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The Love Song and Ballard & Silvestri

Songwriter and producer Glen Ballard and film composer Alan Silvestri - who collaborate on a new musical - choose the Tracks of My Years. Plus there's another round of PopMaster.

Emmy and Grammy Award-winning composer Alan Silvestri and six-time Grammy Award-winning songwriter Glen Ballard choose the Tracks of My Years. The musical pair's latest collaboration includes new music and lyrics for 'Back To The Future - The Musical'. The musical’s out-of-town opening at Manchester Opera House in March 2020 received an incredible reaction from critics and the public alike, but was cut short when theatres were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic exactly a year ago. It is now up and running again in London's West End.

'Back to the Future' the movie was originally released in 1985, starring Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly and Christopher Lloyd as Dr Emmett Brown. The film grossed Β£279 million at the box office worldwide and the total box office for all three films in the Back to the Future franchise was a staggering Β£675 million which is around Β£1.3 billion in today's money.

Glen has in the past worked with Aretha Franklin, Van Halen, Aerosmith and Katy Perry, to name a few. He co-wrote and produced the multi-platinum 'Jagged Little Pill' for Alanis Morissette, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.

Alan is Back To The Future creator Bob Zemeckis' right hand man and has scored for all three films in the series, as well as 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit,' 'Death Becomes Her', 'Forrest Gump', 'Cast Away' and 'The Polar Express'. He won two Grammy Awards for β€˜Believe’ from The Polar Express, and for 'Cast Away'.

The next two tracks the pair have chosen come from Bruce Springsteen and Michael Jackson. Ken also has another round of the PopMaster Music Quiz. If you'd like to get in touch with the show email Ken.Bruce@bbc.co.uk

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Music Played

  • Laura Branigan

    Gloria

    • Disco Queens: The '80s (Various Artists).
    • Rhino.

  • Record of the Week

    • Sting

      If It's Love

      • The Bridge.
      • Interscope.

  • Talk Talk

    It's My Life

    • More Greatest Hits Of 80's (Various).
    • Disky.

  • The Coral

    In The Morning

    • (CD Single).
    • Deltasonic.

  • Janet Jackson

    Whoops Now

    • Now 30 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Sophie Ellis‐Bextor & The Feeling

    While You're Still Young

    • Everybody's Talking About Jamie O.S.T..
    • Island.

  • Barry Manilow

    New York City Rhythm

    • The Collection.
    • Arista.
    • 2.

  • The Isley Brothers

    Harvest For The World

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1976 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Ed Sheeran

    Shivers

    • = Equals.
    • Atlantic.

  • Eliza Doolittle

    Pack Up

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.
    • 1.

  • Billy Preston & Syreeta

    With You I'm Born Again

    • Duets - 36 Of The World's Greatest Ev.
    • Telstar.

  • Manic Street Preachers

    The Secret He Had Missed (feat. Julia Cumming)

  • Duran Duran

    A View To A Kill

    • The Best Of James Bond 30th Anniversa.
    • EMI.

  • Eagles

    One of These Nights

    • The Best Of Eagles.
    • Asylum.

  • Dermot Kennedy

    Better Days

    • (CD Single).
    • UMGRI Interscope.
    • 1.

  • The Trammps

    Hold Back The Night

    • The Best Of.
    • Rhino.
    • 14.

  • Nell Bryden

    Gaslight

    • (CD Single).
    • 157 Records.

  • Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

    AKA... What A Life!

  • Bruce Hornsby & the Range

    The Way It Is

    • Life In The Fast Lane (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Album of the Week

    • Steps & Michelle Visage

      Heartbreak In This City

      • What The Future Holds.
      • BMG Rights Management.

  • Hot Chocolate

    It Started With A Kiss

    • Hot Chocolate - Their Greatest Hits.
    • EMI.

  • Elton John & Dua Lipa

    Cold Heart

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin/EMI.

  • Travis

    My Eyes

    • (CD Single).
    • Independiente.

  • Tracks Of My Years

    • Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band

      Born To Run

      • Born To Run.
      • CBS.

    • Michael Jackson

      Thriller

      • Diana-Michael-Gladys-Stevie (Compilat.
      • Priority.

  • Rag’n’Bone Man

    Alone

    • Life By Misadventure.
    • Columbia.

Broadcast

  • Wed 15 Sep 2021 09:30
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2