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Time of my Life

For this play, Alan asked me to write a score that reflected the rich cultural diversity from countries all around the Mediterranean. The music is never distinctly from one area, but deliberately takes influences from Spanish, Greek, Turkish and Moroccan traditional music.

During this period, we began exploring the possibilities of sampling for music and sound effects. I gained sponsorship from Roland UK and a lifelong fascination with virtual instruments began.

Each piece of music for Time of My Life was composed to lyrics written in a new language invented by Ayckbourn. These songs were sung by one of the waiters in the play every time he came on stage. The play was a huge success with three different time lines with converging story strands. It opened in London with Anton Rodgers and Gwen Taylor. This was the first of my scores for Alan Ayckbourn to feature in London’s West End.

World Premiere: 21 April 1992
Venue: Theatre in the Round, Scarborough
London Premiere: 3 August 1993
Venue: Vaudeville Theatre, London
New York Premiere: 29 May 2014
Venue: 59E59 Theaters

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from Ayckbourn Music - Volume One, released January 17, 2021
Photo by Cloris Ying on Unsplash

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John Pattison Scarborough, UK

Film and Theatre composer John Pattison has co-written several musicals with Alan Ayckbourn, John Godber and scores for many West End and international productions.

His film scores include G.M, The Balloonatic and two movies with French film director Alain Resnais, Smoking and No Smoking.

He is Associate Director and Musical Director at Beach Hut Theatre Company CIO.
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