Girls in grey

composer

Charles Williams (1893-1978)

signature tune for 'Television Newsreel'

Recordings

British Light Music Classics

New London Orchestra, Ronald Corp (conductor)

Buy by post £27.96 CDS44261/4 4CDs Boxed set (at a special price)

British Light Music Classics, Vol. 2

New London Orchestra, Ronald Corp (conductor)

Buy by post £13.99 (ARCHIVE SERVICE) CDA66968 Archive Service; also available on CDS44261/4

Details

New London Orchestra, Ronald Corp (conductor)

Track 18 on CDA66968 [2'38] Archive Service; also available on CDS44261/4

Track 18 on CDS44261/4 CD2 [2'38] 4CDs Boxed set (at a special price)

Girls in grey

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Charles Williams (1893–1978) was a Londoner who played the violin in concert, theatre and cinema orchestras before becoming a theatre and cinema musical director. His film experience led to composing and scoring music for many Gaumont–British films, and his Dream of Olwen for the 1947 film While I Live became a classic. He also composed a wealth of atmospheric pieces for the Chappell Recording Library, many of which gained wide familiarity from their use as radio and television signature tunes. Among these was the march Girls in Grey, which was used as theme tune for the BBC’s Television Newsreel.

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