I had a farm ...

As they say in the vernacular: All good things come in threes! While not always true, but here it hits the nail on the head, so to speak. Anyone who has read Karen Blixen-Africa, alluring dark world and thrilled and entranced was who will have looked also Sindey Pollack film adaptation of the substance with Meryl Streep and Robert Redford; and was there just as blown away as in the enjoyment of the book. Except Redford and Streep, the film had a third actor: the music. John Barry soundtrack to the film is as unique as beautiful. Once heard he goes for a year is not out of my head. If one believes that this music only works in unison with exuberant images of fascinating landscapes, one is mistaken. Barry's compositions stand alone. In the version of Joel McNelly and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra is a feast for the ears of Class 1A. Sit back, close your eyes, turn the knob of the plant to maximum and dive. Quite deep into the dark alluring world of Africa, in each record of the book and each sequence of the film. An incomparable event. Perhaps one of the best soundtracks of all time, so memorable and beguiling as Blixen's novel start: I had a farm ...