Road Movies
Matthew Sweet with music for the road movie genre, marking the cinematic release of the multi-award-winning film Nomadland.
Matthew Sweet with music for the road movie genre, marking the cinematic release of the much-garlanded film 'Nomadland'.
Characters in a road movie undergo a journey - usually by car or motorbike - which invariably presents a life-changing experience. They can be journeys about self-discovery, rebellion, reconciliation and sometimes death. Matthew foregrounds some of the best road movie scores including 'Easy Rider', 'On the Road', (inspired by Jack Kerouac's genre-defining novel of the same name), 'The Motorcycle Diaries', 'Little Miss Sunshine', 'To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar'' and 'Locke'. Matthew takes a look at how Erik Nordgren's score works to picture in Ingmar Bergman's 1957 masterpiece 'Wild Strawberries' and reflects on the importance of the road movie in the work of director Wim Wenders. The Classic Score of the Week is Ry Cooder's atmospheric music for 'Paris, Texas'.
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Inside the score for Ingmar Bergman's Wild Strawberries
Duration: 04:37
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Nino Rota
La Strada; Il viaggio continua
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Franco Ferrara.- Legend.
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Jimmy Van Heusen
We're Off On The Road To Morocco
Lyricist: Johnny Burke. Singer: Bing Crosby. Singer: Bob Hope.- UCJ.
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The Electric Prunes
Easy Rider; Mass in F minor - Kyrie
- MCA.
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Gustavo Santaolalla
On the Road; Roman Candles
- Impulse.
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Gustavo Santaolalla
On the Road; I Think of Dean
- Impulse.
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Gustavo Santaolalla
The Motorcycle Diaries; La Muerte de la Poderosa
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Gustavo Santaolalla
The Motorcycle Diaries; Apertura
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Mychael Danna
Little Miss Sunshine; We're Gonna Make It
- Lakeshore Records.
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Mychael Danna
Little Miss Sunshine; The Winner is
- Lakeshore Records.
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Rachel Portman
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything; Suite
- MCA.
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Dickon Hinchliffe
Locke; Baby
- Fiction Records.
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Erik Nordgren
Wild Strawberries; Dreams
Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Adriano.- Marco Polo.
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Erik Nordgren
Wild Strawberries; Emotions
Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Adriano.- Marco Polo.
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JΓΌrgen Knieper
The Wrong Move; Die Zugfahrt
- Milan.
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Ry Cooder
Paris, Texas
Performer: Ry Cooder.- Warner Bros.
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JosΓ© LΓ³pez Alavez
Paris, Texas; Cancion Mixteca
Performer: Ry Cooder. Music Arranger: Ry Cooder. Singer: Harry Dean Stanton.- Warner Bros..
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Ry Cooder
Paris, Texas; Brothers
Performer: Ry Cooder.- Warner Bros.
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Ludovico Einaudi
Oltamare
- Decca.
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Ludovico Einaudi
Petricor
- Decca.
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Hans Zimmer
Thelma and Louise; Thunderbird
Performer: Pete Haycock.- Kritzerland.
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Charlie Clouser
Spiral; Zep Nine
- Lakeshore Records.
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