Saraband For Dead Lovers -

: Composed by Alan Rawsthorne and conducted by Ernest Irving.

Both the book and the film are based on the true (though dramatized) story of (1666–1726): Saraband for Dead Lovers

: Feeling isolated in the Hanoverian court, she fell in love with a Swedish mercenary, Count Philip Christoph von Königsmark . : Composed by Alan Rawsthorne and conducted by Ernest Irving

The film's score is a significant "piece" of music in its own right: Saraband for Dead Lovers