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The Crowded Planet

Music for film reflecting cinema's engagement with the idea of an overpopulated planet, from Logan's Run to the release this week of Chie Hayakawa's Japanese feature, Plan 75.

Music for film reflecting cinema's engagement with the idea of an over populated planet prompted by the release this week of Chie Hayakawa's Japanese feature, 'Plan 75', with a score by Jeremie Archache and Christophe Musset.
The programme also includes music from 'Inferno' by Hans Zimmer, 'Passengers' by Thomas Newman, 'Idiocracy' by Theodore Shapiro, Miklos Rozsa's 'The World, The Flesh and The Devil', Fred Myrow's 'Soylent Green' as well as cues from 'Cloud Atlas', 'Elysium', 'What Happened To Monday' and Craig Armstromg's 'In Time'. Also in the line up is Alan Silvestri's 'Avengers - Infinity War'. The Classic Score of the Week is Jerry Goldsmith's masterly music for 'Logan's Run' from 1976.

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23 minutes

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Sat 13 May 2023 15:00

Music Played

  • Hans Zimmer

    Inferno "Our Own Hell On Earth"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Hans Zimmer.
    • Inferno (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Sony Classical.
  • Thomas Newman

    Passengers "The Starship Avalon (Main Title)"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Passengers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Sony Classical.
  • Thomas Newman

    Wall-E "Wall-E"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Wall-E (Original Score).
    • Walt Disney Records.
  • Theodore Shapiro

    Idiocracy "Garbage Avalanche"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Office Space / Idiocracy (Original Motion Picture Score).
    • La-La Land Records.
  • MiklΓ³s RΓ³zsa

    The World the Flesh and the Devil "Prelude", "Escape"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • The World the Flesh and the Devil (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Film Score Monthly.
  • Fred Myrow

    Soylent Green "Main Theme"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Gerald Fried.
    • Soylent Green (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Film Score Monthly.
  • Johnny Klimek

    Cloud Atlas "Sextet for Orchestra"

    Composer: Reinhold Heil. Composer: Tom Tykwer. Orchestra: MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony. Conductor: Kristjan Järvi.
    • Cloud Atlas (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Watertower Music.
  • Ryan Amon

    Elysium "Heading To Elysium"

    Orchestra: London Philharmonia.
    • Elysium (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Varese Sarabande.
  • Alan Silvestri

    Avengers Infinity War "End Credits"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Choir: London Voices. Conductor: Mark Graham.
    • Avengers: Infinity War (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Deluxe Edition).
    • Hollywood Records.
  • Christian Wibe

    What Happened To Monday? "Karen Setman (Extended Version)"

    Performer: Christian Wibe.
    • What Happened to Monday (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Music.Film.
  • Craig Armstrong

    In Time "Main Theme"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Cecilia Weston.
    • In Time (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Lakeshore Records.
  • Jerry Goldsmith

    Logan's Run "Suite"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Jerry Goldsmith.
    • Logan's Run (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Deluxe Version].
    • WaterTower Music.
  • RΓ©mi Boubal

    Plan 75 "Michi in the Night"

    Performer: RΓ©mi Boubal.
    • Plan 75 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Milan.
  • Christophe Musset

    Return to Seoul "Mouvement"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Retour Γ  SΓ©oul (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Grand Musique Management.

Broadcast

  • Sat 13 May 2023 15:00

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