Various Artists

TV Sound and Image features British composers who worked in television, film and music libraries the second half of the 20th century. Aside from John Barry, whose work on the James Bond films made him a household name, or Tony Hatch and Laurie Johnson, the majority of composers featured here - Simon Park, Keith Mansfield, Reg Tilsley, Syd Dale, Keith Papworth – remain relatively unknown. And yet ironically they have created some of the most recognisable songs in British popular culture, their music widely disseminated on television. This album is not however a stroll through the TV memories of the mind, but an exploration of the serious contribution that these creative musicians have on the landscape of popular music in Britain.

• 01 barry stoller - condition red
• 02 pentangle - light flight
• 03 geoff love & his orchestra - three days of the condor
• 04 the tony hatch sound - man alive
• 05 richard denton & martin cook - tomorrows world
• 06 brian fahey & his orchestra - at the sight of the swingin cymbal
• 07 bullet - the contract man
• 08 syd dale - man friday
• 09 the laurie johnson orchestra - echo four two
• 10 keith papworth - hard hitter
• 11 john barry - the persuaders
• 12 roy budd - getting nowhere in a hurry
• 13 the simon park orchestra - dawn to dusk
• 14 the marylebone orchestra - fiesta numero uno
• 15 sort of soul - bird n brass
• 16 johnny gregory & his orchestra - the avengers
• 17 johnny harris - fragment of fear
• 18 roy budd - get carter
• 19 neil richardson - guide path