Blog: State Magazine

Duke Special cannot be accused of resting on his considerable laurels, with his latest project a highly ambitious triple-CD set, based around a play, a novel and a silent movie star. The Stage is the Duke-penned music for Bertold Brecht's 1939 classic anti-war play, Mother Courage And Her Children , which ran in London's National Theatre late last year. While it's difficult to assess its effectiveness without the accompanying visuals, it remains a powerful piece of work, and showcases Special's growing talent as a songwriter, with a stirring, fully orchestrated score, and songs [...]