The Silent World of Hector Mann
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The Silent World of Hector Mann is a 2010 album by Duke Special
, featuring songs inspired by the character of Hector Mann from Paul Auster
's 2002 novel The Book of Illusions
, each song inspired by one of the silent movies the character appeared in, written by Special or a songwriter of his acquaintance. It was released both on its own and as part of a box set entitled The Stage, A Book And The Silver Screen, which also includes Mother Courage and Her Children
and the Huckleberry Finn EP
.
Duke Special
Duke Special, real name Peter Wilson, is a songwriter and performer based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. A piano-based songwriter with a romantic style and a warm, distinctly accented voice, he has a distinctive look, with his long dreadlocks, eyeliner and outfits he describes as "hobo chic"...
, featuring songs inspired by the character of Hector Mann from Paul Auster
Paul Auster
Paul Benjamin Auster is an American author known for works blending absurdism, existentialism, crime fiction and the search for identity and personal meaning in works such as The New York Trilogy , Moon Palace , The Music of Chance , The Book of Illusions and The Brooklyn Follies...
's 2002 novel The Book of Illusions
The Book of Illusions
The Book of Illusions is a novel by American writer Paul Auster, published in 2002.-Plot introduction:Set in the late 1980s, the story is written from the perspective of David Zimmer, a university professor who, after losing his wife and children in a plane crash, falls into a routine of depression...
, each song inspired by one of the silent movies the character appeared in, written by Special or a songwriter of his acquaintance. It was released both on its own and as part of a box set entitled The Stage, A Book And The Silver Screen, which also includes Mother Courage and Her Children
Mother Courage and Her Children (album)
Mother Courage and her Children is a 2010 album by Duke Special, featuring the songs he wrote and performed for the National Theatre's 2009 production of Berthold Brecht's play Mother Courage and Her Children...
and the Huckleberry Finn EP
Huckleberry Finn EP
Huckleberry Finn is a 2010 EP by Duke Special, featuring songs composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Maxwell Anderson from an unfinished musical based on Mark Twain's novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn...
.
Track listing
- Hearth and Home (Ronnie Mintor)
- Wanda, Darling of the Jockey Club (Neil HannonNeil HannonNeil Hannon is a Northern Irish singer and songwriter, best known as the creator and frontman of the chamber pop group The Divine Comedy. The band's official website even goes so far as to say, "The Divine Comedy is Neil Hannon," and Hannon is quoted in an interview as saying, "The Divine Comedy...
) - Jumping Jacks (Ed HarcourtEd HarcourtEd Harcourt is an English singer-songwriter. To date, he has released five studio albums, two EPs, and thirteen singles. His debut album, Here Be Monsters, was nominated for the 2001 Mercury Prize...
) - Mister Nobody (Duke SpecialDuke SpecialDuke Special, real name Peter Wilson, is a songwriter and performer based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. A piano-based songwriter with a romantic style and a warm, distinctly accented voice, he has a distinctive look, with his long dreadlocks, eyeliner and outfits he describes as "hobo chic"...
) - Tango Tangle (Ben CastleBen CastleBen Castle is a British jazz musician, the son of the late television actor and entertainer Roy Castle . He placed first in the Jazz category of the 2003 International Songwriting Competition with his song "The Heckler"....
) - You'll be Detective (Clare Muldaur Manchon)
- Double or Nothing (Phil Wilkinson)
- Country Weekend (Paul Pilot)
- Old Folks and Cow Pokes (Réa Curran)
- The Prop Man (Thomas TruaxThomas TruaxThomas Truax is an American songwriter, performer, and inventor of experimental musical instruments currently residing in London, England.-Biography:...
) - Scandal (Pete Noback)
- Teller's Tale (Matt Hales)