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.
Every Friday host Darrell Brogdon will bring you magnificent movie music on Film Music Friday.
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This week's Film Music Friday features symphonic suites drawn from famous film scores, including The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Jungle Book, The Alamo, Vertigo and more. -
On this week's Film Music Friday we're looking at magic in the movies - literally! Join us for music from films that portray magic, in all its forms, including Harry Potter, The Thief of Bagdad, The Illusionist, Doctor Strange and more. -
After World War Two, the Hollywood western underwent a change from the traditional shoot 'em ups to more adult - and often violent - themes. On this week's Film Music Friday we'll hear the music of the "New Westerns", including Dances with Wolves, Rio Conchos, The Shootist, Tombstone and the spahgetti westerns, too. -
This week's Film Music Friday delves into the music of classic British films. We'll hear excerpts from Henry V, Things to Come, The Quatermass Experiment, Whiskey Galore, Bridge on the River Kwai and more. -
John Williams is arguably the most successful film composer in history, with 25 Grammy Awards, seven British Academy Film Awards, five Academy Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards. On this week's Film Music Friday we'll survey the career of John Williams, with music from Jaws, Star Wars, Close Encounters, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Saving Private Ryan and more.
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On this week's Film Music Friday it's the music of the caper movie...the heist, the knockover, the big score. We'll hear music from The Asphalt Jungle, The Great Train Robbery, Now You See Me, Ocean's 11 and more. -
We're traveling through time and space on this week's Film Music Friday. Possible or not, time travel has fascinated writers and filmmakers for years, and this week we'll hear music from films featuring characters leaping back and forth in time, including The Time Machine, Back to the Future, Avengers: Endgame, Safety Not Guaranteed, Edge of Tomorrow and more. -
Hans Zimmer is one of the most innovative composers working in films today. On this week's Film Music Friday we'll hear a sample of his work on films like Driving Miss Daisy, The Da Vinci Code, Pirates of the Caribbean and Batman Begins. -
Among members of the Newman family, the family business is movie music. Tonight on KPR's Film Music Friday we'll hear the work of two generations of talented composer-conductors, including brothers Alfred (seen above), Lionel and Emil, followed by Thomas, David, Randy and Maria Newman, all of whom have contributed music to films in various forms. We'll hear excerpts from Beau Geste, Island in the Sky, The Young Lions, The Shawshank Redemption, Skyfall and The Natural. -
In anticipation of Valentine's Day, this week's Film Music Friday features romantic tunes from movies, including Now Voyager, Casablanca, Love Actually, The Thief of Bagdad, Much Ado About Nothing and more.
