Classical Rock

Publishers with Music Libraries, or Production Music Libraries

as they are now known, commissioned composers to write

music specifically for this media. At that time, the Publishers

were all members of a Licensing Society, and the Library

music could thus be made available at affordable rates.

Library Music did provide - and still does - a great variety

of musical compositions not available on commercial records.

Amongst the best known of these are some members of

the bands Soft Machine and Curved Air, and Anthony Phillips,

co-founder of Genesis. Kevin Peek a major session musician

and member of classical/rock band Sky also recorded many

pieces of music for both film and TV. Many of these Library

recordings had only a limited release at the time, making

them quite rare and very collectable for the fans of a particular

artist.

Daryl Way will be best known as the founder member of

British progressive rock band Curved Air. With them Daryl

recorded a number of best selling albums and also a hit

single with back Street Luv. He was also the founder of

another post Curved Air band in the seventies called Wolf.

Daryl has recorded a number of solo albums and is a

member of the re formed Curved Air.

Classical Rock is an album of pieces recorded for film and

television and reflects both the classical and rock elements

of his composing and playing. It goes without saying that

fans of Curved Air will also be interested in this instrumental

album.