Henry VIIIand Clifford Bartletts Account
Maybe of interest. The booklet notes from the testament recording of Henry VIII, and His Six Wives. Barletts account on DM appears at the end of a review. However, the claim that this recording was the first film to be entirely scored with early musical instruments is an "open question". RS HENRY VIII & HIS SIX WIVES With most historical films, one finds a contrast between the requirement of historical verisimilitude of the visual aspects, which requires the most detailed accuracy in matters of architecture and dress, and the period specificity of the music, which may use an old tune or two (not necessary of the right period) to give an air of antiquity but otherwise is entirely modern. The commissioning of music from David Munrow for the 1972 film Henry VIII and his Six Wives (starring Keith Michell as the king, Donald Pleasance as Thomas Cromwell, Charlotte Rampling as Anne Boleyn and Jane Asher as Jane Seymour) implied the desire for something differ...