The Music of Avonlea
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Haha, poor Michael. I still get a kick out of watching him play his fiddle in one of the cannery scenes in Aunt Hetty's Ordeal - the music is lively, the people are clapping . . . and Gus isn't stamping his foot on the beat.
But that's hardly his fault, I suppose.
Does anyone happen to know any tidbits or info about composer Don Gillis? Compared to Welsman and Hardy, there really isn't much about him on the web.

Does anyone happen to know any tidbits or info about composer Don Gillis? Compared to Welsman and Hardy, there really isn't much about him on the web.
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Yep. The Wind theme was played at the end of "Memento Mori", as well as at the end of "So Dear to My Heart".
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I wonder if the ending of RTA was so close to the beginning stages of WAMB that Don Gillis, being the composer of both, felt overwhelmed and just decided that a similar audience would appreciate familiar music.
Come to think of it, a couple selections from RTA and WAMB were used yet again in the third Anne movie (the "Happy Christmas Miss King" opening/closing theme, for example). Even with fellow composer Peter Breiner's help, the soundtrack is redundant.
Come to think of it, a couple selections from RTA and WAMB were used yet again in the third Anne movie (the "Happy Christmas Miss King" opening/closing theme, for example). Even with fellow composer Peter Breiner's help, the soundtrack is redundant.
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I think it's poorly compiled. There a few memorable pieces from selected episodes such as "Love May be Blind" and "The Great Race," but I remember my first impression of the CD when I listened to it was that the music didn't sound familiar.
The track titles are extremely misleading - there are certain tracks that are labeled as being character themes, but were never meant to be used as such. For example, the "King Family Theme" can only be heard in one episode of the entire series, and that is "Best Laid Plans," which has absolutley nothing to do with the Kings.
I found that the other CD's at the Boutique actually have more RTA themes/music that would be recognizable to an RTA audience.
The track titles are extremely misleading - there are certain tracks that are labeled as being character themes, but were never meant to be used as such. For example, the "King Family Theme" can only be heard in one episode of the entire series, and that is "Best Laid Plans," which has absolutley nothing to do with the Kings.
I found that the other CD's at the Boutique actually have more RTA themes/music that would be recognizable to an RTA audience.