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The Disaster Movie

Matthew Sweet showcases music inspired by disaster movies as Geostorm, featuring music by Lorne Balfe, is finally released.

Matthew Sweet with music for films inspired by the Disaster Movie genre in the week of the release of "Geostorm" featuring music by Lorne Balfe.

An often ensemble cast, pitted against difficult odds, caught in the drama of overcoming cataclysmic events, the Disaster Movie has its antecedents in the pioneering days of cinema but it reached its peak in the 1970s. But as one of the latest examples of the genre, "Geostorm" has discovered, having finally been released after several years of post production and aborted publicity campaigns, the events of Disaster Movies have a unhappy knack of being pre-empted by real life.

The programme features music from "Meteor", "San Francisco", "The High and the Mighty", "Airport", "The Poseidon Adventure", "The Towering Inferno", "Airplane", "When Worlds Collide", "Krakatoa - East of Java", "Dante's Peak" and "Geostorm".

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Sat 21 Oct 2017 15:00
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Music Played

  • Trevor Rabin

    Armageddon (1998): Death of Mir

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Gordon Goodwin.
    • Armageddon (Original Motion Picture Score).
    • SONY.
    • 16.

  • Laurence Rosenthal

    Meteor (1979): Main Theme

    Orchestra: Philharmonic Symphony.
    • Star Wars and other Sci-Fi Classics.
    • NAXOS.
    • 8.

  • BronisΕ‚aw Kaper

    San Francisco (1936): San Francisco

    Singer: Jeanette MacDonald. Orchestra: MGM Studio Orchestra.
    • Hollywood's Best: The Thirties.
    • Rhino Movie Music.
    • 13.

  • Dimitri Tiomkin

    The High and the Mighty (1954): Title Theme

    Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Nic Raine.
    • The Alamo - Essential Film Music Collection.
    • PrimeTime.
    • 12.

  • Alfred Newman

    Airport (1970): Main Title

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Alfred Newman.
    • Airport.
    • Varese Sarabande.
    • 1.

  • John Williams

    The Poseidon Adventure (1972): Title Theme

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: John Debney.
    • The Towering Inferno And Other Disaster Classics.
    • Varese Sarabande.
    • 7.

  • John Williams

    The Towering Inferno (1974): An Architect's Dream

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: John Debney.
    • The Towering Inferno And Other Disaster Classics.
    • Varese Sarabande.
    • 1.

  • Elmer Bernstein

    Airplane! (1980): Main Title

    Performer: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Elmer Bernstein.
    • 100 Greatest Film Themes.
    • SILVA SCREEN.
    • 1.

  • Leith Stevens

    When Worlds Collide (1951): Prelude

    Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Nic Raine.
    • Alien Invasion: Space and Beyond II.
    • SILVA SCREEN.
    • 9.

  • Frank De Vol

    Krakatoa, East of Java (1969) - East of Java

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Frank De Vol.
    • Krakatoa, East Of Java (Music From The Original Sound Track).
    • STATESIDE.
    • 5.

  • James Newton Howard

    Dante's Peak (1997): Titles / The Rescue

    Composer: John Frizzell. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Artie Kane.
    • Dante's Peak (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Varese Sarabande.
    • 1.

  • Lorne Balfe

    Geostorm (2017): Geostorm

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Geostorm: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
    • Watertower Music.
    • 14.

  • Clint Mansell

    Loving Vincent (2017): The Night Cafe

    Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of London. Conductor: Matt Dunkley.
    • Loving Vincent - Original Music by Clint Mansell.
    • Milan Records.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Sat 21 Oct 2017 15:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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