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Did Tara Fitzgerald play the flugelhorn?
Stunning Tara Fitzgerald had to blow her own trumpet in her latest movie. The film tells the story of a local pit and brass band threatened by closure. For her scenes, Tara has to play the flugelhorn, which was even trickier than it sounds – because she wasn’t sure what sort of instrument that was.
Is brassed off a true story?
Greater world fame came to the band in 1995 with the filming of Brassed Off! The true story of Grimethorpe and its famous band gave him his vehicle and Brassed Off was the result. The film is set in the fictional mining town of Grimley where the local pit is rumoured to be under threat of closure.
Did Brassed Off win any awards?
César Award for Best Foreign Film
London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actor of the YearGerman Film Award for Best Foreign Film
Brassed Off/Awards
What does brassed out mean?
British, informal. : annoyed and unhappy feeling a bit brassed off.
What is a brassy woman?
showing disapprovala brassy woman is one who you think talks too loudly, seems too confident, and wears clothes that are bright and do not have much style. Synonyms and related words.
What was the name of the flugelhorn in the movie Brassed Off?
The world famous Concierto De Aranjuez arranged for Flugelhorn and recorded by yours truly. This piece came to prominence in the movie “Brassed Off” where it was colloquially known as “Concerto De Orange Juice”. Note: The video and sound don’t match up in places as I re-recorded the sound after making a few mistakes in the first take.
Where was the film Brassed Off flugel solo filmed?
Just a bit of inside info about the performance in Brassed off. The sound track for the film was recorded at EMI’s Abbey Road Studios (the famous ones where the Beatles recorded all their records).
Who was the Concierto in the movie Brassed Off?
The world famous Concierto De Aranjuez arranged for Flugelhorn and recorded by yours truly. This piece came to prominence in the movie “Brassed Off” where it…
Who was the actor who played orange juice in Brassed Off?
Who played orange juice in Brassed Off? Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez. For a work as seemingly Spanish as Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez, it initially seems bizarre that many people’s first encounter with it is forever linked to the fictional Yorkshire town of Grimley. But the concerto’s use in the 1996 film Brassed Off!