This episode of PLAY MORRICONE FOR ME explores the sordid world of 80's & 90's erotic thrillers—flippantly described as "bunny boilers" in the trades. The genre exploded into the mainstream with FATAL ATTRACTION, saw the rewriting of its musical DNA with BASIC INSTINCT, and exists today in a hibernative state,…
Jeff Beal is a prolific composer who has scored hundreds of films and series, including House of Cards (Netflix), Rome (HBO), Carnivàle (HBO), and Monk (USA Network), as well as the films Pollock and Appaloosa and numerous acclaimed documentaries. His recent project is a new symphonic score for the 1927 silent film classic Metropolis, widely regarded as one of the most…
CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO has added a new podcast to the network. WHAT'S THE SCORE and its host, Frank R. Wilson, decided to produce a podcast introducing him to his new listeners. In this episode, you'll learn about Frank's background, some of his favourite film music, and his opinions on how…
Welcome to the first-ever FREE edition of the SIX DEGREES OF SCORES. This is a new sub-genre show that connects one score to the next through composers, genres, actors, directors, and music styles. Episode one (which you can listen to for FREE by clicking HERE) premiered on Patreon last month…
This episode of PLAY MORRICONE FOR ME gives Eastern Westerns (and/or Western Easterns) their close-up. Featuring music from fish-out-of-water stories about martial artists, samurai, and other Asian action heroes in the Old West, like RED SUN, THE STRANGER AND THE GUNFIGHTER and SHANGHAI NOON, as well as movies from Hong…
In part six of our seven-part series counting down the TOP 25 SCORES OF THE 21st CENTURY, we will continue the countdown with the presentation of scores 10-6. In this episode, you'll hear selections from Don Davis, Edward Shearmur, Bear McCreary, John Powell, and Howard Shore. If you haven't listened…
As customary on THE ARCHIVE, today's episode is packed with excellent music. Jason Drury opens the show with ‘On Earth as It Is in Heaven’ from Ennio Morricone's award-winning score for THE MISSION (Virgin Records), in honour of its 40th anniversary. Jason then continues with music from the 35th anniversary release…
Today on THE ESSENTIAL SOUNDTRACKS, Erik Woods, Robert Daniels, and Randy Andrews continue their journey through the STAR TREK films and their soundtracks as they discuss the eighth movie in the series, STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT. You’ll hear them discuss the film in great detail, including such topics as the…