MUSIC FOR THE LEGEND OF WILLIAM TELL AND THE ADVENTURES OF SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON

Part of the fascination of "The Legend of William Tell" and "The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson" is due to the wonderful music of composer Simon May. To my knowledge, no soundtrack for either show is available.

Simon May won a choral scholarship to Cambridge University where he took a degree in modern languages. He went on to teach German, French and music for eight years at Kingston Grammar School before leaving to become a full-time composer following the commercial success of his first stage musical, 'Smike'. There have now been more than 10,000 performances of this show all over the world by school and youth drama groups.

Simon May has received numerous awards and nominations for his music, including an Ivor Novello Award for 'Every Loser Wins' and three TRIC Awards for Best TV Theme for 'EastEnders', 'Howard's Way' and 'Trainer'.

Simon May's credits include:

Films
The Dawning, Irish drama (starring Hugh Grant, Anthony Hopkins and Jean Simmons)
Caught in the Act (starring Sara Crowe)

TV Drama
EastEnders, Howard's Way, Trainer, Eldorado, The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson (CLT/Disney Channel), Adventures of Enid Blyton (Channel 5), Secrets of Enid Blyton (Channel 5), The Legend of William Tell (Channel 5), The Tribe (Channel 5),
William Shatner's A Twist In The Tale

TV Themes
Don't Try This At Home (LWT), Food & Drink (BBC2/Bazal), Holiday Programme (BBC1), ITV Olympic Theme (Thames), Pet Rescue (Channel 4/Bazal), Russ Abbott Show (BBC1), Television Weekly (Meridian/Topical), Testing Testing (Meridian/Topical), The Really Useful Show (BBC1), Turnstile (Channel 5)

TV Documentaries
Castaway 2000 (BBC1), Great Estates (Channel 4/Bazal), Jobs For The Girls (BBC1), Lion Country (BBC1/Bazal), Paramedics (BBC1), People (BBC1), The Trial of James Earl Ray (HBO/CH4), City Hospital (BBC1/Topical TV), The Vet (BBC1), Animal SOS
(Carlton/Bazal), Body Spies (BBC1/Bazal), Hampton Court (Channel 4/Bazal), Health Farm (BBC1), Lakesiders (BBC1/Hart-Ryan), Seaworld (Channel 5)

Hit Songs
Always There - Martin Webb
Anyone Can Fall In Love - Anita Dobson
Born With A Smile On My Face - Stephanie de Sykes
Every Loser Wins - Nick Berry (No.1 UK Charts)
Howard's Way - Simon May Orchestra
I'm In Love - Ruby Turner
More Than In Love - Kate Robbins
More To Life - Cliff Richard
Summer Of My Life - Simon May

Source: http://www.britishacademy.com/members/may.htm
Used with permission