London Moods (1961).avi
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https://filmow.com/london-moods-t50846/ Ken Russell is often cited as one of the fathers of the music video, with Tommy (1975) widely recognized as one of the pivotal works in the development of the form. However, as this far more obscure Monitor item from 1961 proves, he was experimenting with non-narrative illustrations of pre-recorded music fourteen years earlier. This was originally shown in three separate parts, interleaved with the other items in that edition of the arts programme.
Edward Elgar’s ‘Cockaigne’ overture (1901) is a jaunty, upbeat orchestral work, which Russell accompanies with a montage based on the popular touristy image of London. Accordingly, steam trains and coaches arrive in the capital, a band plays on the steps of St Paul’s, cannons are fired in Hyde Park, and the Queen’s Guards march (as do street sweepers and sandwich board men, intercut to make them appear part of the same procession). The Duke of Wellington appears to raise his hat to a billboard glamo
Edward Elgar’s ‘Cockaigne’ overture (1901) is a jaunty, upbeat orchestral work, which Russell accompanies with a montage based on the popular touristy image of London. Accordingly, steam trains and coaches arrive in the capital, a band plays on the steps of St Paul’s, cannons are fired in Hyde Park, and the Queen’s Guards march (as do street sweepers and sandwich board men, intercut to make them appear part of the same procession). The Duke of Wellington appears to raise his hat to a billboard glamo