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Best Episodes of Great Film Composers: The Music of the Movies
The 2000s
S1 Ep12
7.0
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
7.0
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
7.0
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.
The 1980s: Part One
S1 Ep9
7.0
27th Jan 2020
Part one of two. Soundtracks of the 1980s, including John Williams' score for ET, Brad Fiedel's music for The Terminator and Wendy Carlos and Rachel Elkind's work on The Shining.
Worst Episodes of Great Film Composers: The Music of the Movies
The Birth of the Film Score
S1 Ep1
7.0
20th Nov 2019
The first edition looks at the decades before the first “talking picture”, 1927’s The Jazz Singer, with Al Jolson in dubious blackface. Movies were silent — or were they? If you were watching a Chaplin comedy in a “fleapit”, perhaps. In a fancier picture house you might enjoy a live pianist ad-libbing to what he saw on screen, and, by 1915, DW Griffith’s 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
7.0
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
7.0
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.
The 1950s: A New Dawn
S1 Ep4
7.0
9th Dec 2019
A look at film soundtracks of the 1950s, when the the rise of jazz music influenced the sound of movies inlcuding A Street Car Named Desire, Giant and Dial M for Murder.
Great Film Composers: The Music of the Movies Episode Guide
The Birth of the Film Score
S1 Ep1
7.0
20th Nov 2019
The first edition looks at the decades before the first “talking picture”, 1927’s The Jazz Singer, with Al Jolson in dubious blackface. Movies were silent — or were they? If you were watching a Chaplin comedy in a “fleapit”, perhaps. In a fancier picture house you might enjoy a live pianist ad-libbing to what he saw on screen, and, by 1915, DW Griffith’s 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
7.0
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
7.0
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.
The 1950s: A New Dawn
S1 Ep4
7.0
9th Dec 2019
A look at film soundtracks of the 1950s, when the the rise of jazz music influenced the sound of movies inlcuding A Street Car Named Desire, Giant and Dial M for Murder.
The 1960s: Part One
S1 Ep5
7.0
16th Dec 2019
Part one of two. A look at the soundtracks of the 1960s, including Henry Mancini's work on Breakfast at Tiffany's and Maurice Jarre's score for Lawrence of Arabia.
The 1960s: Part Two
S1 Ep6
7.0
8th Jan 2020
Part two of two. More of the soundtracks of the 1960s, featuring a look at the works of composers such as Quincy Jones and John Barry.
The 1970s: Part One
S1 Ep7
7.0
13th Jan 2020
Part one of two. A look at soundtracks of the 1970s, when independent film-makers were causing a stir and paving the way for composers like Marvin Hamlisch and Nino Rota.
The 1970s: Part Two
S1 Ep8
7.0
20th Jan 2020
Part two of two. The work of Jerry Goldsmith, David Shire and John Williams in the 1970s, when they composed music for films including Alien, All the President's Men and Jaws.
The 1980s: Part One
S1 Ep9
7.0
27th Jan 2020
Part one of two. Soundtracks of the 1980s, including John Williams' score for ET, Brad Fiedel's music for The Terminator and Wendy Carlos and Rachel Elkind's work on The Shining.
The 1980s: Part Two
S1 Ep10
7.0
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.
The 1990s
S1 Ep11
7.0
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 2000s
S1 Ep12
7.0
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 story of film music from its earliest days, right up to date with such masters of the medium as John Williams and Hans Zimmer.
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The best rated episodes of Great Film Composers: The Music of the Movies are:
The 2000s S1E12 rated 7.0
The 1990s S1E11 rated 7.0
The 1980s: Part Two S1E10 rated 7.0
The 1980s: Part One S1E9 rated 7.0
The lowest rated episodes of Great Film Composers: The Music of the Movies are:
The Birth of the Film Score S1E1 rated 7.0
The 1930s & the Father of Film Music S1E2 rated 7.0
The 1940s: The Golden Age S1E3 rated 7.0
The 1950s: A New Dawn S1E4 rated 7.0
The first episode of Great Film Composers: The Music of the Movies aired on November 20, 2019.
The last episode of Great Film Composers: The Music of the Movies aired on February 17, 2020.
There are 12 episodes of Great Film Composers: The Music of the Movies.
There is one season of Great Film Composers: The Music of the Movies.
Yes.
Great Film Composers: The Music of the Movies is set to return for future episodes.
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