Debbie Wiseman is influenced by the past, but not constrained by it

Florence Lockheart
Tuesday, November 12, 2024

The first episode of Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, the hotly anticipated sequel to the BBC’s 2014 dramatisation of Hilary Mantel’s historical novel, premiered earlier this week. British composer Debbie Wiseman, who created the show’s famous score, explains how she captured the sound of Henry VIII’s court

(Image: BBC/Playground Entertainment/Nick Briggs)
(Image: BBC/Playground Entertainment/Nick Briggs)

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