Sound of Cinema: The Music That Made the Movies

2013•7.5/10

Documentary

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7.5/10(2)

Series celebrating the art of the cinema soundtrack, as Neil Brand explores the work of the great movie composers and demonstrates their techniques.

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BBC Music

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Status

Ended

First Aired

September 12, 2013

Last Aired

September 26, 2013

Networks

BBC Four

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Season

The Big Score

Air date: 2013-09-12

The classic orchestral film score emerged in the 1930s via the work of European-born composers such as Max Steiner and Erich Wolfgang Korngold.

Pop Goes the Soundtrack

Air date: 2013-09-19

Neil Brand explores how great movie soundtracks work and looks at the 1960s composers who embraced jazz, rock and pop in film scores. Contributors include Martin Scorsese, Richard Sherman and Lalo Schifrin.

New Frontiers

Air date: 2013-09-26

Changing technology has taken film soundtracks in new directions and changed perceptions on how they should be made. Includes an interview with Vangelis, who shares his inspiration for the Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner scores.