You Heard It At The Movies

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20090630

Award winning composer George Fenton rounds up the final part of You Heard It At The Movies by asking 'where does film music go from here?

He looks at the trials and satisfactions of being a film composer, the variety of work, and how you find your own musical voice. The music includes favourite scores by Steiner, Newman, Bernstein and Jarre to films such as Gone With The Wind, Star Wars, The Great Escape and Doctor Zhivago.

Composer George Fenton asks: 'where does film music go from here?'.

Award winning composer George Fenton rounds up the final part of You Heard It At The Movies by asking where does film music go from here?

20090505

~You Heard It At The Movies - and for the next eight weeks you can hear it again as award-winning film composer George Fenton reminds us of the big screen's greatest film scores.

George composed for stage and small screen, before his film score debut for Gandhi was Oscar nominated. His diverse film credits since then include scores for Cry Freedom, Memphis Belle, The Madness of King George and The Fisher King. Now George takes us on a unique and personal journey through the art - and the business - of writing music for film.

In tonight's show he looks at 'Music to Picture' and includes heart stopping scores from Apocalypse Now, Chariots of Fire and Lawrence of Arabia.

George Fenton looks at scores from Apocalypse Now, Chariots of Fire and Lawrence of Arabia

In tonight's show he looks at Music to Picture and includes heart stopping scores from Apocalypse Now, Chariots of Fire and Lawrence of Arabia.

20090512

In programme two of You Heard It At The Movies, composer George Fenton looks at some of the silver screen's most successful composers and how they responded to the lure of Hollywood. From a steady exodus of European musicians heading to the States in the early days of cinema, to the writers working in the Hollywood studio system today, George gives us a personal insight into the working processes of a film composer.

With illustrations from the cinema greats - as well as some less well-known scores - there's music from Erich Korngold, Miklos Rosza, Aaron Copland, John Williams, Nino Rota and more.

George Fenton looks at some of the silver screen's most successful composers.

20090519

This week in 'You Heard It At The Movies' composer George Fenton looks at the empathy and understanding that can spark off genius between individuals who are central to the film making process.

With classic scores like 'North By Northwest', 'Much Ado About Nothing', 'Star Trek', 'Edward Scissorhands' and 'Schindler's List', it's a personal look at what can be both the best and the worst of jobs, writing music for the movies.

George Fenton looks at relationships that can develop during the film-making process.

Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance

20090526

Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance - composer George Fenton looks at the Film Musical in this week's edition of You Heard It At The Movies.

It's impossible to cram all the greats into half an hour - but from Jolson to Garland to Andrews to Astaire and Kelly, George looks at the start of movie musicals, plays some of the classics, and looks at what became of the movie musical after the Golden Age.

George Fenton looks at the film musical and plays some classic scores.

Animation

20090602

George Fenton continues You Heard It At The Movies with a look at writing music for the world of animation.

From the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes to the classic Disney animation films, George looks at the differing disciplines and heightened reality that goes with composing scores for animated films. He plays classics from The Silly Symphonies, the Disney greats, The Simpsons and more.

Composer George Fenton looks at writing music for the world of animation.

20090609

Composer George Fenton continues his look at movie music with a programme dedicated to 'the song'.

George looks at film themes that become songs, the placement of songs within films, and the way songs can influence the dramatic arc of a film.

He also plays some of the greats ranging from Dolly Parton to Hannah Montana and from Bond songs to American songbook classics.

Composer George Fenton explores the role of the song in films.

Composer George Fenton continues his look at movie music with a programme dedicated to the song.

20090616

In the penultimate programme of the series, award winning composer George Fenton takes a look at those film scores which connect to an actor, or a role, so strongly that they become not only the character's signature tune, but can even define the actor themselves.

The musical gems include Korngold's writing for Errol Flynn, Bill Conti for the Rocky films, John Williams for Raiders of the Lost Ark, Henry Mancini for the Pink Panther - and the theme that universally identifies a screen character, regardless of several changes of actor in the role - John Barry's music and Monty Norman's theme for James Bond.

Looking at film scores which define a star, such as the Pink Panther and James Bond.

Episodes

Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Comments
		20090630	Award winning composer George Fenton rounds up the final part of You Heard It At The Movies by asking 'where does film music go from here? He looks at the trials and satisfactions of being a film composer, the variety of work, and how you find your own musical voice. The music includes favourite scores by Steiner, Newman, Bernstein and Jarre to films such as Gone With The Wind, Star Wars, The Great Escape and Doctor Zhivago. Composer George Fenton asks: 'where does film music go from here?'. Award winning composer George Fenton rounds up the final part of You Heard It At The Movies by asking where does film music go from here?
01		20090505	~You Heard It At The Movies - and for the next eight weeks you can hear it again as award-winning film composer George Fenton reminds us of the big screen's greatest film scores. George composed for stage and small screen, before his film score debut for Gandhi was Oscar nominated. His diverse film credits since then include scores for Cry Freedom, Memphis Belle, The Madness of King George and The Fisher King. Now George takes us on a unique and personal journey through the art - and the business - of writing music for film. In tonight's show he looks at 'Music to Picture' and includes heart stopping scores from Apocalypse Now, Chariots of Fire and Lawrence of Arabia. George Fenton looks at scores from Apocalypse Now, Chariots of Fire and Lawrence of Arabia In tonight's show he looks at Music to Picture and includes heart stopping scores from Apocalypse Now, Chariots of Fire and Lawrence of Arabia.
02		20090512	In programme two of You Heard It At The Movies, composer George Fenton looks at some of the silver screen's most successful composers and how they responded to the lure of Hollywood. From a steady exodus of European musicians heading to the States in the early days of cinema, to the writers working in the Hollywood studio system today, George gives us a personal insight into the working processes of a film composer. With illustrations from the cinema greats - as well as some less well-known scores - there's music from Erich Korngold, Miklos Rosza, Aaron Copland, John Williams, Nino Rota and more. George Fenton looks at some of the silver screen's most successful composers.
03		20090519	This week in 'You Heard It At The Movies' composer George Fenton looks at the empathy and understanding that can spark off genius between individuals who are central to the film making process. With classic scores like 'North By Northwest', 'Much Ado About Nothing', 'Star Trek', 'Edward Scissorhands' and 'Schindler's List', it's a personal look at what can be both the best and the worst of jobs, writing music for the movies. George Fenton looks at relationships that can develop during the film-making process.
04	Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance	20090526	Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance - composer George Fenton looks at the Film Musical in this week's edition of You Heard It At The Movies. It's impossible to cram all the greats into half an hour - but from Jolson to Garland to Andrews to Astaire and Kelly, George looks at the start of movie musicals, plays some of the classics, and looks at what became of the movie musical after the Golden Age. George Fenton looks at the film musical and plays some classic scores.
05	Animation	20090602	George Fenton continues You Heard It At The Movies with a look at writing music for the world of animation. From the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes to the classic Disney animation films, George looks at the differing disciplines and heightened reality that goes with composing scores for animated films. He plays classics from The Silly Symphonies, the Disney greats, The Simpsons and more. Composer George Fenton looks at writing music for the world of animation.
06		20090609	Composer George Fenton continues his look at movie music with a programme dedicated to 'the song'. George looks at film themes that become songs, the placement of songs within films, and the way songs can influence the dramatic arc of a film. He also plays some of the greats ranging from Dolly Parton to Hannah Montana and from Bond songs to American songbook classics. Composer George Fenton explores the role of the song in films. Composer George Fenton continues his look at movie music with a programme dedicated to the song.
07		20090616	In the penultimate programme of the series, award winning composer George Fenton takes a look at those film scores which connect to an actor, or a role, so strongly that they become not only the character's signature tune, but can even define the actor themselves. The musical gems include Korngold's writing for Errol Flynn, Bill Conti for the Rocky films, John Williams for Raiders of the Lost Ark, Henry Mancini for the Pink Panther - and the theme that universally identifies a screen character, regardless of several changes of actor in the role - John Barry's music and Monty Norman's theme for James Bond. Looking at film scores which define a star, such as the Pink Panther and James Bond.