The sound of music

2 OCTOBER

Musical instruments have power, simply as things. They speak. They generate emotion. They tell stories about life, death, happiness and sadness – and about the past, which they can resurrect with curi

...of singing well, so Judi Spiers decided to push herself out of her comfort zone and attend an Abba retreat!

In Humoresque (1946), John Garfield plays a virtuoso violinist. By then, Garfield was an Oscar-nominated actor, but he was no violinist. That said, his ‘performances’ are pretty convincing. Why? Becau

STARS/WRITERS TOM BASDEN AND TIM KEY ON EXPANDING THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND

‘What Americans call safe music bores me,’ declared Michel Legrand in a 2005 interview, in which he reflected on the high profile he had achieved as one of the world’s leading film composers. ‘If you’