Film music

[french frank]

Interesting that, as a genre, the BBC classifies the event as 'Easy Listening, Sound Tracks & Musicals'. I must admit that I'd have been mistaken in thinking it wasn't appropriate for Radio 3: to a T...

[barwickgreen]

It would be nice if we heard some of the more off-piste or minor, if you will, composers:

George Auric (a nice little programme on Ealing soundtracks?)
Hans May (I very much like the music to Brighton Rock)
James Bernard (check his Debussy-ish score for She (1965)
John Addison (his Charge of the Light Brigade score is great and Hitch used him I think)
A whole prog on N Rota (not saying he is minor, but I bet we don't hear his music to Amarcord etc during this season)
Rachel Portman (her music to Life is Sweet was very memorable)
A canter round film musicals, not just the obvious ones.

[MrGongGong]

It would be nice if we heard some of the more off-piste or minor, if you will, composers:

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Absolutely

Edward Williams for example
and no mention yet of the great Carl Stalling ?

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Personally, I don't mind having film music on Radio 3 - OCCASIONALLY - but turning Radio 3 into what used to be Radio 2 is crazy.

[Frances_iom]

It certainly can't sustain three weeks...

It's so bloody silly.

it doesn't have to - the intended audience will have forgotten Monday's slush by Wednesday - same basic format, slightly different arrangements but then KD is in her element - hyperbole was always the thing with film music and she has nothing to add but hyperbole.

[teamsaint]

if somebody could point out any bits of the seemingly wall to wall film music that might be worth listening to, that would be a great help.

CDs all the way for me today.

Edit.Beef oven !!!!!!!! recommends this

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Crime-Dissonance-Ennio-Morricone/dp/B000AA4LLO/ref=sr_1_16?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1379359551&sr=1-16&keywords=ennio+morricone

excellent stuff.

[Barbirollians]

I suggest Sinfonia Antarctica followed by Alexander Nevsky in the second half as my kind of film music concert !

[Barbirollians]

I cannot wait for Thursday's CBSO concert !!!

[Beef Oven!]

Personally, I don't mind having film music on Radio 3 - OCCASIONALLY - but turning Radio 3 into what used to be Radio 2 is crazy.

I personally, would be very happy for there to be more film music on R3, and I'd probably tune in more. It'd have to be the right sort of film music though.

[teamsaint]

I personally, would be very happy for there to be more film music on R3, and I'd probably tune in more. It'd have to be the right sort of film music though.

is it likely to be?

and that would be?.............

[MrGongGong]

is it likely to be?

and that would be?.............

Ligeti &
Carl Stalling

for a start

[Bryn]

I cannot wait for Thursday's CBSO concert !!!

I'll have to catch that on Friday, via the iPlayer. Thurday night I will be at this event.

[Barbirollians]

This interval feature beggars belief - a long piece on the egregious Celine Dion singing that revolting piece of slush from Titanic .

RADIO OFF !!!

[teamsaint]

Ligeti &
Carl Stalling

for a start

cheers . Not sure I have time for a new hobby though, on reflection !!

[french frank]

Meanwhile, over at Classic FM just over a year ago: Classic FM reveals the nation’s favourite movie music

In fact, they had a listeners' vote this year too (voting closed 5 August), top 100.

Star Wars came 2nd and lots of old favourites were there: Lawrence of Arabia, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, Psycho, Vertigo, Dark Night, Schindler's List.

I hope people haven't got Movie Music voting fatigue just as Radio 3 is launching their version ...