The snow goose who accompanied Philip visits the adult Fritha one last time which she interprets as a visit from Philip’s soul saying farewell. Philip takes his small sailboat to Dunkirk to assist in the evacuation of allied soldiers during the Second World War, but is lost after saving several hundred soldiers. When their friendship blossoms, the snow goose is nurtured back to flight and continues to visit the lighthouse on it’s migration travels for several years as Fritha grows up. At the start of their friendship, Fritha finds a snow goose wounded by a gunshot and Philip and Fritha nurse it back to health as their friendship develops. Philip is a partly disabled artist living on his own in a lighthouse. The story is about the friendship between the man Philip Rhayader and Fritha.
The music follows the narrative of Paul Gallico’s book which is a parable on the regenerative power of love and friendship. It remains a favourite with many fans, alongside their previous release Mirage and subsequent release Moonmadness. Music Inspired by the Snow Goose is generally considered one of Camel’s more accessible albums and a Canterbury scene classic. The album features orchestral and rock instrumentation and the tracks segue seamlessly from one song to the next. The idea for the album to feature lyrics based on his books was also abandoned due to Gallico’s protests and, as a result, the album is entirely instrumental. The originial album title was The Snow Goose, but the band changed the name to include “Music Inspired By” after legal protests from Gallico. Before settling on Paul Gallico’s novel The Snow Goose, the band considered other literary works, among them Herman Hesse’s novel Siddartha which was also an important influence on prog band Yes’ widely considered magnum opus, Close to the Edge. The success of The White Rider suite from their previous album, Mirage from 1974, inspired the band to write more conceptual suites based on novels. Music Inspired by the Snow Goose, also known as simply The Snow Goose, is Canterbury scene prog band Camel’s third album released on Decca in 1975.
Music Inspired by the Snow Goose album cover
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