Letter from Mark Haddon

Well I didn't expect this. Anybody who doesn't know, Mark Haddon is the writer of "The curious incident of the dog in the night-time". I should point out that the lullaby in question is not the one posted in my last blog. I can't post this one because the lyrics are in copyright. Needless to say, it is good.

dear john,

sorry it has taken me a while to get back to you. we’re in the middle of editing a film. which rather takes over your brain / life / letter-writing time.

many thanks for the audio file of lullaby. it was a wonderful setting.
I particularly liked the metaphorical night-time sea-swell in the lower voices.
so... thank you.
(though I confess I don’t think I shall be able to listen to it with total objectivity not until I have gotten used to the very odd experience of hearing my own words being sung and I can’t see that happening any time in the near future not until I decide to add opera libretto to my eclectic list of genres)

best wishes,

mark