Paul McCartney pays tribute to composer Carl Davis
nme.comPaul McCartney has led tributes to composer Carl Davis, who died aged 86.Davis’ family announced last week (August 3) that the BAFTA-winning composer had died following a brain haemorrhage.Sharing a photo of the two sitting together at the piano, McCartney said of his friend and collaborator: “I was very sad to hear that my friend Carl Davis had passed away.“Carl and I wrote the ‘Liverpool Oratorio’ together.
It was my first full-length classical venture and I really enjoyed working with him to make it happen. I would show up at his house and we would start writing.“I would suggest an idea and he would write it down on the manuscript paper which made it easy for him to play the idea back to me and we progressed like that.
He was a very skilful and fun man to be with.”I was very sad to hear that my friend Carl Davis had passed away. Carl and I wrote the 'Liverpool Oratorio' together.
It was my first full-length classical venture and I really enjoyed working with him to make it happen. I would show up at his house and we would start writing.
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