never responded to any of my PM's.

:-D

Tony Banks is not dead.

R.I.P. Peter Banks, former guitarist with the band "Yes" - and nothing to do with Genesis, Tony Banks, or this score...


Well I wouldn't say he has "nothing" to do with him they do indeed share the same last name and they played in Prog Rock bands.

:-D

Thank you.

Nice re-up!
Thank you for sending a link, my friend.

PP you're welcome my friend.

Has anybody got the new legit Fugitive release of this?

I'm also looking for the new release - Tony Banks, composer - The Wicked Lady - Download or Buy - Tony Banks Music (http://www.tonybanksmusic.co.uk/cddetail.php?cat_number=TB001) - I'm too poor right now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xJ3vA767e4

Please pm the links.
The Wicked Lady (Tony Banks & The National Philharmonic Orchestra Of London) (1983)
... Thanks my frend

please p.m thanks

My Friend...First Thank in General... I try to send you something...wait I try again...No...
"WildwoodPark has exceeded their stored private messages quota and cannot accept further messages until they clear some space." ( you to :) )

Welcome.

Link received. Thanks!

Please pm me the links. I liked the film and the soundtrack back then when I was a teen. Unfortunately the soundtrack has never been released.

Link received thank you. Rep points added. Cheers

May I have a link plz

Many thanks for the link!!!
Wonderful score!!!

May I have a link to the new 2013 release. I've searched high and low for a used copy somewhere of the 2013 re-release to no avail.