Tess is one of my favourite books - was a little disappointed at the job they made of it; but why oh why do these period productions seldom get the music right?
I can't remember a television play or film where the music worked, at least not since (John Tam's?????) superb work on the St Kilda film 'Ill Fares The Land' (before that it was Pasolini's 'The Canterbury Tales and The Arabian Nights) both of which featured genuine field recordings.
Jim Carroll