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Film Music Fridays

Film Music Friday - May 13, 2022 (The Music of Republic)

By Darrell Brogdon
Published May 13, 2022 at 6:48 PM CDT

This week on Film Music Friday we're hearing the music of Republic Pictures. For more than 30 years, Republic was best known for Westerns, serials and B films emphasizing mystery and action. Many of John Wayne's early films were made at Republic, and the studio even produced a few "A" pictures including John Ford's The Quiet Man and Othello, directed by Orson Welles. We'll hear music created for some of the studio's Three Mesquiteers westerns, plus serials like The Fighting Devil Dogs and King of the Royal Mounted, as well as features Sands of Iwo Jima, Johnny Guitar and The Eternal Sea.

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Darrell Brogdon
Darrell is a self-described "radio rat," having started on the air in high school and still hasn't hung up his microphone. His first job was DJ-ing at KERV-AM, the only radio station in his hometown of Kerrville, Texas. After getting his speech and drama degree at North Texas State University, Darrell kicked around the dial before landing at KANU in 1982. In addition to his role as Program Director, he has produced just about any kind of show imaginable at KANU/KPR - quiz shows, radio dramas, concert broadcasts, arts magazines, record shows. A fanatical record collector, the second floor of Darrell's house is threatening to become the first floor under the sheer weight of accumulated LPs. Darrell sums up his on-air time thusly: "Doing The Retro Cocktail Hour and Right Between the Ears is like having the world's biggest electric train set.
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