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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Celebrate the season on Film Music Friday with themes from some favorite Christmas movies, including Miracle on 34th Street, It's a Wonderful Life, The… -
Alan Silvestri wrote his first film score at the age of 21. Since then he's gone on to compose music for films like Back to the Future, Who Framed Roger… -
Since 1900 there have been over 400 screen adaptations of Shakespeare. On this week's Film Music Friday we'll hear just a few, including Ennio Morricone's… -
It's common nowadays to hear film music performed in concert by symphony orchestras. However, in the 1930s and '40s, most symphony conductors and critics… -
We visit some strange and exotic places on this week's Film Music Friday, with themes from The Thief of Bagdad, The Most Dangerous Game, The Abyss, Land… -
As Daniel Craig's final appearance as James Bond 007 hits theatres, this week's Film Music Friday explores the music of James Bond. We'll hear excerpts… -
With Halloween nearly upon, this week's Film Music Friday features the music of classic horror films. We'll hear themes from Son of Frankenstein, The… -
This week, an encore broadcast of our tribute to two-time Academy Award winner Franz Waxman. Beginning as an orchestrator for film scores, he soon… -
Film Music Friday goes prehistoric with an evening of themes drawn from classic dinosaur movies. We'll hear music from the original King Kong, The Beast… -
From silent comedies to modern action blockbusters, cinema has always thrived on the thrill of the chase. Catch your breath and join us for this week's…
