Saturday, 21 September 2019

The Darling Buds Of May Theme Song


Recently, whilst eating some lunch, I heard this theme tune coming from the sitting room. I think it's ITV3 who are re-running the 'Buds of May' series.

Regardless of whether one enjoys the programme or not, the theme tune is an amazingly evocative piece of music in it's own right. English countryside, birdsong, and sunshine; all is there.





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20 comments:

  1. rallentanda21 September 2019 at 13:48

    Sounds as if you are a little homesick.Where is home? Do you think of France or the UK as home?

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    1. Cro Magnon21 September 2019 at 14:26

      That's a good question. I've lived most of my life in France, but I suppose one's native country is always 'home'. Anyway, I prefer to be here.

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  2. Gwil W21 September 2019 at 13:51

    Cro, I left a late reply for you at Rachel's Cambrideg Eateries. It's about soup.

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    1. Cro Magnon21 September 2019 at 14:28

      I do like Campbell's Oxtail soup (or, I did). Heinz Tomato soup is nice too.

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  3. Jacqueline @ HOME21 September 2019 at 14:28

    I still like watching the odd episode of The Darling Buds of May ...... easy watching and memories of childhood Summers ...... the music sums it all up beautifully. XXXX

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    1. Cro Magnon21 September 2019 at 14:38

      When I heard it yesterday, as I was having my lunch, it brought back wonderful memories to mind of English summers, and wheat harvests. Lovely tune.

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  4. Rachel Phillips21 September 2019 at 15:33

    I watched it once but then never again. I hated it.

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    1. Cro Magnon21 September 2019 at 17:11

      Jack Sprat would eat no fat, his wife wouldn't watch Darling Buds.

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  5. John Going Gently21 September 2019 at 19:49

    I hated it too.

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    1. Cro Magnon22 September 2019 at 04:27

      I presume you mean the TV show, and not the music.

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  6. Sue in Suffolk21 September 2019 at 20:45

    It was certainly good for Catherine Zeta Jones.
    We loved it, seems such a long time ago, happy days

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    1. Cro Magnon22 September 2019 at 04:28

      I'm not sure if I saw much of the TV show itself, but the music is very evocative.

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  7. Tasker Dunham21 September 2019 at 22:09

    If you don't know it, try Vaughan Williams' English Folk SOng Suite,

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    1. Cro Magnon22 September 2019 at 04:32

      Yes, I do know it. I like the fact this this piece is so whimsical and summery, I find VM a little more serious and studied.

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  8. angryparsnip21 September 2019 at 22:25

    I don't know the series but the music is lovely.
    parsnip

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    1. Cro Magnon22 September 2019 at 04:34

      The TV series is just a bit of nonsense about a mythical farming family and their children, etc. Fun if you have nothing better to do on a rainy afternoon.

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  9. Graham Edwards21 September 2019 at 23:04

    Very 'English'.

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  10. Anonymous22 September 2019 at 01:02

    I like it and it really speaks of Spring.

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    1. Cro Magnon22 September 2019 at 04:35

      Yes, it summons beautiful images; which is what such music should do.

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