The television series McLeod's Daughters had many different songs for their closing credits which were written by Posie Graeme-Evans and Chris Harriot and performed by singer Rebecca Lavelle.
Production
In 2008, Graeme-Evans tells of the songwriting process for the soundtracks.
For me, writing the songs for McLeod's has become an emotional journey into the heart of the series and the characters we've all come to love so much. I'd always thought Chris Harriott and I could use songs as a way to get under the skin of Claire, Tess, Meg, Jodi, Becky, Nick and Alex; almost like tools within an episode, the songs would give voice to what the characters were feeling but could not say. But as Chris and I have developed the songs, they've become much more to me than that: they've become a way of exploring how we all feel, the things we'd all like to say.[1]
The music was performed primarily by Rebecca Lavelle. A few songs were performed by other artists including Abi Tucker and Doris Youanne. Three CDs, called McLeod's Daughters: Songs from the Series, were released in 2002, 2004, and 2008:[2]
List
| Song title | Performer | CD | Featured In episode(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Matter of Time | Rebecca Lavelle | - | |
| All I Ever Wanted Was Love | Rebecca Lavelle | - | Episode 97, 129 |
| Alone & Afraid | Rebecca Lavelle | - | Episode 199 |
| Am I Crazy? | Rebecca Lavelle | 1 | Episode 1, 6 |
| Belonging | Rebecca Lavelle | - | Episode 198 |
| Brick & Becky Theme | Instrumental | - | Episode 47 |
| Broken Dreams | Rebecca Lavelle | 3 | Episode 104, 128 |
| By My Side | Rebecca Lavelle | 2 | Episode 48, 81, 99 |
| Charlotte's Song | Rebecca Lavelle | 3 | Episode 84 |
| Common Ground | Rebecca Lavelle | 1 | Episode 2, 6, 9, 12, 13, 25, 33, 59, 74, 78, 110 |
| Did I Tell You? | Rebecca Lavelle | 2 | Episodes 67, 72, 135 |
| Don't Give Up | Rebecca Lavelle | 2 | Episode 75, 106, 139 |
| Don't Judge | Rebecca Lavelle | 1 | Episode 3, 6, 14, 56, 130 |
| Drover's Run (My Heart's Home) | Rebecca Lavelle | 3 | Episode 178 |
| Feet On The Ground | Rebecca Lavelle | - | Episode 3, 32, 54 |
| Forever | Doris Youanne, Peter Hardy, Abi Tucker, Matt Passmore | - | |
| Gentle, Gentle (Life Of My Life) | Rebecca Lavelle | 2 | Episodes 60, 61, 62, 83 |
| Had To Happen | Rebecca Lavelle | 3 | Episode 89, 93, 95, 122 |
| Heat | Rebecca Lavelle | 1 | Episode 8, 26 |
| Hey Girl (You Got A New Life) | Rebecca Lavelle | 2 | Episodes 70, 88, 91, 101, 109, 113, 117, 142 |
| Hey You | Abi Tucker | - | |
| Hopeless Case | Rebecca Lavelle | 1 | Episode 3, 11, 15, 37, 38, 39, 55, 66, 80, 87, 92, 114, 116, 121 |
| I Reach Out | Rebecca Lavelle; Naomi Starr | - | Episode 28 |
| I Wish The Past Was Different | Rebecca Lavelle | 3 | Episode 134 |
| In His Eyes | Rebecca Lavelle | 2 | Episode 53, 137 |
| It Comes To This | Rebecca Lavelle | 3 | Episode 167 |
| Just A Child | Rebecca Lavelle | 1 | Episode 24, 29 |
| Kate's Lullaby | Michala Banas | - | |
| Life Makes A Fool Of Us | Rebecca Lavelle | - | Episode 159 |
| Locked Away Inside My Heart | Rebecca Lavelle | 3 | Episode 170 |
| Love Is Endless | Rebecca Lavelle | - | Episode 146 |
| Love You, Hate You | Rebecca Lavelle | 1 | Episode 1, 8, 86, 98, 102, 119, 131 |
| Matter Of Time | Rebecca Lavelle | - | Episode 11, 33 |
| McLeod's Daughters Theme | Rebecca Lavelle | - | Episode 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 |
| My Enemy, My Friend | Abi Tucker | - | Episode 196 |
| My Heart Is Like A River | Rebecca Lavelle | 1 | Episodes 5, 7, 31, 32, 52, 73, 178 |
| Never Enough | Rebecca Lavelle | 1 | Episodes 30, 31, 43, 115, 132 |
| One True Thing | Rebecca Lavelle | 3 | Episode 184 |
| Our Home, Our Place | Rebecca Lavelle | 3 | Episode 163 |
| Room to Move | Rebecca Lavelle | - | Episode 2, 16 |
| So Sorry | Rebecca Lavelle | - | Episode 126 |
| Something So Strong | Rebecca Lavelle | - | Episode 96 |
| Sometimes | Rebecca Lavelle | 2 | Episode 79, 105, 123, 133, 144 |
| Sorrow | Rebecca Lavelle | - | |
| Speak My Angel | Abi Tucker | - | |
| Stay | Rebecca Lavelle | - | Episode 108, 112 |
| Strip Jack Naked | Rebecca Lavelle | 3 | Episodes 85, 94, 111, 120 |
| Take The Rain Away | Rebecca Lavelle | 2 | Episode 45, 69, 73, 107, 138 |
| Tears on My Pillow | Rebecca Lavelle, Glenda Linscott | - | |
| The First Touch | Rebecca Lavelle | 2 | Episode 50, 145 |
| The Man I Loved | Rebecca Lavelle | 3 | |
| The Sirens Song | Rebecca Lavelle | 1 | Episode 36, 40, 44, 68, 103, 124 |
| The Stranger | Rebecca Lavelle | 2 | Episodes 71, 90 |
| Theme - Seasons 1-4 | Rebecca Lavelle | 2 | |
| Theme - Seasons 5-8 | Rebecca Lavelle | 3 | |
| This Perfect Day | Rebecca Lavelle | 3 | Episode 100 |
| Time Turn Over | Rebecca Lavelle | 3 | |
| Too Young | Rebecca Lavelle | 2 | Episode 82 |
| Truckstop Woman | Doris Younane, Simmone Jade Mackinnon, Luke Jacobz, Gillian Alexy | - | |
| Trust The Night | Rebecca Lavelle | 3 | |
| Understand Me | Rebecca Lavelle | 1 | Episode 4, 58, 76, 125 |
| Wake Up Gungellan | Doris Younane, Abi Tucker, Gillian Alexy | - | |
| We Got It Wrong | Rebecca Lavelle | 1 | Episode 35, 64, 77, 127 |
| You Believed | Rebecca Lavelle | 3 | Episode 169 |
References
- ↑ "Songs from the series". 2008-10-14. Archived from the original on 2008-10-14. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ↑ "Australian Television: McLeod's Daughters: soundtracks". www.australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 2021-04-01.