Downton Abbey – series 1 (2011 TV soundtrack) John Lunn [MP3-V0]

Track list
01. Downton Abbey – The Suite [7:08]
02. Love and the Hunter [3:17]
03. Emancipation [2:15]
04. Story of My Life [1:56]
05. Fashion [1:18]
06. Damaged [5:24]
07. If You Were the Only Girl in the World (sung by Alfie Boe) [3:45]
08. Preparation [3:25]
09. Such Good Luck [2:30]
10. Us and Them [1:52]
11. Violet [1:54]
12. A Drive [1:04]
13. An Ideal Marriage [2:43]
14. Roses of Picardy (sung by Alfie Boe) [3:55]
15. Telegram [1:44]
16. Deception [2:49]
17. Titanic [2:09]
18. A Song and a Dance [1:27]
19. Did I Make the Most of Loving You? (sung by Mary-Jess) [4:18]

Music composed and produced by John Lunn (except tracks 7 & 14).
Played by the Chamber Orchestra of London, conducted by Alastair King (except tracks 7 & 14).
Piano played by James Morgan
CD label: Decca
CD released: September 20 2011
Time: 55:08 minutes
Copied from my CD using dbPoweramp to MP3-V0
Download: http://www.peeje.com/files/357698879/DA_dbp_peeje.zip.html
FLAC: http://upafile.com/2fxickxk0rha
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Review by Jon O’Brien, AllMusic.com

Composed by John Lunn, the official soundtrack to the Emmy-winning Downton Abbey shows that the British know how to score a lavish costume drama just as effectively as they do how to make one. The millions of fans captivated by the ITV series – which follows the lives of an aristocratic family and their servants in a fictional Yorkshire town’s stately home during the early reign of King George V – will be delighted by the extended versions of the pieces of music which have appeared throughout the critically acclaimed first two seasons.

But even classical fans who have failed to be reeled in by the authentic, early 20th century costumes and legendary thespian talent will find it hard to resist the charms of its 19 elegant compositions, which range from the light and airy, brass-fused "Us and Them" to the brooding, ominous, piano-led "Deception." The beautifully haunting melodies and sweeping strings of the theme recurringly appear throughout the compositions, from the seven-minute epic opening track to the soaring vocal version from British music student-turned-Chinese talent show winner Mary-Jess ("Did I Make the Most of Loving You?") which closes the album.

However, Lunn’s subtle but inventive arrangements, performed by the Chamber Orchestra of London, ensure that the soundtrack never becomes too repetitive. Indeed, among the stream of plucked pizzicato strings, gentle woodwind, and warm layers of orchestration, there are also a few surprises. "A Song and a Dance" is a rather ambient final instrumental featuring some skittering xylophones, jaunty piano hooks, and breezy flutes, while Les Miserables tenor Alfie Boe provides some suitably stirring vocals on the sparsely produced covers of Elsie Griffin’s wartime ballad "Roses of Picardy" and The Bing Boys Are Here revue number "If You Were the Only Girl in the World," both of which were originally published around the drama’s early-1900s setting.

An enchanting piece of work, Downton Abbey is one of those soundtracks that perfectly complements its source material, but is also strong enough to stand alone on its own merit, too.

And John Lunn also cleverly reuses a few bars from his magnificent opening theme to the P.D. James mystery "The Murder Room." Keep hearing it pop up every once in a while.

Though this review seems to be about the present series which has a few more threads of music than the first. But I have to disagree… the music is very spare and it is repetitive, though lovely in the longing strings.

Thank you so very much. I have been waiting for a while for this CD version. Thanks a bunch.

Thank you!
Track 8 is corrupted,Can you fix it?

Any chance for lossless?

Thank you!
Track 8 is corrupted,Can you fix it?

Thanks for the upload.
I second this request.

Thanks!

Thank you!
Track 8 is corrupted,Can you fix it?

Any chance for lossless?

I have played track 8 "Preparation" in MP3 on Windows & VLC Media Players and on my cell phone and cannot detect a fault. Try downloading again. Does anyone else have this problem? Sirusjr, do you mean the file is corrupted as well?

Regarding lossless, I am afraid I cannot oblige as FLAC and the like uses up too much space on my small hard drive laptop. Each file would take up around 3 times memory compared to MP3-V0 for little significant improvement in sound. It would also take around three times as long (about 90 minutes) to place on the web as my upload speed is very slow. Sorry.

Thanks very much for this. I too, am having a problem with Track 8; when I try to open it I get the message ‘format error’!

Me too…. track 8… crc error.

Sorry about that, I do not know what happened or how to track down the fault. I have cleaned the CD and used dBpoweramp to convert the whole disc again to MP3-V0. Have reposted on Peeje as MultiUpload doesn’t work (it just hangs) and RapidShare won’t let me upload without creating an account now. Let me know if the file is still corrupted.

I have tried downloading again and, unfortunately the file is still corrupted. Thanks for posting this anyway.

Oh dear, can anyone offer suggestions how I can fix this? I know the CD is good (it is new) and the MP3 plays for me.

Yeah, still getting a crc error in the redone track. Thanks anyway.

Yen,
Thank you very much for this!
Track 8 is indeed a problem. The rip is fine. The archive is corrupted. This sort of stuff usually happens when a) putting the files you ripped into the archive, or b) during uploading.
Everything extracts except 8. If it’s not too much bother, perhaps you might be able to re-upload just track 8 separately?
Cheers again – nice to see this score actually get a proper release instead of that limp iTunes-only thing last year. 🙂

Thanks for your comments TT and nice to hear from you again!

Have copied the complete CD via Windows Media Player to MP3-320 this time:
DA WMP MF.zip (http://www.mediafire.com/?q04apb0xiybkw61)

and posted track 8 separately here: http://www.peeje.com/files/357703521/08_Preparation_WMP_PJ.zip.html.

I hope both come out OK now and sorry for the inconvenience.

Have now successfully downloaded Track 8 – many thanks!

Downton Abbey Soundtrack [2011]
Genre Soundtrack | MP3 | VBR221 | 88MB
Music composed by John Lunn

Track list
01. Downton Abbey – The Suite [7:08]
02. Love and the Hunter [3:17]
03. Emancipation [2:15]
04. Story of My Life [1:56]
05. Fashion [1:18]
06. Damaged [5:24]
07. If You Were the Only Girl in the World (sung by Alfie Boe) [3:45]
08. Preparation [3:25]
09. Such Good Luck [2:30]
10. Us and Them [1:52]
11. Violet [1:54]
12. A Drive [1:04]
13. An Ideal Marriage [2:43]
14. Roses of Picardy (sung by Alfie Boe) [3:55]
15. Telegram [1:44]
16. Deception [2:49]
17. Titanic [2:09]
18. A Song and a Dance [1:27]
19. Did I Make the Most of Loving You? (sung by Mary-Jess) [4:18]

Link

Credit goes to Yen_ the original uploader.

http://ifile.it/wnqa0g8

Enjoy and have a nice day.

This is rather naughty – you have copied my posting from my CD without giving me credit (the tags show it to be mine), and you have missed out corrupted track 8 which I have fixed! My better version is here in MP3-320 and MP3-V0:
http://forums.ffshrine.org/f92/downton-abbey-series-1-2011-tv-soundtrack-109328/.

I will not post my CDs again unless I get credit.

There is a posting by 9fly at Thread 109375 which omits track 8. Track 8 is fixed here. 9fly’s post is from my CD (my tags are on it) without giving me credit. I am annoyed as I spent a lot of time trying to post it correctly here.

Threads merged and upload credited to Yen_.

Thx Yen for the generous sharing ~!

This is rather naughty – you have copied my posting from my CD without giving me credit (the tags show it to be mine), and you have missed out corrupted track 8 which I have fixed! My better version is here in MP3-320 and MP3-V0:
Downton Abbey – series 1 (2011 TV soundtrack) John Lunn [MP3-V0].

I will not post my CDs again unless I get credit.
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Um, actually you are uploading copyrighted material… so don’t be too quick to point out being naughty. Seems a strange thing to be miffed over concerning CREDIT…. I mean, we all know what is going on here.

Excuse me now. I have to hoist me pirate flag! Up the mizzen mast! 😉 Shiver me timbers!

This is rather naughty – you have copied my posting from my CD without giving me credit (the tags show it to be mine), and you have missed out corrupted track 8 which I have fixed! My better version is here in MP3-320 and MP3-V0:
http://forums.ffshrine.org/f92/downton-abbey-series-1-2011-tv-soundtrack-109328/.

I will not post my CDs again unless I get credit.

Hi Yen,

I’m sorry if I did something wrong. I didn’t mean to be rude. My post is only for sharing and I could not remember if that file I get from this site or not. Thus I can not be sure that what I post is your. If I did so please take my apolozise for this. Thank you for your understand.

@all: All credit go to Yen.

Have a nice day.

Um, actually you are uploading copyrighted material… so don’t be too quick to point out being naughty. Seems a strange thing to be miffed over concerning CREDIT…. I mean, we all know what is going on here.

With respect, that is not the point. If somebody uploads something, they deserve to be identified as the uploader. Call it honour among thieves, if you like – but as far as I’m concerned, it’s just bad manners to nick somebody else’s upload and claim it’s yours.

I remember a couple of years ago I got hold of a CD that was as rare as hen’s teeth; barely obtainable anywhere, if it turns up it’s usually for hundreds of pounds at auction, etc. I got hold of it, I ripped it, I spend hours lovingly scanning the booklet, I uploaded it. 24 hours later somebody else took my upload, posted it again in a more prominent place with their name plastered all over it, and ended up with pages and pages of mind-boggling gratitude for "their" great "effort" – how outrageously kind and altruistic they were to have sourced this spectacularly rare album and donated it to the community, etc, etc. THAT is a kick in the nuts.

Sometimes it’s done maliciously, sometimes it’s not. Personally, I think there’s the tendency to assume the worst on the internet – I try to assume the best of intentions unless, as in cases above, it’s absolutely obvious that intentions were far from good.

But it’s nice that this has been resolved.

[Edit: Thank you very much, Yen – I have downloaded your re-rip… and oddly enough track 8 seems to be again corrupted! I wonder what’s going on? Maybe it’s something to do with Peejee… Either way, the separate upload of track 8 is good, so all’s well in the end. Much gratitude to you again. 🙂 ]

A lot of thanks Yen
Perhaps can you scan and post de cover?
Thanks anyway

Am I the only one here who thought this was called DownTOWN Abbey? I never really noticed it until I watched The Golden Globes a few weeks ago lol

Am I the only one here who thought this was called DownTOWN Abbey? I never really noticed it until I watched The Golden GLobes a few weeks ago lol

lol, have that thought as well the first time i saw this thread awhile back and after seeing a commercial of that said show i figured it is named as such…

btw, @Yen thanks for this share! 😀

lol, have that thought as well the first time i saw this thread awhile back and after seeing a commercial of that said show i figured it is named as such…

Lol ok good, glad I ain’t the only one

you’re not alone, lol, and after seeing that teaser it somehow strikes me as an interesting series and i might actually try to look for it and watch it in the coming days…

Downton Abbey 2011 FLAC – Part 1 (http://www.mediafire.com/?a54m4xicvrn524y) – Part 2 (http://www.mediafire.com/?fq5npttf07ixbni)

1. Downton Abbey – The Suite
2. Love And The Hunter
3. Emancipation
4. Story Of My Life
5. Fashion
6. Damaged
7. If You Were The Only Girl In The World
8. Preparation
9. Such Good Luck
10. Us And Them
11. Violet
12. A Drive
13. An Ideal Marriage
14. Roses Of Picardy
15. Telegram
16. Deception
17. Titanic
18. A Song And A Dance
19. Did I Make The Most Of Loving You

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Any chance someone can reup this in plain ol mp3 format? Much obliged in advance.

Can you please re-upload this awesome soundtrack? Thank you very much.

all links dead

is it possible to get a re-up of this? if not is there another source? MP3 or Flac?

Here’s a 2-CD version that still works (not my rip and credit to the original uploader):
MP3-320: DowntonAbbey.zip (297,05 MB) – uploaded.to (http://uploaded.net/file/of86wwld/)

and my copy from the radio (UK ClassicFM, December 21 2012)
MP3-160: ADrive | Online Storage, Online Backup, Cloud Storage (http://www.adrive.com/public/TMx29e/DA-BtS.rar)

Dear Yen,
Uploaded can’t be used here, it always me this German message: Sie haben die max. Anzahl an Free-Downloads f�r diese Stunde erreicht, bitte versuchen Sie es in einer Stunde erneut oder erwerben Sie eines unserer Premium-Produkte.
Can you re-up this file to rapidshare or peejee. it’s easier for us to download all over the world.

Thanks for this share!

Thanks.