Please identify music from "Midsommer Murders"

[Naphtali]

In "Midsommer Murders," (DVD set 11, season 9) episode titled "Down among the Dead Men," those scenes immediately before the title and opening credits incorporate background music whose name/identity I want. It may be chamber music. It may be opera. Either way, that I appreciate it is a revelation for me. In the past I have been unable to appreciate either genre, particularly opera because I cannot tolerate operatic soprano voices.

 

[BinkieBaumont]

CD was give away to U.K. subscribers of the DVD/Magazine package of Midsomer Murders.


Track listing

1. Midsomer Murders (02:51)
2. Ponies (02:50)
3. Isobel (02:08)
4. Seduction, 1953 (02:22)
5. Hunting (01:51)
6. Discovery of a Dead Body (03:55)
7. Driving Home (01:49)
8. The Alcoholic Foxtrot (01:41)
9. An Irish Boy (03:14)
10. Cambridge (01:58)
11. Rosa (02:41)
12. Milking Time (02:10)
13. Cully's Tune (01:55)
14. The Postman (01:31)
15. A Roving (02:01)
16. Magic Pipes (01:44)
17. The Village Band (01:54)
18. Haunted Rooms (02:32)
19. The Fairground (02:03)
Recorded and mixed at Snakeranch Studios, London, and Mark Angelo Studios, London. Composed and Conducted by Jim Parker. The Postman conducted by Don Lusher. Solo Soprano: Catherine Bott. Theremin: Celia Sheen.

Total Duration: 00:43:10

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Universal Classics 064 835-2
Original Release Title
Best Of Midsomer Murders, The
Country
Great Britain
Format
CD
Release Date
2002
UPN
0-4400-64835-2-8


Track listing

1. Midsomer Murders (02:51)
2. Agnus Dei (02:05)
3. The Villagers' Serenade (Instrumental Version) (02:05)
4. Isobel (02:08)
5. Cambridge (01:58)
6. Libera Me (02:08)
7. Driving Home (01:49)
8. Discovery of a Dead Body (03:55)
9. Hunting (01:51)
10. The Commune (02:45)
11. The Alcoholic Fox-trot (01:41)
12. Sarah's Lament (01:59)
13. The Madonna's Statue (02:47)
14. Milking Time (02:10)
15. A Roving (02:01)
16. Ancient Rome (02:47)
17. The Postman (02:38)
18. Looking For Clues (02:08)
19. Rosa (02:41)
20. The Village Band (01:57)
21. An Irish Boy (03:14)
22. Cully's Tune (01:55)
23. Haunted Rooms (02:32)
24. Bunny Cakes (02:17)
25. Magic Pipes (01:43)
26. Meeting in the Dark (02:22)
27. The Fairground (02:03)

Total Duration: 01:02:30

 

[BobinABQ]

Music in Midsomer Murders ep-Down Among the Dead Men

Don't know if this q has been answered but here goes. It's been d*** cold here in Albuquerque so decided to hunker down under blankets and watch all the Midsomer Murder eps. I got to DATDM and also noticed the lead in music which I hadn't heard in a long time. The tune at the very beginning is Santa Lucia-a sort of Italian (Naples) "folk" tune. The later music, when Martin Barret is cleaning up after dinner with the woman, is indeed opera. It is The Pearl Fisher's duet (baritone /tenor) from the opera of the same name by Georges Bizet. There are several renditions on youtube. It truly is beautiful and is about two friends who almost become enemies over-you guessed it- a woman-but decide to make an oath to remain friends. I am not an opera buff either for similar reasons but have found some arias (even soprano) and overtures which are really beautiful. I LOVE music and have also learned in my later years to appreciate most forms (still can't get into rap). Good Luck and hope this helps and leads to further enjoyment.

Bob