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One of my "holy grails" (haha) is the library score for this film. I LOVE the "King Arthur" theme featured here. De Wolfe is of course the name of the music library which Gilliam used for this film (and Jabberwocky, & partially Life of Brian).
Apparently Niel Innes had scored the film completely with authentic medieval instruments, and they they threw it out in favor of the larger than life / serious score (the kind which Elmer would standardize a couple of years later for Animal House and Airplane)
I wish Trunk records could put together a Monty Python De Wolfe disc, like their Dawn of the Dead cd. Here's hoping!
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Wait a minute...
Are you telling me that "Dewolfe" is not an actual PERSON, but rather, a music library?!?!?!
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I remember how by dumb luck I came across the music they used for the Whicker World scetch (on a Laurie Johnson CD) and for the Money Program theme music (which turned out to be a Lalo Schifrin-arranged version of the theme to The Carpetbaggers by Elmer Bernstein with Jimmy Smith on organ).
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Being a huge Python fan - when I first saw this film aged about 14 I was a bit perplexed.
Now you may recall that Python credits would often be some of the funniest things in their films: eg: it would rabbit on about mooses or llamas or some such. I thought - and this is a bit mad - but that the De Wolfe bit was a p***-take of Frank De Vol - who used to often sign his credit, music by De Vol, on its own, remember? So I thought De Wolfe was a play on that.
This was made further worse because one of the actors who used to do a lot with Neil Innes and often appeared in Python stuff and Innes's Rutland Weekend TV show was a funny little bloke with a nasally voice called Henry Wolfe - so I even wondered if he had done the music!!!
a mate, who had tried to get the music, explained they were a library company a year or two later. Im pretty certain the music appears on the original LP soundtrack, with all the sketches, which, presumably, is now on CD?
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I would love to have the DeWolfe tracks that were used in Mønti Pythøn ik den Høli Gräilen. I've skimmed their website, does anybody know how one would go about locating these particular tracks?
The soundtrack is a dialogue album consisting of scenes from the film (which include music, yes, but it is not isolated, nor in stereo) and original bits recorded by Python to round out the LP. While dialogue soundtracks have become somewhat less prevalent since the rise of home video, the original material on this record happened to be pretty hysterical (including the "Executive Announcement" and a professional logician deconstructing the "How Do You Tell a Witch" argument).
The other two Python features had soundtrack albums that were similar, but with less original material on them.
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Feb 23, 2011 - 9:00 PM
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gmontag451
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I hate to resurrect a four-year-old thread, but...
Using the post referenced above by JohnM, as well as other threads, I did a little further searching and came up with the following list. I also added some of this info to the Wiki page to fill out what had been started there:
In addition to songs written by Python regular Neil Innes, several pieces of music were licenced from De Wolfe Music Library. Many of these tracks are available for licensing to industry professionals, but unfortunately are not available for soundtrack enthusiasts to purchase. These include:
Ice Floe 9, composed by Pierre Arvay. Used during the beginning titles.
Countrywide, composed by Anthony Mawer. Used during the beginning titles after the first titlers are sacked.
Homeward Bound, composed by Jack Trombey. Used as King Arthur's heroic theme.
The Flying Messenger, composed by Oliver Armstrong. Played during Sir Lancelot's misguided storming of Swamp Castle.
The Promised Land, composed by Stanley Black. Used in the scene where Arthur approaches the castle on the island.
Starlet in the Starlight, composed by Kenneth Essex. Briefly used for Prince Herbert's attempt to express himself in song.
Love Theme, composed by Peter Knight. Also used briefly for Prince Herbert.
Two other tracks have been mentioned, but I don't recognize them:
Desperate Moment (Kenneth Essex) Possibly used when Lancelot crosses the Bridge of Death?
Circle of Danger (Brian Holmes) ?
Additional references listed several tracks I could not find and compare:
Wide Horizon (unknown composer, from album #HMC 509)
Ode To Edward (unknown composer, from album #DW/LP 3237)
In the Shadows No.3 (Paul Ferris)
Magenta (Roger Webb)
Big Country (Keith Papworth)
I hope this will be useful to someone!
Michael
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Henry Woolf is a terrific actor (very funny guy) and director. He's a childhood friend of Harold Pinter and holds the distinction of directing Pinter's first play. I'd love to think he was De Wolfe... but indeed no... 
I'd like to track it down. Any ideas?
