Series of archival CD releases under Atmosphere Music Ltd. The initial 8 CDs are sourced solely from
Paxton, subsequent volumes seem to reissue cues from both Paxton and
Ember (and, through Ember, also
Vedette).
For Atmosphere's main series of CD releases, please see
this thread.
Atmosphere Archive,
CDs:
AACD-1 - The 1950's and the Early 1960's: Event and Nwesreel (News/Sport/Industry/Military/Fanfares)
AACD-2 - The 1950's and the Early 1960's: Everyday Events (Bright & Busy/Light & Pretty/Fashion) (
undated)
AACD-3 - The 1950's and the Early 1960's: Drama (Adventure/Tension/Romance/Atmosphere) (
undated)
AACD-4 - The 1940's: Social Life and Events (Lively & Busy/Fashion/Showtime/Dance Bands/Sports/Light & Pretty) (
undated)
AACD-5 - The 1940's: Drama, Heritage and Landscape (Adventure/Horror/Romance/Military/Industry/Landscapes)
AACD-6 - The 1950's to Mid 1960's: Showtime (Entertainment/Dance Bands/Latin/Jazz/Comedy) (
undated)
AACD-7 - The 1950's to Mid 1960's: Tradition and Travel (Rural England/Travel/Royalty & State/Church/Travel Abroad) (
undated)
AACD-8 - 1940's to 1960's: Short Themes and Links (Short Themes/Play-In / Out's/Links/Bridges/Stings) (
undated)
Atmosphere,
CDs:
AACD-9 - 60's Archive: Sexy World
AACD-10 - 60's Archive: Younger Generation
AACD-11 - 60's Archive: International Playboy (
undated)
AACD-12 - 60's Archive: Film Noir & B-Movie (
undated)
AACD-13 - 60's Archive: Lazy and Blue
AACD-14 - 60's Archive: Crime Fiction (
undated)
Composers:
AACD-1 - Peter Dennis (Den Berry)/Den Berry/Ronald Hanmer/Peter Yorke/Frank Harlow/Conrad Leonard/Austin Rayner/Edrich Siebert (Stanley Smith Masters)/King Palmer/George French/Larry Ashmore/Bruce Campbell/Fay Pincus (Gerald Crossman)/Dolf van der Linden/Wilfred Josephs/Ronald Binge/Frederick Charrosin/Phil Cardew/Derrick Mason/Leighton Lucas/Dan Kipling (Harry Mortimer/Peter Yorke)/Cecil Fry (Walter Owen/Andrew Fenner)/Leslie Bridgewater/Pat Beaver/Anthony King (Anthony Lilly)/Alfred Austen (Stanley Smith Masters/????/Den Berry)
AACD-2 - Peter Dennis (Den Berry)/Edward White/Andy Thurlow (Harry Rabinowitz)/Harry Rabinowitz/Austin Rayner/King Palmer/Cyril Watters/Peter Yorke/Michael Rodney (Den Berry/Frederick Lydiate)/Peter Knight/Dolf van der Linden/Cecil Fry (Walter Owen/Andrew Fenner)/William Mackane (King Palmer/William MacDonnell)/Jack Beaver/Charles Kenbury (Kenneth Essex/Den Berry)/Bruce Campbell/Felton Rapley/Ernest Gage (Den Berry/Paul Reif)
AACD-3 - Peter Yorke/Austin Rayner/Fred Lydiate/Dolf van der Linden/Raymond Jones/Edward Lockspeiser/Edward White/Ronald Hanmer/Bruce Campbell/Leighton Lucas/Frederick Charrosin/King Palmer/Harold Geller/Gil Howland/Henry Sherwood (King Palmer)/Phil Cardew/Leslie Bridgewater/Priestley Giles/Clifford Phillips/Jack Jordan/James Brenner (Eric Gosling/Den Berry)/Wilfred Burns (Bernie Harris)
AACD-4 - Philip Green/Jack Strachey/Walter Collins/Edward White/Arthur Wood/Billy Mack (William Macdonnell)/King Palmer/Clive Richardson/John Foulds/Eric Winstone/Den Berry/Art Strauss/Dick Kolmar (Den Berry)/Steve Race/Frederick Charrosin/Granville Bantock/Leslie Bridgewater/George Cruickshank
AACD-5 -
AACD-6 - Jack Strachey/Peter Dennis (Den Berry)/Cyril Watters/King Palmer/Edward White/Jack Beaver/Wally Stott/Harold Geller/Dolf van der Linden/Den Berry/Johnny Rutland (Kenneth Essex)/Enrico Valdini (Den Berry/William MacDonnell)/Jose Michelo (Ronald Hanmer/Edmundo Ros)/Phil Swaby (Den Berry/Leslie Hutchinson)/Steve Race/Ronald Hanmer/Frederick Charrosin
AACD-7 - King Palmer/Joyce Cochrane/Ronald Hanmer/Dolf van der Linden/Leighton Lucas/Rupert Paul (Paul Lewis)/Neil Roache (Daniel Inman)/Charles Kenbury (Kenneth Essex/Den Berry)/Anthony Spurgin/Raymond Grant/Cecil Fry (Walter Owen/Andrew Fenner)/Felton Rapley/Edrich Siebert (Stanley Smith Masters)/Peter Yorke/trad. arr. Charles Pearce/Eric Kirkpatrick (Eric Gosling)/Gil Howland/Ray Downes/Ronald Binge/Harold Geller/Desmond Macmahon
AACD-8 -
AACD-9 - Armando Sciascia/Ken Moule/Andy Thurlow (Harry Rabinowitz)/Heinz Hötter
AACD-10 -
AACD-11 - Bob Harris/Kevin Reardon/Armando Sciascia/Tony Crombie
AACD-12 - Peter Yorke/Bruce Campbell/Edward Lockspeiser/Armando Sciascia/Szabolcs Fenyes
AACD-13 -
AACD-14 - Edwin Astley/Harry Booth/Tony Crombie/Ervin Jereb/Armando Sciascia
Additional info:
AACD-1, AACD-2, AACD-3 and AACD-4:
THE TITLES ON AACD'S 1-8 ARE TAKEN FROM THE ORIGINAL PAXTON RECORDED MUSIC LIBRARY
W. Paxton and Co. Ltd. established their production music library in the 1940's. Background music was in great demand world-wide for Newsreels, Films, Radio and the new Television stations which were then opening up. From the outset they employed many of the finest composers, and Paxton's early 78's were recorded by the London Promenade Orchestra conducted by Walter Collins. In reality, the orchestra comprised many of the finest musicians frmo the major London orchestras, and this is reflected in the high standard of their playing. Professional users in the 1940's still required the more traditional styles of background or light music, although this changed as the 'fifties dawned. Paxton's were very fortunate to secure the servies of Dolf van der Linden and his superb Metropole Orchestra, and they recorded numerous 78's in an individual and optimistic style which so perfectly suited the mood of those times. The Library expanded rapidly throughout the 1950's and into the 1960's, and it has left us with a legacy of unique sounds which modern orchestras and studios find impossible to recapture.
SOME NOTABLE TITLES IN THE COLLECTION INCLUDE:
AACD-4 "The Film Opens" - Well-known and popular theme music for 'The Eleventh Hour' American TV series. Recorded commercially in its own right.
AACD-5 "Prunella" - Famous BBC interlude theme from the 1950's 'The White Kitten'
AACD-1 "Sports Special" - Sports results on the BBC
AACD-6 "Preview" - Frequently used inNewsreels of the 1950's
AACD-5 "Ascot Parade" - Frequently used inNewsreels of the 1940's
AACD-5 "Tom Marches On" - From the 'ITMA' shows
AACD-6 "Holiday in Hollywood" - Very popular and regularly heard in the 1950's
AACD-6 "Peter Pan" - Signature tune of famous US TV Quiz show
AACD-5 "Fiddlers Three" - By the composer of "The Archers" theme, Arthur Wood.
DESIGNED@JIGSAW[LONDON]
Research: John Lee, David Ades
Cover Photo from Hulton Deutsch Collection
AACD-6, AACD-7 and AACD-8:
THE TITLES ON AACD'S 1-8 ARE TAKEN FROM THE ORIGINAL PAXTON RECORDED MUSIC LIBRARY
W. Paxton and Co. Ltd. established their production music library in the 1940's. Background music was in great demand world-wide for Newsreels, Films, Radio and the new Television stations which were then opening up. From the outset they employed many of the finest composers, and Paxton's early 78's were recorded by the London Promenade Orchestra conducted by Walter Collins. In reality, the orchestra comprised many of the finest musicians frmo the major London orchestras, and this is reflected in the high standard of their playing. Professional users in the 1940's still required the more traditional styles of background or light music, although this changed as the 'fifties dawned. Paxton's were very fortunate to secure the servies of Dolf van der Linden and his superb Metropole Orchestra, and they recorded numerous 78's in an individual and optimistic style which so perfectly suited the mood of those times. The Library expanded rapidly throughout the 1950's and into the 1960's, and it has left us with a legacy of unique sounds which modern orchestras and studios find impossible to recapture.
SOME NOTABLE TITLES IN THE COLLECTION INCLUDE:
AACD-4 "The Film Opens" - Well-known and popular theme music for 'The Eleventh Hour' American TV series. Recorded commercially in its own right.
AACD-5 "Prunella" - Famous BBC interlude theme from the 1950's 'The White Kitten'
AACD-1 "Sports Special" - Sports results on the BBC
AACD-6 "Preview" - Frequently used in Newsreels of the 1950's
AACD-5 "Ascot Parade" - Frequently used in Newsreels of the 1940's
AACD-5 "Tom Marches On" - From the 'ITMA' shows
AACD-6 "Holiday in Hollywood" - Very popular and regularly heard in the 1950's
AACD-6 "Peter Pan" - Signature tune of famous US TV Quiz show
AACD-5 "Fiddlers Three" - By the composer of "The Archers" theme, Arthur Wood.
DESIGNED@JIGSAW[LONDON]
