Who wrote the music for the 1948 film 'Scott of the Antarctic'?
Scott of the Antarctic (film) though some pre-war stock footage from Graham Land may have been used. The film was made in Technicolor. The script was by Ivor Montagu, Walter Meade and the novelist Mary Hayley Bell, Mills' wife. The film is also known for its score by Ralph Vaughan Williams that was later reworked into his "Sinfonia antartica". The film is largely faithful to the real events of the ill-fated polar trek, with emphasis on the stoic character of Scott and the hostility of the Antarctic environment. Captain Scott is given the men, but not the funds, to go on a second expedition to
Scott of the Antarctic (film) diary, an omission that was rediscovered long after the film was produced. Given that some of the real expedition members were still alive at the time of filming and were consulted, the film documents the causes for the tragedy as they were seen at the time (1948). These causes are alluded to discreetly throughout the film: The film was chosen for a Royal Command Performance in 1949. "Scott of the Antarctic" was the third most popular film at the British box office in 1949. The film also performed well at the box office in Japan. "Scott of the Antarctic" was