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Aliens, Sharks and Spies

Mark Kermode presents a concert of blockbuster film scores from the 1970s.

To celebrate the long awaited release of the latest James Bond film No Time To Die, another chance to hear the UK's leading film critic Mark Kermode presenting this nostalgia fest of film music from the sizzling 70s with the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra.

Sunday Night is Music Night transports you back to the decade when hot pants were cool and flares weren't square. Glam rock ruled the charts, but at the cinema it was the decade of the blockbuster movie - comedy, horror, science fiction and suspense. Over the ten years we liked to be scared by Close Encounters, shocked by Alien, groove to Saturday Night Fever and weep at Love Story. Some of the worlds finest film composers cut their teeth during this decade including John Williams, John Barry, Michel Legrand and Jerry Goldsmith.

The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra conducted by Keith Lockhart perform scores from Star Wars, Rocky, Jaws, The Godfather, Saturday Night Fever, Murder on the Orient Express and James Bond.

Guests include vocalist Mary Carewe and the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Young Jazz Musician - Alexander Bone - who is the saxophone soloist in Bernard Herrmann's score to Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver.

Popcorn is not included.

First broadcast in 2016.

1 hour, 57 minutes

Last on

Sun 19 Sep 2021 19:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    Superman March

  • Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    Summer Of 42

  • Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    Tubular Bells

  • Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    Pink Panther Theme

  • Alexander Bone & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    Theme From Taxi Driver

  • Jill Morton & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    Love Story

  • Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    Close Encounters

  • The RAH Band

    The Crunch

    • Supersonic 70's (Various Artists).
    • Music Club.

  • Atmosfear

    Dancing In Outer Space

    • The First Days Of Disco (Various).
    • Sanctuary.

  • The Brass Chorale & The Dankworth Big Band

    Tomorrow's World Theme

    • TOMORROWS WORLD SOUNDTRACK.
    • 2.

  • Hot Butter

    Popcorn

    • In The Summertime-Sound Of 70's, Part.
    • Compact Records.

  • David Bowie

    Starman

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • Pink Floyd

    Comfortably Numb

    • Echoes - The Best Of Pink Floyd.
    • EMI.

  • Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

    Our House

    • Over The Years....
    • Rhino.
    • 011.

  • Elton John

    Pinball Wizard

    • Caribou.
    • Mercury.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Brown Sugar

    • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
    • Abkco.

  • Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    Gonna Fly Now (Theme From "Rocky")

  • Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    The Godfather-Waltz & Theme

  • Mary Carewe & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    Live And Let Die

  • Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    A Fifth Of Beethoven

  • Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    Jaws (Main Theme)

  • Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    Murder On The Orient Express

  • Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    Alien (End Title)

  • Mary Carewe & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    Diamonds Are Forever

  • Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    Star Wars

  • Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

    High Adventure (Friday Night Is Music Night Sig Tune)

Credit

Performer Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra

Broadcasts

  • Fri 1 Apr 2016 20:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2
  • Fri 7 Oct 2016 20:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2
  • Sun 3 May 2020 19:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2
  • Sun 19 Sep 2021 19:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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