Rolling Down to Rio is quite a life-asserting song which, from my experience, succeeds in lifting the mood much. Featuring lyrics by Rudyard Kipling, it was written by Edward German, a composer of English nationality. (It would be fun if he had been born in Germany – "Edward German, German composer" sounds very nice, – but what didn't happen didn't happen.) German himself at the certain period of life needed something to lift his mood. It seems like he had a plenty reasons not to be cast down – he was the first composer to score a British movie and was among those first to conduct their own works for recording, – but what truly dismayed him is that his orchestral works didn't get much recognition. These are indeed very nice and I sincerely recommend checking them and other works of German out. For now, here is his Rolling Down to Rio, enjoy.
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