SUNDAY AT THE MOVIES : BRASSED OFF!
Sunday, 6. July 2008, 01:08:46
BRASSED OFF!
DVDrip (1996)
Runtime: 1hr 43mins
Synopsis:
Economics and music are the twin focal points of this comedy/drama about a community in crisis. The small British town of Grimley has long been dominated by the coal mine where most of the men work, and the town's greatest source of pride is the Grimley Colliery Band, a brass ensemble that's won a number of nationwide competitions. Danny (Pete Postlewaite) is a retired miner in poor health who directs the band; a national championship is coming up, and Danny is determined that Grimley will walk away with a trophy. But many of his musicians have other things on their minds: word has it that the mine may soon close down, and, in a city already suffering an economic downturn, this is just short of a death sentence. Adding to the intrigue is the return of Gloria (Tara Fitzgerald), who used to live in Grimley and is back in town for a while on an assignment. While the band has traditionally been all-male, Danny considers bending the rules to allow Gloria in the band, as she's a fine fluglehorn player, but her presence is bad news for the town: she works for the government and is investigating the feasibility of closing down the mine. Ace trumpeter Andy (Ewan McGregor) also has mixed feelings about Gloria; they were once a couple, and he still has feelings for her, but he's not sure he wants to set himself up for another breakup. The real-life Grimethorpe Colliery Band performs on the soundtrack.
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BRASSED OFF!
ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK (1996)
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Mark Herman's tragi-comedy set among the fictional coal-mining community of Grimley revolves around the exploits of the local colliery's brass band and its struggle to survive imminent pit closure. Among the film's virtues are a bitter-sweet (with an emphasis on "bitter") script, strong performances all round--including Pete Postlethwaite, Tara Fitzgerald and Ewan McGregor--and a superb soundtrack. Grimley's real-life counterpart is the Penine town of Grimethorpe, and, entirely uncoincidentally, the Grimethorpe Colliery Band were chosen to perform the music. Having themselves survived pit closure to become one of the top brass bands in Britain, the Grimethorpe band know all about playing from the heart. But the script's subject-matter aside, the album is actually an uplifting, entertaining selection of classic "lollipops", including the Floral Dance, Colonel Bogey, and a meltingly good arrangement of Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez ("That's Orange Juice to you", says Postlethwaite in the movie) for solo flugelhorn. Trevor Jones contributes an attractive and pleasingly low-key score, but it's the band tracks that are the real selling-point here, making Brassed Off an ideal introduction to popular brass band music.
1. Death Or Glory - Grimethorpe Colliery Band
2. A Sad Old Day - Trevor Jones
3. Floral Dance - Grimethorpe Colliery Band
4. Aforementioned Essential Items - Trevor Jones
5. En Aranjuez Con Tu Amor - Paul Hughes
6. Years Of Coal - Trevor Jones
7. March Of The Cobblers - Grimethorpe Colliery Band
8. There's More Important Things In Life - Trevor Jones
9. Cross Of Honor - Grimethorpe Colliery Band
10. Jerusalem - Grimethorpe Colliery Band
11. Florentiner March - Grimethorpe Colliery Band
12. Danny Boy - Grimethorpe Colliery Band
13. We'll Find A Way - Trevor Jones
14. Clog Dance - Grimethorpe Colliery Band
15. Colonel Bogey - Grimethorpe Colliery Band
16. All Things Bright And Beautiful - Grimethorpe Colliery Band
17. William Tell Overture - Grimethorpe Colliery Band
18. Honest Decent Human Beings - Trevor Jones
19. Pomp And Circumstance - Grimethorpe Colliery Band
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