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CAREY BLYTON - COMMERCIAL COMMISSIONS - |
| As further confirmation of Carey's prolific output, browse through the following table of Commercial Commissions
that he received, including
music for film and television plays, TV commercials and 'Library' music (background or mood music).
We have included some samples which may just evoke memories of early TV
productions or adverts!
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FILMS & TELEVISION PLAYS | ||||
| Date | Title | Commissioning Body | Nature | Duration |
| November 1964 | Display to Sell | Fourway Productions Ltd | Instructional Film | 7'00" |
| February 1966 | Julie's Gone | Associated Rediffusion Ltd | TV play | 11'00" |
| "Play
of the Month" | ||||
| April 1966 | Low Water | Document (Productions) Ltd | Film documentary | 5'00" |
| A 28-minute social documentary, shot
in b&w; awarded 1st Prize, 12th International Short Film Festival,
Tours, 1967 (First Entry Category) | ||||
| May 1967 | The Furry Folk on Holiday | The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents | Stop-Frame animated cartoon film | 3'30" |
| A
road safety film featuring "Tufty Fluffytail"; sponsored by
Butlins Holiday Camps | ||||
| January 1969 | The Goshawk | BBC-tv & Crescent Productions | TV documentary | 15'00" |
| A
50-minute colour film; awarded "The Golden Gate" award in the 13th
San Francisco International Film Festival (Films as Communications Category) | ||||
| February 1969 | It Wasn't Me | BBC-tv | TV play | 11'30" |
| "The
Wednesday Play" | ||||
| March 1969 | Andy Pandy | Westerham Art Films Ltd | Animated puppet film | 1'30" |
| Obbligato
clarinet part added to existing piano part; for use in opening and closing
title sequences in new series | ||||
| May 1969 | Before the Party | BBC-tv | TV play | 19'00" |
| Somerset
Maugham short story adaptation, first series; received 1970 Drama Series
Production Award of the Society of Film and Television Arts | ||||
| November 1969 | Sherlock Holmes | Barfilms Ltd | Animated cartoon film | 10'00" |
| Pilot
film for a projected series of 13 1/2-hour animated cartoon films for an
American TV network | ||||
| December 1969 | Dr. Who and the Silurians | BBC-tv | TV serial | 30'00" |
| Serial
in 7 25-minute episodes | ||||
| January 1970 | Footprints in the Jungle | BBC-tv | TV play | 9'00" |
| Somerset
Maugham short story adaptation, second series | ||||
| November 1970 | Kites are Flying | The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds | Film documentary | 10'00" |
| A
40-minute colour film for theatrical presentation; first shown at the Royal
Festival Hall, February 13, 1971 | ||||
| December 1971 | The Pigeon-Fancier | BBC-tv | TV play | 4'00" |
| "Play
for Today" | ||||
| March 1972 | Aerosols - What? Why? How? | British Aerosol Manufacturers' Association | Instructional film | 2'00" |
| A
10-minute colour film made by Duet Films; music played by the London
Saxophone Quartet | ||||
| May 1972 | Pandora's Box | BBC-tv | Feature film | 131'00" |
| Special
sound-track for the BBC-tv "World Cinema" transmission of this
silent classic using music by Alban Berg, Kurt Weill, the Savoy Orpheans and
the Grimethorpe Colliery Band | ||||
| September 1972 | The Living River | BBC-tv / BP Film Unit | Film documentary | 14'00" |
| A
30-minute colour film in the BBC tv / BP Film Unit Co-Production series
"The Web of Life"; awarded (a) Gold Camera Award for 1st Place, US
Industrial Film Festival, 1973; (b) Certificate of Merit from the British
Association for the Advancement of Science, 1973; and (c) Gold Award for
joint 1st Place in Category F, British Sponsored Film Festival, 1973 | ||||
| December 1972 | Flying Birds | The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds | Feature documentary | 8'00" |
| A
12 1/2-minute colour film for theatrical presentation; first shown at the
Royal Festival Hall, February 17, 1973. The music, played by the London
Saxophone Quartet, comprises a theme and nine variations depicting the many
and varied aspects of bird flight; there is no spoken commentary | ||||
| February 1973 | Capital City | Antony Barrier Productions Ltd | Film documentary | 8'00" |
| A
26-minute colour film in 16mm and 35mm sponsored by the Corporation of the
City of London; music played by students of the Guildhall School of Music
& Drama. 35mm version launched at 7 major ABC cinemas in London in
conjunction with the feature film "The Sting", February 17, 1974,
followed by nationwide showing of this double bill | ||||
| January 1974 | Death to the Daleks | BBC-tv | TV serial | 20'00" |
| Serial
in four 25-minute episodes in the "Dr. Who" series; parts of the
music were treated by the Radiophonic Workshop, including the solo voice,
used as the basis for massed choral chant. Music played by the London
Saxophone Quartet | ||||
| March 1975 | Revenge of the Cybermen | BBC-tv | TV serial | 26'00" |
| Serial
in four 25-minute episodes in the "Dr. Who" series; parts of the
music treated by the Radiophonic Workshop | ||||
| November 1976 | The Crowd | BBC-tv | Feature film | 96'00" |
| Special
sound-track for the BBC-tv "Midweek Cinema" transmission of this
classic silent film using music by Charles Ives and popular music of
the 1920's played by the California Ramblers | ||||
TELEVISION COMMERCIALS
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| Date | Title | Agency | Product | Duration |
| August 1963 | Window-dresser | J. Walter Thompson Advertising Ltd | Nimble Bread | 15" |
| " | Zip | " | " | " |
| December 1963 | Hour-glass | " | " | " |
| " | Dressmaker's Dummy | " | " | " |
| April 1964 | Samantha Eggar Relaunch | " | Lux Toilet Soap | 30" |
| August 1964 | Calorie-counter | " | Nimble Bread | " |
| " | Mini-car | " | " | " |
| " | Seaside | " | " | " |
| " | Market | " | " | " |
| March 1965 | Elastoplastic Art | " | Elastoplast | " |
| September 1965 | Tape Measure | " | Nimble Bread | " |
| " | Bikini | " | " | " |
| " | Zipper | " | " | " |
| " | Scales | " | " | " |
| August 1967 | In The Park | " | " | " |
| August 1968 | Dandelion I | McCann-Erickson Advertising Ltd | Lyons' Harvest Pies | 45" |
| " | Dandelion II | " | " | 30" |
| " | Butterfly / Feather | " | " | " |
| December 1969 | Theatre | " | Mackintosh's "Quality Street" | " |
| " | Fashion Show | " | " | " |
| February 1971 | The Organist | Lintas Ltd | Birds Eye Florida Orange Juice | " |
LIBRARY
MUSIC | ||||
| Date | Title | Description | Publisher | Duration(s) |
| February/March 1965 | Minuet for Octet | Period | Josef Weinberger Ltd | 28" : 28" : 28" = 1'24" |
| " | Bitonality Blues | Blues | " | 13" / 28" |
| " | Pan and Echo | Pastoral | " | " |
| " | Table for Two | Romantic, warm | " | " |
| " | Gay Abandon | Gay, witty | " | " |
| " | Music Hall Memories | Humorous, rather droll | " | " |
| " | Vista for Orchestra | Panoramic | Background Music Publishers Ltd | 58" : 40" : 58" = 2'36" |
| November 1965 | Action for Orchestra | Gay, lively | Boosey & Hawkes Ltd | 32" : 52" : 32" : 16" = 3'04" |
| June 1967 | Scottish Highlands | National, sombre | Synchrofox Music Library | 1'18" |
| " | Scenes at Camelot | Renaissance | " | 1'45" |
| November 1967 | Bach-chat for Two Guitars | Off-beat Bach | " | 2'01" |
| September 1968 | Blues in the Round | Bach blues | Josef Weinberger Ltd | 1'00" : 1'00" : 1'00" = 3'00" |
| " | Neurosis | Aggressive | " | 1'40" |
| " | Men at Work | Mechanical / Industrial | " | 1'50" |
| " | Noises of the Night | Mysterious, mounting tension | " | 1'45" |
| " | Harvest | Pastoral | " | 1'50" |
| February 1970 | On the Go (Moto Perpetuo) | Gay, moving | Boosey & Hawkes Ltd | 1'40" |
| " | Suite: Something in the Wind | " | 3'16" (total) | |
| " |
(a) Theme - Something in the Wind | General | " | 28" |
| " |
(b) Var. 1 - Waltz | Pensive | " | " |
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(c) Var. 2 - March | Mechanical | " | " |
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(d) Var. 3 - Rhapsody | Romantic, warm | " | " |
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(e) Var. 4 - Humoreske | Humorous | " | " |
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(f) Var. 5 - Soliloquy | Pastoral | " | " |
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(g) Var. 6 - Tarantella (Finale) | Heroic, bold | " | " |
| April 1974 | Valse Musette | Parisian, 'left bank' evocation | " | 10" : 1'40" : 10" = 2'00" |
| " | Girl Friday | Quick, rhythmic number, with South American flavour | " | 2'24" |
| January 1975 | Commuter Special | Moderate tempo, amusing | " | 2'00" |
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