What song is on the Hovis advert?

What song is on the Hovis advert?

Symphony
Hovis ‘Boy on the Bike’ advert returns to TV with new music – here’s a first look. The iconic ‘Boy on the Bike’ advert by Hovis is making a comeback, with remastered visuals and a new recording of Dvorak’s ‘New World’ Symphony – watch it in the video above.

Who wrote Hovis advert music?

Antonin Dvorak: 9th (New World) Symphony – Largo, score, parts & audio. This movement was already well-known to many people, but it became very familiar after its use in a number of television adverts in the UK, particular the Hovis bread advert.

Who voiced the original Hovis advert?

The voice over delivered by Howard Lang, who played a sea captain in 1970s nautical drama The Onedin Line, was set to a soundtrack of Dvorak’s New World Symphony played by the Ashington Colliery brass band.

What year was the Hovis advert?

1973
The advert first aired in 1973 and shows a young boy pushing a bike loaded with bread up a cobbled hill.

Where was the famous Hovis advert filmed?

Gold Hill
Image: BNPS[/caption] The Hovis advert was shot on Gold Hill in Shaftesbury, however, many now refer to it as ‘Hovis Hill’.

Where does the Hovis advert music come from?

The commercial – filmed on Gold Hill in Shaftesbury, Dorset – has been digitally restored and remastered by the British Film Institute National Archive and Ridley Scott Associates, while its soundtrack is a re-recording of Dvorak’s New World Symphony by the Ashington Colliery brass band, which provided the original …

Where was the old Hovis advert filmed?

One of the most photographed streets in Great Britain – and used in countless calendars of England, Gold Hill is best known for its association with the famous Hovis bread advert that was filmed here in 1973, directed by Sir Ridley Scott.

Where was the Hovis Hill advert filmed?

The Hovis advert was filmed on Gold Hill in Shaftesbury, Dorset, which has become a tourist attraction. It showed a boy pushing a bicycle with a basket of bread up the steep hill, then free wheeling back down. The original has been remastered by the British Film Institute’s National Archive.

Which street is in the Hovis advert?

Gold Hill has been used as a setting for film and television. It appears in the 1967 film version of Thomas Hardy’s Far from the Madding Crowd. The street is the main setting for the 1973 “Boy on Bike” television advertisement for Hovis bread, which has been voted Britain’s favourite advertisement of all time.

Where is the home of Hovis?

Hovis

Type Limited company
Headquarters High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Key people Nish Kankiwala, Chairman
Products Bread, flour
Owner Endless LLP

Where is the street in the Hovis advert?

Who wrote the Hovis advert in 1974?

The classic 1974 Hovis advert written by Geoff Seymour from the Collett Dickenson Pearce advertising agency and directed

What is the music on the Hovis bike ride?

Hovis – Bike Ride, 1974 Advert Music Track: Symphony No. 9 Music Artist: Antonín Dvorák The classic 1974 Hovis advert written by Geoff Seymour from the Collett Dickenson Pearce advertising agency and directed

Where is the new Hovis advert filmed?

The classic Hovis advert shot on Gold Hill in Shaftesbury, Dorset, makes a comeback.

How much did Richard Branson get paid for the Hovis advert?

He was paid £60 in 1973 to appear in the now-iconic advert. The classic Hovis advert shot on Gold Hill in Shaftesbury, Dorset, makes a comeback. Picture: Hovis Robin Baker, head curator at BFI National Archive, described the ad as “one of the most potent, popular and iconic films in British advertising history”.

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