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The cinema world has a long practice of drawing on classical music for its soundtracks. Ligeti, Verdi, Richard Strauss, Johann Strauss and Mozart are just some of the composers whose music has enriched our filmic experience. It is arguably the music of Puccini that has been most frequently used on the big screen. Ian Haydn…
The Idea of North ‘Smile’ CD giveaway
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