This one is different, an opinion piece about the state of popular music today. You might it utterly boring. Not a lot of music examples, but its only 34 minutes long. My contention is that (popular)

A look at the unique, masterful styles of film composer John Barry. This is presented in two parts due to the quantity and quality of his output. Part 1 includes music and commentary from his first fi

This is a cursory look at two European jazz men who are not as well known to the general public as names such as Louis Armstrong or Duke Ellington. Django Reinhardt and Stephan Grappelli formed the Qu

Many movies use jazz-oriented scores. This is distinct from the music being the focus in such films as Bird or ‘Round Midnight in which the music itself is as an element as important as the story. Com

Many movies use jazz-oriented scores. This is distinct from the music being the focus in such films as Bird or ‘Round Midnight in which the music itself is as an element as important as the story. Com

Many movies use jazz-oriented scores. This is distinct from the music being the focus in such films as Bird or ‘Round Midnight in which the music itself is as an element as important as the story. Com

Many movies use jazz-oriented scores. This is distinct from the music being the focus in such films as Bird or ‘Round Midnight in which the music itself is as an element as important as the story. Com

A look at three giants of the decades: Erich Korngold, Franz Waxman, and Miklos Rosza with comments on each and biographical information. The program includes a compilation of Waxman’s masterpiece score for The Bride of Frankenstein.

This episode looks at the music of Max Steiner, the father of film scores, from the early 1930’s through the 1940’s. The focus is on two of these scores, King Kong and The Big Sleep. Included is an in depth…

This is the first in a series tracing the history of film music from the silent years to the present. The current episode focuses on two contemporary composers who write for silent films to fill the need for the missing…