Jazz Articles about Francis Monkman

Francis Monkman: The Long Good Friday OST

by Roger Farbey
July 1, 2016

Not merely one of the best films of the 1970s, The Long Good Friday was arguably one of the best and most exciting British movies of the twentieth century. Aside from the acting, in which its stars, Bob Hoskins, Eddie Constantine, and Helen Mirren gave stellar performances, the soundtrack by ex-Curved Air keyboardist Francis Monkman was simply superb. As was common practice 45 years ago, the original soundtrack was released in mono, but up until now a commercial stereo version ...