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Sound of Cinema: The Music That Made the Movies

In a series celebrating the art of the cinema soundtrack, Neil Brand explores the work of the great movie composers and demonstrates their techniques. Neil begins by looking at how the classic orchestral film score emerged and why it's still going strong today. He traces how, in the 1930s, European-born composers such as Max Steiner and Erich Wolfgang Korngold brought their Viennese training to play in stirring, romantic scores for Hollywood masterpieces like King Kong and The Adventures of Robin Hood. But it took a home-grown American talent, Bernard Herrmann, to bring a darker, more modern sound to some of cinema's finest films with his scores for Citizen Kane, Psycho and Taxi Driver. Among those Neil meets are leading film-makers and composers who discuss their work, including Martin Scorsese and Hans Zimmer, composer of blockbusters like Gladiator and Inception.

Show Info

Network: United Kingdom BBC Four (2013 - 2013)
Schedule: Thursdays at 21:00 (60 min)
Status: Ended
Show Type: Documentary
Genres: Music
Episodes ordered: 3 episodes

Official site: www.bbc.co.uk

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Previous Episode

New Frontiers

Episode 1x03; Sep 26, 2013

Series in which Neil Brand celebrates the art of cinema music and soundtracks. Neil explores how changing technology has taken soundtracks in bold new directions.

Previous Episodes

Episode NameAirdateTrailer
1x03: New FrontiersSep 26, 2013
1x02: Pop Goes the SoundtrackSep 19, 2013
1x01: The Big ScoreSep 12, 2013
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