▁di at onic ▁and ▁mel od ic ▁music ▁such ▁as ▁his ▁was ▁neglect ed ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁at onal ▁and ▁other ▁modern ist ▁compos itions . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁this ▁neglect ▁has ▁been ▁revers ed . ▁In ▁the ▁f ift i eth ▁anni versary ▁year ▁of ▁his ▁death ▁two ▁contrast ing ▁document ary ▁films ▁were ▁released : ▁Tony ▁Pal mer ' s ▁O ▁Th ou ▁Trans c endent : ▁The ▁Life ▁of ▁V aug han ▁Williams ▁and ▁John ▁Br id cut ' s ▁The ▁Pass ions ▁of ▁V aug han ▁Williams . ▁British ▁aud ien ces ▁were ▁prompt ed ▁to ▁re app raise ▁the ▁composer . ▁The ▁popular ity ▁of ▁his ▁most ▁accessible ▁works , ▁particularly ▁the ▁T all is ▁Fant asia ▁and ▁The ▁L ark ▁As c ending ▁increased , ▁but ▁a ▁wide ▁public ▁also ▁became ▁aware ▁of ▁what ▁a ▁rev iewer ▁of ▁Br id cut ' s ▁film ▁called ▁" a ▁genius ▁driven ▁by ▁em otion ". ▁Among ▁the ▁ 2 1 st - century ▁mus icians ▁who ▁have ▁acknowled ged ▁V aug han ▁Williams ' s ▁influence ▁on ▁their ▁development ▁are ▁John ▁Adams , ▁P J ▁Har vey , ▁Sir ▁Peter ▁Max well ▁Dav ies , ▁Anthony ▁Pay ne , ▁Wayne ▁Sh orter , ▁Neil ▁T enn ant ▁and ▁Mark - An th ony ▁Turn age . ▁ ▁The ▁Clement s ▁Park ▁development , ▁located ▁in ▁War ley , ▁Br ent wood , ▁Es sex , ▁has ▁roads ▁taking ▁their ▁names ▁after ▁the ▁composer ▁and ▁his