“When creating the theme music for Wind at My Back, composer Don Gillis worked from a piece that he originally composed for the Road to Avonlea episode “Momento Mori”, which is Kevin Sullivan’s favourite episode. “We liked the theme so much that when we first started Wind at My Back, we asked Don to take the theme and turn it into a series of themes and sub-themes,” Kevin says. “It became the heart of the series.” The result was a charming melody that viewers quickly identify with the old fashioned sensibility of the show.
Don Gillis is a three-time Gemini Award nominee who has contributed his musical talents to several of Kevin Sullivan’s productions, including A Wind at My Back Christmas, Road to Avonlea and An Avonlea Christmas. He was nominated for a Gemini for his compositions for two Road to Avonlea seasons in 1994 and 1995. The talent he has brought to Sullivan productions is immeasurable.
Halfway through the production of Wind at My Back, composer Peter Breiner took over the job of composing. He has also been the man behind the music in several Sullivan productions, including Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning and Mozart’s Magic Flute Diaries. Working from Bratislava, along with a full orchestra, Peter continued to develop the unforgettable theme that Don created.”
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