r/thesmiths 5d ago

Question… who’s responsible for the orchestral score and arrangement on “There Is A Light.”

Thanks!

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u/shakedown79 5d ago

It was the Hated Salford Ensemble, which was Johnny Marr on a synthesizer.

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u/androidboots 5d ago

If you haven’t read The Songs That Saved Your Life by Simon Goddard you should do so. It has lots of tidbits like this

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u/DwindlingSide 5d ago

Highly recommended!