Between The Rings (Light Reflections) *

Evening Ascent (New Dawn) *

Streamer (Rapids) *

Rottweiler (Majestic) *

Sad Fish (Magical) *

Antibes Cocktail ** [2020 mix]

Cathedral Of Ice (Alternate Mix) *** [2016 mix]

West Side Alice *

Quadrille (from Alice) *

Craw ** [2022 mix]

The first months of the new year are dedicated to Anthony Phillips' upcoming performance of Alice. Together with John Owen Edwards and Kevin Fitzsimmons, the final music pieces are being arranged. The following songs with music by Ant and lyrics by Richard Scott will be used: The Allocation, Twogether, Out Of Order, Come Back, Cat Reactions, Attraction, Come The Night, The Magician, Love That Makes The World Go Round, Home Brew, Duck And Dive, Love Sparks, Walls And Bridges, Last Refuge, Quadrille, Holding Him Again and Guilty. The musical will finally be performed at the Playhouse in Leeds from 22 March to 14 April.

During the Alice phase, Ant also enters into a songwriting partnership with singer/songwriter Roy Hill. Together they wrote about twelve songs, one of which, Tears On The Ballroom Floor, was recorded by the successful British band Bucks Fizz for their upcoming album I Hear Talk. In addition to the album version (4:04), the version The Original Idea (4:13) and the Long Version (4:38) were released in later years. Roy Hill himself will also record the song with his project Cry No More in 1986 in his own version (?:??) for the self-produced Smile album, and a little later again for the self-titled album Cry No More and the single of the song (4:39), of which a 12" remix (7:12) and a live version from 6 April 1986 (6:27) will also be released. Another song called Distant Heart was initially planned for The Who frontman Roger Daltrey's forthcoming solo album, but was never recorded.

There is also a renewed collaboration with Andy Latimer of Camel. Ant and he would like to get a foot in the door of film music and are commissioned by a publisher to contribute the music to the film The Terminator by director James Cameron. Without knowing anything more, the two write lots of material, and the publisher is enthusiastic about the recordings they send in. When the two finally get more information about the film, their scepticism grows. And finally they learn from the publisher that the filmmaker has chosen another composer.

Before Ant concentrates on a new album, he is working on two commissions - music for a National Panasonic corporate video called The Electric Miracle and music for the Limehouse production C.Q., to be broadcast on Channel 4 on 11 October 1984.

Three Piece Suite *

(i) To The Shrine
(ii) Through The Forest
(iii) Towards The Light

C.Q. *

Is There Anyone Out There? ** [2020 mix]

Night Search ** [2020 mix]

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

The new year begins for Ant once again with a commission for Limehouse: Tropical Moon Over Dorking will be broadcast on Channel 4 on 31 March.

Erotic Strings *

Tropical Moon Romance ** [2020 mix]

Estrangement (Piano Mix) ** [2020 mix]

Tropical Moon Over Dorking Suite ***

(i) Estrangement
(ii) Myra's Dream
(iii) Reconciliation

High Potential

Stress Factor

Ahead Of The Field

Directions

View Points

Activator

Data Express

Time Runner

Metal Man

Knowledge Of Man

Forging Ahead

Databank

Incentives

Touchline

Winter's Thaw

The Old House

Tara's Theme (From Masquerade)

Moonfall (From Masquerade)

Suite: Sea-Dogs Motoring

(i) Sunrise Over Sienna (3:18) written 1980
(ii) Basking Shark (5:07)
(iii) Sea Dog's Air (2:34)
(iv) Safe Havens (1:09)

Rapids

1986 begins for Ant with music for a TV commercial for New Zealand Lamb.

Fountain Pool

Beachrunner *

Beachrunner II ** [2016 mix]

End Of The Affair *

End Of The Affair II ** [2016 mix]

Refugee From Love AB* [2017 mix]

Gimme Love B* [2017 mix]

Falling For Love (Alternate Version) C* [2017 mix]

Silver Song (Demo) **

New Alchemists Suite *** [2020 mix]

The Golden Pathway *

God's Chosen Car Park Suite **

(i) Processional
(ii) Meditation
(iii) Cave Painting

Behind The Waterfall A

Ice Flight B

(i) Flight Of The Snow Petrel: Glacier Bay (5:18)
(ii) Flight Of The Whale-Birds: Blizzard Mountain (3:39)
(iii) Flight Of The Albatross: Ice Island (1:26)
(iv) White Heaven (3:28)
(v) Cathedral Of Ice (2:16)

Vanishing Streets

Slow Waves, Soft Stars

Sacred Heart *

Journey To A Remarkable Place *

Soldier Of Love *

Solitary Bird *

Luna Nueva *

The Power Of Love ** [2009 mix]

Song Of The Morning ** [2009 mix]

Shine Brightly ** [2009 mix]

Chinese Walls *

Promenade **

Promenade [2009 mix]***

Promenade (Alternate Version) ****

In the first months of the new year, Ant worked intensively on potential keyboard tracks for the upcoming album, breaking away from the original concept of a pure synth album and still wanting to include the two guitar pieces with Enrique from last year, as well as recording additional guitar numbers of his own. Private Parts And Pieces VII: Slow Waves, Soft Stars thus contains recordings from March '83 to March '87.

Emerald Forrest AC* [2016 mix]

Through The Black Hole BC**

Pluto Garden BC**

Pluto Garden (Alternate Mix) BC* [2016 mix]

Back To Pluto D***

Bubble And Squeak D**

Carnival D**

Sospirando D**

Elevenses D**

Goodbye Serenade D**

A Noble Spirit [2020 mix]

Days Of Honey *

Violette *

Open Secret **

Open Secret [edit]***

Jongleur A* [2016 mix]

Skylarks Over The Water A* [2016 mix]

Across The Forbidding Horizon A* [2016 mix]

A Place To Rest A* [2016 mix]

The Riddle Of The Sands A* [2016 mix]

Unheard Cry (Guitar Demo) A* [2016 mix]

Tears On A Rainy Day Link B** [2020 mix]

Tears On A Rainy Day B***

Force Majeure (Minimalist) *

Mountain Voices (Celestial) *

Lord Of The Smoking Mirror *

Sea Horses *

After The Rain (Solitude) *

Dungeons (Drama) *

Ironclad (Drama) ** [Dungeons alternate mix]

Aurora ***

Aurora [edit]****

Movement I - The First Year *

(i) Owlery Holt
(ii) Weare Water
(iii) Golden Pool
(iv) Moon Play
(v) Corncrake Meadow
(vi) Root Walk

Movement II - River and Estuary *

(i) Moonfield
(ii) Waymoor
(iii) The Estuary
(iv) Salmon Hunting
(v) Moonfield
(vi) The Burrows
(vii) Bag Leap

Movement III - The Hunt *

(i) The Foreboding
(ii) Dark Hams Wood
(iii) Pool Of The Six Herons
(iv) Escape To The Estuary
(v) Beam Weir
(vi) Deadlock
(vii) The Kelp Pool
(viii) Island Run
(ix) Ebb Tide

The Rising Spring **

Excerpt From Tarka (Movement I Part 1) **

Excerpt From Tarka (Movement 3) **

Movement II - River and Estuary [re-edited]***

(i) Moonfield
(ii) Waymoor
(iii) The Estuary
(iv) Salmon Hunting
(v) Moonfield
(vi) The Burrows
(vii) Bag Leap

After Harry Williamson had to return to his adopted country Australia, Ant is still working with producer Simon Heyworth on a new track for Tarka in the new year, which will also be released as a single to promote the album.

The Anthem From Tarka (Demo) A*

The Anthem From Tarka (Alternate Mix Of Demo) A*

Postlude: The Anthem **

The Anthem From Tarka (Single Mix) ***

The Anthem From Tarka (Single Mix Extended Version) ***