Make Believe
The song for the animated film 'Granpa'
The inspiration for the song and for the score of ‘Granpa’ came from a New Year’s Eve hospital visit to Howard’s father with his daughter, then aged 6. Their relationship mirrored John Burningham’s story of the little girl and her fast-fading grandfather and Howard had the idea of creating a theme which was a counter-melody to ‘Auld Lang Syne’, as a song of fond farewell. The song was later orchestrated and recorded by Sarah Brightman as part of the completed film score.
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