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 Dudley Simpson, RIP
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| BradPaula |
Posted on 06 November 2017 20:34:50
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I still have N/L #28 from 1991. I'm old.
Zil: Oneness must resist the Host.
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| Travisina |
Posted on 06 November 2017 20:37:06
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Never let it be said! Anyway, 1991 was the year hubby & I got together, so how old does that make us? (Don't answer that  )
Twitter: @TravisinaB7
Tumblr: tumblr There's no point being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes |
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| Security Robot |
Posted on 06 November 2017 20:37:57
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A great Composer that was able to take a TV show and make it an Epic with just a handful of Musicians playing his scores. Who could ever forget the (original '70's) haunting theme to The Tomorrow People? His music will go on to entertain new audiences and inspire new Composers. |
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| Security Robot |
Posted on 06 November 2017 20:43:19
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littlesue wrote: daro2096 wrote: bob79519 wrote: He was one of the greatest composers ever. And to think most of his scores are not available as isolated soundtracks becasue of the BBC's tendency to remove important stuff from the archives. Rest in peace good sir, rest in peace. I wonder if they all exist on paper though? If yes, they could easily be reproduced. Are there any musicians on the forum? Only I read somewhere that John Wilson (he of the orchestra on the Proms) had to listen to the actual recordings of some of the old music from way back when and literally rewrite it note for note so that his guys could play it as it was once played by the studio orchestra...back in the day. BTW, can anyone tell me what instruments are being used to play The Persuaders theme? |
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| daro2096 |
Posted on 07 November 2017 00:31:20
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I wish I hadn't sold my copies of the newsletters now. I was a member from late 1989 to end of 1998. I meant to renew but never got round to doing it. I was member 1580 I think. |
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| Mistletoe12 |
Posted on 07 November 2017 11:29:49
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Very sad news. A talented individual and iconic music. He lived to a great age. RIP Mr Simpson |
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| littlesue |
Posted on 07 November 2017 17:23:20
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Travisina wrote: Never let it be said! Anyway, 1991 was the year hubby & I got together, so how old does that make us? (Don't answer that )Hubby and I got together in 1975....we must be very old!!! Cold.....you don't know the meaning of cold. Cold is when you have ice on the INSIDE of the window!!! sues stories http://sjlittle.w... sues youtube channel http://www.youtub...e54/videos sues book shelf https://www.media...ne%20Shelf rebel run video http://www.youtub...prqS-XZtLo Lara and Sue's Stories http://lectorisal....webs.com/ |
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| President Solvite |
Posted on 07 November 2017 19:57:57
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Travisina wrote: Never let it be said! Anyway, 1991 was the year hubby & I got together, so how old does that make us? (Don't answer that )Still have a copy of that Bella or was it Hello? article about you two.. |
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| trevor travis |
Posted on 07 November 2017 20:00:04
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RIP Dudley Simpson. B7 simply wouldn't be the same without him. |
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| Travisina |
Posted on 07 November 2017 20:05:02
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President Solvite wrote: Travisina wrote: Never let it be said! Anyway, 1991 was the year hubby & I got together, so how old does that make us? (Don't answer that )Still have a copy of that Bella or was it Hello? article about you two.. Argh! Sooooo embarrassing! (It was Bella. )
Twitter: @TravisinaB7
Tumblr: tumblr There's no point being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes |
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| clanger68 |
Posted on 07 November 2017 20:22:19
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Travisina wrote: President Solvite wrote: Travisina wrote: Never let it be said! Anyway, 1991 was the year hubby & I got together, so how old does that make us? (Don't answer that )Still have a copy of that Bella or was it Hello? article about you two.. Argh! Sooooo embarrassing! (It was Bella. )I have a copy as well, legendary! 
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| Travisina |
Posted on 07 November 2017 20:25:20
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clanger68 wrote: Travisina wrote: President Solvite wrote: Travisina wrote: Never let it be said! Anyway, 1991 was the year hubby & I got together, so how old does that make us? (Don't answer that )Still have a copy of that Bella or was it Hello? article about you two.. Argh! Sooooo embarrassing! (It was Bella. )I have a copy as well, legendary! Waah! Hides under table. Mind you, it's quite fun to see how young & slim we were back then. Twitter: @TravisinaB7
Tumblr: tumblr There's no point being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes |
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| rojkerr1 |
Posted on 08 November 2017 19:55:19
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genius composer, the soul of Blake, Who, Tomorrow People, Moonbase3. Apparently JNT was jealous of his house so didn't employ him anymore for Who compositions! Always loved the way Dudley said "Mirimba..."on the Whos Dr who documentary. His scores for genesis, morbius, planet, Ark, all sublime |
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| briggsy1 |
Posted on 08 November 2017 21:36:41
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Well if that is true what an appalling reason for sacking someone. According to his Wikipaedia entry he also had a cameo in Talons of Weng Chiang so next time I rewatch it I will play a game of spot Dudley. |
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| winnie-l |
Posted on 09 November 2017 16:19:03
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Gamma Grade Posts: 494 Joined: 09 January 2014 |
Sad news! Next watch of B7, will listen more closely for, as the Down&Safe podcast* put it, "Dudley Simpson 'bassooning' around..." *speaking of which... Down&Safe podcast also RIP I suppose? :[ (Sorry sorry wrong thread) |
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| Travisina |
Posted on 09 November 2017 19:50:55
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They've been very quiet for a long time. I follow Liz and Amal on Twitter, and they don't mention B7. Amal recently won a Hugo award this year for her story Seasons of Glass and Iron and seems to spend her time commuting between Canada and Scotland, so I guess her life is full of other things. Twitter: @TravisinaB7
Tumblr: tumblr There's no point being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes |
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| rojkerr1 |
Posted on 10 November 2017 00:10:20
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Alpha Grade Posts: 1826 Joined: 10 February 2014 |
briggsey- think he's conducting in the orchestra pit. My friend the artist Pete Wallbank told me that JNT anecdote! |
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| meegat39 |
Posted on 10 November 2017 09:21:57
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Thank you for the music Dudley Simpson, RIP 
"If you didn't want the answer, you shouldn't have asked the question."
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| dragonq |
Posted on 10 November 2017 11:23:27
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I wrote Dudley Simpson a fan letter. He replied, very kindly, and I imagine the response is still somewhere amongst my papers. What a great age he lived to. I always watched out for his name in the credits of tv shows. |
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| briggsy1 |
Posted on 12 November 2017 10:55:46
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Gamma Grade Posts: 338 Joined: 09 January 2014 |
Dudley Simpson is to feature on tonight's edition of "Last Word" on R4 at 8.30pm. |
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