Eric, I've started listening to the Williams podcasts. The 2 that I've completed so far are superb. You've chose fine cues from each score to represent the score. Your commentary with respect to the scores and cues are informative and just enough to peak interest in what's to come. I may have to purchase some of the CDs I don't own or re-listen to some I haven't heard in a while. Again, I'll reiterate, you have a great voice, love listening to you.
On February 8, 2022, composer John Williams turns 90 years old. To honour one of the greatest film composers of all time THE CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST is proud to present a mammoth six-part podcast series dedicated to the five-time Academy Award winner.
In part one we looked at John Williams career starting in 1961 through to 1969. In part two we presented an overview of Williams work spanning 1970-1976. Part three focused on his golden era from 1977-to 1986. Part four was a look at the Maestro’s career spanning 1987-1996. Part five featured music from 1997-2004.
In the final episode of this six-part special, you’ll hear selections from John Williams career spanning 2005-2019 including such films and television shows, as REVENGE OF THE SITH, WAR OF THE WORLDS, INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL, MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA, PBS’ GREAT PERFORMANCES, THE BOOK THIEF, THE FORCE AWAKENS, THE LAST JEDI, THE POST, THE RISE OF SKYWALKER and many more.
In 1975, one of Italy’s biggest and most innovative filmmakers asked a group of unknown young musicians to record the score for his latest film and forever altered the course of film music. The filmmaker was Dario Argento, the film was DEEP RED [a.k.a. PROFONDO ROSSO], and the musicians were a progressive rock band named Goblin.
Now, SCORED TO DEATH RADIO host & author J. Blake Fichera takes listeners on a detailed sonic journey through the music and history of one of Italy’s and film music’s most influential bands, with an epic multi-part podcast series about Goblin. This debut episode explores the band’s humble beginnings—how they formed, how they got their name, how they came to work on film scores, etc.—and dives deep into their film and television soundtracks from 1975 through 1977—including DEEP RED and SUSPIRIA.
So, pull up a seat, and get comfy with a glass of J&B because SCORED TO DEATH RADIO is setting sail on a fantastic voyage into 1970s Italy with the band Goblin.
Don’t forget to purchase your very own copies of J.Blake Fichera’s SCORED TO DEATH books by visiting http://www.scoredtodeath.com
Why thank you. It's a lot more fun to do it this way, a lot less controversial, and I get to put similar genre scores together to make the show sound a bit more cohesive. This is the way I'm going to do it from now on.
I was tagged by Daniel Herrin (Soundtracks With Birdman) to participate in the Movie Soundtrack Tag challenge, which was initiated by the Miss 80s - Movies & Music YouTube channel.
This was a lot of fun. I answered 20 questions related to my soundtrack collection and some of my favourite scores and composers. The questions can be found in the description of the video.
Please feel free to play along even if I didn't tag you in this video. You do not need to make an elaborate video or one that is as long as mine. Simply set up your camera and let us have a glimpse into YOUR soundtrack universe.
National Film Score Day was created on April 3rd, 2018 by Jeffrey D. Kern of the defunct internet film music radio station MOVIE SCORES AND MORE RADIO, and is officially recognized by the National Day Calendar. National Film Score Day “was created to celebrate film scores and the talented composers that compose those musical masterworks called film scores!” Jeffery was interviewed last week about the holiday on the Celebration Voices Podcast.
We’ve only officially celebrated National Film Score Day here at CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO once, but I would like for it to be something we celebrate every April 3rd.
We commemorated National Film Score Day with 12 tracks chosen at random on today’s special broadcast. I didn’t know what I wanted to do to celebrate the occasion, so I decided to do my best to incorporate the number 4 into the festivities, as today is the 4th anniversary of the event! I went into my digital library and made a smart playlist to collect all of the 4-minute cues in my collection. Everything was reduced to 760 as a result of this. I didn’t want to waste an entire day trying to choose 12 tracks from that list, so I went to random.org and had them choose the cues for me. Each track was assigned a number and the playlist was arranged alphabetically by title. After that, I began recording and did the random draw “live” therefore I had no idea what I was going to play.
This was a lot of fun and I hope to do something like this again in the near future. See the entire playlist on our webpage.
Thanks again to Jeffrey D. Kern for creating this day in celebration of the art form we all love!
SOUNDTRACK ALLEY has become THE ESSENTIAL SOUNDTRACKS!
Two years ago this month, host and producer Randy Andrews brought his film music podcast SOUNDTRACK ALLEY to the CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST. We’ve enjoyed the partnership immensely and his show has brought a new dimension to the podcast in the form of long-formed reviews and analyses of soundtracks. However, we felt the need to separate our version of the show from the version that he still produces on his own under the SOUNDTRACK ALLEY moniker. Therefore, all SOUNDTRACK ALLEY episodes produced expressly for CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO will now be known as THE ESSENTIAL SOUNDTRACKS.
The format of the show won’t change. It will always remain a deep dive review into some of the best soundtracks of all time… scores that everyone should have in their collections… THE ESSENTIAL SOUNDTRACKS.
On this premiere episode of the newly rebranded THE ESSENTIAL SOUNDTRACKS, host Randy Andrews and Erik Woods talk about the film and score to the 1984 Nick Castle-directed sci-fi/fantasy/adventure film, THE LAST STARFIGHTER, starring Lance Guest, Robert Preston, Dan O’Herlihy, Catherine Mary Stewart, Norman Snow, and Kay E. Kuter. The film tells the story of Alex Rogan, a teenager recruited by an alien defence force to fight in an interstellar war.
Randy and Erik also detail the numerous themes in the score, the recording of the soundtrack, the composition and form of the action material, and the heart behind the music, especially the finale cue “Into The Starscape”
The original score for the film was composed by Craig Safan and was recorded by Lyle Burbridge in Los Angeles. The original soundtrack recording was originally released on Southern Cross Records both on CD and LP in 1987. Intrada Records expanded the album both in 1995 and 2015. Earlier this year, Intrada released the definitive release of the score featuring the same program as the 2015 version but with greatly improved sound quality. You can buy that version of the album at https://store.intrada.com/s.nl/it.A/id.12634/.f
Thanks to Jason Drury and Tim Burden for their assistance. And a big thanks to Intrada’s own Roger Feigelson for providing the updated album to play on this show for you.
The Essential Soundtracks Theme by Alexander Schiebel
This is Jason Drury’s two-part interview with the legendary composer, Craig Safan, who is responsible for the critically acclaimed scores to FADE TO BLACK, THIEF, REMO WILLIAMS: THE ADVENTURE BEGINS, THE NIGHTMARE ON ELM ST. 4: THE DREAM WARRIORS, and SON OF THE MORNING STAR. The interview is a follow-up to our THE LAST STARFIGHTER episode on THE ESSENTIAL SOUNDTRACKS. Safan also provided music for some of the most recognizable television shows, including THE TWILIGHT ZONE, AMAZING STORIES, and CHEERS.
In Part One, Safan discusses the beginning of his career, his work on television, and THE LAST STARFIGHTER, the score that made him a household name.
It's always a blast to talk to my friend, Daniel Herrin, about film music on his YouTube channel, SOUNDTRACKS WITH BIRDMAN. This time, though, he wanted to know all about me. Tune in for a two-hour chat where I tell you all about my soundtrack journey. Some of the stories you've heard before; others you might not have.
Thanks again for your friendship, Daniel, and for giving me another platform to share my thoughts and opinions about film, TV and video game music.
Today we present part one of the fifth ALL REQUEST SHOW and the first ever CHRISTMAS ALL REQUEST SHOW on the CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST.
Since launching the CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST Patreon in April of 2021, we’ve offered our patrons exclusive perks based on the tier they signed up for. One of those perks is participating in all request programs. If you want to participate in future all-request shows, please head over to our Patreon page, and join the community in any tier that is $5 USD/month or above. Once you do so you will be able to participate in all upcoming all-request programs.
For this first-ever Patreon All Request Christmas show, we get to hear some Christmas favourites from the biggest supporters of the Cinematic Sound Radio Podcast including Victor Field, Glenn McDorman, Douglas Lacey, Deniz Çaglar, William Welch, Don Mase, Thomas Tinneny, Angela Rabatin, Eldaly Morningstar, Carl Wonders, Jerome Flick, Alphonse Brown, Joe Wiles, Alan Rogers and Dave Williams.
They requested tracks from such composers as John Williams, Irving Berlin, Marco Beltrami, Miles Hankins, Jerry Goldsmith, Michael Kamen, Danny Elfman, Craig Armstrong, Murray Gold, Mychael Danna, Harry Gregson-Williams, Darren Hendley and Marc Shaiman
In June 2021, for TALKING SOUNDTRACKS, Jason Drury talked to the four-time Emmy nominated journalist, writer, and producer of over 200 documentaries about music and cinema, Steven C Smith, about his book Music by Max Steiner: The Epic Life of Hollywood’s Most Influential Composer
In May 2022, Jason had the opportunity to talk to Steven again about his first book, published in 1991, about another pioneering and influential composer in the history of film music, A Heart at Fire’s Center: The Life and Music of Bernard Herrmann.
In part one of this in-depth two-part series, Smtih discusses how the book came to be and dives into Bernard Herrmann’s varied and occasionally contentious musical career including details on how he began his career in radio, his encounter with and collaboration with Orson Welles, and the start of his film music career.
During both parts of the show, you will also be hearing plenty of the music of Bernard Herrmann’s, at times original recordings and at times re-recordings, all of which showcase the musical genius of one of the finest composers to ever write for the silver screen.
THE 1UPBEAT: REMEMBERING KOICHI SUGIYAMA, HIS LIFE AND CAREER - FOUR PART SERIES
On a very special podcast series of THE 1UPBEAT, we remember the legendary game composer Koichi Sugiyama, the grandfather of game music. Following his death at age 90 in 2021, Eric Silver will take you through a comprehensive look at his career starting in the late 50s, through the 80s as a composer for a game music career, and finally to the end of the 2010s.
This four-part special will cover everything from Sugiyama’s early songwriting, to his work on anime, and finally the video game scores. You’ll hear music from every genre, including every game with original music.
Part two begins with THE MISSION THEME FOR THE NBC NIGHTLY NEWS. Jason then plays selections from the episode “The Bronze Locust” from the 1963 TV series, THE ELEVENTH HOUR (FSM RECORDS). You’ll then hear a suite from the pilot episode of the classic Irwin Allen science-fiction TV series, LAND OF THE GIANTS called ‘The Crash’ (La La Land Records).
The show continues with music from the 1968 TV film, HEIDI (Quartet Records). The episode concludes with music from the Steven Spielberg-directed episode of AMAZING STORIES called ‘The Mission’ (Intrada Records).
This is my response to the Movie Music Tag 2023, created by Miss 80s - Movie & Music https://www.youtube.com/@miss80smoviesandmusic containing questions compiled by the channels Retro Reels, David Digs, H&S Collectibles and yours truly.
This is a long one. If you don't like long videos or detailed personal stories about my soundtrack journey, then click off now. Having said that, if you are here and enjoy soundtracks and the personal stories behind the soundtracks I own, then I think you'll find this entertaining. I present tons of musical and video examples.
I've tagged Robert Daniels from the soundtrack radio program, VISIONS IN SOUND (https://visionsinsound.ca) to participate, but anyone can play along. Join us and share your soundtrack story!
If you are interested in participating here are the 20 questions. 1. How many soundtrack/scores did you purchase in 2022? 2. Your oldest soundtrack/score-year wise? 3. Newest soundtrack/score you added to your collection? (Can be year wise or just newest purchase overall) 4. Preferred format to collect? And why? 5. Favourite soundtrack record label? 6. Favourite "soundtrack" that includes both score music & songs? 7. A soundtrack triple dip: one that you own on 3 different formats (CD, vinyl, cassette, reel-to-reel or sub in VHS/DVD/Blu-ray/4K if you want) 8. A soundtrack/score from a milestone year. (your choice...birth year, anniversary, graduation, etc.) 9. A favourite soundtrack from your childhood? 10. Best soundtrack/score opening title track? 11. Favourite soundtrack/score ending credits track? 12. Best movie "love theme"? 13. Favourite soundtrack/score that helps you relax? 14. A soundtrack/score that gets you motivated? 15. A favourite TV soundtrack/score OR just share your favorite tv theme song? 16. An underrated 1980's soundtrack/score? 17. If you had to sell your entire collection and could only keep 1, which would you pick? 18. A "white whale"- a soundtrack/score that took you forever to acquire? 19. A soundtrack/score that you are still on the hunt for? 20. Tag at least one person who loves movie music? OR share a soundtrack/score with a price tag/hype sticker on the cover.
It’s alive! The Cinematic Sound Radio Podcast Top 10 has been brought back from the dead!
The last time I did a show like this was back in 2018 when I presented my Favourite Western Tracks Of All Time. I wanted to make the Top 10 and ongoing series but only a short month later, I went on an 8-month hiatus. I never thought about resurrecting the Top 10 show when I returned, however, I did have one last show planned out, which I found in a playlist in my digital music collection.
That was in January and was planning to premiere this show on Valentine’s Day but I lost my voice and couldn’t record the show in time for the February 14th deadline. Eventually, my voice came back to me and I managed to get this one upload eight days after the Hallmark Holiday.
In the program today, I’m going to play for you my Ten Favourite Love Themes Of All Time and two honourable mentions. You’ll hear selections from composers Jerry Goldsmith, Lee Holdridge, John Williams, Miklos Rozsa, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, James Horner, Brian Transeau and more.
