Seasons & Episodes
The Birth of the Film Score
The first edition looks at the decades before the first “talking picture”, 1927’s The Jazz Singer, with Al Jolson
The 1930s & the Father of Film Music
A look at soundtracks of the 1930s, an era that saw many artists head to Hollywood and bring life to films such as The A
The 1940s: The Golden Age
A look at the 1940s, an era that saw many composers head to Hollywood to escape the Second World War, with Miklos Rozsa
The 1950s: A New Dawn
A look at film soundtracks of the 1950s, when the the rise of jazz music influenced the sound of movies inlcuding A Stre
The 1960s: Part One
Part one of two. A look at the soundtracks of the 1960s, including Henry Mancini's work on Breakfast at Tiffany's and Ma
The 1960s: Part Two
Part two of two. More of the soundtracks of the 1960s, featuring a look at the works of composers such as Quincy Jones a
The 1970s: Part One
Part one of two. A look at soundtracks of the 1970s, when independent film-makers were causing a stir and paving the way
The 1970s: Part Two
Part two of two. The work of Jerry Goldsmith, David Shire and John Williams in the 1970s, when they composed music for f
The 1980s: Part One
Part one of two. Soundtracks of the 1980s, including John Williams' score for ET, Brad Fiedel's music for The Terminator
The 1980s: Part Two
Part two of two. A look at the 1980s soundtracks by Alan Silvestri, Hans Zimmer, Michael Kamen and Maurice Jarre, includ
The 1990s
A look at soundtracks of the 1990s, like Carter Burwell's work with the Coen brothers, James Horner's work on Braveheart
The 2000s
A look at the soundtracks of the 2000s and the composers that wrote the scores for blockbusters including Avatar, The Da