That's right folks, the Oscars still suck! While they managed to bring back all of the categories they disrespected last year and will present them live again on this year's broadcast, the Academy's Music Branch, on the other hand, I think has clearly lost its mind. Not only are the…
In June 2021, for TALKING SOUNDTRACKS, Jason Drury talked to the four-time Emmy nominated journalist, writer, and producer of over 200 documentaries about music and cinema, Steven C Smith, about his book Music by Max Steiner: The Epic Life of Hollywood's Most Influential Composer In May 2022, Jason had the…
It's alive! The Cinematic Sound Radio Podcast Top 10 has been brought back from the dead! The last time I did a show like this was back in 2018 when I presented my Favourite Western Tracks Of All Time. I wanted to make the Top 10 and ongoing series but…
Today, on a very special episode of THE 1UPBEAT, we remember the legendary game composer Koichi Sugiyama, the grandfather of game music. Following his death at age 90 in 2021, Eric Silver will take you through a comprehensive look at his career starting in the late 50s, through the 80s…
A few weeks ago, a YouTube channel called Miss 80's - Movies & Music hosted by Beth, launched her yearly Movie Music Tag challenge, where she compiled a list of 20 questions and we soundtrack fans create videos answering them. I had so much fun producing my video last year,…
In today's special edition of THE ARCHIVE on the CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST, Jason Drury continues his look at the television music of John Williams. You can listen to part one by clicking HERE! Part two begins with THE MISSION THEME FOR THE NBC NIGHTLY NEWS. Jason then plays selections…
Anime Spectacular 18 brings us new music from the Netflix original anime CYBERPUNK EDGERUNNERS. Then you’ll hear music from the haunting and brilliant SPRIGGAN with music by Taisai Iwasaki. In our retro look back section you’ll hear music from BUBBLEGUM CRISIS 2033 DOUBLE VISION with fantastic music by Kouji Makano.…
Today, on a very special episode of THE 1UPBEAT, we remember the legendary game composer Koichi Sugiyama, the grandfather of game music. Following his death at age 90 in 2021, Eric Silver will take you through a comprehensive look at his career starting in the late 50s, through the 80s…