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Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri choose the Tracks of My Years

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鈥檚 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 拢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 拢675 million which is around 拢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 鈥楤elieve鈥� from The Polar Express, and for 'Cast Away'.

The first two tracks the pair have chosen come from The Beatles and Dionne Warwick. 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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Mon 13 Sep 2021 09:30
麻豆约拍 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Cher

    Believe

    • Love Songs - 39 All Time Love Classic.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Manic Street Preachers

    The Secret He Had Missed (feat. Julia Cumming)

  • Chris Rea

    On The Beach

    • The Best Of Chris Rea.
    • East West Records.

  • Jess Glynne

    Hold My Hand

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Ed Sheeran

    Shivers

    • = Equals.
    • Atlantic.

  • Wham!

    The Edge Of Heaven

    • Wham - The Best Of Wham!.
    • Epic.

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Dancing In The Dark

    • Bruce Springsteen - Greatest Hits.
    • Columbia.

  • Prince

    Hot Summer

    • Welcome 2 America.
    • Legacy Recordings.
    • 5.

  • DNCE

    Cake By The Ocean

    • (CD Single).
    • Republic.
    • 1.

  • Grover Washington, Jr. & Bill Withers

    Just The Two Of Us

    • Grover Washington Jr: In The Name Of Love - The Elektra Years (1979-1984).
    • SoulMusic Records.

  • Record of the Week

    • Sting

      If It's Love

      • The Bridge.
      • Interscope.

  • Charlie Puth

    How Long

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Whitney Houston

    One Moment In Time

    • All Woman (Various Artists).
    • Quality.

  • Little Mix

    Love (Sweet Love)

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Petula Clark

    My Love

    • Million Sellers Vol.7 - The Sixties.
    • Disky.

  • Tears for Fears

    Everybody Wants To Rule The World

    • Rule The World: The Greatest Hits.
    • Virgin EMI Records.
    • 4.

  • Elton John & Dua Lipa

    Cold Heart

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin/EMI.

  • James Taylor

    Up on the Roof

    • James Taylor - Classic Songs.
    • CBS.

  • Bronski Beat

    Smalltown Boy

    • Pop & Wave Vol. 1 - The Hits Of The 80's (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
    • 2.

  • Album of the Week

    • Steps

      Wasted Tears

      • What The Future Holds PT. 2.
      • BMG.

  • Robbie Robertson

    Somewhere Down The Crazy River

    • The Blues Experience (Various).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Lighthouse Family

    Lifted

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • The Bangles

    Manic Monday

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • Tracks Of My Years

    • The Beatles

      If I Fell

      • A Hard Day's Night.
      • Parlophone.
      • 3.

    • Dionne Warwick

      Do You Know the Way to San Jose

      • The Love Songs Of Burt Bacharach.
      • Polygram Tv.

  • The Script

    I Want It All

    • Tales From The Script Greatest Hits.
    • Sony Music CMG.

  • Cyndi Lauper

    Girls Just Want To Have Fun

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.

Broadcast

  • Mon 13 Sep 2021 09:30
    麻豆约拍 Radio 2