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Wikipedia article
'"Left Bank Two"' is a jazz music piece of De Wolfe library music for vibraphone, double bass, acoustic guitar and brushed drums composed by Wayne Hill[https://www.dewolfemusic.com/search.php?id=451870&code=QHTSzf Wayne Hill at De Wolfe Music] in 1963 and performed by the Noveltones, a group of session musicians from the Netherlands. The session was directed by Dutch musician and studio manager Frans Mijts.[https://www.discogs.com/The-Noveltones-Left-Bank-One/release/4371478 'Left Bank One' label details, Discogs] In the United Kingdom, it was used in "The Gallery" sequence during the children's television programme 'Vision On', in which the art sent into the programme by young viewers was displayed, and subsequently in the equivalent segment in early series of 'Take Hart', a programme presented by Tony Hart, formerly a co-presenter of 'Vision On'.
The recording was issued as a 10-inch single by De Wolfe in 1964 as the B-side of the title 'Left Bank One'[https://www.discogs.com/The-Noveltones-Left-Bank-One/release/4371478 DW 2846] and re-issued as a 7-inch single during the 1970s (with 'Left Bank Two' as the A-side)[https://www.discogs.com/The-Noveltones-Left-Bank-Two/release/1053684 DWSR/100] to tie in with the popularity of 'Vision On'. 'Left Bank One' is a similar vibraphone-led instrumental with guitar vamping, brushes for backing, and a similar tempo, but is a completely different composition.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD7GEivr2Tc 'Left Bank One' - The Noveltones]
Library music by Wayne Hill was also used for the theme tune of the ATV television show 'The Power Game' (19651969), the startup music for Ulster Television (titled "The Antrim Road")[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RM8cE-nwiE UTV Startup Music] and some film soundtracks.[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0384757/ IMDb][https://atuneadayblogdotcom.wordpress.com/2013/06/29/the-noveltones-left-bank-two-1963/ The Noveltones: 'Left Bank Two' (1963), from 'atuneaday'] The Noveltones name was also used for a number of other De Wolfe recordings.[https://www.discogs.com/artist/276797-The-Noveltones The Noveltones: Discography]
In popular culture
The track was used as background music in the 2008 PlayStation 3 video game 'LittleBigPlanet' and used again in 'LittleBigPlanet 2', the latter as an 8-bit version of the track. The piece has been used in a number of adverts, including for Volkswagen, Castrol Oil and Trago Mills.
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