Withnail's Theme

[brothermongrel]

they're selling hippie wigs in woolworths

[Seanklang]

Aye - it's sad and beautiful alright. And somehow makes me want to dance - a waltz of course - in the rain!!! Always hope....

[TURBODORK2]

the sadest ending ever, it has no hope . beautiful ending

[SuperBIGTEL]

@TURBODORK2

[Dannyvirk]

i feel sad....

[nosgothgbr]

Love this tune, so thanks for the upload. But why isn't 'Marwood walks' in here??

[Josiahsbay]

Not only is this one beautiful score ... it's from possibly the greatest movie ever made.

[ThorneAstor]

I heard this on BBC!!!

[TomthatiscalledTom]

If I see that sileage heap hanging about up here, I'll take the bastard axe to him! Baaaasstarrrds! You'll all suffer! I'll show the lot of you! I'm gonna be a STARRRRR-R-R-R!!!!

[daconor91]

this is in the new bbc tv advert for "front row" on radio 4

[1818lys]

Thank you so much! It makes me want to cry every time, not least because I used to have this DVD edition and my son lost it! Wonderful to have it on my ipod.

[bradshawvincent]

wonderfull! makes you almost dizzy as a fairground ride. i bought the annaversary edition of the film (in the tin box) and it contained a seperate cd with all the music from the film on incuding this!

[GeriatricFan1963]

I love this theme, but I don't know what the pluck at the end (2:37) represents. Is it the end of the track or is that when the screen fades out?

[SPeacock]

@GeriatricFan1963 Could be both.

[nunrgised]

solarcoaster..

[modsheff1]

fuckin brilliant!

[BowievMercury]

Monty! You terrible c**t!

[TomthatiscalledTom]

We want the finest wines available to humanity....we want them here and we want them now!

[r3dr0oster]

piece* :P

[r3dr0oster]

wow, i just love this peice!! And the film is my favourite :D!!

[Talwyn22]

Brilliant! Thanks for posting this.

Such a poigniant piece of music from one of the best films ever made

[maltloaf6000]

these are the kind of windosw faces look in at.

[mollyscissorhands]

The Magonian: I did exactly the same :)

I love this film so much.

[TheMagonian]

When i first saw this i just wanted to jump into the film at the end and say ' I'll be your friend Withnail, hold on, wait for me...'

[lilanthia]

I agree with yo TheMagonian. he seems so lonely....

I prefer the film's ending to the book's. Withnail kills himself. Nooooo!

Methinks this is a creepy tune.

[CalicoJacksCarvery]

The ending of the book? There is a screenplay (which ends the same as the film) and a couple of reference books concerning the production, but there is no novelisation of the film where events are different. Are you referring to the true story of Bruce Robinsons friend who the Withnail character is loosely based upon?

[lilanthia]

No, on a webpage I found there was a mention of an unpublished book written by Robinson.

However, I understand this may have been a mistake so I aplologise if I offended anyone wth my earlier comment

[fieldmarshalhough]

No, I've heard about this book too. Bruce Robinson made it so he shot himself at the end, I read, but he changed it for the film on account of it being "too dark". Apparently he wanted to leave the audience with "Marwood's hope, rather than Withnail's despair". Can't say it worked that way for me, but...

[TheMagonian]

I forgot it started off as a book! I must and shall have a copy for myself!

[wertyasdfghjkl]

i need to find the song played while monty withnail and marwood drive into penrith to get some wellingtons, its the amazing french sounding piano piece. heard it on antiques roadshow today actually.. CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT IT IS??? ill send you a cheque xx

[southparkobsessive]

It's called La Fite. Now...about that check... ;)

xx

[fieldmarshalhough]

i think the slight fairground-ness is a good thing.

its like it should be funny, but its not because its so sad.

a piece that brilliantly concluded a great film.

[dh300c]

you r spot on, the end is so sad after so much manic humour.  As you said, its a fitting end to a truly brilliant film - I count among the best people I have known and know - true Withnail & I appreciators

[theprophet20]

Yes, you are so right - I only saw Withnail and I for the first time the other day and I was taken by surprise at how affected I was by it. That concluding theme music is so haunting in the context of the movie...

[dh300c]

So sad yet so apt.

Long live Withnail & Marwood!

[Chrisbajs]

Very suitable for the atmos of the movie. Sad and hilarious and lonely at the same time.

[SaidThePaleMoon]

This music gives me a feeling that can't be captured by words... it kind of feels as if my stomach has dropped out... makes me want to weep and burst out laughing at the same time.

[lustreboy]

i agree wholeheartidly

so many emotions, you want to explode

i think the music where's out in the field is more emotive for me, I think the fariground-ness of this track detractys slightly...

but I'm splitting hairs

punch me

;)

[sugarcoatedtrashcan]

I've been trying to capture that feeling in words all my life and its been a constant bugger that I cant...

thankyou for putting my mind at rest! x

[modsheff1]

@SaidThePaleMoon i cant compete...welldone!

[ActivServiceUnit]

Great vid!

[darkshines99]

I love this music and the film!

[00gpowe]

[long sigh] that's better..

[soulscreach]

I've been looking for this song everywhere....Is there a way to download it?

[sunglassesron53]

Apparantly the soundtrack now comes with the 20th Anniversary DVD, so i would imagine it would be more available from download sites etc! Or you could just buy the DVD! Hope that helps soulscreach.

[sgtpinback73]

Unluckily the score contains only the D.Dundas and the R.Wentworth original pieces. Not to say, they most convey the original feeling of the film. But you won't find the Hendrix and other pieces there.

The other day I almost bought the original sountrack vinyl from ebay. Oh, why didn't I? Six pounds!

[sunglassesron53]

Ah that's a shame, thanks for putting me straight there sgt..

I hate to say it, but yes you should have bought it!

[bradshawvincent]

@sunglassesron53 yes i got the cd soundtrack in that edition. great film and soundtrack.

[fenthedog]

Yes use dvdvideosoft

[SpursManDan1]

@soulscreach Yep

[andysworldoftunes]

Tremendous tune , so evocative of the time the melancholy of the sad clown meets Randall and Hopkirk or Jason King. Enough pretentious tosh! Best british film ever!

[handofsutekh]

@andysworldoftunes it is a bit like the old randall & hopkirk theme, never noticed that