Audio, Video & Composition
Here you can listen to some recordings of Benjamin conducting, and hear some examples of arrangements and compositions. There will be some more examples of compositions coming soon
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SOME CLASSICAL RECORDINGS:
Delibes, “The Huntresses” from Sylvia The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Benjamin Pope
Mozart, “Jupiter” Symphony, extract from the 1st movement, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Benjamin Pope
Tchaikovsky The Sleeping Beauty, Introduction from Act 1, Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper, Berlin/Benjamin Pope
Purcell, Overture from Dido and Aeneas Royal Flemish Philharmonic Orchestra/Benjamin Pope
Rachmaninov,The Isle of the Dead (extract) BBC Concert Orchestra/Benjamin Pope
AND ON THE LIGHTER SIDE...
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (Gershwin) arranged and conducted by Benjamin Pope, with Gary Williams, vocals
You can also watch an impromptu interview about the Fred Astaire concerts on YouTube here
Star Wars - Throne Room and End Titles live recording, BBC Concert Orchestra/Benjamin Pope
SOME COMMERCIAL COMPOSITIONS:
ITV Downton Abbey - Ben’s composition for the radio commercials for ITV’s new series of their hit show, Downton Abbey
KPMG “Cutting Through Complexity” - Ben’s composition for KPMG’s latest corporate film
British Airways - Ben’s arrangement of the duet from Delibes’ Lakme which is British Airways’ signature music - this one is played to the thousands of passengers who fly from Gatwick Airport every day!
Harvester Restaurants Transformations TV commercial which marks the return to TV advertising of the restaurant chain
Audi A6 This Autumn 2011 radio commercial is for the new Audi A6 Avant
Barclays Bank Performance TV commercial featuring Dickie Sterling, featuring Ben’s production, arrangements and musical direction
Norwich Union Couples Commercial soundtrack composed and conducted by Benjamin Pope
BBC College of Journalism - Video of ident commissioned by the BBC and with music by Benjamin Pope
ITV Popstar to Opera Star - Commercial which demonstrates what happens when Ben gets a brief “we need to turn a Britney Spears song into opera”
BBC Sport promo - Video clip of this BBC promotional film with music by Benjamin Pope
Norwich Union Love What You Have - Video of the commercial with music by Benjamin Pope
Vivendi City Commercial soundtrack composed and conducted by Benjamin Pope