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Caldera Records proudly presents Gary Yershon music for Mike Leigh’s films “Hard Truths,” “Peterloo,” and his stage plays “Grief” and “Two Thousand Years.” It is rare for an album to feature music written for screen, stage, and concert hall. However, this album connects compositions written for director Mike Leigh, thus bridging different kinds of performance spaces and media. “Hard Truths” deals with Pansy as she struggles to cope with anxiety and depression. “Peterloo” honors the people around Manchester who in 1819 demanded representation and a vote. “Grief” sees a widow in 1950s London struggle with the increasingly hostile behavior of her teenage daughter. “Two Thousand Years” examines the consequences of a secular Jewish family’s grown-up son deciding to become orthodox, and his sister bringing home an Israeli boyfriend. Yershon’s music for “Hard Truths” focuses on two violas d’amore, concert violas, a flute and an alto flute. The viola d’amore is an instrument rarely used in film scores, but in this case it proved the right choice. When one listens carefully, one can notice that the memorable theme for the violas d’amore is never consistent. For example, the last three notes of the theme change throughout, which provides Yershon’s score with an unpredictability and fragility that seems to mirror Pansy’s character. In the course of his work on “Peterloo,” Yershon came up with the sound of high bassoon and alto flute in unison. As a result, he had a very limited pitch range in which he could write. This permitted the non-diegetic score to reflect with the film’s folksong-oriented diegetic music. One prominent use of diegetic music is “In Praise of the Weavers,” sung by Dorothy Atkinson as a poor woman hoping for better times. Fittingly, as the protesters of Manchester set out to fight for their rights in the local market square, the melody is played again, this time by the orchestra as a piece of non-diegetic music. For “Two Thousand Years,” the National Theatre afforded Yershon the budget for just two instruments. In order to pay tribute to the Jewish element of the story, the composer developed several Klezmer-like pieces. With a slightly larger budget for “Grief,” Yershon was able to choose three instruments – viola, double-bass and vibraphone – to capture the somber atmosphere of the play. His concert piece “Ready for Anything” is dedicated to Mike Leigh. The 61st CD-release of Caldera Records features a detailed booklet text by Stephan Eicke and elegant artwork by Luis Miguel Rojas. The CD was mastered by Richard Moore and produced by Stephan Eicke and Gary Yershon. C6061 Music Composed by Gary Yershon Album Produced Produced by Stephan Eicke, Gary Yershon Executive Producers for Caldera Records: John Elborg, Stephan Eicke Album Art Direction and Design by Luis Miguel Rojas Hard Truths 1. Opening Credits (1:12) 2. To Work (0:49) 3. At Work – Streets (0:56) 4. Visitors (2:11) 5. Please (1:36) 6. Eros (1:53) 7. End Credits (5:14) Peterloo 8. In Praise of The Weavers (2:05) 9. Heading Home – Onwards – The Road to Manchester (1:55) 10. From the Mill (0:50) 11. The Market (0:45) 12. Mail Coach (0:40) 13. Across the Moors (1:42) 14. Middleton (1:04) 15. To the Fields (1:07) 16. Aftermath (7:04) Grief 17. Monday Morning, October (0:29) 18. Saturday Afternoon, November (0:35) 19. November, Evening (0:43) 20. Weekday Afternoon, December (0:50) 21. A Few Days Before Christmas (0:47) 22. Christmas Day (0:41) 23. September Mayhem (1:38) Two Thousand Years 24. Overture (0:48) 25. Restrained (0:45) 26. They’re Home (1:26) 27. Say Something (0:40) 28. Scene Change Act Two (1:02) 29. Dave Arrives (0:45) 30. Ready For Anything (8:56) For more information and sound clips, please visit our homepage: https://www.caldera-records.com/hard-truths

C6039 Caldera Records is proud to present Andrew Dickson’s music for Mike Leigh’s films “Vera Drake” and “All or Nothing”. “All or Nothing” tells the story of a family whose members spend their days working at essential and yet low-paid jobs. Penny, played by Lesley Manville, is the main breadwinner as a cashier in a supermarket. Her partner Phil, played by Timothy Spall, drives a cab around town after years of unemployment due to his crippling depression. Living in a council flat with their two children Rachel (Alison Garland) and Rory (a young James Corden), Penny and Phil have resigned themselves to their life on the treadmill. With his music, written for violin, viola, double bass, flute, bass flute and two guitars, Dickson chose to enhance the somewhat desolate nature of some of the characters. Although “All or Nothing” was well-received critically, it is Mike Leigh’s most underappreciated film as it stands in the shadow of the director’s next work, “Vera Drake”. Vera Drake (Imelda Staunton) is a cleaner in post-war Britain, while her husband Stan (Phil Davis) works in a garage. Although they don’t have much money, they are optimistic. Having survived – and won – the Second World War, things were looking up for the United Kingdom. The worst seemed to be behind it. However, Vera keeps a secret from their family that eventually threatens to destroy their bond. At the Venice Film Festival, “Vera Drake” won the prize for Best Film before it was nominated for eleven BAFTAs, one Golden Globe and three Oscars. While it is hailed as one of Leigh’s major works, it is also the crowning opus of Andrew Dickson’s film career. By then, he and the director had already worked together for more than 20 years. For the first time in their films, Dickson and Leigh decided to use a choir. For the folk-like main theme of the film, Dickson used the germ of a sinister song about a fairground he had written previously and which had been performed by a 15-year old P.J. Harvey, a Mercury Prize-winning singer with whom Dickson performed in his local band in Bridport. Also included on this CD are selection from Andrew Dickson’s scores for “Someone Else’s America’ and “Oublie-Moi”. The 39th CD-release of Caldera Records – a world premiere – features a detailed booklet-text by Stephan Eicke and elegant artwork by Luis Miguel Rojas. The CD was mastered by Richard Moore and produced by Stephan Eicke and John Elborg. Music Composed by Andrew Dickson Album Produced by Stephan Eicke Executive Producers for Caldera Records: John Elborg, Stephan Eicke All or Nothing 1. Opening (4:31) 2. Alone Again (1:00) 3. Emergency (1:42) 4. Phil is on His Way (0:23) 5. The Long Day’s Journey Into Night (2:56) 6. End Credits (3:52) Vera Drake 7. Opening (1:54) 8. On a Cold Morning (0:43) 9. Cleaning (0:53) 10. It Will Come Away (0:59) 11. Ethel and Reg (0:47) 12. Tea is Brewing (0:31) 13. Happy Family (0:38) 14. A New Day at Work (0:41) 15. The Walls Are Closing in (0:33) 16. Vera is Being Taken Away (0:43) 17. A Night in the Cell (0:48) 18. Sentencing (0:52) 19. End Credits (3:07) 20.-27. Someone Else’s America (14:37) 28.-31. Oublie-Moi (7:47) Bonus: 32. Audio Commentary by Andrew Dickson (8:05) Listen to a 5 min clip here: https://soundcloud.com/alderaecords/vera-drake-andrew-dickson For more information, please visit: http://caldera-records.com/portfolio/vera-drake/

C6034 Caldera Records is proud to present a selection of Andrew Dickson’s music for Mike Leigh’s films, most notably “Naked” from 1993. Mike Leigh is one of the most revered film-makers in British cinema. Over a span of nearly 50 years, he has garnered 7 Oscar nominations, 14 BAFTA nominations (winning four), a Palme d’Or, a Golden Lion, and countless other prestigious awards. He had already shot “Bleak Moments” and several BBC productions when, in 1981, he met Andrew Dickson. Their collaboration would become one of the most fruitful ones between composers and directors: For “Meantime,” broadcast in 1983, Dickson chose to use a tack piano and a saxophone. The composer has always liked the idea of different instruments representing different people, and piano and saxophone somehow seemed perfect for a film about two brothers in a housing project. His music for “High Hopes” with its prominent use of blues harmonica, recorder, viola and bass won Dickson the European Film Award in 1989 – and deservedly so. But, undoubtedly, their most well-known film is “Naked”, a raw and painful portrait of a young man (played by David Thewlis in a career-defining performance) wandering through London’s night life. “Naked” is a relentless score, driven by a recurring ostinato played on harp. The music is as relentless as the character of Johnny, driving him forward, onward, downward. Like “Naked,” “Secrets & Lies” is in an incredibly rich film, giving Dickson a lot to draw on. His music, composed for strings and brass, is heart-rending and yet far from being sentimental. Andrew Dickson’s music for Mike Leigh’ films has never been released commercially in any format, despite several attempts by various labels. Thanks to the support of both Mike Leigh and Andrew Dickson, we were able to finally license selected cues for this unique compilation, the 34th CD-release of Caldera Records. This world premiere features a detailed booklet-text by Stephan Eicke and elegant artwork by Luis Miguel Rojas. The CD was mastered by Richard Moore and produced by Stephan Eicke and John Elborg. Music Composed by Andrew Dickson Album Produced by Stephan Eicke Executive Producers for Caldera Records: John Elborg, Stephan Eicke Meantime 1. End Credits (3:20) High Hopes 2. Suite (11:15) Naked 3. Opening Titles (3:56) 4. Tribal Initiation (0:30) 5. On a Cold, Grim Night (1:49) 6. The Mysteries of His Trade (1:22) 7. The Party’s Over (2:40) 8. Jeremy is Angry (0:44) 9. Friendly Visit (0:44) 10. Brian in the Window (1:31) 11. Sneaking Out (0:56) 12. Taking a Bath (0:39) 13. Blank It All Out (2:38) 14. Johnny Returns Home (0:43) 15. Bad Quartet (1:24) 16. Sandra (0:45) 17. More Heartbreak (0:47) 18. Escape to Nowhere (2:08) 19. End Credits (1:36) Secrets & Lies 20. Opening Credits (0:31) 21. Burial/Wedding Photos (1:52) 22. Office of Population Censuses and Surveys (1:46) 23. Maurice and Monica (1:22) 24. I’ll Be Thinking Of You (1:42) 25. A Night Out (1:12) 26. End Credits (2:21) Bonus: 27. Interview with Mike Leigh (6:07) Listen to a 5 min clip here: https://soundcloud.com/alderaecords/naked-andrew-dickson For more information, please visit: http://caldera-records.com/portfolio/naked/gallery/soundtracks/