| Capital City Film documentary |
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| Date of composition | February 1973 |
| Opus number | (No opus number) |
| Type of work | Music for a film or documentary |
| Duration | 8 mins |
| Musical forces | Piccolo/Flute, Oboe/English Horn, Horn/Clarinet/Bass Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon, Two Violins, Viola, Cello, Piano and Percussion |
| Commissioner | Antony Barrier Productions Ltd |
| Writer | Wilfred Greatorex |
| Producer | Antony Barrier |
| Director | Richard Taylor, Carl Thomson |
| Recording session | 16th March 1973 |
| Session information | Recorded at IBC Recording Studios by students of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, conducted by the composer |
| Publication status | Manuscript |
| Archive location | British Film Institute (BFI) |
| Archive contents | |
| Notes | A 28-minute film in 16mm and 35mm sponsored by the Corporation of the City of London; 35mm version launched at seven major ABC cinemas in London in conjunction with the feature film, The Sting, 17th February 1974, followed by nationwide showing of this double bill |
| More info… | See the dedicated section about Capital City |
Here the music, scored for a larger group of instruments than is usual with this composer (11 compared with the usual 3–6), is mildly jazzy, and – in view of the film’s subject matter, the City of London – there are several quotations of well-known London tunes.