Listen & tracks
2 of 10 tracks have a preview · 10 works · 44:11
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1 Fluteman Main Theme John Sangster 6:19
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2 The Party John Sangster 4:03
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3 Fluteman's Theme John Sangster :57
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4 The Lost Children John Sangster 3:42
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5 Call the Tune John Sangster 7:00
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6 First a Little Smile John Sangster 7:25
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7 Toby's Theme John Sangster 4:17
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8 Rain! John Sangster 1:40
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9 And Pay the Piper John Sangster 4:18
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10 The Children's March John Sangster 4:30
Fluteman is a 1982 Australian film that retells the Pied Piper of Hamelin. A rainmaker leads the village children away after the villagers refuse to pay him for his services.
Originally released on John Sangster’s Rain Forest record label in 1982, this Move CD is a digital remaster from the original tape master.
In the artist’s words
Fluteman Main Theme: A little rain-making introduces this light rhythmic version of the main recurring theme. Lots of room for flute improvisations from Don Burrows. Indeed almost all of the music in this album features Don’s various flutes, and the clarinet. It is, after all, music for Fluteman.
The Party: A variation for clarinet, marimba and guitar with the orchestra.
Fluteman’s Theme: A stereo-mix of the soundtrack music.
The Lost Children: Fluteman’s music has spirited away the town’s children, leaving the little deaf boy, Toby searching for them. A variation for the alto-flute and the guitar.
Call The Tune: A jazzy variation, with solos for Don’s concert flute, Col Loughnan’s tenor saxophone, and Errol Buddle’s alto saxophone.
First, A Little Smile: Into the streets the Piper stept. Smiling first a little smile, as if he knew what magic slept in his quiet pipe the while.
Toby’s Theme: Clarinet, bass-clarinet, marimba, guitar, drums, bass and some piano sounds.
Rain: Fluteman’s music brings the rain to a drought-stricken town, and everybody celebrates. This is another stereo-mix of the soundtrack music, which is why you hear the baddies, thoroughly discomfited, scurrying away at the end of the piece.
…And Pay The Piper: Some vibraphone variations on Fluteman’s theme.
The Children’s March: Featuring Don’s fife, or, as he prefers to call it, the school-flute.
Artists
John Sangster
marimba, vibraphone, bell-tree, glockenspiel, vibraslap, tambourine
John Sangster (1928–1995) was an Australian jazz composer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist whose work stretched from traditional jazz and film scores to large-scale suites of uncommon range, humour and colour.
Don Burrows
concert flute, alto flute, clarinet, fife
Don Burrows shapes Australian jazz on clarinet, saxophone and a family of flutes, moving from soulful baritone ballads to light, dancing lines that colour film scores, swing and contemporary ensemble work.
Digital booklet
Digital booklet Notes, texts and credits — read online or download the PDF Download the PDFPerformers
- John Sangster · marimba, vibraphone, bell-tree, glockenspiel, vibraslap, tambourine
- Don Burrows · concert flute, alto flute, clarinet, fife
- Errol Buddle · oboe, piccolo, alto saxophone
- Col Loughnan · flute, tenor saxophone
- Roy Ainsworth · bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
- George Golla · electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Tony Ansell · electric piano, synthesiser
- Alan Turnbull · drums, finger-cymbals
- Chris Qua · bass
Technical credits
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Producer
John Sangster
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Recording Engineer
Martin Benge
Details
- List price
- $20.00 AUD
- Total playing time
- 44 minutes 11 seconds
- Release date
- 1982
- Categories
- Jazz, Soundtrack
- Genres
- Jazz & Improvised, Stage & Screen
- Musical work copyright
- © 2013 Move Records
- Sound recording copyright
- ℗ 2013 Move Records
- Catalogue
- MD 3370
- EAN
- 9314574337020
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