Music inspired by 'Badjelly the Witch' and 'Anne Boleyn'

by Adrian Hollay

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1.	Apart 00:36		buy track
2.	The Great Divide 03:30		buy track
3.	The Way Across 02:16		buy track
4.	Finally Together 01:09		buy track
5.	Sun And Moon 00:37		buy track
6.	The Journey Begins 01:43		buy track
7.	Fireflies 00:50		buy track
8.	Mountain Prelude 00:14		buy track
9.	The Hike And Getting Lost 02:34		buy track
10.	Sunrise In The Countryside 00:26		buy track
11.	Crossing The River 01:11		buy track
12.	The Apple Tree 00:59		buy track
13.	The Mountain 01:02		buy track
14.	Locked Up 00:22		buy track
15.	Sunrise At The Witch's Lair 02:07		buy track
16.	Escape On The Eagle's Back 01:35		buy track
17.	Celebration In France 02:41		buy track
18.	Folk Tune 02:03	info	buy track
19.	Renaissance 'N' Roll 03:09		buy track
20.	Conflict 02:25		buy track
21.	Talking To A Ghost 04:32		buy track
22.	Henry And Anne 00:26		buy track

about

This album consists of music written for a short animated film and two theatre productions by the Auckland Theatre Company. "Badjelly the Witch" is a children's play based on the book by Spike Milligan. "Anne Boleyn" is a play on the life of Anne Boleyn by English author Howard Brenton.

The first four tracks are music for the short film "Apart", which was composed as part of a competition. The tracks provide the thematic glue that combines the music for the two theatre plays on this album. "Apart" is about a couple in love who are physically separated. They each live on an island and try to find a way across to reach the other.

That disconnection is also part of the story of "Badjelly the Witch". Two children go on a quest to find their cow which was abducted by the evil witch Badjelly. In order to rescue their beloved animal they have to sneak into the witch's lair on top of the mountain.

Anne Boleyn's story is very much a story of growing disconnection between her and her husband Henry VIII. At the base of their story is also the big rift between the catholic and protestant faiths.
The Auckland Theatre Company's production of the play set the story in the 1950s and put a modern twist on it, it's the time of Rock 'n' Roll.

credits

released October 4, 2015

All music is composed, performed and produced by Adrian Hollay.
Bodhran on 'Folk Tune' performed by Sean McCann.

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Adrian Hollay New Zealand

Adrian has composed and recorded numerous soundtracks for theatre, dramas, animation films and documentaries in New Zealand and in his native Germany.

He works with New Zealand's leading theatre company, the Auckland Theatre Company and has written music for chamber groups, such as Australia's Plexus Ensemble. Further works include a string quartet, a piano trio, and a violin and piano duo. ... more