BBC Concert Orchestra And Conductor Edwin Outwater - Classic Thriller Soundtracks

CLASSIC THRILLER SOUNDTRACKS (320kbs-m4a/284mb/2hrs3mins)
BBC Radio 3 broadcast: 4th September 2025

Live at the BBC Proms. BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor Edwin Outwater play film scores by Bernard Herrmann, who died fifty years ago. There's also music by Lalo Schifrin and Quincy Jones; and Sterling Elliot is the soloist in Korngold's Cello Concerto.

Presented by Katie Derham, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Herrmann Prelude (North by Northwest)
Herrmann Suite: Psycho (Prelude; The Murder; Finale)
Raksin Laura
Herrmann Suite: Vertigo
Korngold Cello Concerto

INTERVAL: Steven C. Smith is the author of the biography, A Heart at Fire's Center: The Life and Music of Bernard Herrmann. He talks about the film scores created by the composer.

Quincy Jones Ironside theme
Quincy Jones, arr Guy Barker In the Heat of the Night
Herrmann Twisted Nerve
Herrmann Taxi Driver (Nightpiece)
Isaac Hayes Shaft
Quincy Jones On Days Like These (Italian Job)
Schifrin Shiftin Gears (Bullitt)
Quincy Jones It's Caper Time (Italian Job)

Sterling Elliot (cello)
Singers Lance Ellington, Ashton Jones
BBC Concert Orchestra
Conductor Edwin Outwater

From the shrieking strings of Psycho to the brooding jazz-club sleaze of Taxi Driver: Bernard Herrmann’s music is the soundtrack to the greats of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Join the BBC Concert Orchestra and its Principal Guest Conductor and Curator Edwin Outwater to celebrate the composer’s iconic film scores. A programme rich with suspense and drama also includes excerpts from film scores by Quincy Jones, David Raksin and Lalo Schifrin.

Sound Of Cinema - 462. Alternative Soundtracks

SOUND OF CINEMA - 462. ALTERNATIVE SOUNDTRACKS (320kbs-m4a/134mb/58mins)
BBC Radio 3 broadcast: 19th April 2025

Matthew Sweet plays film soundtracks which were replaced before the final cut, such as Alex North's original score for 2001: A Space Odyssey which director Stanley Kubrick didn't use in the final film, preferring to use well-known pieces of classical music such as The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss II instead.

Alfred Hitchcock wasn't afraid to change composers either. Bernard Herrmann, who created the iconic Psycho score, wrote music in his usual style for Hitchcock's Cold War drama Torn Curtain, but the director replaced him with John Addison. The two never worked together again. For his 1972 film, Frenzy, Hitchcock replaced Henry Mancini with Ron Goodwin.

Goodwin also replaced William Walton on Battle of Britain. But, as Matthew explains, Walton may have lost the battle, but he eventually won the war.

Alex North - 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - Main Title + Space Station Docking + The Dawn Of Man [Varese Sarabande]
Hans Zimmer - Pirates Of The Caribbean (2003) - Black Pearl + Skull And Crossbones + He's A Pirate [Walt Disney]
Elmer Bernstein - Gangs Of New York (2002) - Doctor + Battle [Universal Music Division Decca France]
Howard Shore - Gangs Of New York (2002) - Brooklyn Heights, Pt. 3 [Interscope]
John Phillips - The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976) - Jazz II [UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)]
John Mervyn Addison - Torn Curtain (1966) - The Murder Of Gromek [Varèse Sarabande]
Bernard Herrmann - Torn Curtain (1966) - The Killing [Varèse Sarabande]
Henry Mancini - Frenzy (1972) - Prologue [Universal City Studios LLC]
Ron Goodwin - Frenzy (1972) - Main Title [Universal City Studios LLC]
Ron Goodwin - Battle Of Britain (1969) - Ace High March [Rykodisc]
William Walton - Battle Of Britain (1969) - March Introduction + Battle Of Britain March [Rykodisc]
William Walton - Battle Of Britain (1969) - Battle In The Air [Rykodisc]

Music To Scream To - The Hammer Horror Soundtracks

MUSIC TO SCREAM TO - THE HAMMER HORROR SOUNDTRACKS (320kbs-m4a/66mb/29mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 28th October 2022

Curse of the Werewolf, The Brides of Dracula, Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell – films from the height of Hammer Films' prolific output in the late 1950s and 1960s. Many of the horrific music soundtracks, carefully calibrated to set the pulse racing, were composed by leading British modernists of the late 20th century. Hammer's music supervisor Philip Martell hired the brightest young avant-garde composers of the day – the likes of Malcolm Williamson (later Master of the Queen's Music), Elisabeth Lutyens, Benjamin Frankel and Richard Rodney Bennett made a living scoring music to chill the bones to supplement their concert hall work.

Prising open Dracula's coffin to unearth the story of Hammer's modernist soundtracks, composer and pianist Neil Brand explores the nuts and bolts of scary music – how it is designed to psychologically unsettle us – and explores why avant-garde music is such a good fit for horror. On his journey into the abyss, Neil visits the haunted mansion where many of the Hammer classics were made, at Bray Studios in Berkshire, and gets the low-down from Hammer aficionado Wayne Kinsey, film music historian David Huckvale, composer Richard Rodney Bennett, and one of Hammer's on-screen scream queens, actress Madeline Smith.

Producer: Graham Rogers

Sound Of Cinema - 361. Tom Holkenborg AKA Junkie XL

SOUND OF CINEMA - 361. TOM HOLKENBORG AKA JUNKIE XL (320kbs-m4a/135mb/58mins)
BBC Radio 3 broadcast: 17th September 2022

Matthew Sweet talks with the wildly successful, classically trained Dutch composer Tom Holkenborg, a.k.a. Junkie XL, a star of club electronica, video games and film scores. Tom talks about looking to composition masters for influence, making brand new instruments and writing 95 melodies to find the perfect one for his latest film, Three Thousand Years of Longing.

Junkie XL - Divergent (2014) - Capture The Flag [Interscope]
Junkie XL - Sonic The Hedgehog (2020) - Sonic The Hedgehog [La-La Land]
Elvis Presley - A Little Less Conversation (JXL12" Extended Remix) [RCA/Legacy]
Junkie XL - 300: Rise Of An Empire (2014) - A Beach Of Bodies [Sony Classical]
Junkie XL - 300: Rise Of An Empire (2014) - From Man To God King [Sony Classical]
Junkie XL - Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) - Escape [WaterTower Music]
Junkie XL - Black Mass (2015) - Take Care Kid [WaterTower Music]
Junkie XL - Distance Between Dreams (2016) - The Workx [Lakeshore]
Junkie XL - Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice (2016) - Is She With You? [WaterTower Music]
Junkie XL - Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) - Superman Rising, Pt. 2 / Immovable [WaterTower Music]
Junkie XL - Godzilla Vs. Kong (2021) - Pensacola, Florida (Godzilla Theme) [WaterTower Music]
Junkie XL - Godzilla Vs. Kong (2021) - Skull Island [WaterTower Music]
Monty Norman - Dr. No (1962) - James Bond Theme [EMI]
Junkie XL - Three Thousand Years Of Longing (2022) - Djinn Theme [Milan]
Junkie XL - Three Thousand Years Of Longing (2022) - Song Of Transference And End Credits [Milan]

Sound Of Cinema - 360. Lalo Schifrin At 90

SOUND OF CINEMA - 360. LALO SCHIFRIN AT 90 (320kbs-m4a/134mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 3 broadcast: 20th August 2022

Lalo Schifrin, composer of classic jazz-infused scores for Mission Impossible, Bullitt and Dirty Harry, turned 90 this year. Matthew Sweet looks back on his career and music. As well as the afore-mentioned films, the programme features music from Cool Hand Luke, Enter The Dragon, The Fox, The Four Musketeers, Rush Hour 2, The Amityville Horror and Tango.

Lalo Schifrin - Mission: Impossible (1966) - Theme [Geffen]
Lalo Schifrin - Cool Hand Luke (1967) - Tar Sequence [Tsunami]
Lalo Schifrin - Enter The Dragon (1973) - Main Title [Rhino/Warner]
Lalo Schifrin - The Fox (1967) - Main Title, Frost Trees, Lonely Road [Rhino/Warner]
Lalo Schifrin - The Four Musketeers (1974) - Overture, Breakfast At The Bastion [Label "X"]
Lalo Schifrin - Rush Hour 2 (2001) - Out Of The Way [Varèse Sarabande]
Lalo Schifrin - The Amityville Horror (1979) - Suite [Quartet]
Lalo Schifrin - The Exorcist (1973) - Music from the unused trailer [Warner Bros]
Lalo Schifrin - Tango (1998) - Tango del Atardecer [Deutsche Grammophon (DG)]
Lalo Schifrin - Dirty Harry (1971) - Main Title [Aleph]
Lalo Schifrin - Bullitt (1968) - Suite [Rhino/Warner]
Portishead - Sour Times [Polydor]

Sound Of Cinema - 358. Stranger Things About The Eighties

SOUND OF CINEMA - 358. STRANGER THINGS ABOUT THE EIGHTIES (320kbs-m4a/136mb58mins)
BBC Radio 3 broadcast: 30th July 2022

What was it about the 1980s setting that proved so distinctive and right for the hit television series Stranger Things? Matthew Sweet reflects on the spirit of the decade as told through the music of its films. The programme includes music from the Goonies, The Breakfast Club, Wall Street, Witness, Driving Miss Daisy, The Final Countdown, War Games, Terminator and Germlins. The Classic Score of the Week is Jerry Goldsmith's music for Twilight Zone: The Movie.

Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein - Stranger Things (2016) - Theme [Lakeshore]
Dave Grusin - The Goonies (1985) - Fratelli Chase [Varèse Sarabande]
Keith Forsey - The Breakfast Club (1985) - I'm The Dude [A&M]
Stewart Copeland - Wall Street (1987) - Anacott Steal [Hollywood]
Maurice Jarre - Witness (1985) - Building The Barn [Varèse Sarabande]
Hans Zimmer - Driving Miss Daisy (1989) - End Titles [Varèse Sarabande]
John Scott - The Final Countdown (1980) - Main Titles [JOS]
Arthur B. Rubinstein - WarGames (1983) - Suite [Intrada Special Collection]
Brad Fiedel - The Terminator (1984) - Theme (Extended Version) [Silva Screen]
Jerry Goldsmith - Gremlins (1984) - The Gremlins Rag [WaterTower Music]
Jerry Goldsmith - Gremlins (1984) - High Flyer [WaterTower Music]
Jerry Goldsmith - Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) - Nightmare At 20,000 Feet [Film Score Monthly]
Rita Wolf - My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) - Dance Mix [Milan]
Wendy Carlos - Tron (1982) - Ending Titles [Walt Disney]

Sound Of Cinema - 356. Viking Gods

SOUND OF CINEMA - 356. VIKING GODS (320kbs-m4a/134mb/58mins)
BBC Radio 3 broadcat: 9th July 2022

Michael Giacchino's new score for 'Thor - Love and Thunder' sets Matthew Sweet thinking about the movie appearances of the ancient gods of the Vikings. The programme includes music by Patrick Doyle, Jerry Goldsmith, Ron Goodwin, Bobby Krlic, Robin Carolan and Sebastian Gainsborough, Trevor Morris, Mario Nascimbene, Natalie Holt, Mark Mothersbaugh, Brian Tyler and the new score from Michael Giacchino.

Oliver Postgate & Vernon Elliott - Noggin The Nog (1963) - Noggin And The Birds [His Master's Voice]
Patrick Doyle - Thor (2011) - Earth To Asgard [Parlophone Catalogue]
Jerry Goldsmith - The 13th Warrior (1999) - The Fire Dragon [Varѐse Sarabande]
Ron Goodwin - Valhalla (1986) - Morning Of Magic Hammer [PlantSounds]
The Haxan Cloak - Midsommar (2019) - Halsingland [Milan]
The Haxan Cloak - Midsommar (2019) - Fire Temple [Milan]
Robin Carolan & Sebastian Gainsborough - The Northman (2022) - Storm At Sea / Yggdrasill [Back Lot Music]
Trevor Morris - Vikings Valhalla (2022) - Invasion [Sony Classical]
Mario Nascimbene - The Vikings (1958) - Viking's Horn [Master Classics]
Mario Nascimbene - The Vikings (1958) - Funeral / Finale [Silva Screen]
Natalie Holt - Loki (2021) - Loki Green Theme [Hollywood]
Patrick Doyle - Thor (2011) - Prologue [Parlophone Catalogue]
Mark Mothersbaugh - Thor: Ragnarok (2017) - Twilight Of The Gods [Hollywood]
Brian Tyler - Thor: The Dark World (2013) - The Dark World [Hollywood]
Michael Giacchino - Thor: Love And Thunder (2022) - Mama's Got A Brand New Hammer [Hollywood]

Sound Of Cinema - 355. Sound Of Vangelis

SOUND OF CINEMA - 355. SOUND OF VANGELIS (320kbs-m4a/134mb/58mins)
BBC Radio 3 broadcast: 25th June 2022

Matthew Sweet talks to the composer Daniel Pemberton about the extraordinary output of the late Vangelis, of one of film music's best known composers. Featuring music from Blade Runner, Chariots of Fire, The Bounty, as well as some lesser known works from Vangelis's discography.

Vangelis - Antarctica (1983) - Main Title [UMC]
Vangelis - The Bounty (1984) - Opening Titles [Polydor]
Aphrodite's Child - Rain And Tears [Mercury]
Vangelis - Sex Power (1970) - Movement 4 [Philips]
Vangelis - L'Apocalypse des animaux (1970) - L'ours / La petite fille de la mer [Polydor]
Vangelis - Cosmos: A Personal Voyage (1980) - Heaven And Hell [RCA]
Vangelis - Elsewhere [Sony Music UK]
Vangelis - Alexander (2004) - Eternal Alexander [Sony Classical]
Vangelis - L'Enfant [Polydor]
Vangelis - Chariots Of Fire (1981) - Titles / Abraham's Theme [Polydor]
Vangelis - Blade Runner (1982) - Love Theme [East West]
Vangelis - Blade Runner (1982) - Main Titles [East West]
Vangelis - Blade Runner (1982) - Rachel's Song [East West]
Vangelis - In The Magic Of Cosmos [Decca]

Sound Of Cinema - 354. Star Trekkin'...

SOUND OF CINEMA - 354. STAR TREKKIN'... (320kbs-m4a/135mb/58mins)
BBC Radio 3 broadcast: 18th June 2022

Matthew Sweet marks the 40th anniversary re-release of 'Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan' with music for the film franchise by Jerry Goldsmith, James Horner and Michael Giacchino.

The programme includes music from the movies 'Star Trek: Into Darkness', 'Star Trek: The Motion Picture', 'Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn' and 'Star Trek III: The Search for Spock'. And the Classic Score of the week is music by Fred Steiner from an early Star Trek TV episode 'Charlie X'.

Alexander Courage - Star Trek (1966) - Main Theme [Silva Screen]
Michael Giacchino - Star Trek (2009) - Main Title/End Credits [Varèse Sarabande]
Michael Giacchino - Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) - Suite [Varèse Sarabande]
Jerry Goldsmith - Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) - Overture/Klingon Battle [La-La Land]
Jerry Goldsmith - Star Trek: First Contact (1996) - Main Title/Locutus [GNP Crescendo]
James Horner - Star Trek III: The Search For Spock (1984) - Genesis Destroyed [Retrograde]
Fred Steiner - Star Trek Series 1: Charlie X (1962) - Uhura's Song [Varèse Sarabande]
Fred Steiner - Star Trek Series 1: Charlie X (1962) - Suite [Varèse Sarabande]
James Horner - Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan (1982) - Main Title [GNP Crescendo]
James Horner - Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan (1982) - Spock/Khan's Pets [GNP Crescendo]
Leonard Rosenman - Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) - The Whaler [Geffen]
Nami Melumad - Star Trek: Prodigy (2021) - Fly Me Hover [Viacom International Inc]

The Lost Art Of The TV Theme

THE LOST ART OF THE TV THEME (320kbs-m4a/64mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 12th May 2022

Few people who grew up in the 1960s could not now hum you the tunes from:

The Persuaders, University Challenge, Panorama, Crossroads, Dave Allen At Large, The Avengers, The Onedin Line, Blue Peter, Department S, Top of the Form, Tomorrow's World, Grandstand, Dad's Army, The Saint, Sportsnight – the list goes on and on.

The 1970s gave us:

Fawlty Towers, Colditz, Mr & Mrs, The Two Ronnies, The Liver Birds, Are You Being Served, The Goodies, The Wombles, Blake's Seven, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em – and Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads, whose theme tune perfectly captured the affectionate nostalgia of the comedy.

The melodies became so iconic that those shows which survived into the 21st century – Coronation Street, Mastermind, Match of the Day – have never ditched the theme music familiar to generations of viewers. And we haven't even mentioned Doctor Who, whose pulsing theme generated by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop in 1963 has since regenerated itself many times over, and inspired enough new music to provide a programme for an entire Prom.

Rich Morton acknowledges that his age defines his taste in themes, as in so many other things. As a composer of very plausible tunes for TV shows and films which never existed, he favours the thrilling, brassy action themes of the 1960s or the jaunty hipster tunes of the 1970s.

Yet his suspicion is that programme makers in the 1980s – perhaps as a result of squeezed budgets - stopped commissioning specially-written music and turned instead to cheaper alternatives, such as adapting instrumental extracts from pre-existing pop records.

Rich argues that, while there are still memorable themes around, far too many shows now have bland or generic music which would defy most people's attempts to hum it, let alone remember it in 50 years' time.

In an age when many viewers access TV shows from Netflix, iPlayer or YouTube, the need for an instantly-recognisable theme as a clarion call to gather round and watch no longer applies.

Rich sets out to ask what it was that made those old themes so memorable, but is it now a Mission Impossible? Have TV themes diminished in importance as an art form?

Featuring some of the great practitioners of classic TV themes - Tony Hatch and Alan Hawkshaw, and one of the most successful TV composers of today, Debbie Wiseman.

Producer: Paul Bajoria

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2015.

Rich's Top 20 TV Themes

As you can see, my selection is firmly rooted in the Golden Age of ITC. These are some of my personal favourites, all written and recorded in the 60s and 70s - but as a musician I'm aware that the work of some great composers is glaringly absent! For instance, Henry Mancini's brilliant compositions for Peter Gunn and Mr Lucky (American TV shows made before my time) both spring to mind as examples of TV theme writing at its very best.

1. The Persuaders
2. The Avengers
3. Hawaii Five-O
4. The Sweeney
5. Mission: Impossible
6. The Champions
7. Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
8. Department S
9. The Saint
10. Dave Allen At Large
11. The Professionals
12. Thunderbirds
13. The Prisoner
14. The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
15. Man In A Suitcase
16. Starsky & Hutch
17. The Big Match
18. The Strange Report
19. The Protectors
20. U.F.O.

Sound Of Cinema - 350. The Multiverse

SOUND OF CINEMA - 350. THE MULTIVERSE (320kbs-m4a/134mb/58mins)
BBC Radio 3 broadcast: 14th May 2022

With the release of Michelle Yeoh's new film 'Everything Everywhere All at Once', Matthew Sweet features music for movies that engage with the science of the multiple universe theory. In particular he looks at the 'Marvel Mulitverse' - "a concept about which we know very little" - and he gives us music from 'Doctor Strange' and the recent Spider-Man films. Also in the programme, the sounds of 'Interstellar', 'Coraline', 'Parallel' and 'Everything Everywhere All at Once'.

Jóhann Jóhannsson - The Theory Of Everything (2014) - Epilogue [Back Lot Music]
Hans Zimmer - Interstellar (2014) - Where We're Going [WaterTower Music]
Murray Gold - Doctor Who (Series 2, Episode 13) (2006) - Doomsday [Silva Screen]
Edy Lan - Parallel (2018) - End Credits
Bruno Coulais - Coraline (2019) - Suite [Koch]
Daniel Pemberton - Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse (2018) - Spider-Man Loves You [Sony Classical]
Michael Giacchino - Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) - Praguenosis: BAD [Sony Classical]
Michael Giacchino - Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) - Arachnoverture [Sony Classical]
Danny Elfman - Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness (2022) - Suite [Hollywood]
Son Lux - Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022) - This Is A Life / Specks Of Time [A24 Music]
Salliana Seven Campbell - The Drover's Wife (2021) - Mother's Scorn

Sound Of Cinema - 348. The Music Of Nicholas Cage

SOUND OF CINEMA - 348. THE MUSIC OF NICHOLAS CAGE (320kbs-m4a/134mb/58mins)
BBC Radio 3 broadcast: 23rd April 2022

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is a new film, with music by Mark Isham, in which actor Nicolas Cage not only appears but plays the part of himself. Matthew offers this as an excuse to sift through the underscore to Cage's career and features music from films as varied as 'Adaptation', 'Rumble Fish', 'Snake Eyes', 'Face/Off', 'Matchstick Men', 'Ghost-Rider', 'The Croods', 'The Color Out Of Space', 'Mandy' and the new 'The Unbearable weight Of Massive Talent'.

Carter Burwell - Adaptation (2002) - The Slough Pit Of Creation [Astralwerks]
Stewart Copeland - Rumble Fish (1983) - Brothers On Wheels [A&M]
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Snake Eyes (1998) - Main Theme (Long Version) [Hollywood]
John Powell & Gavin Greenaway - Face/Off (1997) - Hans' Loft [Hollywood]
Hans Zimmer - Matchstick Men (2003) - Flim Flam / Ichi-Ni-San [Varèse Sarabande]
Christopher Young - Ghost Rider (2007) - The West Was Built On Legends [Varèse Sarabande]
Alan Silvestri - The Croods (2013) - The Croods' Family Theme [Sony Classical]
Colin Stetson - Color Out Of Space (2019) - Contact / The Gardners [Sony Masterworks]
Jóhann Jóhannsson - Mandy (2018) - Death And Ashes [Lakeshore]
Mark Isham - The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent (2022) - Embassy Chase - Finale [Lionsgate]
Alexis Grapsas & Philip Klein - Pig (2021) - The Trees Tell You Where To Look [Lakeshore]
Ennio Morricone - The Mission (1986) - On Earth As It Is In Heaven [EMI]

Sound Of Cinema - 345. Everybody Wants To Be A Cat

SOUND OF CINEMA - 345. EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE A CAT (320kbs-m4a/135mb/58mins)
BBC Radio 3 broadcast: 19th March 2022

Matthew Sweet ponders the relationship between cinema and cats and features some of its best film feline scores including Roy Webb’s ‘Cat People’, Danny Elfman’s music for Catwoman in ‘Batman Returns’ and naturally enough ‘The Aristocats’. Also in the programme is Henry Jackman's "Puss Suite" from Puss In Boots, Bruce Broughton's 'Homeward Bound', Kira Fontana's 'Kedi', Yuji Nomi's 'The Cat Returns' for Studio Ghibli, Christoper Young's 'Pet Sematary', Hans Zimmer's 'The Dark Knight Rises', and some of Michael Giachino's Cat Woman score for the new 'Batman' film. Matthew also takes a look at the recently released 'The Electrical Life of Louis Wain' starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Claire Foy, with music by Arthur Sharpe. The story of an Edwardian cat-lover and artist, which has a digital and DVD release this month.

Billy May - I Taut I Taw A Puddy Tat [Capitol]
Henry Jackman - Puss In Boots (2011) - The Puss Suite [Sony Classical]
Oliver Wallace - Alice In Wonderland (1951) - Alone Again/'Twas Brillig [Walt Disney]
Bruce Broughton - Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993) - Homeward Bound [Walt Disney]
Kira Fontana - Kedi (2016) - Daydreams [Lakeshore]
Terry Gilkyson - The Aristocats (1970) - Thomas O'Malley Cat [Walt Disney]
Robert B. Sherman - The Aristocats (1970) - Scales And Arpeggios [Walt Disney]
Floyd Huddleston - The Aristocats (1970) - Ev'rybody Wants To Be A Cat [Walt Disney]
Yuji Nomi - The Cat Returns (2002) - To The Cat King's Palace [Studio Ghibli]
Christopher Young - Pet Sematary (2019) - Wasn't The Beginning? [Paramount]
Roy Webb - Cat People (1942) - Suite [Marco Polo]
Danny Elfman - Batman Returns (1992) - Cat Suite [Warner Sunset]
Hans Zimmer - The Dark Knight Rises (2012) - Mind If I Cut In? [WaterTower Music]
Michael Giacchino - The Batman (2022) - Catwoman [WaterTower Music]
Alexandre Desplat - The Secret Life Of Pets (2016) - Meet The Pets [Back Lot Music]
Arthur Sharpe - The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain (2021) - Epilogue [Milan]

Sound Of Cinema - 343. The Modern TV Score

SOUND OF CINEMA - 343. THE MODERN TV SCORE (320kbs-m4a/134mb/58mins)
BBC Radio 3 broadcast: 12th March 2022

With the arrival of the big budget series for TV and streaming, scoring has undergone a transformation in recent years. Matthew focuses on writing scores for the small screen. There's music from 'Doctor Who', 'Twin Peaks', 'Wolf Hall', 'Bridgerton' and 'Dark'. And this week's Classic Score is music from 'Game of Thrones' by Ramin Djawadi.

Ronnie Hazlehurst - Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em [Polydor]
Murray Gold - Doctor Who "Series 1, Doctor Who Theme" [Silva Screen]
Murray Gold - Doctor Who "Series 4, Vale Decem" [Silva Screen]
Ronnie Hazlehurst - Are You Being Served? [Acid Jazz]
Ronnie Hazlehurst - The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin [Polydor]
Ronnie Hazlehurst - Last Of The Summer Wine [Polydor]
Angelo Badalamenti - Twin Peaks "Theme" [Warner]
Billie Eilish - Bridgerton Series 1 "Bad Guy" [Lakeshore]
Kris Bowers - Bridgerton Series 1 "Simon And Lady Danbury" [Lakeshore]
Hans Zimmer - The Crown (Main Title) [Sony Classical]
Debbie Wiseman - Wolf Hall "Monstrous Servant" [Silva Screen]
Trevor Morris - Vikings "Suite" [Sony Classical]
Ben Frost - Dark - "Alles ist miteinander verbunden", "Ein Mensch - ein Schmetterling" [Lakeshore]
Lorne Balfe - His Dark Materials "Iorek's Armour" [Silva Screen]
John Williams - Lost In Space "Theme" [La-La Land]
Christopher Lennertz - Lost In Space "Suite" [Lakeshore]
Ramin Djawadi - Game Of Thrones, Season 2 "Valar Morghulis" [Varѐse Sarabande]
Ramin Djawadi - Game Of Thrones, Season 2 "The Throne Is Mine" [Varѐse Sarabande]
Ramin Djawadi - Game Of Thrones, Season 2 "Don't Die With A Clean Sword" [Varѐse Sarabande]
Tony Hatch - Crossroads Theme [Castle Communications]
Daniel Pemberton - Being The Ricardos "One Scary Week" [Lakeshore]

Sound Of Cinema - 337. It's A Scream!

SOUND OF CINEMA - 337. IT'S A SCREAM! (320kbs-m4a/134mb/58mins)
BBC Radio 3 broadcast: 15th January 2022

With the release of the fifth film in the 'Scream' franchise this week, boasting a new score from Brian Tyler, Matthew Sweet foregrounds that whilst reflecting on the overall history and art of the film scream. The programme features music from Brian Tyler and Marco Beltrami and also cues from Jaws, Psycho, Invasion of The Body Snatchers, Distant Drums, King Kong, and others. Matthew looks at the story of the classic 'Wilhelm Scream' and talks with actress Ashley Peldon - Hollywood scream doyenne - about how she produces the right scream for the right screen moment.

Marco Beltrami - Scream 4 (2011) - Gail / Ghostface) [Varèse Sarabande]
John Williams - Jaws (1975) - Main Title / First Victim) [Decca]
John Williams - Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom (1984) - Map / Out Of Fuel) [Concord‎]
Max Steiner - Distant Drums (1951) - Main Title / Prologue [Screen Archives Entertainment]
Sheb Wooley - The Purple People Eater [Backline]
Denny Zeitlin - Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1978) - (The Reckoning) [Perseverence]
Bernard Herrmann - Psycho (1960) - Bathroom [Unikorn Kanchana]
Bernard Herrmann - Psycho (1960) - Murder [Unikorn Kanchana]
Bernard Herrmann - Psycho (1960) - Suite [Milan]
Mark Mothersbaugh - The Mitchells Vs. The Machines (2021) - Mall Robots Attack [Sony Classical]
Laura Karpman - What if... Zombies?! (2021) - Avenge Us [Hollywood]
Laura Karpman - What If... Captain Carter Were The First Avenger? (2021) - Main Title [Hollywood]
Max Steiner - King Kong (1933) - Suite [Marco Polo]
Marco Beltrami - Scream (1996) - Suite [Silva Screen]
Brian Tyler - Scream 5 (2022) - Ghostface [Varèse Sarabande]

Sound Of Cinema - 335. Come Together At Abbey Road

SOUND OF CINEMA - 335. COME TOGETHER AT ABBEY ROAD (320kbs-m4a/135mb/58mins)
BBC Radio 3 broadcast: 25th December 2021

Radio 3's 'Sound of…' marks the 90th anniversary of one of the most famous of all recording studios, London's Abbey Road. Presenters Matthew Sweet and Louise Blain team up for a special programme for Christmas to mark Abbey Road's important and illustrious history of making music for film - and more recently for the gaming world. Together they tour the building, taking a keen interest on the legendary Studio 1 - meeting some of the people who have shaped soundtrack recordings there. The programme is lavishly illustrated with music from the Abbey Road catalogue.

Abbey Road began its venture into film in the early 80s and quickly attracted the likes of Miklós Rózsa, John Williams and Stephen Spielberg, Jerry Goldsmith, and James Horner etc. It continues to play a major role in music for international film. One of the first significant scores to be recorded there was Raiders of the Lost Ark, which was soon followed with prestigious catalogue of titles: The Return of the Jedi, The Last Emperor, RoboCop, Aliens, The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, Skyfall, Gravity, The Shape of Water, Black Panther and so on.

Matthew reflects both on the history, in conversation with engineers Merik Stiles and Ken Townsend, and with Hollywood composer James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, The Dark Knight, Fantastic Beasts) who has recently been recording there. Meanwhile, Louise talks with Isabel Garvey about links with the world of Gaming. Titles such as Final Fantasy and Call of Duty have passed through Abbey Road's doors. She meets composer Ilan Eshkeri who rectory recorded 'Ghost of Tsushima' there, and with cellist Caroline Dale, who explains some of the challenges that face the musician working on soundtracks.

John Lennon - Come Together [Parlophone]
John Williams - Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi (1983) - Main Title [RCA Victor]
Miklós Rózsa - Eye Of The Needle (1981) - Prelude [Varèse Sarabande]
John Williams - Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981) - Raiders March [Silva Screen]
Bear McCreary - Call Of Duty: Vanguard (2021) - Title [Activision]
John Lennon - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds [Parlophone]
James Horner - Aliens (1987) - Main Title
Jerry Goldsmith - Outland (2014) - The Mine [Warner Bros.]
Anne Nikitin - American Animals (2018) - Crossed The Line [Elektra]
Ilan Eshkeri - Ghost Of Tsushima (2020) - The Last Of Clan Adachi [Sony Classical]
Thomas Newman - 1917 (2019) - Main Title [Sony Classical‎]
James Newton Howard - Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them (2016) - Main Titles [WaterTower Music]
James Newton Howard - Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald (2018) - Main Titles [WaterTower Music]
Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas [WEA]
John Powell - How To Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) - Dragon Racing [Varese Sarabande]

Sound Of Cinema - 334. The Return Of The Lord Of The Rings

SOUND OF CINEMA - 334. THE RETURN OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS (320kbs-m4a/135mb/58mins)
BBC Radio 3 broadcast: 18th December 2021

It's 20 years since the launch of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings so Matthew devotes the whole of this week's programme to one of the most ambitious of all film scores - Howard Shore's remarkable 10 hour Wagnerian epic. Matthew is joined by the musicologist Doug Adams who worked alongside the composer deconstructing some of the incredibly complex ingredients that constitute Shore's musical story-telling. It's a system based on Richard Wagner's leitmotif, where musical themes and statements are used to represent characters and ideas in the films. When these themes are combined and varied symphonically, they present a complete aural picture of the narrative to complement and enhance the story on the screen.

Together, Matthew and Doug unpick some of the main musical ideas in Shore's score and reveal just how far-reaching the music for LOTR is.

Howard Shore - The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring (2001) - The Shire [Warner]
Howard Shore - The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring (2001) - Concerning Hobbits [Reprise]
Howard Shore - The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring (2001) - One Ring To Rule Them All [Warner]
Howard Shore - The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring (2001) - Rivendell [Warner]
Howard Shore - The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers (2002) - Evenstar [Warner Music]
Howard Shore - The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring (2001) - The Great Eye [Warner]
Howard Shore - The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring (2001) - The Council Of Elrond [Warner]
Howard Shore - The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers (2002) - Gandalf The White [WaterTower Music]
Howard Shore - The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring (2001) - Khazad-dûm [Warner]
Howard Shore - The Lord of the Rings: The Return Of The King (2003) - Shelob The Great [New Line]
Howard Shore - The Lord of the Rings: The Return Of The King (2003) - Eagles [New Line]
Howard Shore - The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers (2002) - The Dreams Of Trees [WaterTower Music]
Howard Shore - The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers (2002) - Treebeard [Warner Music]
Howard Shore - The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers (2002) - Gollum's Song [WaterTower Music]

Sound Of Cinema - 333. Marni Nixon

SOUND OF CINEMA - 333. MARNI NIXON (320kbs-m4a/134mb/58mins)
BBC Radio 3 broadcast: 11th December 2021

Matthew looks back on the career and recordings of soprano Marni Nixon, a "ghost singer" who provided the vocals for several leading actresses often without audiences being aware. With the release this week of Steven Spielberg's new version of 'West Side Story', Matthew considers the 1961 film in which Nixon provided the singing voice of Natalie Wood, without receiving a credit. She was also the singing voice of Deborah Kerr in 'The King and I' and 'An Affair to Remember', and of Audrey Hepburn in 'My Fair Lady'. And she filled in a few of Marilyn Monroe's notes on 'Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend' from 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'. Although she was well known on the concert stage as a soprano, and even recorded works of Stravinsky conducted by the composer himself, she was largely unknown as a singer in films, and it was not until more recently that she was finally credited for her soundtrack recordings.

Nacio Herb Brown & Arthur Freed - Singin' In The Rain (1952) - Singin' In The Rain
Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim - West Side Story (1961) - I Feel Pretty
Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim - West Side Story (1961) - Maria
Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim - West Side Story (1961) - Quintet
Jule Styne & Leo Robin - Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) - Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend
Igor Stravinsky - Chamber Works (1956) - Two Poems Of Konstantin Bal'mont
Hugo Friedhofer - Joan Of Arc (1948) - Chorus Of Angels
Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein - The King And I (1956) - Getting To Know You
Hugo Friedhofer - An Affair To Remember (1957) - Night Club Affair
Hugo Friedhofer - Boy On A Dolphin (1957) - Nocturnal Sea
Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe - My Fair Lady (1964) - My Fair Lady Overture
Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe - My Fair Lady (1964) - Just You Wait
Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe - My Fair Lady (1964) - I Could Have Danced All Night
Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein - The Sound Of Music (1965) - Maria
Irwin Kostal - Mary Poppins (1964) - Jolly Holiday
Matthew Wilder & David Zippel - Mulan (1998) - Honor To Us All
Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim - West Side Story (2021) - Somewhere

Sound Of Cinema - 330. The Films Of Clint Eastwood

SOUND OF CINEMA - 330. THE FILMS OF CLINT EASTWOOD (320kbs-m4a/134mb/58mins)
BBC Radio 3 broadcast: 13th November 2021

With the release this week of 'Cry Macho', Matthew Sweet looks back on the music for the films of Clint Eastwood, both as actor, director and composer. The programme includes music from 'For A Few Dollars More', 'The Outlaw Josey Wales', 'Magnum Force', 'High Plains Drifter', 'Pale Rider', 'Mystic River', ''Letters from Iwo Jima', 'Sully' and 'Unforgiven' and celebrates his musical links and collaborations with composers such as Ennio Morricone, Lalo Schifrin, Dee Barton and Lennie Niehaus. And we end with music by Morgan Kibby from 'Mothering Sunday' which is also out this week.

Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Photo: Claire Folger

Clint Eastwood - Don't Fence Me In [ACE]
Ennio Morricone - For a Few Dollars More (1965) - Main Theme [Rhino]
Jerry Fielding - The Outlaw Josey Wales (1975) - Main Title [Warner Bros.]
Lalo Schifrin - Magnum Force (1973) - Main Title [Aleph]
Lalo Schifrin - Magnum Force (1973) - Finale [Aleph]
Dee Barton - High Plains Drifter (1973) - Main Theme [Silva Screen]
Alan Hawkshaw - Best Endeavours (Channel 4 News Theme)
Lennie Niehaus - Pale Rider (1985) - Theme [Warner Bros.]
Clint Eastwood - Mystic River (2003) - Orchestral Variation #2 [Warner Bros.]
Kyle Eastwood & Michael Stevens - Letters From Iwo Jima (2006) - Song For The Defence Of Iwo Jima [Milan]
Kyle Eastwood & Michael Stevens - Letters From Iwo Jima (2006) - End Titles Part 1 [Milan]
Christian Jacob & Clint Eastwood - Sully: Miracle On The Hudson (2016) - Suite [Varèse Sarabande]
Lennie Niehaus & Clint Eastwood - Unforgiven (1992) - Selection of music [Varèse Sarabande]
Mark Mancina - Cry Macho (2021) - Time Lapse [Warner Bros.]
Mark Mancina - Cry Macho (2021) - He's Yours Now [Warner Bros.]
Morgan Kibby - Mothering Sunday (2021) - Resonance [Filmtrax]

Sound Of Cinema - 329. 1966

SOUND OF CINEMA - 329. 1966 (320kbs-m4a/134mb/58mins)
BBC Radio 3 broadcast: 30th October 2021

The release of Edgar Wright's new film 'The Last Night in Soho', where the main character travels back to 1966, prompts Matthew to look back at the film music of that year. It was the time of 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly', 'One Million Years BC', 'A Man for All Seasons', 'Born Free' and 'The Battle of Algiers'. The programme features muisc from these, plus 'Georgy Girl', 'The Blue Max', 'Is Paris Burning?', 'Dracula - Prince of Darkness', 'Fahrenheit 451' and music from Steven Price's new score for 'Last Night In Soho'.

Francis Lai - A Man And A Woman (1966) - Aujourd'hui c'est toi [Kritzerland]
John Barry - Born Free (1966) - Main Title [Varèse Sarabande]
Tom Springfield - Georgy Girl (1966) - Opening Sequence [EMI]
Jerry Goldsmith - The Blue Max (1966) - Main Title / The Bridge [Tadlow Music]
Maurice Jarre - Is Paris Burning? (1966) - Overture [Tadlow Music]
Ennio Morricone - The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1966) - The Trio [EMI]
James Bernard - Dracula Prince Of Darkness (1966) - Suite [Silva Screen]
Mario Nascimbene - One Million Years B.C. (1966) - Cosmic Sequence [Legend]
Bernard Herrmann - Farenheit 451 (1966) - Suite [Varèse Sarabande]
Ennio Morricone - The Battle Of Algiers (1966) - The Battle Of Algiers [Music Club]
Georges Delerue - A Man For All Seasons (1966) - Opening Credits (Alternative) [EmArcy]
Steven Price - Last Night In Soho (2021) - The Beginning [Universal]
Steven Price - Last Night In Soho (2021) - Downtown (Soho Version) [Universal]
Steven Price - Last Night In Soho (2021) - Neon [Universal]
Krzysztof Komeda - Cul-de-sac (1966) - Titles [Polonia]
Devonté Hynes - Passing (2021) - 19. Trumpet 6.18 [Netflix]