Editing Uffington White Horse (section)

===Music===
[[John Gardner (composer)|John Gardner]]'s ''Ballad of the White Horse'' (1959) was inspired by [[The Ballad of the White Horse|Chesterton's epic poem]] of the same name. It was recently recorded by the City of London Choir, accompanied by the [[BBC Concert Orchestra]], and conducted by [[Hilary Davan Wetton]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Gardner: The Ballad of the White Horse |url=https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8774915--john-gardner-the-ballad-of-the-white-horse |access-date=2023-07-30 |website=Presto Music |language=en}}</ref>

[[David Bedford]]'s ''Song of the White Horse'' (1978), set for ensemble and children's choir and commissioned for the [[BBC]]'s ''[[Omnibus (UK TV series)|Omnibus]]'' programme, depicts a journey along a footpath alongside the Uffington Horse and includes words from Chesterton's poem. The composition requires the choir to inhale [[helium]] to sing the "stratospherically high notes" of the climax,<ref>{{cite web |title=David Bedford's ''The Song of the White Horse'' |date=5 November 2011 |publisher=BBC Radio&nbsp;3 |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b016vks3 |access-date=29 June 2017}}</ref> accompanied by aerial footage of the horse animated to show it rearing up from the ground.<ref>{{cite AV media |people = David Bedford (Composer), Tony Staveacre (Director) |year = 1978 |title = The Song of the White Horse |medium = TV |url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlIAlaiE6Do |access-date = 29 June 2017 | publisher = BBC |series = [[Omnibus (UK TV series)|Omnibus]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Gary S. |last=Dalkin |title=David Bedford: ''Song of the White Horse'' also featuring ''Star Clusters, Nebulae, & Places in Devon'' |publisher= musicweb-international.com |url=http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2000/june00/whitehorse.htm |access-date=29 June 2017}}</ref> A recording, produced by [[Mike Oldfield]], was released by Oldfield Music in 1983.<ref>{{Discogs release |release=2866432 |name=David Bedford – Star Clusters, Nebulae, & Places in Devon / The Song Of The White Horse |type=album}}</ref>

The Uffington Horse is illustrated on the cover of ''[[English Settlement]]'' (1982), the fifth studio album by the [[Swindon]] band [[XTC]],<ref name="pollard" /><ref>{{Discogs master |master=70130 |name=English Settlement |type=album}}</ref> and appears (among other symbols copied from [[Barbara G. Walker]]'s ''The Woman's Dictionary of Symbols and Sacred Objects''<ref>{{cite book |last=Gaar |first=Gillian G. |year=2006 |title=Nirvana's ''In Utero'' |publisher=Continuum |isbn=0-8264-1776-0}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Robert |last=Benson |date=13 September 2009 |title=Nirvana – ''In Utero'' |series=Album cover art stories |publisher=SoundStageDirect |url=http://sound-stage-direct.blogspot.co.uk/2009/09/album-cover-art-stories-nirvana-in.html |access-date=29 June 2017}}</ref>) on the back cover of [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]'s final album, ''[[In Utero (album)|In Utero]]'' (1993).<ref name="pollard" /> Painted in 2024, a public mural of the ''English Settlement'' sleeve, prominently depicting the Uffington Horse, features on Crombey Street, Swindon.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gardner |first1=Ben |title=XTC mural in Swindon town centre paid for by superfan |url=https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/24217784.xtc-mural-swindon-town-centre-paid-superfan/ |website=Swindon Advertiser |access-date=9 June 2024 |date=29 March 2024}}</ref>