Which composer (1913 to 1976) wrote the music used in the 1936 GPO film 'Night Mail'?
Night Mail Night Mail Night Mail is a 1936 English documentary film directed and produced by Harry Watt and Basil Wright, and produced by the General Post Office (GPO) film unit. The 24-minute film documents the nightly postal train operated by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) from London to Glasgow and the staff who operate it. Narrated by John Grierson and Stuart Legg, the film ends with a "verse commentary" written by W. H. Auden to score by composer Benjamin Britten. The locomotive featured in the film is Royal Scot Class No. 6115 "Scots Guardsman". "Night Mail" premiered on 4
Night Mail Mail stamps depicting notable GPO Film Unit films. The opening line was sampled heavily by electronic musician Aphex Twin under his "AFX" moniker in the song "Nightmail 1", officially released by Warp in July 2017 as part of "orphans" digital EP. The copyright on the film expired after 50 years, but some sources assert that the W.H. Auden poem remains protected by copyright as a written piece. Sources Night Mail Night Mail is a 1936 English documentary film directed and produced by Harry Watt and Basil Wright, and produced by the General Post Office (GPO) film unit. The 24-minute film