{"id":7623,"date":"2021-12-02T11:55:33","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T10:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/?p=131638"},"modified":"2021-12-02T12:07:07","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T11:07:07","slug":"call-the-midwife-on-bbc-one-who-wrote-the-music-and-can-you-buy-or-stream-the-soundtrack","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/call-the-midwife-on-bbc-one-who-wrote-the-music-and-can-you-buy-or-stream-the-soundtrack\/","title":{"rendered":"Call The Midwife on BBC One: Who wrote the music and can you buy or stream the soundtrack?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Freya Parr\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 02 December 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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If ever a Sunday evening TV show might be prescribed as a healing balm, then it surely is the BBC\/PBS drama Call The Midwife<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The series began in 2012 and has since become one of British TV\u2019s most popular exports, thanks to its heart-melting stories about a band of midwives working in East London, initially in the 1950s but now well into the 1960s.<\/p>\n

The music for the series is written by London-based Italian composer Maurizio Malagnini<\/strong>, who picked up the reigns from composer Peter Salem (who wrote the main theme tune)<\/strong> from the fourth series. Since then he has supported the dramas and joys with highly emotional orchestral music (largely piano and strings).<\/p>\n

An episode of Call The Midwife<\/em><\/strong> wouldn\u2019t be complete without at least one great crescendo of uplifting joy as another new life if brought safely into the world \u2013 and often against the odds.<\/p>\n

Malagnini studied composition in Italy, continuing his studies in London at the Royal College of Music, where he is now a professor of screen composing. He is Emmy-nominated for his music for The Paradise<\/em>, and his music has recently been heard in the BBC\u2019s acclaimed drama The C Word<\/em> and ITV\u2019s lavish Peter and Wendy<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Can you buy the soundtrack for Call The Midwife?<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

An album of Malagnini\u2019s music for the series was released digitally in 2018 and is available to download, while an older soundtrack album of period songs and selections of music by original series composer Peter Salem was released on CD in 2012.<\/p>\n

You can buy the CD of the soundtrack from Amazon<\/strong><\/a>, or the individual tracks<\/strong><\/a>. The soundtrack is also available from HMV<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

You can buy the\u00a0Call the Midwife\u00a0<\/em>Christmas Album on the iTunes store<\/strong><\/a>, as well as a selection of other seasons\u2019 soundtracks.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Can you stream the soundtrack for Call The Midwife?<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Both the 2012 soundtrack album and the 2018 Maurizio Malagnini album are available to stream in all the usual places, including Spotify<\/strong><\/a> and Apple Music<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n