Michael Nyman / David McAlmont "The Glare"
Posted by: rodwsmith on 26 November 2009
Anyone else heard this?
Bizarre union in some ways. McAlmont wrote lyrics, based on current global and local news stories found on the internet (the title track is about Susan Boyle apparently) and set them to existing Nyman tunes, although these were reworked and recorded specifically for the album. I really like it, although I didn't particularly expect to (I do like Nyman's music, although never really the opera, and I also have the album McAlmont made with Bernard Butler, which is good.)
Worth a punt and more information and reviews on Nyman's website.
Bizarre union in some ways. McAlmont wrote lyrics, based on current global and local news stories found on the internet (the title track is about Susan Boyle apparently) and set them to existing Nyman tunes, although these were reworked and recorded specifically for the album. I really like it, although I didn't particularly expect to (I do like Nyman's music, although never really the opera, and I also have the album McAlmont made with Bernard Butler, which is good.)
Worth a punt and more information and reviews on Nyman's website.