Bugs, Bots and Barbarians

Episode 9: Basil Poledouris - Even though he may not be a house hold name, Basil Poledouris is nothing short of genius. His powerful themes and romantic strings show that he was one of the greatest film composers of the last thirty years.




Playlist:
Prologue/Anvil of Crom - Conan the Barbarian
The Wifeing/Love Theme - Conan the Barbarian
Rock Shop - Robocop
Home - Robocop
Klendathu Drop - Starship Troopers
Tango Urilla - Starship Troopers
Lester - Cherry 2000

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Bugs, Bots and Barbarians

The Misses

Episode 8: John Williams - Even though John Williams has composed some of the most memorable themes for some of the most successful films of all time, it does not mean that he is impervious to scoring some bad motion pictures. On this episode of of CTM, Ralph discusses three great scores to films that fell short of their mark.

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Playlist:
Abandoned in the Woods - A.I.
The Moon Rising - A.I.
Hide and Seek - A.I.
The Never-Feast - Hook
Remembering Childhood - Hook
The Ultimate War - Hook
Main Titles - Heartbeeps
Val's First Drive - Heartbeeps
The Junkyard - Heartbeeps
Going to Sleep - Heartbeeps
Banning Back Home - Hook

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The Misses

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

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

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

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

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