Gruth
is Uachdar wins two Royal Television Society awards
Gruth
is Uachdar (Crowdie and Cream) has won both music categories at
the Royal Television Society Craft and Design Awards 2001-2002.
Richard
Whitely presented the awards ceremony last night at the Savoy in
London.
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Scotland's period Gaelic drama series was successful in the "Music
- Original Title Music" and "Music - Original Score"
categories.
Describing
the drama's music, the panelists said: "An
engaging, original, bespoke composition echoing the programme and
informing the audience of its themes 聳 the locally rooted music
did its job beautifully" and "This score was beautifully
crafted and resonant of the locality, its sounds and its people."
Gruth
is Uachdar, based on Finlay J Macdonald's classic trilogy, tells
the story of a young Hebridean boy and his family's attempts to
establish a new crofting township in Harris, one of the most spectacular
- and uncompromising - landscapes in Europe, during the Inter-War
Years.
The
soundtrack, co-composed by Donald Shaw and Charlie McKerron, brings
another dimension to Gruth is Uachdar聮s various dramatic moods,
combining some of the world's best traditional musicians, with the
classical sounds of the 主播大秀 Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
The
result is stunning, bringing a truly epic feel and range to the
production.
The
music is at times beautifully intimate; refreshingly earthy, and
comic; but also sweeping, and majestic, to match the breathtaking
natural setting - high mountains, white shell-sand beaches, and
deep turquoise seas.
Director
Bill MacLeod said: "The entire production team is absolutely
delighted that Donald and Charlies' evocative sound track has received
the recognition it so clearly deserves."
Producer
Seumas MacTaggart added: "The music was the last piece in the
jigsaw, and we were really pleased with the final result. These
RTS awards are fantastic for everyone involved."
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