This news item captures an exciting behind-the-scenes look at musical inspiration and creation. The piece begins with singer Sammy King performing his new song in the studio, then progresses to interviews with King and his colleagues on the inspirations behind his song. The film opens showing an ornate cupola on top of a building. The camera pulls back showing the whole building which is a church in the Yorkshire town of Heckmondwike. Next door to the church is a smaller sandstone and brick...

This news item captures an exciting behind-the-scenes look at musical inspiration and creation. The piece begins with singer Sammy King performing his new song in the studio, then progresses to interviews with King and his colleagues on the inspirations behind his song. The film opens showing an ornate cupola on top of a building. The camera pulls back showing the whole building which is a church in the Yorkshire town of Heckmondwike. Next door to the church is a smaller sandstone and brick building with a sign over the main door which reads ‘Christadelphian Hall’ The camera moves in close on a smaller semi-detached house next to it as the soundtrack introduces a male voice singing accompanied by a piano. The view changes to one of the pianist’s hands as he plays the keyboard. The commentator says the bedrooms of the small house have given birth to the ‘Heckmondwike Sound’. The camera pulls back as the singer stops to converse with engineers in what turns out to be a recording studio. The engineer gives advice to the musician over a studio intercom, the musician then continues his piece. The commentary introduces the musician as Sammy King. The view changes back to the mixing desk where the engineer Bill Clark sits and adjusts one of the controls and keeps an eye on an open reel tape recorder. Another man Howard Huntridge sits nearby wearing a bright red jacket holding a notebook and pen. More conversation takes place between Bill the engineer and Sammy, to iron out some problems with the recording. Sammy asks for more volume in his headphones, and camera moves to a closer view of his hands as he plays. He makes a mistake with his lyrics and must stop. The hand of the engineer makes an adjustment on the mixing desk as Sammy starts again. Close up views show the tape reels revolving, followed by Sammy’s hands at the piano and the other two men in the distance seen through the window of the control room. The engineer stops the tape at the end of Sammy’s performance. Bill turns to Howard to confirm that it’s a good recording and he then speaks to Sammy to do the next stage of the recording. Sammy then plays another part of the song’s accompaniment to Bill who then gives Sammy some advice. Sammy puts his headphones back on to prepare for the next stage of recording. Bill, the engineer plays another music part on the trumpet. Bill and Sammy add other tracks and play all the instruments themselves. On camera Howard Huntridge answers some questions from the reporter on how one might define the Heckmondwike sound. The reporter asks the three of them if their success might label Heckmondwike as a new Detroit, famous for its Tamla Motown records. The reporter asks Sammy about his new song they’re recording. Sammy isn’t convinced that they’re creating a new Heckmondwike sound. Bill the engineer is asked if more recordings are in the pipeline for the studio. He thinks there is as there is no need to travel to London if the facilities to record are available locally. The reporter then asks to hear the finished recording. The film moves outside and, as the music begins. The view shows two men, one walking his dog walk as they pass through a break in a metal fence which runs across some rough ground. The camera pulls back to give a broad view of factories and houses across the landscape. Sammy begins his song entitled ‘Arthur Edward Pickersgill’, as the camera moves from left to right across a view of the town. A view follows taken through tall grass as the two men walk across a field towards the camera. The picture changes to an amateur football match. The two men stop to watch as they look down from a hilltop to the football pitch below. The film shows the cupola on top of the church seen at the beginning of the film. The film changes to a view of the two men, Sammy King, Bill Clark and the dog walking down a cobbled street at the back of some terraced houses. They continue down another terraced street passing the front of the houses. A striking view follows looking up towards the cupola of the church seen earlier. The two men walk past the front of the church towards the cemetery. They walk through the overgrown graveyard and stop at one grave, and read the inscription on the headstone, they walk off as the song and film ends