Words and Music by - No. 4

Series

Series Name

Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.

403

Date Released

21 Feb 1929

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Words and Music by - No. 4
2. 2Girdling the Earth
3. 3(Untitled record)
4. 4(Untitled record)
5. 5(Untitled record)
6. 6(Untitled record)

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 6

Summary

NoS Summary - Composers at work - Everett Lynton, Jack Payne and Mr. Wilfred Sanderson.
British Pathe synopsis: Opening intertitle reads: "As a contrast, many of us have danced to Everett Lynton’s jaunty dance tunes - such as, "I Never See Maggie Alone", "Mistakes", etc. C/U of the composer at his piano composing a tune. C/U over his shoulder of the music he is writing. Dissolve into the printed sheet music for the song he has composed. "Most popular dance tunes start as a hurried script before reaching the dance Band experts, such as Jack Payne." Two composers at the piano work on a piece - perhaps it is Everett Lynton and Jack Payne. "A few days later our new tune, orchestrated by experts, completes a further stage." Jack Payne and another man work at the piano. The other man transcribes the music. "And eventually reaches the Broadcasting Studio." L/S of Jack Payne’s band preparing to play. Jack walks towards a microphone and the intertitle reads: "This is Jack Payne , and his BBC Dance Orchestra. Our next item is a new fox-trot..." He stands at the front and leads the band - various shots of band members as they play. Dissolve into a shot of buildings with broadcast masts on top.

Keywords

Music and dance

Written sources

Kinematograph Weekly   28 February 1929 p65.
Pathe Inventory File   Tin No.99
British Pathe Database 1997   Reference No.EP099 Used for synopsis
National Film Archive Catalogue

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