Once More unto the Breach...
Matthew Sweet introduces film music inspired by the battlefield, to coincide with the release of Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2. The Classic score of the week is Rozsa's El Cid.
Matthew Sweet looks at film music inspired by the battlefield hot on the heels of the release of Hunger Games, Mockingjay 2. The Classic score of the week is Rosza's El Cid.
The programme also includes music from the films Troy, Alexander, Fury, Saving Private Ryan, Atonement, Ran, 47 Ronin, and The Lord of the Rings.
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Howard Shore
The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers: Helm's Deep
Conductor: Howard Shore. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Choir: London Voices. Choir: The London Oratory School Schola.- REPRISE.
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James Horner
Troy: Hector's Death
Conductor: James Horner. Orchestra: Valve Studio Orchestra.- Warner Sunset.
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Vangelis
Alexander: Immortality
- Sony Classical.
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Miklós Rózsa
El Cid: Overture
Conductor: Miklós Rózsa. Orchestra: Symphony Orchestra Graunke of Munich.- MGM.
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Miklós Rózsa
El Cid: The Legend and Epilogue
Conductor: Miklós Rózsa. Orchestra: Symphony Orchestra Graunke of Munich.- MGM.
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Steven Price
Fury: Still in this Fight
Conductor: Allan Wilson. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra.- VARESE SARABANDE.
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John Williams
Saving Private Ryan: Hymn to the Fallen
Conductor: John Williams. Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Choir: Tanglewood Festival Chorus.- DREAMWORKS.
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Dario Marianelli
Atonement: Elegy for Dunkirk
Conductor: Benjamin Wallfisch. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Choir: Dunkirk Choir. Choir: Bede College Choir.- UCJ.
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Toru Takemitsu
Ran: Opening Credits
Conductor: Toru Takemitsu. Orchestra: MGM Studio Orchestra.- Toho Records.
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Toru Takemitsu
Ran: Closing Credits
Conductor: Toru Takemitsu. Orchestra: MGM Studio Orchestra.- Toho Records.
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Ilan Eshkeri
47 Ronin: The Witch Dragon
Conductor: Andy Brown. Orchestra: London Metropolitan Orchestra.- VARESE SARABANDE.
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Howard Shore
The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King: The Fields of the Pelennor
Conductor: Howard Shore. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Choir: London Voices. Choir: The London Oratory School Schola.- REPRISE.
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James Newton Howard
The Hunger Games - Mockingjay Part 1: Air Raid Drill
Conductor: James Newton Howard. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.- Lionsgate.
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Hans Zimmer
My Beautiful Laundrette
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.- MILAN.
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