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The song was written "in a couple of hours", [2] [1] credited to Pól and Ciarán Brennan. [n 1] Gerald Seymour, author of Harry's Game, originally wanted to use "Mhorag 's Na Horo Gheallaidh", a Scottish Gaelic song from Clannad's album Fuaim, but Clannad felt Irish-language lyrics would be more appropriate. [2]
Harry's Game is a British television drama mini-series made by Yorkshire Television for ITV in 1982, closely based on the 1975 novel Harry's Game by Gerald Seymour, a former journalist. [1] Apart from brief scenes, it is set in and around Belfast during the Troubles. Its lead actors were Ray Lonnen, Derek Thompson and Benjamin Whitrow. [2]
The track uses parts of Clannad's 1982 hit "Theme from Harry's Game" with both re-recorded and newly written lyrics. [2] It was released as a single in May 1999, reaching the number-six position on the UK Singles Chart and becoming a popular trance track in clubs across Europe.
"Hourglass / Theme from Harry's Game" is a double A-side single by Irish musical group Clannad. It was released in 1989 to promote their best-of Past Present . However, "Hourglass" does not appear on the Past Present album.
Magical Ring is the seventh album by Irish folk group Clannad, released in 1983.The album features the band's biggest hit single, "Theme from Harry's Game", which reached number 5 on the UK Singles Chart [2] and number 2 on the Irish Singles Chart. [3]
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They accepted an invitation to record the title music for Harry's Game, a three-part television drama depicting The Troubles in Northern Ireland, based on the novel of the same name by Gerald Seymour. Seymour suggested that the band record music for the show. [36] Ciarán, Pól, and Máire wrote "Theme from Harry's Game" in a few hours
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