Mutants!
Matthew Sweet introduces a selection of film music inspired by they idea of guilty secrets.
Matthew Sweet introduces film music inspired by the idea of "mutant" beings in the cinema - from the science fiction, horror and the superhero genres.
As well as music from the new film X-Men Apocalypse, the programme features music from "Them!"; "Tarantula"; "Battle for the Planet of the Apes"; "The Omega Man"; "The Incredible Shrinking Man"; "Hunger Games: Catching Fire"; "The Amazing Spider Man" and "The Mutations". The Classic Score of the Week is the 1958 version of "The Fly".
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Bill McGuffie
Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150AD (1966) - Opening Titles
Conductor: Malcolm Lockyer. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. -
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Bronis艂aw Kaper
Them! (1954) - Burning the Anthole
Conductor: Masatoshi Mitsumoto. Orchestra: Orkiestra Polskiego Radia w Krakowie. -
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Irving Gertz
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) - Main Title
Performer: Ray Anthony. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. -
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Henry Mancini
Tarantula (1955) - Evening Snack
Composer: Herman Stein. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. -
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Henry Mancini
Tarantula (1955) - Side Effects
Composer: Herman Stein. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. -
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Howard Shore
The Fly (1986) - Finale
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. -
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Paul Sawtell
The Fly (1958) - Show Me 鈥� Help Me
Composer: Bert She. Featured Artist: er. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. -
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Paul Sawtell
The Fly (1958) - Helen's Discovery
Composer: Bert She. Featured Artist: er. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. -
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Basil Kirchin
The Mutations (1977) - Freakmaker
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Basil Kirchin
The Mutations (1977) - Freak Show
Ensemble: Studio-Ensemble. -
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Ron Grainer
The Omega Man
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Zardoz (1974) - Symphony No.7 op. 92, 2nd movement
Music Arranger: David Munrow. Conductor: Eugen Jochum. Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. -
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Leonard Rosenman
Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) - Main Theme
Conductor: William Motzing. Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. -
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James Newton Howard
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) - Monkey Mutts
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. -
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James Horner
The Amazing Spider Man (2012) - Becoming Spider Man
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. -
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John Ottman
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) - Pyramid Rising/Main Theme
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. -
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Dennis C. Brown
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Main Theme
Composer: Chuck Lorre. Music Arranger: George Shaw. -
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Johnny Klimek
A Hologram for the King (2016) - Mr Clay
Composer: Tom Tykwer. Conductor: Kristjan J盲rvi. Orchestra: MDR Sinfonieorchester.
Broadcast
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