In this third instalment of Wise Music Group’s special fiftieth anniversary Composing Myself series you can hear Wise Music Group’s CEO Dave Holley and Creative Director Gill Graham chat to Academy Award-winning film composer Rachel Portman.

Spanning her formative influences, a first job via the great David Puttnam, coping with writer’s block, composing for The Cider House Rules and The Little Prince and the differences between writing for film and opera, to her passion for raising awareness of environmental issues and the climate emergency, this fascinating conversation is a riveting must-listen for anyone with an interest in classical music and the myriad nuances and quirks of the creative process. 

Music Excerpts:

• Opening And A Little Girl Called Mimi (from Mimi And The Mountain Dragon OST)
• Flight - Rachel Portman, Angèle Dubeau, La Pietà

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