EastEnders in minor key to accompany Pat's Exit - January 2012
Simon was commissioned by Executive Producer Bryan Kirkwood to compose and perform a new variation of Julia's Theme to accompany the final episode of Pat Evans played by actress Pam St Clement. The episode was screened on New Year's Day 2012 and received a very emotional feedback from the critics and viewers.
Pat's Theme features a piano and no other instruments. It was also used as the opening theme to a documentary show EastEnders: Farewell Pat that aired on BBC 1 on 2nd January.
This is the first time ever that the EastEnders Theme has been played in the minor key :(
'Kindness' debut album 'World You Need A Change Of Mind' includes one of the lead tracks 'Anyone Can Fall In Love'. - March 2012
Adam Bainbridge lead singer of new band Kindness has recorded a new and very original version of the EastEnders song 'Anyone Can Fall In Love'.
Metro March 19: “Anyone Can Fall In Love is a spaced-out ethereal warp of Anita Dobson's 1986 take on the EastEnders' theme tune, which might sound too tiresomely hiptser-ironic for words, but is actually as joyfully gorgeous as it is shamelessly uncool.”
Sunday Times March 25: "This is a remarkable electro-dub version of Anita's '86 hit 'Anyone Can Fall In Love'. A foundation-threatening bassline and a fantastic synth part team up for what must surely be the least likely underground smash of the year.”
March 26: itunes single of the week
‘’We Love Who We Love’ - written by Simon May & Don Black released on Dave Willetts new album in May 2012
Once In A Lifetime' by Dave Willetts is released on Stagedoor Records on the 28th May 2012.
For over 25 years, Dave Willetts has been one of the UK's leading theatre musical stars. Dave has been praised by critics and contemporaries alike for his worldwide performances in some of the most renowned musicals of our time.
The album features 16 unreleased recordings. The lead track is a stunning composition by Simon May and Don Black entitled 'We Love Who We Love', recorded in 1995 for the television pilot 'Duet'. The track features vocals by US singing star Carol Woods (Stepping Out, Blues In The Night, Across The Universe).
To view the promo video of ‘We Love Who We Love’ and for more details
