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Album of the Week and Glen Ballard & Alan Silvestri

Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestry - award-winning musical collaborators - pick the Tracks of My Years. Ken has the daily love song plus 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 Steely Dan and Jimi Hendrix. 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

  • Michael McDonald

    Sweet Freedom

    • Michael McDonald - Sweet Freedom.
    • Warner Bros.

  • The Weeknd

    Take My Breath

    • (CD Single).
    • Republic Records.

  • Donna Summer

    Hot Stuff

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.

  • Daft Punk

    Get Lucky (feat. Pharrell Williams)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • Johnny Hates Jazz

    I Don't Want To Be A Hero

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

  • Record of the Week

    • Sting

      If It's Love

      • The Bridge.
      • Interscope.

  • Gotye

    Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra)

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 1.

  • ²Ήβ€h²Ή

    The Sun Always Shines on TV

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.
    • 1.

  • ABBA

    Don't Shut Me Down

    • Voyage.
    • Polar.

  • Destiny’s Child

    Independent Women, Part I

    • Destiny's Child #1's.
    • Columbia.

  • Josh Groban

    Symphony

    • Bridges.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Diana Ross

    If The World Just Danced

    • Thank You.
    • Decca.

  • Will Young

    Your Game

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG/19.

  • The Beatles

    Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End

    • Abbey Road.
    • Apple.
    • 14.

  • Natalie Imbruglia

    On My Way

    • Firebird.
    • BMG Rights Management.

  • Earth, Wind & Fire

    Let's Groove

    • 15th Anniversary Music Celebration (Various Artists).
    • Rhino.

  • Ella Henderson & House Gospel Choir

    Risk It All (feat. Just Kiddin)

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Flash and the Pan

    Waiting For A Train

    • The Ultimate Eighties (Various).
    • Hit Records.

  • Vanessa Carlton

    A Thousand Miles

    • (CD Single).
    • A&M.

  • Album of the Week

    • Steps

      The Slightest Touch

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

  • Eurythmics

    Who's That Girl?

    • Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.

  • Laura Mvula

    Magical

    • Pink Noise.
    • Atlantic.

  • Elbow Bones & The Racketeers

    A Night In New York

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

  • Tracks Of My Years

    • Steely Dan

      Rikki Don't Lose That Number

      • A Decade Of Steely Dan.
      • MCA.

    • The Jimi Hendrix Experience

      Purple Haze

  • Kacey Musgraves

    justified

    • justified.
    • Interscope.

  • Jon & Vangelis

    I'll Find My Way ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ

    • The Best Of Jon & Vangelis.
    • Polydor.

Broadcast

  • Tue 14 Sep 2021 09:30
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2