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Matthew Sweet presents music from spy films to coincide with the release of Spy, which features a score by Theodore Shapiro. The Classic Score of the Week is Notorious.

Matthew Sweet presents an edition of music from spy movies, featuring scores from gritty Carr茅-esque espionage films to James Bond action fantasies.

This week's new release is Paul Feig's "Spy", starring Melissa McCarthy, with a score by Theodore Shapiro.

Other featured films include "The Lady Vanishes"; "The Third Man"; "On Her Majesty's Secret Service"; "The Spy Who Came In From The Cold"; "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" and Matthew's Classic Score of the Week - Roy Webb's music for Alfred Hitchcock's "Notorious".

1 hour

Last on

Sat 6 Jun 2015 16:00

Music Played

  • John Barry

    Main Title Theme (from The Ipcress File)

    Performer: John Leach.
    • Columbia.
  • Louis Levy

    The Lady Vanishes

    Performer: Jaroslava Eleasova. Composer: Charles Williams. Orchestra: Prague S O. Conductor: Paul Bateman.
    • GCD.
  • Anton Karas

    Harry Lime Theme (The Third Man)

    Performer: Anton Karas.
    • SOUNDTRACK FACTORY.
  • Sol Kaplan

    The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra conducted by the composer.
    • RCA.
  • John Barry

    Wednesday's Child (The Quiller Memorandum)

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra conducted by the composer.
    • Varese Sarabande.
  • John Barry

    On Her Majesty's Secret Service

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra conducted by the composer.
    • Columbia.
  • John Barry

    007 and Counting (Diamonds are Forever)

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra conducted by the composer.
    • EMI.
  • Richard Rodney Bennett

    Billion Dollar Brain; Anya

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Kritzerland.
  • Basil Poledouris

    Hymn to Red October

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra and Chorus.
    • MCA.
  • Alberto Iglesias

    George Smiley (Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy)

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra conducted by the composer.
    • Silva Screen.
  • Roy Webb

    Notorious (Suite)

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra conducted by the composer.
    • Cloud Nine.
  • Lalo Schifrin

    Theme from Mission: Impossible

    • Point.
  • Theodore Shapiro

    Spy (To Rome)

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
  • Ilan Eshkeri

    Shaun the Sheep (Shaun's House Party)

    Performer: Studio Orchestra.

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  • Sat 6 Jun 2015 16:00

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