P & O Cruises advert theme music.

[Gadget CWU]

I believe that the amazing bit of music used on this advert is composed by Handel but does anyone know of any CD's currently available that it is featured on?

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Thanx.  Much appry c 8ted.  I've just gotta have that in my earphones when 'climbing up the wall'.

[randomer]

Sorry to put a downside to this ad but does anyone else feel as though it's a bit cheesy? Will your curiosity take you to a rusty old ship? I just feel as though the advert is ridiculous but I do like the music.

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Randomer

Thanx 4 the reply.  Yeah the advert is cheesy although if offered a cruise for nought I'd take it.  I find the music appeals 2 me & as I'm off sick & bored out of my brains, I thought I'd try & fill an obvious gap in my musical knowledge with the help of you good people out there.  Adverts usually pass over my head but recently I discovered the unusual style of singing of Joanna Newsom by enquiring about the 'orange' 'Lights out in New York' advert.  I have got a life, honest.  Cheers ------------ Gadget.  

[rjrakr]

there is a cd available called "the essential handel- the kings consort". That piece of music is on there but i don't know if it will sound as it does on the advert.

[Cetti]

It's a stunning pice of music. I've had it for years - bought in Winchester cathedral and sung by their choir, but go into any record shop and look under Handel,either as a compilation or under the heading of Coronation Anthems. Handel  composed it especially  for the coronation of George II and it's been used ever since.

http://www.iclassics.com/productDetail?contentId=7343

This is one of the many online CD's available.

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Rjrakr

Thankyou, I shall buy it as soon as I can get out.  I would have thought that the company that put the advert together would have used a bit of one of the recordings to save on hiring orchestras etc. Thanx again ------------

Gadget

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Cetti

What can I say apart from thanx a bunch.  The one upside of being laid low with a nasty flu bug has been hearing & identifying an amazing piece of music that I couldn't remember hearing before.  It only goes to show that we never stop learning.----------------------Gadget.

[Cetti]

Here are the words Gadget, so when you feel better you can sing along with the ad:

Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, anointed Solomon king.

And all the people rejoiced, and said, God save the king. Long live the king. May the king live forever. Amen. Alleluia.

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Cetti

Well answerback & 3 kind people have certainly helped me out all on the 1st day of asking & as a 1st time user I am well impressed.  My family always have a problem knowing what to buy me for Christmas. Thank you Cetti.

Gadget.  

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10ClarionSt

Ten thumbed gadget has just spent 2 hrs trying to reply. Answerbank kept rejecting name/password etc as I got a bit mixed up with lower case etc. My kids tell me to stick to pencil & paper! Thanx again to everyone 4 the interest& feedback & if 10ClarionSt or anyone else wants to contact [email protected] I live in London & it's security is not only dear to me but used to be part of my job! Golf is a mystery to me & I'm a life long Gooner. My 3 kids support Spurs! We have freedom of speech etc in our house but I did try to bring them up properly. Thanx all for cheering up a very intolerant, impatient patient, bored out of his skull cos he's 'grounded'.

Gadget

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Dear all

I'm sure my ears aren't deceiving me. On Monday 31st I caught a bit of Coronation St, a soap my wife insists that she wouldn't watch - but never misses & heard a certain piece of Handel's music during the Les Battersby 'wedding'. How dare they. Whose for a petition?

Gadget

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Erratum

B4 I get my ears chewed off by the intelligensia obviously I meant 'who's' not 'whose'! I'm getting better & back to work next week.

Gadget.