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5 things you should know about Malcolm Arnold 5 things you should know about Malcolm Arnold Here are five things you need to know about Malcolm Arnold, the British musician behind some of the most beautiful film scores around British composer Sir Malcolm Arnold was a legendary musician in his time, known primarily for his beautiful film scores. This year marks the centenary of the composer’s birth, and to celebrate, Cheltenham Music Festival will be screening two of his most beloved films The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958) and Whistle Down the Wind (1961). Here are five things you should know about the legendary composer. ....
British composer and trumpeter Malcolm Arnold in 1961 Credit: Erich Auerbach/Getty Images Great anniversaries are an opportunity to give a moment in the sun to cultural figures whom we have forgotten or underappreciate, so it was just as well that it was poor old Beethoven whose 250th birthday celebrations last year were derailed by a pandemic; he hardly needs a boost to his reputation. The same is not true of Sir Malcolm Arnold, born 100 years ago this year and considered, by the authorities at least, of such little significance that part of his archive – from the seven years when his mental illness was so bad that he was made a ward of court – is threatened with destruction by imbeciles at the Ministry of Justice. Arnold was an extremely difficult man and had a troubled life; but he was a great composer, however one measures such things. ....