Playlists with tracks by Alan Silvestri
Friday 5th March 2021
15:00
Tearjerker with Jorja Smith
Where Classical Meets American Rap
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Jorja Smith presents an hour of healing, emotional music.
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Lana Del Rey | Video Games | |
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Mac Miller | Everybody | |
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Michael Kiwanuka | Piano Joint (This Kind Of Love) | |
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | The Sick Doll | |
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Alan Silvestri | The Real Hero | |
Salma Kenas | Blame Game (feat. John Legend, Chris Rock & Salma Kenas) | ||
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Daniele Leoni | Perfect (Piano Version) | |
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Seinabo Sei | Younger (Acoustic Version) | |
Franz Liszt | 6 Consolations, S. 172: No. 3, Lento placido in D-Flat Major | ||
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Stephen Paulus | The Road Home | |
Johann Sebastian Bach | Orchestral Suite No.3: II. Air, BWV1068 | ||
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John Powell | P.S. I Love You | |
Kanye West | Diamonds from Sierra Leone (Live at Abbey Road) | ||
Latonya Givens | Better In Tune (feat. Latonya Givens) |
Thursday 4th March 2021
03:00
Essential Classics
Suzy Klein
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Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Scott Joplin | The Easy Winners | |
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Aaron Copland | Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra (with Piano and Harp) | |
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Claude Debussy | Ballade slave | |
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Larry Adler | Genevieve Waltz | |
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Fritz Kreisler | Marche miniature viennoise | |
Clair Omar Musser | Study in C major, Op 6 No 10 | ||
Gabriel Faur | lgie, Op 24 | ||
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Giovanni Sollima | Prelude for Mandolin Solo | |
Johann Strauss II | Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka, Op. 214 "Triqui Traqui" | ||
Kurt Weill | The 7 Deadly Sins: No 7 Envy; Epilogue | ||
John Christopher Smith | Rebecca, Act II: But see, the night with silent pace steals on... O balmy Sleep! | ||
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor | Concerto for violin & orchestra in G minor (2nd movement) | ||
Anton Bruckner | Symphony No 2 (3rd mvt) | ||
Arthur Bliss | Things to come (March) | ||
Ccile Louise Chaminade | Guitare Op.32 | ||
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Johann Sebastian Bach | Fugue in G minor, BWV.578 | |
Alan Silvestri | Back to the Future Part III: End Credits | ||
Caroline Shaw | and the swallow | ||
William Walton | Symphony No 2 (1st mvt) | ||
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Robert Schumann | Manfred, Op.115 (Overture) | |
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Henry Purcell | Sonata no.6 in C major Z.795 | |
Joseph Haydn | The Seasons: Spring - "See Winter, stern and gloomy flees... Come, gentle Spring!" | ||
Franz Liszt | Piano Sonata in B minor (3rd & 4th mvts) | ||
Giovanni Gabrieli | Canzon a 14 [1615 no.18] |
Saturday 20th February 2021
09:00
Sound of Cinema
Future Visions of the Present
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Matthew Sweet presents a selection of music from films that looked ahead to the 2020s.
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Alan Silvestri | Death Becomes Her - End Credits | |
Lorne Balfe | Songbird - Lock Down | ||
Michael Giacchino | Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes - Planet of the End Credits | ||
Nathan Whitehead | The Purge: Anarchy - Commencement | ||
Brad Fiedel | The Terminator - Theme | ||
Ramin Djawadi | Pacific Rim - Mako | ||
Debbie Wiseman | To Olivia - Theme | ||
Don Ellis | Moon Zero Two - Title song | ||
Ennio Morricone | Mission to Mars - Ecstasy of Mars | ||
Fred Myrow | Soylent Green - Sol's Music | ||
Giorgio Moroder | Metropolis - Machines | ||
John Tavener | Children of Men - Fragments of a Prayer | ||
John Tavener | Children of Men - The Lamb |
Saturday 2nd January 2021
07:00
Sound of Cinema
Journey into the Unknown
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Matthew Sweet looks at film music that explores the idea of journeys into the unknown.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams | Scott of the Antarctic - Main Titles | |
Michael Brook | Into The Wild - The Rapids | ||
Michael Giacchino | Star Trek - Enterprising Young Men | ||
Alan Silvestri | Cast Away - Theme | ||
Mikls Rzsa | The Seventh Sin - Theme | ||
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Alexander Courage | Star Trek - Main Title | |
Ralph Vaughan Williams | Scott of the Antarctic - Death of Oates | ||
Alexandre Desplat | The Painted Veil - Theme | ||
David Newman | Ice Age - Walking Through | ||
Richard Whiting | Monte Carlo - Beyond the Blue Horizon | ||
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Ingo Ludwig Frenzel | The Physician - Suite | |
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Ryuichi Sakomoto | The Revenant - Main Theme | |
James Newton Howard | News of the World - End Titles | ||
Jerry Goldsmith | The Edge - Lost in the Wild | ||
Johan Sderqvist | Kon Tiki - End Credits | ||
Marco Beltrami | Snowpiercer - This is the Beginning |
Saturday 26th December 2020
08:00
Sound of Cinema
The Cinema at Christmas
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Matthew Sweet on film music
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John Barry | On Her Majesty's Secret Service |
John Williams | Home Alone - The Star of Bethlehem | ||
Adolph Deutsch | The Apartment - Lonely Room | ||
Michael Kamen | Die Hard - Terrorist Entrance | ||
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Alan Silvestri | A Christmas Carol - Main Title | |
Michael Kamen | Die Hard - Winter Wonderland | ||
Carter Burwell | In Bruges - The Little Dead Boy/My Suicide Your Homicide | ||
Danny Elfman | Batman Returns - Batman vs. the Circus | ||
Danny Elfman | The Nightmare Before Christmas - Making Christmas | ||
Dimitri Tiomkin | It's a Wonderful Life - Main Title / Heaven | ||
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Irving Berlin | Holiday Inn - White Christmas | |
Jerry Goldsmith | Gremlins - No Santa Claus | ||
Jocelyn Pook | Eyes Wide Shut - Naval Officer |
Tuesday 8th December 2020
17:00
Radio 1's Movie Mixtapes
Iconic Themes Edition!
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Radio 1's movie man Ali Plumb delves into the biggest films and selects legendary songs!
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Ennio Morricone | The Ecstasy Of Gold | |
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Alan Silvestri | Back to the Future | |
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Henry Mancini | Pink Panther | |
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Howard Shore | Concerning Hobbits |
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John Powell | This Is Berk |
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Elmer Bernstein | The Magnificent Seven |
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Vangelis | Tears In The Rain | |
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Ron Goodwin | 633 Squadron | |
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Geoff Love | The Great Escape March | |
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John Williams | Jurassic Park Theme | |
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Alan Silvestri | The Avengers | |
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Maurice Jarre | Lawrence of Arabia (main theme) | |
Brad Fiedel | The Terminator 2 Theme | ||
Randy Kerber | Hedwig's Theme | ||
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra | Edward Scissorhands (Main Title) | ||
The London Symphony Orchestra | The Raider's March | ||
Hans Zimmer | 'Now we are Free' from the Gladiator soundtrack |
Saturday 31st October 2020
07:00
Sound of Cinema
Film music for Hallowe'en
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Timely film music to set the heartbeat racing
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John Carpenter | Halloween: Main Title | |
John Williams | E.T. - The Extraterrestial: ET's Halloween | ||
Joseph Bishara | Insidious: Theme | ||
Alan Silvestri | The Witches: Witches Are Real | ||
Klive Humberstone | The Cabinet of Dr Caligari: Ende | ||
Bernard Herrmann | Psycho: Suite | ||
Marco Beltrami | Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark: Sarah's Theme | ||
Charles Bernstein | A Nightmare on Elm Street: Main Title | ||
Mike Oldfield | The Exorcist: Theme (Tubular Bells) | ||
Christopher Young | Sinister: Portrait Of Mr. Boogie | ||
Murray Gold | Doctor Who - Series 9 'Under The Lake': Ghosts | ||
Conrad Salinger | Meet Me In St Louis: All Hallow's Eve | ||
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Philip Glass | Candyman: Music Box | |
James Bernard | The Quatermass Xperiment: Carroon is Restless | ||
Thom Yorke | Suspiria: Voiceless Terror | ||
James Bernard | The Quatermass Xperiment: Opening Credits | ||
Walter Schumann | The Night of the Hunter: Introduction | ||
Jed Kurzel | The Babadook: Theme |
Saturday 13th June 2020
07:00
Sound of Cinema
Child Stars
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Matthew Sweet with film music and celebrated child actors.
Lon Jessel | The Parade Of The Tin Soldiers | ||
Leslie Bricusse | Willy Wonka And the Chocolate Factory (1971) Oompa Loompa Song | ||
Alan Silvestri | The Parent Trap (1998) Hallie Breaks The News | ||
Michael Higham | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) The Augusta | ||
Alex Heffes | Hope Gap (2020) | ||
Mikls Rzsa | The Thief of Baghdad (1949) Suite; Overture and The Market at Basra | ||
Bernard Herrmann | Taxi Driver (1976) Main Title | ||
Nacio Herb Brown | Babes in Arms (1939) Good Morning | ||
Charlie Chaplin | The Kid (1921) Theme | ||
Patrick Doyle | Artemis Fowl (2020) Father and Son | ||
Franz Waxman | Captains Courageous (1937) Suite | ||
Paul Smith | Pollyanna (1960) Pollyanna's Song | ||
Hubert Clifford | Hunted (1952) Suite | ||
Richard A. Whiting | Bright Eyes (1934) Good Ship Lollipop | ||
Jan A.P.Kaczmarek | Finding Neverland (2004) Forgotten Overture | ||
John Williams | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) Hedwig's Theme | ||
John Williams | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) Prologue |
Thursday 26th March 2020
07:00
In Tune
With Sean Rafferty
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Top-class music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Alan Silvestri | Back to the Future | |
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Tielman Susato | La Mourisque | |
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William Byrd | Cibavit eos | |
Johannes Brahms | Clarinet Sonata in F Minor, Op. 120 No.1: II. Andante un poco adagio | ||
Arvo Prt | Nunc dimittis (mixed choir a cappella) | ||
Tielman Susato | Ronde No 11 (Danserye) | ||
Felix Mendelssohn | A Midsummer Night's Dream (Overture) | ||
Ludwig van Beethoven | Romance in G major | ||
Johann Sebastian Bach | Concerto in D minor for two violins, BWV 1043 (2nd mvt) | ||
Arthur Sullivan | The Mikado (Overture) | ||
Dobrinka Tabakova | Suite in Old Style: 1st movement - Fanfare from the balconies | ||
Richard Wagner | The Bridge leads you homeward (Das Rheingold) | ||
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Concerto in E flat major for two pianos, K.365 (3rd mvt) | ||
Giuseppe Tartini | Violin Sonata in A minor, Op 2 no 5 (1st mvt) | ||
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Antonio Vivaldi | Gloria in D Major RV 589: i) Gloria in excelsis |
Saturday 14th March 2020
07:00
Sound of Cinema
Weird Westerns
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Matthew Sweet with a themed selection of music for film.
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Gene Autry | Back In The Saddle Again |
Jerome Moross | The Valley of Gwanji (1969) Landscape; Forbidden Valley; Pterodactyl Attack | ||
Mateus Alves | Bacurau (2019) Bacurau | ||
Michael Nyman | Ravenous (1999) Cannibal Fantasy & The Pit | ||
Alan Silvestri | Back to the Future III (1990) End Credits | ||
Ramin Djawadi | Westworld (2017 TV) | ||
Alejandro Jodorowsky | El Topo (1970) The First Flower After the Flood | ||
Zviad Mgebry | And then we Danced (2019) Baghshi Gagitsan | ||
Dee Barton | High Plains Drifter (1973) Titles | ||
Elmer Bernstein | Wild Wild West (1999) Main Title | ||
Fred Karlin | Westworld (1973) The Gunslinger | ||
Hans Zimmer | Rango (2011) Suite | ||
Jeff Herriott | Bone Tomahawk (2015) Four Doomed Men Ride Out |
Saturday 29th February 2020
13:00
Patrick Kielty's Comedy Heroes
Steve Martin and Martin Short
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Patrick Kielty chats to comedy legends Steve Martin and Martin Short about their careers.
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Frank Sinatra | Fly Me to the Moon |
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The Temptations | My Girl |
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Elvis Presley | Burning Love |
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Blues Brothers | Everybody Needs Somebody To Love |
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Monty Python | Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life |
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Tony Bennett | I Left My Heart In San Francisco |
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Glen Campbell | Gentle on My Mind |
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Alan Silvestri | Main Title |
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The Kingston Trio | A Worried Man | |
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Elmer Bernstein | Main Title |
Chevy Chase | The Ballad Of The Three Amigos | ||
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Steve Martin | Pitkin County Turnaround | |
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Steve Martin | Ramblin' Man (Theme From Ramblin' Man) | |
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Alan Silvestri | End Credit |
Sunday 15th December 2019
10:00
Paul O'Grady
Kate Bush and Steve Winwood
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With Triples, a Lost TV Theme, a Thank You Letter of The Week and an unexpected playlist.
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Pet Shop Boys | It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas | |
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Kate Bush | Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) |
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Bucks Fizz | The Land Of Make Believe |
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LeAnn Rimes | Today Is Christmas | |
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The Overtones | This Christmas | |
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Kate Bush | December Will Be Magic Again |
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Libera | In Dulci Jubilo | |
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Natalie Cole | Joy To The World | |
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Steve Winwood | While You See A Chance |
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The Invitations | Ski-Ing In The Snow | |
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Steve Winwood | Valerie |
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Steve Winwood | Christmas is Now Drawing Near at Hand |
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Alan Silvestri | Spirit Of The Season | |
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Rose Royce | Is It Love You're After |
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Harriet | Maybe This Christmas | |
Sir Cliff Richard | Little Town | ||
Gladys Whitred | POG Andy Pandy | ||
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Jessie J | One More Try | |
Jodie Prenger | I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm | ||
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KT Tunstall | Hey, Mr Santa! | |
Brenda Lee | Christmas Will Be Just Another Lonely Day | ||
Larry Adler | The Man I Love (feat. Larry Adler) | ||
Ray Anthony | Christmas Trumpets/We Wish You A Very Merry Christmas |
Saturday 14th December 2019
07:00
Sound of Cinema
Henry Jackman
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Matthew talks to celebrated English film composer Henry Jackman.
Henry Jackman | Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014): Captain America | ||
Henry Jackman | The Interview (2014): Kim Jong-un | ||
Alan Silvestri | Predator (1987): Theme | ||
Henry Jackman | The Man in the High Castle (2015): Attentäter | ||
Henry Jackman | Jumanji: The Next Level (2019): The Jumanji Suite | ||
Henry Jackman | Kong Skull Island (2017): The Island | ||
Henry Jackman | The Predator (2018): Another World | ||
Henry Jackman | Trial By Fire (2018): Solitude | ||
Henry Jackman | Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016): A Junkie's Lament | ||
Henry Jackman | Monsters vs. Aliens (2009): Oversized Tin Can | ||
Henry Jackman | Puss in Boots (2011): A Bad Kitty | ||
Henry Jackman | Captain Philips (2013): Maersk Alabama |
Saturday 28th September 2019
08:00
Sound of Cinema
Object of Desire
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Matthew Sweet with music from the score for The Goldfinch.
John Williams | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001): Harry's Wondrous World | ||
John Williams | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull (2008) - Raiders March | ||
Martin Phipps | Woman In Gold (2015): Fleeing Vienna | ||
Adolph Deutsch | The Maltese Falcon (1941) - Title / Street Scene / Gutman / Finale | ||
Segun Akinola | The Last Tree (2019): Turbo | ||
Alan Silvestri | Ready Player One (2018): Main Titles | ||
Trevor Gureckis | The Goldfinch (2019): Beautiful Things | ||
Bernard Herrmann | "Jason And The Argonauts" (1963): "Jason's Prelude" "Scherzo Macabre" | ||
Trevor Gureckis | The Goldfinch (2019): Theo's Burden | ||
Bill Conti | The Thomas Crown Affair (1999): Glider pt 1 | ||
Trevor Gureckis | The Goldfinch (2019): Title | ||
Franz Waxman | The Silver Chalice (1954): The Cup | ||
Henry Mancini | The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976): Inspector Clouseau Theme | ||
Howard Shore | Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring (2001) - The Prophecy | ||
Jack Trombey | Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975): Homeward Bound |
Saturday 9th March 2019
07:00
Sound of Cinema
Women Super Heroes
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Film music for the female super hero, with Matthew Sweet.
Norman Gimbel | Wonder Woman (1975) - Theme | ||
Pinar Toprak | Captain Marvel (2019) - Captain Marvel | ||
Alan Silvestri | Avengers: Infinity War (2018) - Infinity War | ||
Pinar Toprak | Captain Marvel (2019) - Breaking Free | ||
Alex Heffes | Miss Bala (2019) - Gloria Drives | ||
Rupert Gregson‐Williams | Wonder Woman (2017) - Amazons Of Themyscira | ||
Christophe Beck | Ant-Man And The Wasp (2018) - It Ain't Over Till The Wasp Lady Stings | ||
Danny Elfman | Batman Returns (1992) - Selina Transforms II | ||
Jerry Goldsmith | Supergirl (1984) - Overture | ||
John Ottman | X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) - Pentagon Plan / Sneaky Mystique | ||
Klaus Badelt | Catwoman (2004) - End Title | ||
Marco Beltrami | Fantastic 4 (2015) - Prelude | ||
Mark Mothersbaugh | Thor: Ragnarok (2017) - Hela vs. Asgard |
Saturday 12th January 2019
06:00
Sound of Cinema
Double Acts
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Matthew Sweet with music for cinematic duos.
Frank Skinner | Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein (1948) - Titles | ||
Rolfe Kent | Stan & Ollie (2019) - End Titles | ||
Henry Mancini | Silver Streak (1976) - Theme | ||
Thomas Adès | Colette (2018) - Colette's Journey | ||
Hoagy Carmichael | To Have and Have Not (1943) - How Little We Know | ||
Alan Silvestri | Night At The Museum (2006) - Title theme | ||
I Monster | Shaun of the Dead (2004) - The Blue Wrath | ||
Alex North | Cleopatra (1963) - Overture / Main Title / Cleopatra's Barge | ||
J. Leubrie Hill | Way Out West (1937) - At The Ball, That's All! | ||
Ballard MacDonald | Way Out West (1937) - Trail of the Lonesome Pine | ||
John Powell | Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) - Assassin's Tango | ||
Bruno Coulais | Coraline (2009) - Spink and Forcible / End Credits / The Party | ||
Jule Styne | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) - Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend | ||
Burt Bacharach | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) - Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head | ||
Mark Mothersbaugh | 21 Jump Street (2012) - Back Together | ||
Danny Elfman | Men In Black (1997) - M.I.B. Closing Theme | ||
Marvin Hatley | Dance of the Cuckoos (Laurel & Hardy Theme) | ||
Dimitri Tiomkin | Gunfight At The O.K. Corral (1957) - Titles | ||
Marvin Hatley | Way Out West (1937) - Stage Coach Manners | ||
Frank De Vol | Guess Who's Coming To Dinner (1967) - Dear Old Dad | ||
Neal Hefti | The Odd Couple (1968) - Theme |
Saturday 17th November 2018
06:00
Sound of Cinema
Magic
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Film music that explores the idea of magic with Matthew Sweet.
John Scott | Satan's Slave (1976) - Titles | ||
John Scott | Satan's Slave (1976) - Evil Elevator | ||
Alan Silvestri | Practical Magic (1998) - Amas Veritas | ||
John Williams | The Witches of Eastwick (1987) - The Dance of the Witches | ||
Alexandre Desplat | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: part 1 (2010) - Obliviate | ||
John Williams | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) - Hedwig's Theme | ||
Brian Tyler | Now You See Me 2 (2016) - Fanfare | ||
John Williams | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) - The Chamber of Secrets | ||
Graeme Revell | The Craft (1996) - Invocation | ||
Matti Bye | Häxan (1922) | ||
Howard Greenfield | Bewitched (1964) - TV Theme | ||
Nicholas Hooper | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) - In Noctem | ||
Howard Shore | Hugo (2011) - Papa Georges Made Movies | ||
Paul Dukas | Fantasia (1939) - The Sorcerer's Apprentice | ||
James Bernard | The Devil Rides Out (1968) - The Power of Evil | ||
Philip Glass | The Illusionist (2006) - Main Theme | ||
James Newton Howard | Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) - The Thestral Chase | ||
Jerry Goldsmith | Magic (1978) - Main Titles |
Saturday 3rd November 2018
06:00
Sound of Cinema
Up North!
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Matthew Sweet presents film music with a northern flavour.
John Dankworth | Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960) - Title theme | ||
John Dankworth | A Taste of Honey (1961) - Big Ship Sails on the Alley-Alley-O | ||
John Murphy | 28 Days Later (2002) - The End | ||
Alan Silvestri | Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) - Factory Inferno | ||
Malcolm Arnold | Hobson's Choice (1954) - Wedding Night | ||
Benjamin Frankel | The Man in the White Suit (1951) - Prelude | ||
Paul McCartney | The Family Way (1966) - Variation No.1 | ||
Gary Yershon | Peterloo (2018) - Aftermath | ||
Richard Addinsell | Love on the Dole (1941) - Opening titles/Salley awakes | ||
George Fenton | Looking for Eric (2009) - Title theme | ||
Richard Rodney Bennett | Yanks (1979) - Main Title | ||
George Formby | Boots! Boots! (1934) - I could make a good living at that | ||
Ron Grainer | A Kind of Loving (1962) - Title theme | ||
Giuliano Sorgini | The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (1974) - John Dalton Street | ||
Thomas Newman | The Iron Lady (2011) - Swing Parliament | ||
Harry Gregson‐Williams | Early Man (2018) - Prehistoric Prelude | ||
James Newton Howard | The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018) - The Polichinelles |
Saturday 30th June 2018
06:00
Sound of Cinema
Father/Daughter
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Matthew Sweet with a weekly survey of themed film music.
George Duning | Houseboat (1958): Prelude - Houseboat Return - Tired Tourist | ||
Hans Zimmer | Interstellar (2015): A Place Among The Stars | ||
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Harold Arlen | It's Only A Paper Moon | |
Alan Menken | The Little Mermaid (1989): Part Of Your World | ||
Hildur Guðnadóttir | Sicario 2 - Day of the Soldado (2018): Survivors | ||
Alan Silvestri | Father of the Bride (1991): Annie's Theme | ||
Johnny Williams | How to Steal a Million (1966): Titles | ||
Alan Silvestri | Father of the Bride (1991): Main Title | ||
Max Richter | Lore (2012): End Credits | ||
Alex Wurman | March of the Penguins (2005): Walk Alone | ||
Patrick Doyle | Brave (2012): We've Both Changed | ||
Angela Morley | Watership Down (2006): Kehaar's Theme | ||
Pheonix | Somewhere (2010): Love Like A Sunset Part 1 | ||
Antonio Sanchez | Birdman (2016): The Anxious Battle For Sanity | ||
Thomas Newman | Meet Joe Black (1998): That Next Place | ||
Dickon Hinchliffe | Leave No Trace (2018): We Share a Star | ||
Elmer Bernstein | To Kill a Mockingbird (1962): Suite |
Saturday 17th February 2018
06:00
Sound of Cinema
Monsters!
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Matthew Sweet looks at movies, music and monsters ahead of 'The Shape of Water'.
David Buttolph | The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1954): Main Title | ||
Elmer Bernstein | An American Werewolf in London (1981): Metamorphosis | ||
Ennio Morricone | The Thing (1982): Main Theme | ||
Alan Silvestri | The Mummy Returns (2001): Main Theme | ||
Hans Salter | The Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954): Prologue / Main Title | ||
Alan Silvestri | The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad (2001): Overture | ||
Jerry Goldsmith | Alien (1979): The Eggs / End Title | ||
Alan Silvestri | The Valley of the Gwangi (1969): Suite | ||
John Carpenter | They Live (1998): Main Theme | ||
Alex North | Dragonslayer (1981): End Title | ||
Jon Brion | Lady Bird (2017): Main Title | ||
Alexandre Desplat | The Shape of Water (2017): The Shape of Water | ||
Pino Donaggio | Piranha (1978): Restricted Area | ||
Angelo Francesco Lavagnino | Gorgo (1961): Main Title | ||
Basil Poledouris | Starship Troopers (1997): Bugs! | ||
Burt Bacharach | The Blob (1988): Theme |
Monday 6th March 2017
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert
BBC Concert Orchestra: Music to Die For
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The BBC Concert Orchestra performs music with the theme of death and mortality.
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Richard Wagner | Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde | |
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Stephen Sondheim | A Little Priest from Sweeney Todd | |
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Leos Janacek | On an Overgrown Path | |
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Richard Rodgers | The Carousel Waltz | |
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Richard Rodgers | You'll never walk alone from Carousel | |
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Leos Janacek | Suite from The Cunning Little Vixen | |
Patrick Doyle | The Creation from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein | ||
Alan Silvestri | End credits from Death Becomes Her | ||
Andrew Lippa | How it Ends from Big Fish | ||
Sir Richard Rodney Bennett | Love Scene from "Four Weddings and a Funeral" | ||
Charlotte Bray | Songs from Yellow Leaves | ||
Eric Idle | Always look on the bright side of life from The Life of Brian | ||
William Finn | Anytime (I am there) from Elegies | ||
John Williams | Night Journeys from Dracula: A Love Story | ||
Nick Laird-Clowes | Theme from About Time |
Saturday 4th February 2017
15:00
Sound of Cinema
Treasure Hunt
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Matthew Sweet with film music inspired by classic stories of secret maps and lost treasure
John Barry | "The Deep" (1977) "Main Theme" | ||
John Williams | "Raiders Of The Lost Ark" (1981) "The Idol Temple" (extract) | ||
John Williams | "Raiders Of The Lost Ark" (1981) - "Washington Ending and Raiders March" | ||
Alan Silvestri | "Romancing The Stone" (1984) - "Main Title" | ||
Max Steiner | "The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre" (1948) - "Main Title", "Attack On The Train", "Windstorm", "Alternative Finale" | ||
Bernard Herrmann | "Jason And The Argonauts" (1963) - "Jason's Prelude" "Scherzo Macabre" "Finale" | ||
Mike Moran | Theme from "Time Bandits" | ||
Clifton Parker | "Treasure Island" (1950) - Main Title (arr. Philip Lane) | ||
Zack Laurence | "Treasure Hunt" (TV 1982-89) - "Peak Performance" | ||
Daniel Pemberton | "Gold" (2016) - "At The Sound Of The Bell" | ||
Daniel Pemberton | "Gold" (2016) - "Dream Of Gold" | ||
Ennio Morricone | "The Good The Bad And The Ugly" (1966) - "Il Triello" | ||
Hans Zimmer | "Pirates Of The Caribbean - At World's End" (2007) "One Day" | ||
Jerry Goldsmith | "King Solomon's Mines" (1985) - "No Diamonds" |
Saturday 26th November 2016
15:00
Sound of Cinema
Women at War
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Matthew Sweet presents a selection of film music on the theme of women at war.
Nina Humphreys | Boudica (TV 2003) - Warrior Queen | ||
Patrick Doyle | United Kingdom (2016) - Independence Day Speech | ||
Philippe Sarde | Lucie Aubrac (1997) - Theme | ||
Alan Silvestri | Allied (2016) - Essouira Desert/Opening Titles | ||
Stephen Warbeck | Charlotte Gray (2001) - Charlotte Gray | ||
Anne Dudley | Black Book (2006) - Escape By Sea | ||
William Alwyn | Carve Her Name With Pride (1958) - Titles | ||
Anthony Collins | Odette (1950) - The Saga of Odette - Valse Lente | ||
Éric Serra | The Messenger (1995) - Angelo in Medio Ignis | ||
Craig Armstrong | Elizabeth - The Golden Age (2007) - Battle | ||
Erich Wolfgang Korngold | The Sea Hawk (1940) - Main Title/Reunion/Finale | ||
Georges Delerue | Mata Hari Agent H21 (1964) - Titles | ||
Mischa Spoliansky | Saint Joan (1957) - Toccatina |
Saturday 12th November 2016
15:00
Sound of Cinema
First Contact
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Music for films about contact with new worlds, new people and extra-terrestrials.
John Williams | Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) - Roy's First Encounter | ||
John Williams | ET The Extra Terrestrial (1982) - Escape / Chase / Saying Goodbye | ||
Laurie Johnson | First Men In The Moon (1964) - Pursuit and escape from the moon/End Title | ||
Alan Silvestri | The Abyss (1989) - Main Title | ||
Leith Stevens | War of the Worlds (1953) - Main Title | ||
Alan Silvestri | Contact (1997) | ||
Leith Stevens | War of the Worlds (1953) - The Thing | ||
Elisabeth Lutyens | The Terrornauts (1967) | ||
Leith Stevens | War of the Worlds (1953) - The Scanning Eye | ||
Ennio Morricone | The Mission (1986) - On Earth As It Is In Heaven | ||
Leith Stevens | War of the Worlds (1953) - End Title | ||
James Horner | The New World (2006) - The New World | ||
Vangelis | 1492: Conquest Of Paradise (1992) - Conquest of Paradise | ||
Jóhann Jóhannsson | Arrival (2016) - Arrival | ||
Jóhann Jóhannsson | Arrival (2016) - Kangaru | ||
Jerry Goldsmith | Star Trek - First Contact (1996) - End Title |
Saturday 27th February 2016
15:00
Sound of Cinema
Crime and Punishment
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Matthew Sweet presents film music inspired by the theme of crime and punishment.
Thomas Newman | The Green Mile (1999) - No Exceptions | ||
Thomas Newman | The Green Mile (1999) - The Green Mile | ||
Alan Silvestri | Judge Dredd (1995) - Judge Dredd Main Theme | ||
Jeff Darnell | Dixon of Dock Green (195501976) - An Ordinary Copper | ||
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | Anatomy of a Murder (1959) - Main Title | ||
Lyn Murray | To Catch a Thief (1955) - The Red Convertible/To Catch a Thief Part 1/Bus Stop/Toy Trumpets | ||
John Williams | Minority Report (2002) - Minority Report | ||
Fryderyk Chopin | Fantasie-Impromptu In C Sharp Minor | ||
Emilio Kauderer | Secret In Their Eyes (2015) - A Secret Put To Rest | ||
Georges Auric | Lavender Hill Mob (1951) - Titles | ||
Giorgio Moroder | Midnight Express (1978) - Chase | ||
Georges Auric | Lavender Hill Mob (1951) - The Robbery | ||
Ennio Morricone | The Hateful Eight (2015) - Overture | ||
Georges Auric | Lavender Hill Mob (1951) - The Eiffel Tower | ||
Miklós Rózsa | The Asphalt Jungle (1950) - The Asphalt Jungle | ||
Martial Solal | Breathless (1960) - La Mort |
Sunday 20th December 2015
13:00
Elaine Paige on Sunday
The Christmas Show
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Elaine's Christmas show, with the sparkliest seasonal show tunes.
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Katie Lopez | Do You Want To Build A Snowman? | |
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Bing Crosby | White Christmas |
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Andy Williams | It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year |
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The Ronettes | Sleigh Ride |
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David Essex | A Winter's Tale |
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Natalie Cole | The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) | |
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Carrie Underwood | The Sound Of Music | |
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Alan Silvestri | SPIRIT OF THE SEASON | |
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Frank Sinatra | You're Sensational | |
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Sab Shimono | We Need A Little Christmas | |
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Elaine Paige | Thirty Two Feet And Eight Little Tails | |
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Ensemble | The Best Christmas Of All | |
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Cast | Twelve Days to Christmas | |
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Judy Garland | Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas |
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Ensemble | That Man Over There | |
Nikki Harris | BE A SANTA | ||
Debbie Gravitte | Turkey Lurkey Time | ||
Ensemble | Sparklejollytwinklejingley | ||
Mark McKerracher, Ben Forster, Elves | Christmastown | ||
Yank! Company | Christmas Together (Reprise) | ||
James Naughton | Lovers On Christmas Eve | ||
Elvis Presley | O Come, All Ye Faithful (feat. Elvis Presley) | ||
Michael Bublé | Baby It's Cold Outside | ||
Aretha Franklin And Members Of The Fame Freedom Choir | Joy To The World | ||
Fred Gwynne | Pine Cones and Holly Berries/It's Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas | ||
Nadim Naaman | A Soldier's Christmas | ||
ANDREA MCARDLE, REID SHELTON, SANDY FAISON, RAYMOND THORNE, ENSEMBLE, ORPHANS | A New Deal For Christmas |
Saturday 9th May 2015
16:00
Sound of Cinema
Forever Young
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Matthew Sweet presents film music inspired by stories of immortality.
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Clint Mansell | The Fountain - Death is the Road to Awe | |
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Rob Simonsen | The Age of Adaline | |
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Danny Elfman | The Avengers - Age of Ultron | |
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John Williams | Hook - The Arrival of Tink and the Flight to Neverland | |
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James Horner | Cocoon - End Credits | |
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Alan Silvestri | Death Becomes Her - End Credits | |
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Dimitri Tiomkin | Lost Horizon - Conway and Sondra | |
William Ross | Tuck Everlasting - Main Title | ||
Charlie Hole | Dorian Gray - Main Titles | ||
James Bernard | She - Ayesha -She Who Must be Obeyed |
Sunday 15th March 2015
13:00
Elaine Paige on Sunday
Double Bill of Songs for Mothering Sunday
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Elaine's selection of show tunes, the stage and screen news and Break A Legs.
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Julie Andrews | The Sound Of Music |
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Elvis Presley | Return To Sender |
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Frances Ruffelle | On My Own | |
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Bette Midler | The Rose |
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Rebecca Ferguson | Get Happy | |
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Jim Bryant | Maria | |
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Jason Donovan | Any Dream Will Do |
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Siobhan McCarthy | Mamma Mia | |
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Frank Sinatra | I Only Have Eyes For You | |
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Fred Astaire | Things Are Looking Up | |
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Ensemble | I'm A Brass Band | |
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Sebastian Arcelus | Just Like Him | |
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Jim Dale | Come Follow The Band | |
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Brothers And Sisters | Spring, Spring, Spring | |
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Company | In Tune | |
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Donna Murphy | Mother Knows Best | |
Company | Veruca's Nutcracker Sweet | ||
Young Men | My Defenses Are Down | ||
Quvenzhané Wallis | Maybe | ||
Company | Five Guys Named Moe | ||
Company | It Never Would've Worked | ||
Rosemary Ashe | Brimstone And Treacle (Part 1) | ||
Kate Reinders | If Momma Was Married | ||
Widow Corney | I Shall Scream | ||
Alan Silvestri | Prologue From The Croods | ||
Yank! Company | One (Reprise) |
Saturday 8th November 2014
16:00
Sound of Cinema
The Fourth Dimension
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Matthew Sweet introduces scores for films inspired by notions of time, space and travel.
Dario Marianelli | V for VENDETTA (2014): Evey Reborn | ||
Quincy Jones and His Orchestra | AUSTIN POWERS - INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY (1997): Soul Bossa Nova | ||
David Arnold | STARGATE (1994): Overture | ||
Marco Beltrami | THE NOVEMBER MAN (2014): End Credits | ||
Alan Silvestri | BACK TO THE FUTURE 2 (1989): End Credits | ||
Bill McGuffie | DALEKS - INVASION EARTH 2150 AD (1966): Fugue for Thought | ||
Miklós Rózsa | TIME AFTER TIME (1979): Journey's End and Finale | ||
Klaus Badelt | THE TIME MACHINE (2002): Professor Alexander Hartdegen | ||
Russell Garcia | THE TIME MACHINE 1960): Main Title/The Time Machine/End Title | ||
John Barry | SOMEWHERE IN TIME (1980): End Credits | ||
Nathan Johnson | LOOPER (2012): The Path Was A Circle | ||
Michael Andrews | DONNIE DARKO (2001): Waltz in the 4th Dimension/Mad World |
Saturday 4th October 2014
16:00
Sound of Cinema
Guilty 'til Proven Innocent
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Matthew Sweet introduces music for films on the subject of innocence and guilt.
Nathan Johnson | BRICK (2005): Emily's Theme | ||
James Newton Howard | THE FUGITIVE (1998): Main Titles | ||
Atticus Ross | GONE GIRL (2014): Sugar Storm | ||
Atticus Ross | GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (2011): Hypomania | ||
Alan Silvestri | THE A TEAM (2010): End Titles | ||
Elmer Bernstein | TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962): Main Title/Rolling the Tire/Summer's End | ||
Alexandre Desplat | THE IMITATION GAME (2014): The Imitation Game | ||
Quincy Jones | IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (1967): Mama Caleba's Blues | ||
Quincy Jones | IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (1967): Shag Bag, Hounds and Harvey | ||
Henry Jackman | MAN ON A LEDGE (2012): Stand-off on the Roof | ||
Alan Silvestri | WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT? (1983): End Titles | ||
Thomas Newman | THE GREEN MILE (1999): No Exceptions/The Green Mile | ||
Franz Waxman | DARK PASSAGE (1947): Dark Passage |