thisbluespirit: (aiken - dozen words (lucas))
thisbluespirit ([personal profile] thisbluespirit) wrote in [community profile] willoughby_chase2011-08-23 09:03 pm

Midnight Is A Place - Denzil's Song

The end credits for ITV's 1978 Midnight Is A Place, which is Denzil's song from the book put to music - with an extra verse:



(I'm intrigued as to where the extra lyrics came from, and why, as they haven't used one of the verses from the book. Hmm.)

Set to music by Pat Phelan
(and it sounds very much as though it's sung by David Collings, who plays Julian Oakapple in the adaptation.)

ETA: An answer! The extra verse came from Joan Aiken herself; the music was written by John Sebastian Brown (and adapted by Southern for the serial). Many thanks to [livejournal.com profile] lizzaaiken, Joan's daughter, for this information. (You can see the full answer, and the lyrics, below in the comments.)

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