[Thor Joachim Haga]

I see, Thor, that you mention North’s THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY as fitting the bill. I would also include Goldsmith’s prologue piece to that, “The Artist Who Did Not Want To Paint”. If Michelangelo got Divine Inspiration for works, it sounds to me that Goldsmith (and North of course) found a way to express that. It doesn’t even have to have a directly religious inspiration, especially when it comes second hand, but I detect a sense of great humanity in the Goldsmith, as if he’s addressing what Man can achieve through Art. It can reach “the heavens”.

Yes, you can include Goldsmith’s prologue, although it doesn’t quite reach those heights, if you’ll excuse the pun. Goldsmith never really did much of that, not even the Jesus music from THE FINAL CONFLICT. Somehow more on-the-nose, more ‘oooh’ and ‘aaah’ and less pastoral. I just don’t think he had that particular sensitivity. (I guess I’m relieved Yavar doesn’t post in this forum, as I believe this is his favourite JG composition….or the FSM Goldsmith Police, for that matter, who would no doubt set me straight here).

But I’ve added the prologue re-recording track on to my re-recording album of North’s TAATE nonetheless (appropriately conducted by Goldsmith) – just for completeness’ sake (you all know how much I love completeness, LOL).