Warner Brothers/Sweetwall First Artists/Casablanca Productions
Producers Lord David Puttnam, Gaverick Losey
Director Michael Apted
Editor Jim Clarke
'Agatha' the feature film told the story of Agatha Christie's disappearance in 1927. Under a false name she had in fact escaped from public view to The Swan Hotel, Harrogate, where much of this film was shot, making much use of its splendid ballroom.There were two pre-production recordings of period incidental music for the ballroom scenes made on 22 Oct, 1978, 10-1 and 4-7, 1978. They featured a typical period piano trio - violin Sidney Sax, cello Reginald Kilbey, piano Howard Blake. Existing period music included:
My wonderful one; I love the moon; I wonder where my baby is tonigh; Yessir that's my baby; They didn't believe me; 'Softly awakes my heart' from Samson and Delilah by Saint-Saens; HMS Pinafore, Sullivan; Somewhere a voice is calling; Serenade -Heykens, plus a theme tune for the film by Howard himself entitled 'Could it be you'.
A post-production recording of further incidental music took place 14th April 1978 10.00 --5.00
The main original music soundtrack score composed and conducted by Howard Blake was recorded at CTS Studio 1, Wembley: 19, 20, 21 October 1978. Recording engineer John Richards.
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