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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Some of cinema's most American-sounding music was composed by a Russian immigrant. Four-time Oscar Winner Dimitri Tiomkin provided music for films like It's a Wonderful Life, Giant, Red River, The Thing from Another World and more. -
What is a movie except an elaborate hoax? This week on Film Music Friday we dive into films about hoaxes, including music from I Was Monty's Double, Catch Me If You Can, Quiz Show, Now You See Me and more. -
Over the years, many film composers have arranged their movie compositions into concert suites to be performed by symphony orchestras. This week's Film Musi Friday will take you on a survey of film music as concert music, including themes from Scott of the Antarctic, Dangerous Moonlight, Star Wars, Close Encounters, Ronin and more. -
Jerry Goldsmith is one of the most successful film composers of the 20th century. Early in his career he found work as a clerk-typist at CBS, where he soon began contributing scores to TV shows. We'll hear music from The Waltons, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Twilight Zone, Playhouse 90 and more. -
The annual holiday episode of Film Music Friday includes music from such Yuletide classics as It's a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street, A Christmas Story and more. -
It's not uncommon for an entire film score to be set aside due to creative clashes, studio changes, or directorial preference. On this week's Film Music Friday, we'll hear rejected scores for Battle of Britain, Gangs of New York, Platoon, The Getaway and more. -
You'll go on a fantastic voyage with this week's Film Music Friday, spotlighting music from films about epic journeys. We'll hear music from Destination Moon...The Journey of Natty Gann... Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and more! -
On Film Music Friday, we're focused on a single studio – Warner Brothers – that played an important part in the development of film music. We'll hear music from The Maltese Falcon, Charge of the Light Brigade, Deception, Caged and more. -
It's good to be the King, or the Queen, or even the President on this week's Film Music Friday. We're hearing music from films about royalty, including The Adventures of Robin Hood, Henry V, Air Force One, Juarez and more. -
The term "B-Movie" refers to low budget films or serials that were often on the bottom half of a double feature. On this week's Film Music Friday, we'll dive into the music of B-Movies, with excerpts from Lost Continent, The Fighting Devil Dogs, The Three Mesquiteers, Tormented and more.
