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P. T. BARNUM – Hummie Mann

September 12, 2000 Leave a comment

P.T. Barnum is the first movie in the Hallmark Entertainment series not to have its music released on CD. Quite why this should be the case is unknown because, by and large, it is one of the best scores written for the excellent string of TV films and mini-series that have included Merlin, Moby Dick, Noah’s Ark, Animal Farm, Alice In Wonderland and Durango. The music for P.T. Barnum was written by Canadian composer Hummie Mann, whose work in Hollywood to date has mostly been limited to writing Mel Brooks comedies, small-scale features and undertaking orchestration duties for Marc Shaiman and others. Read more…