This is later with Lee Matthews the Lee Matthews Podcast. More of what you
here weekday afternoons on the Drive. Patrick Doyle is a Scottish composer who has
been nominated for an Oscar and scored several films including Murder on the Orient Express,
Brave Thor, Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire, and many,
many, many more. He has had the distinction of being chosen by King
Charles the Third to write his Coronation March for the upcoming coronation on May sixth,
and well done, Patrick Doyle, Thank you mans to great to talk
to. I'm I'm pretty fooled to be on your shoe and historic occasions.
It is a historic and occasion and you're going to join the names of say
Mozart, Beethoven, Vaughan Williams and many more who have written music for coronations.
Yes, and every minutes of great composers have gone before me. You
mentioned some lines. They are also willing Walter and Elgar personal handle. So
to be part of that incredible line of it Stragital is very humbling and extroberly
and a great, great honor. Can you describe the composition for us,
what was going through your mind when you were thinking of the music? Well,
I was asked by King Charles for the piece to be triumphant, uplifting
and memorable. So these were the these additives that I was given and it
had, and I was asked by the organization the abbey if it could be
number than four minutes, because the days are very very carefully to find day
with various things going on, so they take to be less of four minutes.
But as I comminute three sixty five with five tickets for re reparation in
the abbey, so it was setting near to declare about his well, King
King Charles's life, and it reflects aspects of his character. I would colletly
and over to Mark in the it tells a story. They're very opening of
its triumphant and it's full of pagan tray. And the second movement was moved
forward at a pace and has a strong Celtic connection because I'm Scottish and reserved.
Part of the mark is joyful and fun and full of casual fathers I
hope you can hear. And the final movement is is reflective and romantic,
and those too, uh dramatic triumphant, climax student. Hopefully with these aspects
represent aspects of his his character. For the matter. I've met many times
over the years the greatest supportive of my career, Patrick Doyle, Scottish composer,
who is composed King Charles the Third's Coronation March. The coronation coming up
on May sixth at Westminster Abbey. Yeah, that's a long abbey, so
I guess four minutes is I mean, that's not unlike writing for a film
score, where you actually don't you have the film up in front of you
many times. Well, but the film spirit as you see, you have
the imagery assive and the characters, well, you piece at this, you've
given a brief and you have to culture up your own imagery. But the
abbey, obviously there's a there's a lot of there's a great peace to fill,
and there's a long possession. Are many pieces of former moment. I
believe the moment that the possession starts outside in the street and lot to sweet
well the abbey and my piece of Cornition March how to be all of how
he had placed the entrance of the promondealth prossession. So I'm very lay on
the appears at that point. And as far Patrick Doyle, who is the
composer of King Charles the Third's Coronation March, as far as orchestration, are
you utilizing any of the traditional instruments from some of these eras that you talked
about that come from the various parts of the United Kingdom. Suppose I suppose
I'm using the organ because the the the auction will be in the law and
it's a restricts to space, so you would have a huge symphonic officer that
you would have on some light and part of the it's a very much reduced
officer, but none may evil instruments as with the oldest instrument in the pass
physically as the argument, there's there's a rich opress obvious orchestra. So it
was quite charge academic he details, but the slightly there's really three deals for
example, that's a very technical the academic thing, but normally have a lot
more than that in terms of a balance. So there's lots of something magic
workment on with all of these people realnized to be part of it, and
obvious to me this balance love be signed in this immitting building. Yeah,
the organ is enough anywhere. You can do anything with an organ, you
can do with a symphony orchestra. But really end it's very much it comes
up trumps the way and something part of the triumphant ending. No I was
curious if there were any bagpipes or base loot or anything unusual like that.
Oh no, Well I loved it, but I didn't feel there's still other
visy musicians throughout the ut. It's they're children from these orchestras of the former
Prince of Wheels was the people. It's a little nice sort of business from
ending from Lan from where, from Scotland. So I'm always extremely present,
a provis and honored that these people who spend so much time perfecting when clear
music with tremendous custom and love and charactans and the affection with the extremely kind
I had it over two years ago and enthusiasm and quotiously with outstanding Talking to
Patrick Doyle, Scottish composer who has he scored a number of films like Harry
Potter and the Goblet of fire Thor and many more, but he's been chosen
to compose King Charles. The thirds Coronation March coming up on May six,
is when we'll get to hear it in Westminster Abbey. And you know the
other exciting thing about this, Patrick, is that many of these pieces will
go down in musical history. I mean there is Ralph von Williams, Oh
Taste, NC, oh Taste, NC Harol, Gracia stand all this.
I mean that's become that's become a staple in church music, and many of
the coronation marches have become staples and weddings, so I imagine this will as
well. Well. I've been my pool that I've been involving to wonderful movies
like Halli Potter and Pards, and I've built up an audience for these from
schools and Quilthy the sea will happened with this peace certainly. I've made it
hopefully to the bill, but also as accessible and contemporary and melodically. I
think it's the bill, so I hope it will be wible to stand alongside
these great predecessor predecessors to thunder cross Patrick style. Our fingers are cross.
Will be looking forward to hearing King Charles's Coronation March on May sixth, and
we thank you for joining us, and again congratulations on the on being chosen
thank you very much for a month. Thanks for listening to Later with Lee
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