Movies on the Radio
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Music for Love Stories
Saturday at 9 pm, enjoy a bouquet of tender themes created for on-screen love, including "An Affair to Remember," "Love Story," "Romeo and Juliet" and "Downton Abbey." Feb 14, 2015
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Alexandre Desplat on His Oscar-Nominated Scores for 'Imitation Game,' 'Grand Budapest Hotel'
Tonight at 9 pm, composer Alexandre Desplat talks with host David Garland about his Oscar-nominated scores for both "The Imitation Game" and "The Grand Budapest Hotel." Feb 7, 2015
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Starring Bette Davis
Tonight at 9 pm, David Garland presents music by Max Steiner for "Now, Voyager," Alfred Newman for "All About Eve," Frank DeVol for "Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte," and more. Jan 31, 2015
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Piano Concertos as High-Stakes Cinematic Drama
This week's show explores how the inherently dramatic form of the piano concerto has added extra drama to many films including "The Competition" and "Grand Piano." Jan 24, 2015
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Civil Rights on the Silver Screen
Tonight at 9 pm, David Garland presents the stirring score by pianist/composer Jason Moran for the new film about Dr. King, "Selma." Jan 17, 2015
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Music for Biopics
Biographical films, or biopics, have told the life stories of political leaders, soldiers, artists, scientists and many others. Tonight at 9 pm, hear scores to several standouts. Jan 10, 2015
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Concertos for Movie and Orchestra
Tonight at 9 pm, David Garland presents some examples of concerto-style film scores, by Miklos Rozsa, Dimitri Tiomkin, Franz Waxman, Alberto Iglesias and others. Jan 3, 2015
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The Sound of Cinematic Snow
Quite a few films have been memorably set in wintery environments, and tonight at 9 pm, David Garland presents music from such scenes, including "Doctor Zhivago." Dec 13, 2014
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Music for Red Ponies
This week's show features a pair of Red Ponies: Copland's music for the 1949 film, "The Red Pony," and Jerry Goldsmith's music for a 1973 TV adaptation. Dec 6, 2014
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Delicious! Music from Great Food Movies
With Thanksgiving weekend upon us, we ask: What's your favorite food-focused film scene? What's your favorite pairing of food and music? Nov 29, 2014
