MIP presents: Cotton Mary

1. Opening Titles 4' 26 with Dr. L. Subramanium 2. "God's Child" 5' 25 3. On the Ferry 3' 16 4. Babuji Dheere Chalna 2' 54 5. Mary Arrives at the House 1' 56 6. The Card Game 2' 57 7. Arrival of the Ladies 0' 59 8. Ye Lo Main Hari Piya 3' 13 9. Mr. Sandman 2' 20 (Pat Ballard) © Edwin H. Morris & Co. Inc. Used by kind permission of Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. 10. Love Boat/"God is Watching You Abraham" 2' 40 11. Mary Dresses and Goes to Town 1' 34 12. That's Amore 1' 28 (Harry Warren & Jack Brooks) Courtesy of Music Sales Corporation (ASCAP) Four Jays Music Publishing Co. Leosong Copywrite Service Ltd. BMG Entertainment International Famous Music Publishing 13. Searching for Abraham 2' 54 14. Waiting for Mary 1' 30 15. Cotton Mary Alone 1' 38 16. Lily and the Children Leave 2' 54 17. Prayer 9' 49 with Dr. L. Subramanium Based on Raag Chandrapuria 18. End Credits 1' 44 with Dr. L. Subramanium

Original Music : Composed by Richard Robbins; Additional Music : Dr. L. Subramanium; Music Arranger : Geoffrey Alexander; Conductor : Harry Rabinowitz; Music Engineer : Kirsty Whalley; Assistant Music Engineer : Nick Harris; Music Recorded at : C.T's Studios, London

Though I didn't visit Kerala during the shooting of Cotton Mary, I was familiar with the magic of the place. I had been there years earlier and, as one always very affected by the immediate environment, had found myself entering into the magic and interacting with it. To me everything about Kerala seemed welcoming and encouraged participation. Artistic expression flourishes there. Music is a major force. It was always planned that Cotton Mary would be filmed in Kerala, and it was a mistake for me not to arrange a second visit, (this time with the film crew), seeking , shall I say, inspiration. (If you're not aware, composers are seldom invited to visit the set unless perhaps there is a musical event which figures in the screenplay and not always then!) But eventually I learned no effort was needed to remember what Kerala was like. It's one of those unforgettable places. After Cotton Mary was cast, filmed and edited, it was then time for the Music Department to go to work. And as you will hear, I had a much greater choice of musical styles to choose from. than one might first imagine. The director, Ismail Merchant, who had always been devoted to the classical music of India, introduced the extraordinarily moving music of the South Indian vilolinist, Maestro Subramanium and Geoff Alexander, who always gives Merchant Ivory his very best, contributed these beautiful orchestrations for which I am extremely grateful.

-Richard Robbins, August 21, 1999 Claverack, New York

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