What do Die Hard, Dead Poets Society and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective all have in common? They all feature music from Beethoven's popular Symphony No. 9! It's questions like that you may get answered on KPR's Film Music Friday at 7:06 p.m.
Film Music Friday celebrates the use of classical music in movies, as well as classic symphonic scores created especially for motion pictures. Whether is J.S. Bach's Toccata and Fugue from Monty Python and the Meaning of Life or Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture from Caddyshack or Bellini's "Casta Diva" from The Bridges of Madison County, classical music and opera has provided the background for movies since the age of silent film. With the advent of sound, pioneering composers like Max Steiner and Erich Korngold created memorable scores for films like King Kong and The Adventures of Robin Hood.
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Over the last 90 years, the Newman family of composers has helped define the art of film music, and received nearly 100 Oscar nominations. This week on Film Music Friday, we'll hear works members of this talented family, with excerpts from Beau Geste, How the West Was Won, The Natural, The Shawshank Redemption and more. -
In his nearly 50-year career as a film composer, Miklos Rozsa contributed scores to Biblical epics, romantic dramas and film noir thrillers. On this week's Film Music Friday, we focus on his music for adventure films, including Ben-Hur, Knights of the Round Table, Green Fire, The Golden Voyage of Sinbad and others. -
The World's Greatest Detective has been a part of films since 1900, and is the most portrayed human literary character in film and television history. This week's Film Music Friday delves into Sherlock Holmes in the movies, with music from The Hound of the Baskervilles, Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror, The Seven Per Cent Solution, Young Sherlock Holmes and more. -
From Blazing Saddles to Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid to Galaxy Quest, this week's Film Music Friday is all about the movie spoof! -
'Tis the season for Christmas movies! On this Film Music Friday we're hearing music from holiday classics like It's a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street, The Polar Express, A Christmas Story and more. -
This week's Film Music Friday is devoted to the work of nine-time Oscar winner, composer Alfred Newman. One of the fathers of modern film scoring, he provided music for films like The Mark of Zorro, The Diary of Anne Frank, Beau Geste, How the West Was Won, Airport and more. -
The movie documentary has been around since the early 20th century and on this week's Film Music Friday we'll be spotlighting the music of documentary films. Among the films we'll hear - The River, Windjammer, The Mysterious Deep, The City and more. -
We'll revisit the music of the movie swashbuckler on this week's Film Music Friday, with themes from The Black Swan, Hook, The Buccaneer, The Mask of Zorro and more! -
It's music for high crimes and misdemeanors on this week's Film Music Friday, as we delve into the music of whodunits. You'll hear music from Murder on the Orient Express, Chinatown, The Big Sleep, Knives Out and more. -
Composer David Raksin wrote scores for over 100 films and 300 TV shows, and he's in the spotlight for this week's Film Music Friday. We'll hear music from Laura, The Bad and the Beautiful, Across the Wide Missouri and more.
