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Matthew Sweet counts down through movie scores featuring numbers in the title to mark the launch of Quentin Tarantino's new film The Hateful Eight.

Matthew Sweet counts down through some of great movie scores featuring numbers in the title in the week that has seen the launch of Quentin Tarantino's new film The Hateful Eight with a new score by Ennio Morricone.

The programme includes music from "Apollo 13", "Twelve Years A Slave", "The Ten Commandments", "9", "8 Femmes"; "The Seven Year Itch" alongside scores by Alfred Newman, Malcolm Arnold, Randy Newman and Elmer Bernstein, Philip Glass and Marco Beltrami, Jerry Goldsmith and Ennio Morricone.

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24 minutes

Music Played

  • James Horner

    Apollo 13 (1995) - All Systems Go

    Conductor: James Horner. Orchestra: Ed Starink.
    • MCA.
  • Hans Zimmer

    Twelve Years a Slave (2013) - Washington

    Conductor: Hans Zimmer. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Sony.
  • Hans Zimmer

    Solomon

    • Sony.
  • Percy Faith

    Ocean's Eleven (2001) - Theme for Young Lovers

    Orchestra: Percy Faith.
    • Columbia.
  • Elmer Bernstein

    The Ten Commandments (1956) - Overture

    Conductor: Elmer Bernstein. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • TRAX CLASSIQUE.
  • Danny Elfman

    9 (2009) - Finding Answers

    Composer: Deborah Lurie. Conductor: Gavin Greenaway. Choir: Metro Voices. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • KOCK RECORDS.
  • Krishna L茅vy

    8 Women (2002) - 8 Fleurs (Theme)

    Performer: Virginie Ledoyen.
    • RHINO.
  • Krishna L茅vy

    8 Women (2002) - Mon amour, mon ami

    Performer: Virginie Ledoyen.
    • RHINO.
  • Alfred Newman

    The Seven Year Itch (1955) - The Girl Upstairs

    Conductor: Alfred Newman. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • VARESE SARABANDE.
  • Malcolm Arnold

    The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958) - Happy Ending

    Music Arranger: Palmer, Christopher. Conductor: Richard Hickox. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.
    • CHANDOS.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Slaughterhouse Five (1972) - Goldberg Variations: Variation 25

    Performer: Glenn Gould.
    • CBS CLASSICS.
  • Philip Glass

    Fantastic Four (2015) - Prelude

    Composer: Marco Beltrami. Conductor: Pete Anthony. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Sony Classical.
  • Randy Newman

    The Three Amigos (1986) - Opening Titles

    Composer: Elmer Bernstein. Conductor: Elmer Bernstein. Orchestra: The Festival Studio Orchestra.
    • COLLECTORS CHOICE.
  • Ennio Morricone

    Two Mules for Sister Sarah (1970) - Theme

    Conductor: Ennio Morricone. Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Silva Screen.
  • Ennio Morricone

    The Hateful Eight (2015) - L'Ultima Dilgenza per Red Rock

    Conductor: Ennio Morricone. Orchestra: MGM Studio Orchestra.
    • Decca.
  • Alan Hawkshaw

    Conundrum Clock

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • TV Theme Factory.
  • Jerry Goldsmith

    Capricorn One (1978) - Main Title

    Orchestra: Jerry Goldsmith. Orchestra: MGM Studio Orchestra.
    • INTRADA.

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