[FalkirkBairn01]

You remember correctly Thor, mostly. I think that the emphasis was more on television because the TV was always on in the house. Cinema-going was a much more infrequent experience for me growing up: maybe I would go to the cinema (“the pictures”) once every one or two weeks, depending on if there was anything I wanted to see (usually the most recent blockbusters).

Although GET CARTER (1971) would be bit of a adult movie for a 7-year-old, when I was old enough it’s not a genre of film that I would be interested in. Any British “gangland” movie from the seventies – or any era – had/has little interest for me.

And Roy Budd was a composer who was never really on my radar – too many other composers! I did have a copy of the 2xLP set “The Fantasy Album” with Budd conducting the LSO playing selections from movies from the likes of RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, SUPERMAN, SUPERGIRL, ALIEN, as well as suites from STAR WARS, and STAR TREK (the “staples”). As Budd was conducting there was also a track with music from his SINBAD AND THE EYE OF THE TIGER. The album was released in 1984 and that was the extend of my experience with Budd. I later acquired much more of his music when I tried some of his filmography, but I have never really warmed to his music.