Many movies have been based on novels and the rich, detailed story-telling possible in literature can sometimes translate into an effective film. Sometimes not. But whether or not novels have inspired great movies, those films have clearly inspired great music that reflects the spirit of the books.

Host David Garland presents music composed for movies based on novels, both great and popular novels--and sometimes both--including: Max Steiner, The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand), Michael Gibbs, Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson), Bronislau Kaper, The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoevsky), Jerome Moross, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain), Howard Shore with Ornette Coleman, The Naked Lunch (William Burroughs), Mychael Danna, The Ice Storm (Rick Moody), Miklos Rozsa, Double Indemnity (James M. Cain), and others.

Program details:

Miklos Rozsa: Mrs. Dietrichson, Charles Gerharde, National Philharmonic Orchestra, RCA Victor

Michael Gibbs: Housekeeping, "Journey to Grandma's," "End Credits'" Varese Sarabande

Max Steiner: The Fountainhead, "Main Title/Montage/Roark's Early Life," "Dominique's Theme For Piano/In Roark's Apartment," "Finale: The Wynand Building," BYU Film Music Archives

Jack Nitzsche: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (novel by Ken Kesey), Fantasy

Howard Shore with Ornette Coleman: The Naked Lunch,Naked Lunch, Milan

Mychael Danna: The Ice Storm, "Shoplifting," Velvel

Victor Young: Scaramouche (novel by Rafael Sabatini), "Gavrillac/Andre and Aline," Film Score Monthly Vol. 5 No. 13

Jerry Goldsmith: A Patch of Blue (novel Elizabeth Kata), "Main Title," "The Park," Intrada

Bronislau Kaper: The Brothers Karamazov, "Main Title," "Of Course/The Cellar/We Go/The Wall," Film Score Monthly Vol. 6 No. 16

Rachel Portman: The Joy Luck Club (novel by Amy Tan), "End Titles," Hollywood Records

Jerome Moross: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, "The Raft is Destroyed," Film Score Monthly Vol. 6 No. 9