The Aubrey/Maturin series is available in the form of audio tapes from Recorded Books, even though the longer volumes such as Master and Commander and Post Captain run to as many as twelve tapes. The books are read with gusto in a wide range of appropriate accents by Patrick Tull. The series has inspired tapes of a different kind as well: Musically-inclined readers can hear renditions of the favorite compositions that Captain Aubrey and Dr. Maturin play in between sea battles and raging storms on two audio recordings, Musical Evenings with the Captain and Musical Evenings with the Captain, Volume II. The selections are played by Philharmonia Virtuosi, under the direction of Richard Kapp, and are available from ESS.A.Y Recordings. The series may also be turned into motion pictures at some time: Master and Commander has been optioned by the Samuel Goldwyn Company.