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This is a short list of the more interesting commercial music tracks composed, conducted and recorded by Howard Blake for television, cinema and radio, selected from over 200 projects.

Many of the film directors with whom he has worked learnt their craft in making what were often brilliant miniatures and Howard attributes much of his skill in orchestration and synchronising music to film to his experience gained in this area.

In general music for commercials is not available, although 'Lakme', used by British Airways for more than 20 years, has become globally famous and is available in many versions on commercial recordings.

Click on the title of any work for further details.

'British Airways Theme Tune (Lakme)' op.333 (March 1984)

Music for a TV advertising film, the launch of the famous duet from Lakme

'Hospital for Special Surgery (9-12) Climbing, Dancing, Sailing, Skateboarding' op.591 (June 2008)
4 new animated films

'Hospital for Special Surgery (3) Ballet, Carpal Tunnel, Skier' op.579 (January 2007)
Animated television films

'Hospital for Special Surgery (2)' op.573 (April 2006)
Music for animated tv advertising films

'Hospital for Special Surgery' op.547 (January 2005)
Music for animated TV advertising films

'Shell' op.529 (March 2001)

Music for a TV advertising film

'Tears Of Joy (British Airways)' op.499 (June 1997)
A new arrangement of Lakme for 2 sopranos and piano(see op.333), music for a TV advertising film

'Astra' op.391 (November 1988)
Music for a TV and cinema advertising film to launch the communications satellite

'British Airways' op.348 (1985)
The further use of Delibes' 'Lakme' for a TV advertising film

'ICI Corporate' op.242 (December 1976)
London Symphony Orchestra, music for a TV advertising film

'Samson' op.240 (November 1976)
Music for an animated TV film by Richard Williams GRAND PRIX DU CINEMA, CANNES FESTIVAL 1977

'Embassy American' op.215 (October 1975)
Music for an animated cinema advertising film directed by Richard Williams. CELNE AWARD, NEW YORK 1977

'The Times' op.168 (October 1973)
The first-ever English radio commercial, with Frank Muir

'Carroll's' op.127 (August 1971)
A succesful theme tune for an Irish TV advertising film

'W.H. Smith' op.107 (January 1971)
A 'Fugue for Moog' for a TV film

'Alpen' op.106 (January 1971)
Music for a launch campaign for TV advertising

'Birds Eye' op.112 (1971)
Music for a TV advertising film directed by Ridley Scott

'KP Nuts' op.120 (1971)
An experiment for a TV advertising film using multi-tracked bicycle sounds

'Goodyear Tyres' op.121 (1971)
A 'travelling' jazz trumpet solo for a TV advertising film

'SR' op.123 (1971)
Music for a TV advertising film directed by Ridley Scott

'Nescafe' op.89a (1970)
Music for a TV advertising film

'Junglies (Rowntrees)' op.91 (1970)
A 'George Formby' track for TV

'Matchmakers' op.100 (1970)
Music for a TV film

'Pabst' op.102 (1970)
Music for USA TV films and radio

'Gillette' op.104 (1970)
Music for film and TV advertising

'Dunlop' op.76 (October 1969)
A scat jazz vocal by Jon Hendrix with big band

'Mothercare' op.83 (1969)
An experiment with multi-tracked harps

'Ribena' op.75 (1969)
Music for a TV advertising film

'Maximise' op.73 (1969)
Music for a TV advertising film directed by Ridley Scott

'Bounty (The Taste Of Paradise)' op.69 (1969)
The long-running theme-tune for TV and cinema advertising

'J & B Whisky- Train' op.37 (1968)
Music for a cinema advertising film directed by Peter Collinson

'St Moritz' op.38 (1968)
The launch music for a cinema advertising film

'Courage Light Brigade' op.40 (1968)
The music for a TV advertising film directed by Terry Donovan, TV MAIL BEST SOUND TRACK 1968

'Pathfinders' op.41 (1968)
The long-running theme music for ICI Corporate TV advertising

'Three TV advertising films directed by Peter Collinson' op.20 (September 1966)
Tracks for Picador, Camay and Co-op

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