The Hunting Of The Snark Royal Albert Hall 1987 - Upscaled to 1080p / Restored
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The wonderful 1987 production of Hunting of the Snark, by Mike Batt based on the Lewis Carroll tale. Much loved by myself, sadly the highest quality versions available are starting to show their
age, even though clearly well restored from tape to DVD originally.
This has been upscaled from the DVD version of the original release, initially using some machine-learning for noise reduction and antialiasing. The close-up shots are massively improved in places; the full face sections with Billy, Deniece and Roger look particually good in my opinion, some shots of John really show the deep-fake tech... however the wide shots suffer due to lighting and resolution restrictions, and would benefit from a lot of softening/defocus (especially noticable in the moire patterns produced by the stripey-shirts in the first 3 minutes.)
There are artifacts, and occasionally cartoony looking parts which I quite like.
One of the main 50hz theatre spots/banks is perfectly out of phase with the 25fps video recording, so you do get a flickering red/white-cast on alternate frames in brightly lit scenes, havent found an easy way to resolve this and they are amplified by the other improvements.
The colours/whitebalance/contrast etc has all been tweaked, but I've attempted to keep the rich technicolor look while making some of the skin tones slightly more natural, a three-strip colour correction was used to keep the traditional look (but made it a bit too red). Additionally giving the whole video a slight film-grain and a bit of glow/ to give more of a cinematic look (and cover some of the artifacts produced by the upscaling and sharpening processes.)
I've also given the audio a little boost and kick in the 4ks and other places to get a little more life out of it, but remains mostly unchanged.
All rights etc belong to Mike Batt/Dramatico (SOLAR Music Rights Management, Sony ATV Publishing) - If Mike wants it removed, it will softly and suddenly vanish away...
0:23 - Start.
2:41 - Beginning of John Hurt's narration.
4:17 - Children of the Sky (Mike Batt).
5:26 - Midge Ure's solo.
7:52 - The Bellman's Speech (Billy Connolly).
8:58 - The Bellman's Speech - Friends, Romans and countrymen (Billy Connolly).
12:29 - The Escapade - Instrumental Section (I don't know who's playing first-violin here, it's great!).
13:18 - The Escapade (Deniece Williams).
16:55 - The Escapade - The Baker (Julian Lennon).
17:32 - The Escapade - The Butcher (Justin Hayward).
18:44 - The Escapade - The Beaver (Deniece Williams).
20:19 - Midnight Smoke - Narration.
22:30 - Midnight Smoke (Julian Lennon).
25:04 - Midnight Smoke (Nice solo by Midge Ure).
27:28 - The Snooker Song - Narration (John Hurt).
27:56 - The Snooker Song (Captain Sensible).
31:06 - The Pig Must Die - Narration.
31:21 - The Pig Must Die (Roger Daultry).
34:29 - The Pig Must Die - Narration.
36:17 - The Beaver's Lesson - Narration.
36:51 - The Beaver's Lesson (Justin Hayward/Deniece Williams).
37:47 - The Beaver's lesson - Dance (Janet Smith/Robert North).
40:23 - A Delicate Combination (Deniece Williams/Justin Hayward).
41:30 - As Long As The Moon Can Shine (Justin Hayward).
46:15 - As Long As The Moon Can Shine - narration.
46:41 - Dancing Towards Disaster (Deniece William).
48:36 - Dancing Towards Disaster - Tapdance.
50:36 - The Vanishing - Instrumental section.
52:44 - The Vanishing (Julian Lennon).
53:38 - The Snark!
55:07 - The Twist!
55:55 - The Vanishing - Hope (Deniece Williams NOT as the beaver)
59:15 - Applause and credits
1:01:07 - Like and subscribe!
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0:23 - Start. 2:41 - Beginning of John Hurt's narration. 4:17 - Children of the Sky (Mike Batt). 5:26 - Midge Ure's solo. 7:52 - The Bellman's Speech (Billy Connolly). 8:58 - The Bellman's Speech - Friends, Romans and Countrymen (Billy Connolly). 12:29 - The Escapade - Instrumental Section (I don't know who's playing first-violin here, it's great!). 13:18 - The Escapade (Deniece Williams). 16:55 - The Escapade - The Baker (Julian Lennon). 17:32 - The Escapade - The Butcher (Justin Hayward). 18:44 - The Escapade - The Beaver (Deniece Williams). 20:19 - Midnight Smoke - Narration. 22:30 - Midnight Smoke (Julian Lennon). 25:04 - Midnight Smoke (Nice solo by Midge Ure). 27:28 - The Snooker Song - Narration (John Hurt). 27:56 - The Snooker Song (Captain Sensible). 31:06 - The Pig Must Die - Narration. 31:21 - The Pig Must Die (Roger Daultry). 34:29 - The Pig Must Die - Narration. 36:17 - The Beaver's Lesson - Narration. 36:51 - The Beaver's Lesson (Justin Hayward/Deniece Williams). 37:47 - The Beaver's lesson - Dance (Janet Smith/Robert North). 40:23 - A Delicate Combination (Deniece Williams/Justin Hayward). 41:30 - As Long As The Moon Can Shine (Justin Hayward). 46:15 - As Long As The Moon Can Shine - narration. 46:41 - Dancing Towards Disaster (Deniece William). 48:36 - Dancing Towards Disaster - Tapdance. 50:36 - The Vanishing - Instrumental section. 52:44 - The Vanishing (Julian Lennon). 53:38 - The Snark! 55:55 - The Vanishing - Hope (Deniece Williams NOT as the beaver) 59:15 - Applause and credits 1:01:07 - Like and subscribe!
Mike Batt is an underrated musical genius who can turn his hand to every musical genre and deliver it with passion, skill and unsurpassed talent. He has a real skill in writing beautiful melodies and his tasteful use of incorporating almost classical influences into his work make him a very unique songwriter and musician. He is probably best remembered for the Wombles and their very clever and sometimes beautiful songs but he wisely took ownership of the Wombles and their associated music. Long live Mike Batt and great respect from me
I discovered this epic music a few days ago when I found the vinyl record at my local store. Thanks for the upload of the show.
@njones420
3 ай бұрын
good find...has a couple of different tracks/artists on the studio-version.
Imprinted into my memory as a young child. I thank you. "Children of the Sky" will always ring strong for me. For all those involved in this production I sincerely thank you.
One of the greatest gatherings of superbly talented artists . The Result was stunning. This upgrade in vision and sound is breathtaking. I still have the recordings on tape and every other back up I could muster to preserve a vision and talent of such incredible artists , all of them from the individuals to orchestras to those who recorded it. What a moment in time this concert was. Treasure it, enjoy it, play it and play it, good for you in these troubled times, What a gift I was given.
@njones420
2 жыл бұрын
I couldn't agree more!! Thanks for the comment, my only existing copy was on VHS recorded from TV 30+ years ago. Mike Batt only lives 5mins away from me, so was hoping one day he might comment and be able to source a better original recording. Would love to do a 4K version. If you don't have one, you should grab a signed HOTS folio from him...they're obscenely reasonably priced.
Thank you so much for doing this. I've only just found this 1080p version today, almost 2 years from the day it was posted, and almost 36 years to the day of this performance. I was there ! Absolutely love it. An amazing performance an amazing soundtrack.
@njones420
6 ай бұрын
Thanks Cliff, I enjoyed your bellman too ;)
One of the few things I really regret not seeing live.
@njones420
Жыл бұрын
Same!
So many gr8 childhood memories are tied up with this production 🎭🤩🎭 Thanks 4️⃣ posting this 😁👌
@njones420
10 ай бұрын
Most Welcome!
@davidandersen1053
9 ай бұрын
@@njones420👍🤩👍
This 'cassette' somehow came into my possession in 1987/88 I always loved it and played it all the time until it just wore away - It was wonderful to hear it again - Thank you for sharing it, Isabelle
GREAT Job! Thank you very much!
@njones420
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
27:55 Snooker Song
@njones420
Жыл бұрын
Thanks...I'll add chapters/timestamps when I get a chance :)