Johnny Cunningham - Peter & Wendy (1997 Original Cast Members)
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Artist: Johnny CunninghamEdition: Music CD
Format: Cast Recording
CD Release Date: 1997-10-21
Music Label: Alula
Soundtracks:
- Two Is the Beginning of the End/On These Magic Shores
- Nana's Walkabout
- Memories to Bed
- Darling's Waltz
- Star Lullabye
- Shadow Dance
- Stories to Tell
- The Flight
- The Landing
- Pirates!
- The Crocodile Tango
- The Wendy House
- The Wolves of Neverland
- Mermaids
- Neverbird
- Tinkerbell's Warning
- Light That Beauteous Flame
- The Duel
- Lost Boys Lament
- Two Is the Beginning of the End
Free Music Notes for Peter & Wendy (1997 Original Cast Members)
Free Music Review: These Magic Shores
Hit: 5 Stars
I've twice felt eerily close to the presence of Sir James Barrie: the first time was scouting out landmarks in Kensington Gardens, and finding them, and the second was partaking of Mabou Mines production of "Peter & Wendy," which so effectively captured both the magic and cruelty of Barrie's immortal boy that the story seemed freshly minted. A good bit of this was due to Johnny Cunningham's heartfelt score, whimsical one moment and heart-gripping the next.
It's difficult to describe how bunraku puppets, a steamer trunk full of props and toys, and even an ironing board, could be transformed into a London home and then Neverland; I doubt that even a video would have done it justice. So find a copy of Barrie's novelized adaptation of his play and read the relevent passages while playing this CD. "On These Magic Shores" sets the tone, "Memories to Bed" explicates Nana's regrets while it foreshadows Wendy's future, and "Flight" tingles with the excitement of kids going wild as they literally fly from their mundane existence toward Neverland. And then there are moments like "Mermaids" that enchant you and leave you believing and reaching for something that's not supposed to be real but is lingering somewhere in your past.
Celtic music this may be, but it is also music for the ages, an integral part of a stage production that carries the essence of that production (and its source material) to new listeners as well as to those of us who were fortunate to witness this production. Johnny Cunningham may be gone, but through his collaboration on this show, an odd and magical alchemy was achieved; Cunningham's music will soar and inspire for as long as the child in each of us yearns to fly with Peter Pan, gay, innocent, and heartless.
Peter & Wendy (1997 Original Cast Members) Poster
The soundtrack to a staged version of J.M. Barrie's classic Peter Pan, this has some marvelous compositions and fiddle playing from former Silly Wizard man Johnny Cunningham, along with Solas's Seamus Egan and fellow Alula artists Jamshied Sharifi and singer Susan McKeown. Cunningham is so well versed in the Scots tradition that his original material sounds as if it should be part of the tradition. His playing throughout is never less than exquisite, a reminder that the man truly is a virtuoso--which is also true of McKeown's vocals. The songs, obviously, pertain to the story, but even so, they shine with sheer class and a real Celtic feel, setting them apart from the wannabes and Celtoids that have crept out of the woodwork in recent years. Add to that a beautiful boxed presentation, and you have a complete winner. --Chris NicksonDance & DJ Music CDs
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