{"id":869,"date":"2015-05-05T17:44:06","date_gmt":"2015-05-06T00:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/?p=869"},"modified":"2020-09-01T18:07:38","modified_gmt":"2020-09-02T01:07:38","slug":"downton-abbey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/downton-abbey","title":{"rendered":"Episode 37: Downton Abbey"},"content":{"rendered":"
“Downton Abbey”<\/div>\n

\"SongExploder37\"<\/p>\n

Because of music rights restrictions, this episode is no longer available.<\/em><\/p>\n

The British television show Downton Abbey<\/a> is the most popular drama in PBS<\/a> history, with over 10 million viewers per episode, and more Emmy nominations<\/a> than any non-US show ever. The theme music is a signature of the show, but it was originally written as a piece of score for the first episode, and then later condensed and turned into the version that appears in the opening credits. The music was recorded by a chamber orchestra, all at once, so in order to isolate different pieces for Song Exploder, we went back to composer John Lunn<\/a>\u2019s original demo compositions, made with samples in the computer. In this episode, you\u2019ll get to hear how those two compare. <\/p>\n

Buy “Downton Abbey – The Suite,” which is the extended version of the theme and some of its variations used in the show, on iTunes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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