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Matthew Sweet looks back on the story of widescreen cinema, on some of the films designed especially for it and looks at the impact that the idea has had on film scores.

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Sat 8 Oct 2022 15:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Carl Davis

    Napoleon "Snowball Scene"

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Carl Davis.
    • Abel Gance - Napoleon.
    • Carl Davis Collection.

  • Mikl贸s R贸zsa

    Ben Hur "Overture"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Ben Hur (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Deluxe Version].
    • WaterTower Music.

  • Leigh Harline

    The Wonderful World Of The Brothers Grimm "Suite"

    Orchestra: Leigh Harline & His Orchestra.
    • The Wonderful World Of The Brothers Grimm (Original 1962 Motion Picture Soundtra.
    • Soundtrack Classics.

  • Richard Rodney Bennett

    Billy Liar (1963): Main Title

    Performer: Acker Bilk. Ensemble: The Leon Young String Chorale.
    • Acker Bilk Joue Les Grandes Musiques De Films.
    • Disques Festival.
    • 6.

  • Georges Delerue

    Le Mepris "Camille"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Georges Delerue.
    • Le Mepris.
    • Universal Music Division Label Panth茅on.
    • 2.

  • Bernard Herrmann

    Beneath the 12-Mile Reef "Suite"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Herrmann.
    • Beneath The 12-Mile Reef (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Kritzerland.

  • Cy Coleman

    Sweet Charity "If my friends could see me now"

    Performer: Shirley MacLaine. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Sweet Charity (A Decca Broadway Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Decca.

  • Alfred Newman

    The Robe "Suite"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Alfred Newman.
    • 20th Century Fox's The Robe.
    • Hollywood Records.

  • Alan Silvestri

    Avengers: Endgame "Portals"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Alan Silvestri.
    • Avengers: Endgame (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Hollywood Records.

  • Jerry Goldsmith

    Von Ryan's Express "Fire Sale"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Jerry Goldsmith.
    • Von Ryan's Express/The Detective.
    • Intrada.

Broadcast

  • Sat 8 Oct 2022 15:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3

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