Went the Day Well?

music for the film

General Information – Instrumentation – Manuscript – Publication – Arrangements – Recordings

General Information:

Composition:
Probably between September and October. 1942. Partly orchestrated by Roy Douglas, between 19–24 September 1942.

Film First Shown:
Sunday, 1 November 1942. The London Pavilion, London.

Film Personnel:
Director: Alberto Cavalcanti
Producer: Michael Balcon
Screenplay: Graham Greene
Cast: Leslie Banks, Valerie Taylor, Marie Lohr, Elizabeth Allan, Thora Hird
Musicians: London Philharmonic Orchestra, Ernest Irving conductor.
Studio: Ealing Studios

Alternate Title:
The film was shown in the United States as Forty-Eight Hours.

Craggs Catalogue Number:
C47

Instrumentation:

Walton's exact instrumentation is unknown.

Manuscript:

The private collection of Stewart Craggs. Sketch of a march for the main titles. A gift from the orchestrator, Roy Douglas.

There is no known surviving complete or orchestrated score.

Publication:

This music was never published.

Arrangements:

A Wartime Sketchbook, arranged by Christopher Palmer, 1990.

Recordings:

Apart from the film, this music has only been recorded in the arrangement listed above.

WilliamWalton.net – Catalogue of Works – Film Music