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The story of film music from its earliest days, right up to date with such masters of the medium as John Williams and Hans Zimmer.
Best Episodes of Great Film Composers: The Music of the Movies
The 2000s
S1 Ep12
17th Feb 2020
A look at the soundtracks of the 2000s and the composers that wrote the scores for blockbusters including Avatar, The Dark Knight and Gladiator.
The 1990s
S1 Ep11
10th Feb 2020
A look at soundtracks of the 1990s, like Carter Burwell's work with the Coen brothers, James Horner's work on Braveheart and Titanic, and Hans Zimmer's music for Thelma & Louise.
The 1980s: Part Two
S1 Ep10
3rd Feb 2020
Part two of two. A look at the 1980s soundtracks by Alan Silvestri, Hans Zimmer, Michael Kamen and Maurice Jarre, including scores for The Abyss, Rain Man, Die Hard and Mad Max.
Worst Episodes of Great Film Composers: The Music of the Movies
The Birth of the Film Score
S1 Ep1
20th Nov 2019
The first edition looks at the decades before the first âtalking pictureâ, 1927âs The Jazz Singer, with Al Jolson in dubious blackface. Movies were silent â or were they? If you were watching a Chaplin comedy in a âfleapitâ, perhaps. In a fancier picture house you might enjoy a live pianist ad-libbing to what he saw on screen, and, by 1915, DW Griffithâs blockbuster The Birth of a Nation was distributed with a full score to be played by a live orchestra.
The 1930s & the Father of Film Music
S1 Ep2
27th Nov 2019
A look at soundtracks of the 1930s, an era that saw many artists head to Hollywood and bring life to films such as The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Wizard of Oz and Jezebel.
The 1940s: The Golden Age
S1 Ep3
2nd Dec 2019
A look at the 1940s, an era that saw many composers head to Hollywood to escape the Second World War, with Miklos Rozsa working on films with Billy Wilder and Alfred Hitchcock.
Great Film Composers: The Music of the Movies Episode Guide
The Birth of the Film Score
S1 Ep1
20th Nov 2019
The first edition looks at the decades before the first âtalking pictureâ, 1927âs The Jazz Singer, with Al Jolson in dubious blackface. Movies were silent â or were they? If you were watching a Chaplin comedy in a âfleapitâ, perhaps. In a fancier picture house you might enjoy a live pianist ad-libbing to what he saw on screen, and, by 1915, DW Griffithâs blockbuster The Birth of a Nation was distributed with a full score to be played by a live orchestra.
The 1930s & the Father of Film Music
S1 Ep2
27th Nov 2019
A look at soundtracks of the 1930s, an era that saw many artists head to Hollywood and bring life to films such as The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Wizard of Oz and Jezebel.
The 1940s: The Golden Age
S1 Ep3
2nd Dec 2019
A look at the 1940s, an era that saw many composers head to Hollywood to escape the Second World War, with Miklos Rozsa working on films with Billy Wilder and Alfred Hitchcock.
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