The Atom
Matthew features music for films which take their inspiration from mankind’s inconsistent relationship with the atom and nuclear energy.
Matthew features music for films which take their inspiration from mankind’s inconsistent relationship with the atom and nuclear energy. The programme is prompted by the release of the new documentary film ‘The Atom: A Love Affair’. Matthew looks at how cinema has adopted an often contradictory relationship with things atomic. He also takes this opportunity to look at writing music for documentaries with the new film’s composer Paul Honey.
The programme features music from the films ‘Radioactive’; ‘X - The Unknown’; ‘Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox’; ‘Superman IV - The Quest For Peace’; ‘Edge Of Darkness’; ‘Goldfinger’; ‘Radium Girls’; ‘ The China Syndrome’; ‘Silkwood’; ‘Grand Central’; ‘Chernobyl’ and ‘The Atom - A Love Affair’. The Classic Score of the Week Is Leonard Rosenman’s extraordinary music for the 1970 post-apocalyptic sci-fi movie, ‘Beneath The Planet of the Apes’.
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Evgueni Galperine
Radioactive (2019) The Nicest Days
Composer: Sacha Galperine. Performer: Evgueni Galperine. Performer: Sacha Galperine.- Milan.
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Frederik Weidman
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013) The Justice League
Orchestra: Angel City Studio Orchestra.- LA LA LAND.
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John Williams
Superman IV (1987) First Nuclear Man
Music Arranger: Alexander Courage. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Alexander Courage.- La-La Land Records.
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Eric Clapton
Edge of Darkness (1985) Theme
Performer: Eric Clapton.- Reprise Records.
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John Barry
Goldfinger (1964) Goldfinger
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: John Barry.- EMI.
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Lillie Rebecca McDonough
Radium Girls (2018) Title Credits
Performer: Lillie Rebecca McDonough. -
Georges Delerue
Silkwood (1983) Epilogue and End Titles
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.- DRG.
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Robin Coudert
Grand Central (2013) Les Herbes Couchées
Performer: Robin Coudert.- MUSIC BOX RECORDS.
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Hildur Guðnadóttir
Chernobyl (2019) Vichnaya Pamyat
Choir: Homin Lviv Municipal Choir.- DG.
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Leonard Rosenman
Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) Ape Soldiers Continue & Hail the Bomb
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Leonard Rosenman.- Silver Age Classics.
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Paul Honey
The Atom: A Love Affair (2020) Chernobyl
Orchestra: Studio-Ensemble. -
Laurie Johnson
Dr Strangelove (1964) Bomb Run
Orchestra: City of Prague Symphony Orchestra. Choir: Crouch End Festival Chorus. Conductor: Nic Raine.- Silva Screen.
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Mark Korven
The Lighthouse (2019) Arrival
Performer: Mark Korven.- Milan.
Broadcast
- Sat 23 May 2020 15:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3
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