Persuasion 2007

The ITV/Masteripiece TV movie of Persuasion came out in 2007 in the UK and 2008 in the US as part of a Jane Austen trio along with Northanger Abbey and Mansfield Park, each one being 90 minutes. The challenge was adapting this down to size and choosing to focus on the main protagonists and their feelings, particular Anne as she shares her feelings to the audience through journal writing and looking into the camera. The composer, Martin Phipps, is known for several other period dramas including Sense and Sensibility that came out in the same year. He prefers a more modern and minimalistic approach to music, echoing the feelings of characters instead of trying to set it in the Regency era. That being said, he still focuses on using the piano and a smaller group of string instruments as the primary accompaniment, like many other Austen adaptations. Since the music is not available, I tried to record several bits myself as a musical reference throughout this episode. 

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