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An Angel At My Table (NZ 1990)

Directed by Jane Campion

Don McGlashan, composer
(In credits with Schubert and Tchaikovsky. Not sure what happened to Tchaikovsky...he's not in the CD or video credits).

Soundtrack albums

Alhambra A 8925 (Switzerland/Germany)	Both CD's have the same track listing, but the Canadian release, DRG 12603, 1990 has little information other than song titles.
Track listing from Alhambra A 8925 (Switzerland/Germany), 1990:-	DRG 12603 (Canada)

• 1. Opening Credits (Duncan Gray) and Scene 1 - Don McGlashan (Trad/Arr:McGlashan) (Mana Music)
• 2. Somebody Stole My Gal - Pat McMinn, Crombie Murdoch and the Nickelodeons (Leo Wood) (Control)
• 3. 12 Dancing Princesses - Don McGlashan (McGlashan) (Mana Music)
• 4. An Die Musik, Op 88, No 4 (D 547) - Kathleen Ferrier (Schubert) (Control)
• 5. Janet's Arrival At Seacliff - Don McGlashan and Scott Terzaghi (McGlashan) (Mana Music)
• 6. Piano Sonata in Bb - Slow Movement - David Guerin (Schubert) [Piano Sonata No. 21?] [Not in video credits]
• 7. Blue Smoke (Kohu Auwahi) - The Ruru Karaitiana Quintette with Pixie Williams (Karaitiana) (Musical Import Co.)
• 8. Day Room At Seacliff (Blue Smoke) - Don McGlashan (Karaitiana) (Musical Import Co.)
• 9. Leaving Seacliff - Don McGlashan, Dave Guerin and Scott Terzaghi (McGlashan) (Mana Music)
• 10. Po Ata Rau (Now Is The Hour) - Guide Kiri's Rotorua Whaka Maori Concert Party (Trad) (Control)
• 11. Quisiera Yo Renegar (Petenara) - performed by La Nina de Los Peines (Trad) (Control)
• 12. Ay Pilato (Saeta) - La Nina de Los Peines (Trad) (Control)
• 13. Janet's Homecoming/Dad's Boots - Don McGlashan (Trad/Arr:McGlashan) (Mana Music)
• 14. The Twist - Herma Keil and the Keil Isles (H. Ballard) (J. Albert & Sons)
• 15. End Credits (Duncan Gray) - Don McGlashan (Trad/Arr:McGlashan) (Mana Music)

A Mana Music Production
Mana Music Production Pty Ltd., 20, Neptune St., St. Kilda, Vic 3182, Australia
Mana Music Publishing is administered by Warner Chappel

Movie Credits

From video credits (not completely consistent with album):-

Tracks not on soundtrack album:

• Two Sisters - written by William Dart
• Esquilones De Plata - performed by La Nina de Los Peines

Musicians:

• Michael Franklin
• David Guerin
• Don McGlashan
• Crombie Murdoch
• Mary O'Brien
• Scott Terzaghi

• Music research - William Dart

• Recording and Mix Engineer - Keith Ballantyne
• Mix Engineer - Graham Myhre

Compilation Album

More Great Australian Film & Television Themes, CD ABC/Phonogram 512 306-2, MC 512 306-4,. 1992. (Re-issued in 1995 as ABC CD/CA 4796632/4).

The Right Hand Man
The Shiralee
Winds Of Jarrah
Fields Of Fire
The Delinquents
Cool Change
Shame
Wild Duck
The Umbrella Woman - End Title - Face At TheWindow
An Angel At My Table - Opening Credits
GP - Opening Credits
Rush
We Of The Never Never - Closing Theme
The Navigator - Forging The Cross
Brides Of Christ - Closing Titles
The Crossing - Love Theme (Martin Armiger)
Bushfire Moon
A Fortunate Life
Police Rescue
Mother And Son
Rikky And Pete - Pete's Theme
Proof - Walk
Roads To Xanadu - Shenzen

Notes

Both Keith Ballantyne and Graham Myhre worked on The Mutton Birds (first album).

Movie release information

Shot as a three part television series, but first released as a feature film.
Video - Artificial Eye.
Released on DVD in the UK by Artificial Eye (2003). Extras include deleted scenes and a 'making of'.

Classification

• GA (General exhibition: recommended as more suitable for adults: Some scenes may disturb - NZ)

• Classification links - Aus, NZ, UK, US

Links

An Angel At My Table (NZ 1990) (Internet Movie Database)

• An Angel at My Table Soundtrack - some misprints

An Angel At My Table (New Zealand Film Commission)

Reference Number: Film: 21943 (New Zealand Film Archive)

Don McGlashan on writing the soundtrack

Karaitiana is in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography - writer of "Blue Smoke"

Songs:-

• Duncan Gray
• Now Is The Hour

Sources of information

album; Australian Soundtracks; movie; New Zealand Film 1912-96

Page compiled by carolyn
Last updated 17th June, 2006.