Sound of Cinema Episodes Episode guide
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The Films of Ridley Scott
Matthew Sweet explores scores from films of distinguished British director Ridley Scott.
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The Final Frontier
Matthew Sweet introduces film music about exploration and adventure on the frontier.
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Lost Children
Film music on the theme of lost children, inspired by the new release Philomena.
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Film Music with an Apocalyptic Theme
Matthew Sweet with a selection of film scores reflecting the end of the world.
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Hijack
Matthew Sweet introduces a selection of film music inpired by the theme of hijacking.
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Movie Journalists - Music for the Press
Matthew Sweet explores music in films about journalism, from Citizen Kane to Frost/Nixon.
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The Sea, the Sea!
Matthew Sweet explores film scores inspired by our relationship with the sea.
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Pastoral unease and bucolic menace
Matthew Sweet presents the first of a weekly series of programmes celebrating film music.
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Witchcraft
Matthew Sweet introduces music for films exploring the theme of witchcraft.
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William Alwyn
Matthew Sweet looks back on the film music career of composer William Alwyn.
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Walton - Spitfire Prelude and Fugue
Neil Brand looks at William Walton's Spitfire Prelude and Fugue from The First of the Few.
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Vaughan Williams - Scott of the Antarctic
Neil Brand looks at the music Ralph Vaughan Williams wrote for Scott of the Antarctic.
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The Caledonian Way
Matthew Sweet reflects on film music which revels in the history and culture of Scotland.
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Tarantino's musical sources
Matthew delves into Tarantino's playlists to find the origins of his greatest soundtracks.
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Symphonic Bond
Live from London's Barbican, Matthew Sweet celebrates the music of the James Bond films.
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Rosza - Violin Concerto
Introducing Mikloas Rosza鈥檚 Violin Concerto, from The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes.
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Prokofiev - Alexander Nevsky
Neil Brand introduces Sergei Prokofiev鈥檚 score for the film Alexander Nevsky.
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Patrick Doyle - Henry V
Neil Brand looks at the music Patrick Doyle wrote for Kenneth Branagh's 1989 film Henry V.
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Once More unto the Breach...
Matthew Sweet looks at film music inspired by the battlefield.
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Northern Lights: Fire and Ice
A look at film, music, and Iceland, plus an interview with the composer Johann Johannsson
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Mahler - Death in Venice
Neil Brand introduces music from Mahler's Symphony No.5 used in the film Death in Venice.
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Korngold - Robin Hood
Neil Brand introduces Erich Wolfgang Korngold's music for The Adventures of Robin Hood.
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John Williams - Close Encounters
Neil Brand introduces composer John Williams' Close Encounters Suite.
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Jocelyn Pook
Matthew Sweet is joined by composer Jocelyn Pook to talk about her work in film.
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God Bless Us Everyone
Matthew Sweet presents music from film adaptations of the works of Charles Dickens.
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Gershwin - An American in Paris
Neil Brand looks at George Gershwin's music in the film An American in Paris.
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From out of the Shadows
Matthew Sweet presents music from films featuring assassins, hitmen and sharp shooters
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Franz Waxman - Sunset Boulevard
Neil Brand introduces the music Franz Waxman wrote for Billy Wilder's Sunset Boulevard.
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Ennio Morricone
Matthew Sweet on the film music of the late Italian maestro.
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Changing the Way We Think
Matthew Sweet introduces scores for films that question the way we think about the cinema