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Silverscreen Beats

Davie Scott revisits his film music series Silverscreen Beats, celebrating the music of romance, horror, thrillers, science fiction, comedy, animation and spy films.

Davie Scott revisits his film music series Silverscreen Beats, celebrating the music of Romance, Horror, Thrillers, Science Fiction, Comedy, Animation and Spy films. Tune in for Bond, Bernstein, Barry and the Bee Gees, and not forgetting our own Scottish film composers Craig Armstrong and Patrick Doyle.

5 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Mon 4 Apr 2011 00:30

Chapters

  • Silverscreen Beats: The Early Days

    Davie Scott charts the early days of cinema and the transition of silent film to the talkies. Featuring music from Charlie Chaplin's City Lights.

    Duration: 27:29

  • Silverscreen Beats: Spy

    Davie Scott explores music from the movies, including themes composed by Monty Norman, Bernard Herrmann and John Barry's unmistakable score for James Bond.

    Duration: 28:26

  • Silverscreen Beats: Romance

    Davie Scott examines the influence of music in romantic movies, including Max Steiner's score for Gone with the Wind and music from Stanley Kubrik's Eyes Wide Shut.

    Duration: 25:44

  • Silverscreen Beats: War

    Davie Scott charts the influence of music from war movies, including The Dam Busters, Apocalypse Now, and The Last of the Mohicans.

    Duration: 26:50

  • Silverscreen Beats: The Comedy

    Davie Scott charts film music from the comedies including Henri Mancini's Pink Panther theme and Burt Bacharach's soundtrack for Casino Royale.

    Duration: 27:10

  • Silverscreen Beats: Rock ‘n’ Roll

    Davie Scott examines the influence of Rock 'n' Roll on the movies including music from the Beatles in A Hard Day's Night and Saturday Night Fever with The Bee Gees.

    Duration: 28:44

  • Silverscreen Beats: The Sci-Fi

    Davie Scott examines music from Sci Fi movies, featuring John Williams' scores for Space Oddyssey and AI.

    Duration: 26:58

  • Silverscreen Beats: Animation

    Davie Scott features music from cartoons featuring MGM greats Tom and Jerry, Mary Poppins and Wallace and Grommit.

    Duration: 27:36

  • Silverscreen Beats: The Thriller

    Davie Scott and guests explore the musical scores for Jaws, Psycho and Taxi Driver.

    Duration: 27:27

  • Silverscreen Beats: The Western

    Davie Scott and guests explore scores from Leonard Bernstein, Burt Bacharach, John Barry and Henry Mancini.

    Duration: 26:30

  • Silverscreen Beats: Horror

    Featuring music from scarey movies Halloween, The Wickerman and The Exorcist.

    Duration: 48:26

  • Silverscreen Beats: The Compilation

    Davie Scott guides us through some of the finest examples of the compilation soundtrack including Moulin Rouge and Rock the Boat.

    Duration: 35:10

Broadcasts

  • Fri 17 Apr 2009 00:30
  • Mon 15 Nov 2010 00:30
  • Mon 14 Mar 2011 00:30
  • Mon 4 Apr 2011 00:30