The Soundtrack
The following musicians and artists kindly gave their blessing for their music to be used in Rose, Mary and Time.
Brian May from Queen (Guitarist, songwriter)
With a musical career spanning four decades, Queen founding member Brian May is a world-renowned guitarist and songwriter, with production and performance credits on recordings which have sold in excess of 100 million copies worldwide.
Brian has penned 22 worldwide hits for Queen; among them the anthems ‘We Will Rock You’, ‘Tie Your Mother Down’, ‘Fat Bottomed Girls’, ‘The Show Must Go On’ and ‘I Want It All’, and powerful ballads including ‘Who Wants to Live Forever’, and ‘Save Me’.
Brian kindly gave his backing to our project by personally giving permission to use one of his own Queen compositions within it.
Brian: “No problem Hardeep, All the best and good luck with the project keep me in your loop .. OK?”
The most successful folk-rock duo of the 1960s, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel crafted a series of memorable hit albums and singles featuring their choirboy harmonies, ringing acoustic and electric guitars, and Simon's acute, finely wrought songwriting.
Their final studio album, Bridge Over Troubled Waters, was an enormous hit, topping the charts around the world.
When permission for a Simon and Garfunkel song and arrangement was sought, it was initially rejected by the record company. However, with persistence, after contacting Paul Simons office, the artist personally kindly granted full use of the song within the film with best wishes.
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel (Singer, Songwriter)
Tanita Tikaram (Singer, Songwriter)
Tanita Tikaram is a pop/folk singer/songwriter. Her style is based on her husky voice, acoustic guitar and quirky, poetic lyrics. Her 1988 debut album, Ancient Heart, released when she was just 19 years old, became an international hit and led to a world tour.
She remains best known for the enigmatic hits "Twist In My Sobriety" and "Good Tradition".
Tanita was approached for permission to use a song which she has happily agreed to.
Tanita: “Hi hardeep, best of luck with the film: ) take care TT”
Jane Siberry is a Canadian singer-songwriter, known for such hits as "Mimi on the Beach", "I Muse Aloud", "One More Colour" and "Calling All Angels".
More than twenty years after her first musical release, Jane Siberry has become renowned both for her hauntingly beautiful music and for her strength as a creative, innovative artist. With eleven major recordings, three poem books, her own independent label, and the acclaim of fans and peers alike, Siberry continues to redefine and challenge herself as one of contemporary music's most original creative voices.
Jane: “ : ) xo I wish you all the best with your film. Good luck.”
Jane Siberry (Singer, Songwriter and Artist)
Nick Norton-Smith (Composer, Musician)
Nick composed the amazing soundtrack. He is an award winning composer and multi instrumentalist with many diverse commissions including: BBC1, BBC3, ITV, Channel 4, SKY1, GMTV, corporate, advertising, web, documentary, features, shorts, animation and theatre. Performing career runs the gamut from DJ'ing for the Face and ID magazines to shows with Frank Sinatra, Eliza Doolittle, The Brand New Heavies and many others.
Nick Norton-Smith continues to work as a performing musician and musical director worldwide.