Twentieth Century Portrait is a production music album released in 1967 by KPM Music. All tracks are composed by Johnny Pearson.
Description[]
This issue contains, in its entirety, a contemporary classical suite composed and orchestrated by Johnny Pearson.
Contents[]
| Track No. | Piece | Composer(s) | Duration (min:sec) | Notes |
| A1 | The Awakening | Johnny Pearson | 4:28 | Segmented orchestral score - various moods. The final section was modified and used as the theme tune for News at Ten from 1967 to 1992. Re-issued on KPM 402 and KPM 433. |
| A2 | Ballade | Johnny Pearson | 3:28 | Rich, emotional romantic melody. |
| A3 | The Beautiful Dream | Johnny Pearson | 2:37 | Light, delicate in ballet style - piano strongly featured. |
| A4 | Land of Peace | Johnny Pearson | 4:30 | Peaceful and yet strong, idyllic pastoral undertones. Piano solo 2.06 - 2.36. |
| A5 | In Search of Reason | Johnny Pearson | 1:44 | Hesitant fragmentary BG, inquisitive in mood. |
| B1 | Unrest | Johnny Pearson | 0:45 | Neutral melody played by celli and basses over continuous reptitive figure played by
violins and violas. |
| B2 | Innocence | Johnny Pearson | 0:30 | Joyous, delicate air. |
| B3 | Unbalance | Johnny Pearson | 1:02 | Grotesque, serio-comic march. |
| B4 | Turmoil | Johnny Pearson | 1:11 | Satirisation of chaotic and rather senseless activity. |
| B5 | Finale Part 1 | Johnny Pearson | 4:00 | Intense, imposing culmination of the various dramatic structures of the suite - many editing points. |
| B6 | Finale Part 2 | Johnny Pearson | 3:52 | Orchestral build to rousing finale. |