Michael Nyman’s “Memorial“

Dedicated to the memory of the Juventus F.C. fans killed in the Heysel Stadium tragedy, in May 1985. It had a strong effect on movie director Peter Greenaway, who decided to model parts of his film The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover on this composition. In fact, this composition is perhaps the best example of the integration of Nyman’s music to Greenaway’s work. The final sequence of the movie was entirely choreographed around the fifth movement.