1. Rachel Portman Emma

Guitar Tablatures Tablatures with standard notation for six-string guitar. For personal study only.

Rachel Portman Emma

These tabs and associated MIDI files were made with, a shareware application. I type in the tabs based on the way I play the songs, and the program generates the notation and the MIDI files. I judge the accuracy of the score by the MIDI playback.

The MIDI reminds me of computer reading machines, and obviously you need to listen to the original recording to hear how it's really supposed to sound. Slurs, slides, and vibrato are often omitted. If you have suggestions for improving the scores, I'd appreciate them. I can be reached at lon.kelly@acsalaska.net As of fall 2005, I've figured out how to combine the TablEdit MIDI output with Band-in-a-Box (BIAB), so single-line solos don't sound so empty, with the added benefit that I can output some choruses for jamming along with.

Composer/Artist Album and track Song Title Tab and Standard Notation (PDF) MIDI Remarks Lorenzo Barcelata, performed by Ry Cooder Boomer's Story, track 5 Maria Elena First effort with TablEdit. DADGBE, but on the record he tunes down another whole step. You'll know Ry is a genius if you ever hear the Tommy Dorsey version. Bix Beiderbecke, performed by Ry Cooder Jazz, Track 7 Flashes I read in an interview that Ry didn't like the way this came out on the record, but I think it's nice. Scott Joplin, performed by David Laibman & Eric Schoenberg New Ragtime Guitar, track 3 Stop Time Rag I changed the bass line in the middle when I was a teenager and knew no better.

You're supposed to stamp your foot in the rests, and I've simulated that with woodblocks. Scott Joplin, performed by Ton Van Bergeyk Famous Ragtime Guitar Solos Arranged for the Guitar, track 6. (Kicking Mule KM114) Silver Swan The record says 'Free Tab Instruction Book' but I never had it. This is a very stately and pretty rag on the guitar. Django Reinhardt, performed by Michael Ross Chocolat Soundtrack Minor Swing I'm not sure who wrote this, although everyone seems to think it was Django.

The film credits say Michael Ross performed it. This is close to the way it's played on the soundtrack CD. The fingering is the way it is to get the slides and legato articulation. I know TablEdit can notate legato, but I didn't try. Traditional none Greensleeves A quick and dirty fingerstyle Greensleeves. Stevie Winwood, Muff Winwood, Spencer Davis Spencer Davis Group Featuring Stevie Winwood, track 1 (?) Gimme Gimme Some Lovin Fun to play two syncopated parts (bass and horns/organ) at once.

I put in one verse to learn how Tabledit handles text. Dropped D tuning. Dave Brubeck This version is so simplified it can't be tracked back to an album. Take Five Simplified version for 2 guitars. Learning about how Tabledit handles chords. Dizzy Gillespie The Complete RCA Victor Recordings, Disc 1, track 9 Night in Tunisia A 'bop anthem.'

Tab for just the head (melody) before Diz starts to rip. Approximated for guitar. MIDI has a BIAB accompaniment and some choruses you can jam to. Edward Kennedy Ellington, Juan Tizol Lyrics by Irving Mills Chocolat Soundtrack (Rachael Portman) Caravan Lead Rhythm It sounds to me like they just cut and pasted the choruses from before the bridge after the bridge, although I didn't try to prove it. Stevie Ray Vaughn Boxed Set (Epic), Disc 2, track 10 Mary had a Little Lamb Intro. Transposed up to E.

The chords (particularly the I7#9) are closer to the recording compared to the online tabs I've seen. MIDI with BIAB accompaniment you can jam to.

Rachel Portman - film composer Music has been in Rachel Portman's blood from an early age. Born in England, she learned how to play the piano and violin and was composing by the age of 13. She went on to study at Oxford University where she composed the music for a student film 'Privileged' starring Hugh Grant. This film had a small theatrical release and with that early success, a career as a film composer was in little doubt but it took a few years to become established in that role. Before her now extensive film work, Portman performed some sterling work for Television such as the 'Living with Dinosaurs' series and the BBC Drama 'Oranges are Not the Only Fruit'. The director of that latter series, Beeban Kidron, went on to make some Hollywood films and thus helped to give Portman some further big screen experience starting with 'Used People'. Although no stranger to awards for her Television work, Rachel Portman now has the distinction of being the first female composer to win an for her music for 'Emma'.

Since then, she has been nominated for a further two Academy Awards for 'The Cider House Rules' and 'Chocolat' (both for director Lasse Halstrom). Portman writes for conventional orchestral forces (in many cases orchestrating her own work), in what might be described as a light and airy manner, with lush passages for the strings and bouncy rhythms for the woodwinds. These are supplemented with tuned percussion, harp and frequently piano. The nature of her film music may be due in part to the romantic or character-driven nature of the films she has worked on, since so far she has managed to avoid the noisy requirements of the action genre.

In those character-based dramas, Portman seems to have a keen eye for the complexities of relationships, and is able summarise and realise those intertwined feelings in music with charm and wit. In most cases there is an overriding mood of humour, happiness and hope. A good example is 'Smoke' whose story threads unfold at a relaxed pace with plenty time for character development and audience reflection. The music is there as a casual participant, not forceful or judgemental, but supporting the impression that every life is full of interesting stories. Portman is married to the film producer Uberto Pasolini, and despite a full career has brought three children into the world. Although her main output has been for the cinema, she has recently completed an opera called 'The Little Prince'. Among Portman's available soundtracks, we can suggest:.

Emma - from or. Addicted to Love - from or. Nicholas Nickleby - from or. Never Let Me Go - from or Although not available on Amazon, there is also a compilation album 'Rachel Portman - Soundtracks' consisting of 23 film tracks chosen by the composer herself. Rachel Portman was commissioned to write a piece for the in 2007, and the result was 'The Water Diviner's Tale' which received its world premiere on August 27th at the Royal Albert Hall. Portman's orchestration for 'The Duchess' is quite typical of costume dramas being based on strings with main theme presented on solo cello plus some harp and piano, but it also has its darker emotional side. The main theme is flexible in nature, and Portman alters its character to suggest a classical nobility, the rural landscape and a rollercoaster emotional ride.

For 'Never Let Me Go' based on a novel by Kazuo Ishiguro, Portman has crafted an excellent score which suits the film excellently. We don't want to give away any plot spoilers, but the score starts off innocently with little elements of strangeness and darkness, becoming very wistful and emotional. The composer now has an official website at where you can listen to a number of tracks from her movie scores. Rachel Portman was also the first composer in the 'Conversations with Composers' series launched in 2012 and held in the Elgar Room of the Royal Albert Hall. You can hear an edited version of that interview via this link on the.

Films by Rachel Portman:. Life is Sweet. Where Angels Fear to Tread.

Rebecca's Daughters. Benny & Joon - some quirky Chaplinesque music to match the characters.

Friends. A Pyromaniac's Love Story - there is a recurring Tango-like theme. Ethan Frome. Smoke - a relaxed piano theme plus marimba dominate the soundtrack without overpowering the film. Used People - for director Beeban Kidron. Palookaville. Sirens.

The Road to Wellville. Acid. Only You - includes a number of songs, some sung by Michael Bolton. To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything!