Often remembered for her film score to Eyes Wide Shut, which won her a Chicago Film Award and a Golden Globe nomination, Pook has worked with some of the world’s leading directors, musicians, artists and arts institutions - including Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese, the Royal Opera House, BBC Proms, Andrew Motion, Peter Gabriel, Massive Attack and Laurie Anderson.
Pook has also written film score to Michael Radford’s The Merchant of Venice with Al Pacino, which featured the voice of countertenor Andreas Scholl and was nominated for a Classical Brit Award. Other notable film scores include Brick Lane directed by Sarah Gavron and a piece for the soundtrack to Gangs of New York directed by Martin Scorsese.
With a blossoming reputation as a composer of electro-acoustic works and music for the concert platform, Pook continues to celebrate the diversity of the human voice. Her first opera Ingerland was commissioned and produced by ROH2 for the Royal Opera House’s Linbury Studio in June 2010. The BBC Proms and The King's Singers commissioned to collaborate with the Poet Laureate Andrew Motion on a work entitled Mobile. Portraits in Absentia was commissioned by BBC Radio 3 and is a collage of sound, voice, music and words woven from the messages left on her answerphone. She has received critical acclaim for her song cycle Hearing Voices, which was premiered in December 2012 by the BBC Concert Orchestra and singer Melanie Pappenheim at the Queen Elizabeth Hall.
Pook graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1983, where she studied the viola. She then embarked on a period of touring and recording with artists such as Peter Gabriel, Massive Attack, Laurie Anderson and PJ Harvey and as a member of the Communards.
She also tours extensively with The Jocelyn Pook Ensemble, performing repertoire from her albums and music from her film scores.
Pook won an Olivier Award for the National Theatre's production of St Joan, and for her music-theatre piece Speaking in Tunes she won a British Composer Award. She won a second British Composer Award for her soundtrack to DESH, which accompanies Akram Khan’s dance production of the same name. Pook has also composed scores for television shows and commercials, and was nominated for a BAFTA for Channel 4's The Government Inspector (Dir: Peter Kosminsky).
Pook has chaired and been a judge on various panels including the British Composer Awards, Ivor Novello Awards and BBC Proms Young Composers Competition.
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Hell
Jocelyn Pook Lyrics
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Deum precemur supplices,
ut in diurnis actibus
nos servet a nocentibus.
A nocentibus.
Sint pura cordis intima,
absistat et vecordia:
potus cibique parcitas.
Deo Patri sit gloria,
eiusque soli Filio,
Hallellujah!
Hallellujah!
Hallellujah!
Hallellujah!
Hallellujah!
(Rest is unspoken)
The song "Hell Fire And Damnation" by Jocelyn Pook features lyrics in Latin that are traditionally sung during the evening prayers in the Roman Catholic Church. The title of the song alludes to the concept of eternal damnation in hell, which is a recurring theme in Christian theology. In the opening lines, the lyrics invoke the light of God and supplicate for protection from evil forces that might harm us during our daily activities. The repetition of "a nocentibus" at the end of these lines emphasizes the need for divine help in warding off these harmful influences.
The second verse of the song invokes the purity of the heart and the need to avoid excesses in consumption of food and drink. The lyrics suggest that these practices are necessary in order to overcome the pride inherent in our physical bodies and become closer to God. The final lines repeat the refrain of "Hallelujah," signifying the joy of being redeemed by God despite our flawed human nature.
Line by Line Meaning
IAM lucis orto sidere,
As the light of day rises, we humbly pray to God to protect us from harm in our daily activities.
Deum precemur supplices,
As supplicants, we beseech God for His divine intervention.
ut in diurnis actibus
In our daily endeavors, we ask that God keep us safe from those that mean us harm.
nos servet a nocentibus.
We ask that He protect us from the wicked.
A nocentibus.
From those that mean us harm.
Sint pura cordis intima,
May we be pure in heart.
absistat et vecordia:
May we be free from folly and foolishness.
carnis terat superbiam
May we overcome our prideful ways.
potus cibique parcitas.
May we practice frugality in our consumption and food and drink.
Deo Patri sit gloria, eiusque soli Filio,
Glory to God the Father, and to His only Son.
Hallellujah!
Praise the Lord!
Hallellujah!
Praise the Lord!
Hallellujah!
Praise the Lord!
Hallellujah!
Praise the Lord!
Hallellujah!
Praise the Lord!
Contributed by Kaitlyn T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@jean-michelrensonnet4524
It's a piece of art...Thank you for uploading and if Jocelyn Pook reads this one day: you are extraordinary...
@Master...deBater
@John Smith Congratulations...she a very beautiful and talented Luciferian!!!
@Master...deBater
@John Smith Lucifer is very generous indeed. All he asks for in return is your eternal soul. So by all means...enjoy your trinkets!
@Thiagocardoso-rz1pf
This song causes awe and shivers down the spine...
@noureddineelotmani956
RIP Stanley Kubrick! you introduced us to such artistic masterpieces (combination)
@scarecrow1162
😞😞😞😞
@Ida-bl5xs
A lot of us knew about Jocelyn pook long before eyes wide shut. You need to get out more.
@ArleteArlaRB.
Saldrá...se puede...! ¿Tú lo sabe todo de la vida de los otros?
@wam44
This is a great version of this song! I could listen to this on a loop for hours. Thank for posting - Where and when was this performed? Eyes Wide Shut is one of my favorite movies too :-) Kubrick at his finest...Gives me chills every time I listen to this...
@MIB4u
it seems to be part of a live performance somewhere in France, possibly Paris ... gimme a sec ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5hdcQ5tGpg OK, it was in Bordeaux, 2002-11-??