Beneath the Surface with Godzilla - King of Metaphors
Matthew Sweet takes musical inspiration from the new Godzilla film - the fictional monster has been inspiring metaphors and mayhem for the past 60 years.
Matthew Sweet takes musical inspiration from this week's new Godzilla film - the fictional filmic monster who has been inspiring metaphors and mayhem for the past 60 years.
This week Matthew looks at music for films which convey other meanings below the surface. His selection includes music by Alan Silvestri for Forrest Gump; Harry Gregson-Williams music for "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe"; Leonard Rosenman's music for "Star Trek" and Clinton Shorter's for "District 9". There is also music for "The Time Machine", and the Classic score of the Week is Akira Ifukube's music for the first in the Japanese Godzilla series.
The programme also features the latest film appearance of Godzilla with music by Alexandre Desplat.
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David Arnold
GODZILLA (1998): Opening Title
- EPIC : 4896102.
- EPIC.
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Klaus Badelt
THE TIME MACHINE(2002): I Don't Belong Here
- VARESE SARABANDE : VSD6337.
- VARESE SARABANDE.
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Alexandre Desplat
GODZILLA (2014): Godzilla!/Back to the Ocean
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Benjamin Frankel
THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT(1951): Prelude
Orchestra: Royal Ballet Sinfonia.- SILVA SCREEN : FILMCD 177.
- SILVA SCREEN.
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Jerry Goldsmith
ALIEN (1979): Main Title
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Harry Gregson鈥怶illiams
THE LION, WITCH AND WARDROBE (2005): The Battle
Orchestra: The Hollywood Studio Orchestra.- WALT DISNEY : 3476672.
- WALT DISNEY.
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James Horner
TITANIC (1997): Leaving Port
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.- SONY CLASSICAL : SK63213.
- SONY CLASSICAL.
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Akira Ifukube
GODZILLA - KING OF THE MONSTERS (1954): Main Title/Godzilla Comes Ashore/End
- SILVA SCREEN : FILMCD 201.
- SILVA SCREEN.
- 1/2/3.
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Henry Jackman
X-MEN - FIRST CLASS (2011): Main Title
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Leonard Rosenman
STAR TREK IV - THE VOYAGE HOME (1986): Main Title
- MCA : MCLD19349.
- MCA.
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Clinton Shorter
DISTRICT 9 (2009): District 9
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Alan Silvestri
FOREST GUMP (1994): Forrest Gump Suite
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.- SONY MUSIC SOUNDTRAX : EPC504494-2.
- SONY MUSIC SOUNDTRAX.
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