Friday, October 19, 2007

Bond in Space


Episode 7: John Barry - 007 Takes to the sky and beyond! On this weeks episode Ralph talks a bit about James Bond's adventures in Outer Space and what John Barry did to ground it in reality.




Playlist:
Lured to Pyramid - Moonraker
Capsule in Space - You Only Live Twice
007 and Counting - Diamonds are Forever
Space Lazer Battle - Moonraker
Flight into Space - Moonraker
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - Propellerheads/David Arnold

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Bond in Space

Friday, October 12, 2007

The Bourne Collective


Episode 6: John Powell - Cue the Music is back and Ralph is discussing the scores to the three Bourne Films, composed by the British film composer John Powell. Although he is still a fairly new composer, Powell's sweeping themes and inovative use of electronics have secured a place in my personal top five favorite film composers of all time.
Playlist:
Escape From Embassy - The Bourne Identity
Treadstone Assassins - The Bourne Identity
Bourne on Land - The Bourne Identity
Gathering Data - The Bourne Supremacy
Atonement - The Bourne Supremacy
Six Weeks Ago - The Bourne Ultimatum
Faces Without Names - The Bourne Ultimatum

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The Bourne Collective

Friday, September 7, 2007

Action Extravaganza


Episode 5: David Arnold - With his breakout score to 1994's Stargate, David Arnold proved that he could play with the big boys. Probably best known for scoring the last four James Bond Scores, David Arnold shows that he can do a lot more than just the spy genre. On this episode of Cue the Music, Ralph discusses four epic scores from David Arnold.
Playlist:
Overture - Wing Commander
Daniel's Mastadge - Stargate
Mastadge Drag - Stargate
Main Title - The Musketeer
Fight Inn - The Musketeer
The President's Speech - Independence Day
Base Attack - Independence Day
The Wilderness - The Last of the Dogmen

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Action Extravaganza

Friday, August 31, 2007

Maestro of Suspense



Episode 4: Bernard Herrmann - On this episode of Cue the Music, Ralph discusses three of the most popular scores from the Hitchcock/Herrmann collaberation.




Playlist:
Prelude - Psycho
Marion and Sam - Psycho
Temptation - Psycho
The Finale - Psycho
Overture - North by Northwest
The Streets (outtake) - North by Northwest
It's a most Unusual Day - North by Northwest
The U.N. - North by Northwest
Interlude - North by Northwest
Carlotta's Portrait - Vertigo
The Bay - Vertigo
Scene d' Amour - Vertigo
Fashion Show - North by Northwest

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Maestro of Suspense

Friday, August 24, 2007

The Lighter Side



Episode 3: Danny Elfman - Before the Dark Knight, there was the Mystic Knights and Danny Elfman was the front man. On this weeks episode of Cue the Music, Ralph takes a look at the comedy scores of Danny Elfman from 1980-1988.


Playlist:
The Ex-Queen - The Forbidden Zone
Overture - Pee Wee's Big Adventure
The Breakfast Machine - Pee Wee's Big Adventure
Overture - Back to School
Main Titles - Hot to Trot
Main Titles - Midnight Run
Try to Believe [Oingo Boingo]- Midnight Run
Main Titles - Big Top Pee Wee
Rise and Shine - Big Top Pee Wee
Main Titles/Show Time at IBC - Scrooged
Stolen Bike - Pee Wee's Big Adventure

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The Lighter Side

Monday, August 20, 2007

With A Twist




Episode 2: James Newton Howard - On this enstallment of Cue The Music, Ralph will discuss the five collaborations between Director M. Night Shyamalan and composer James Newton Howard.


Playlist:
Main Titles - Signs
De Profundis - The Sixth Sense
The Wreck - Unbreakable
The Hand of Fate part 1 - Signs
I Cannot See His Color - The Village
Those we don't Speak of - The Village
The Healing - The Lady in the Water
The Great Eatlon - The Lady in the Water
Visions - Unbreakable

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With A Twist

Thursday, August 16, 2007

Cue The Music



Episode 1 - Welcome to the first episode of the Cue The Music Podcast. In this episode, you will get a chance to learn more about me and where my love for Film Music began. Thanks for listening to the show. The only direction to take it, is UP!


Playlist:
Desert Chase [raiders of the lost ark] - John Williams
Back to the Future Overture [back to the future] - Alan Silvestri
Main Titles [beetlejuice] - Danny Elfman
End Credits [beetlejuice] - Danny Elfman
Main Theme [adventures of the great mouse detective] - Henry Mancini

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Cue The Music

Wednesday, August 15, 2007