Andrew Lloyd Webber finds 'antidote' to son's tragic death in Coronation composing
ok.co.ukLord Andrew Lloyd Webber has said writing the coronation anthem has been “a kind of antidote” for dealing with the death of his son earlier this year.The theatre impresario’s song, Make a Joyful Noise, was publicly for the first time as the King was enthroned on Saturday.
Lord Lloyd-Webber, 75, who is known for hit musicals including The Phantom Of The Opera, Evita and Jesus Christ Superstar, drew on the words of Psalm 98 for his anthem.
Speaking with Channel 4 News, he described it as a “joyful noise” which has helped him cope with the death of his son, Nicholas, at age 43 on March 25. “Obviously writing the anthem, because it’s joyful, it was a wonderful thing to do as a kind of antidote to what I knew was going on in my private life,” he said. “Music is my life.
Music is what I do.The music and what I may have written for the coronation – I do obviously have the thought of my son in my mind and there will be a moment when I’m in the abbey, I know, as there was the other day, when I’m thinking of my lovely Nick.
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