Sherlock Holmes (Granada TV Series)

Label: Jay Records
Barcode: 5013929580640
Release Year: 2000
Country: Europe
Product Type: CD (New)
Score or Soundtrack: Score 
Composer: Patrick Gowers

The music of Sherlock Holmes (the Granada Television series, 1984–1994), starring Jeremy Brett as the definitive Holmes, was composed primarily by Patrick Gowers. His richly orchestrated score gave the series its distinctive Victorian atmosphere, blending period authenticity with dramatic flair. The famous main theme, introduced in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, uses strings, woodwinds, and solo violin to evoke both Holmes’s elegance and his restless intellect, while darker brass and percussion underscore Moriarty and the London underworld. Gowers expanded the musical palette across The Return of Sherlock Holmes, The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, often employing chamber ensembles and waltz-like motifs that echoed 19th-century salon music.

The Granada music stands alongside other iconic Holmes scores: Miklós Rózsa’s themes for The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (Billy Wilder, 1970), Bruce Broughton’s rousing work for Young Sherlock Holmes (1985), and Hans Zimmer’s bold, percussive style for Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes (2009). For television, Gowers’s work is often compared with Michael Price and David Arnold’s modern reinvention for BBC’s Sherlock starring Benedict Cumberbatch. The Granada score remains beloved by Holmes enthusiasts for its authenticity, atmosphere, and seamless integration into Victorian London’s foggy world.

Track Listing

221B Baker Street: Opening Theme – 0:47
Patrick Gowers

Elsie Cubitt – 3:54
Patrick Gowers

Libera Me – 4:13
Patrick Gowers

North By Ten And By Ten – 2:44
Patrick Gowers

Old Sherman's Dog Toby – 1:23
Patrick Gowers

Sutton's Nightmare – 3:34
Patrick Gowers

River Chase – 5:51
Patrick Gowers

The Death Of Sherlock Holmes – 5:23
Patrick Gowers

Irene Adler – 4:46
Patrick Gowers

Holmes In Europe – 1:24
Patrick Gowers

John Hector McFarlane And His Mother – 1:59
Patrick Gowers

Setting Out – 2:07
Patrick Gowers

Lucretia Venucci And Her Family – 3:43
Patrick Gowers

Mr. Henry Baker's Christmas – 2:10
Patrick Gowers

The Illustrious Lord Bellinger – 2:12
Patrick Gowers

On The Trail – 1:19
Patrick Gowers

Neville St. Clair's Nostalgia – 2:13
Patrick Gowers

The Bar Of Gold, Upper Swandam Lane – 4:06
Patrick Gowers

Baker Street Reunion – 1:48
Patrick Gowers

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