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Star Makers

With the release of the new version of A Star Is Born with Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, Matthew Sweet profiles music for films about stars in the making.

With the release of the new version of A Star Is Born with Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, Matthew Sweet profiles music for films about stars in the making.

The programme features music from 'Venus In Fur', 'The Red Shoes', 'Svengali', 'The Artist', 'Maps To The Stars', 'Hail Caesar', 'Film Stars Don't Die In Liverpool' and 'Ed Wood'; and he features music from the four different versions of 'A Star Is Born'. From 1937 with music by Max Steiner; the 1954 version with Judy Garland; the 1976 telling with Barbra Streisand; and this week's featured new release with Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga.

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Music Played

  • Michael Gore

    Fame (1980) - Fame

    Performer: Original Cast.
    • Fame (Original Soundtrack).
    • DECCA.
    • 12.

  • Michael Gore

    Venus in Fur (2013) - Opening

    Composer: Alexandre Desplat. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Alexandre Desplat.
    • La VΓ©nus Γ  la fourrure (Original Soundtrack).
    • Playtime.
    • 1.

  • Brian Easdale

    The Red Shoes (1948) - Ballet

    Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • The Film Music of Brian Easdale.
    • CHANDOS.
    • 2.

  • William Alwyn

    Svengali (1954) - Libera Me

    Singer: Susan Bullock. Orchestra: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba. Choir: Canzonetta.
    • The Film Music of William Alwyn, Vol.2.
    • CHANDOS.
    • 16.

  • Ludovic Bource

    The Artist (2011) - In The Stars

    Orchestra: Brussels Philharmonic. Conductor: Ernst van Tiel.
    • The Artist (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Sony Music.
    • 12.

  • Ludovic Bource

    The Artist (2011) - The Artist Overture

    Orchestra: Brussels Philharmonic. Conductor: Ernst van Tiel.
    • The Artist (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Sony Music.
    • 1.

  • Ludovic Bource

    The Artist (2011) - George Valentine

    Orchestra: Brussels Philharmonic. Conductor: Ernst van Tiel.
    • The Artist (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Sony Music.
    • 3.

  • Nacio Herb Brown

    Singin' in the Rain (1952) - You Are My Lucky Star

    Singer: Gene Kelly. Singer: Betty Noyes. Orchestra: MGM Studio Orchestra. Choir: MGM Studio Chorus. Conductor: Lennie Hayton.
    • Hollywood Collection – Vol. 9.
    • CBS.
    • 10.

  • Howard Shore

    Maps To The Stars (2014) - Blanket of the Stars

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Maps To The Stars (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • HOWE RECORDS.
    • 16.

  • Carter Burwell

    Hail, Caesar! (2016) - Fiat Lux

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Choir: Studio Choir. Conductor: Carter Burwell.
    • Hail Caesar! (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Back Lot Music.
    • 1.

  • Carter Burwell

    Hail, Caesar! (2016) - Hail, Caesar!

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Choir: Studio Choir. Conductor: Carter Burwell.
    • Hail Caesar! (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Back Lot Music.
    • 3.

  • Elvis Costello

    Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017) - You Shouldn't Look At Me That Way

    Performer: Elvis Costello.
    • Look Now (Deluxe Edition).
    • Conchord.
    • 16.

  • Howard Shore

    Ed Wood (1994) - Main Title

    Performer: Lydia Kavina. Performer: Cynthia Millar. Singer: Jeffrey Jones. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Howard Shore.
    • Ed Wood (Original Soundtrack Recording).
    • Hollywood Records.
    • 1.

  • Max Steiner

    A Star Is Born (1937) - Theme

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Max Steiner.
    • Max Steiner β€Žβ€“ A Star Is Born.
    • United Artists Records.
    • 3.

  • Harold Arlen

    A Star Is Born (1954) - The Man Who Got Away

    Singer: Judy Garland. Singer: Tommy Noonan. Director: Ray Heindorf. Orchestra: Warner Brothers Studio Orchestra.
    • Judy Garland β€Žβ€“ A Star Is Born.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • 3.

  • Barbra Streisand

    A Star is Born (1976) - Love Theme

    Singer: Barbra Streisand. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Streisand, Kristofferson β€Žβ€“ A Star Is Born.
    • Columbia.
    • 6.

  • Lady Gaga

    A Star Is Born (2018) - Shallow

    Composer: Mark Ronson. Composer: Anthony Rossomando. Composer: Andrew Wyatt. Performer: Lady Gaga. Performer: Bradley Cooper.
    • Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper β€Žβ€“ Shallow.
    • Interscope Records.
    • 1.

  • Justin Hurwitz

    La La Land (2017) - City of Stars (humming)

    Singer: Emma Stone. Orchestra: La La Land Orchestra.
    • La La Land (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Interscope Records.
    • 15.

  • Jocelyn Pook

    The Wife (2018) - End Titles

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.

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  • Sat 6 Oct 2018 15:00
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