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Chevalier and cinema's ear on the past

Jordan Peele film composer Michael Abels talks Chevalier. Plus discover the secrets behind scoring historical epics like Master and Commander and Pirates of the Caribbean.

Jordan Peele films 'Get Out,' 'Us,' and 'Nope' composer Michael Abels discusses his latest project 鈥楥hevalier鈥�, the story of the real life Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, the illegitimate son of an enslaved African and a French plantation owner, who rises to heights in French society as a composer and master swordsman. Meanwhile Matthew explores music from Master and Commander, Pirates of the Caribbean, Jane Austen's Emma and asks, how do film composers create a soundtrack to the past?

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Sat 10 Jun 2023 15:00
麻豆约拍 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • The Cure

    All Cats Are Grey (Marie Antoinette)

    • Faith.
    • Rhino/Elektra.

  • Trad.

    Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World "The Cuckold"

    Performer: Richard Tognetti. Performer: Phillip Ayling. Performer: Michael Fisher. Music Arranger: Iva Davies. Music Arranger: Christopher Gordon. Music Arranger: Richard Tognetti.
    • Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Master and Commander "Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216"

    Performer: Richard Tognetti. Performer: Emma-Jane Murphy. Music Arranger: Richard Tognetti.
    • Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (Music from the Motion Picture).
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Klaus Badelt

    Curse of the Black Pearl "Fog Bound"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
    • Walt Disney Records.

  • Klaus Badelt

    Curse of the Black Pearl "The Medallion Calls"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
    • Walt Disney Records.

  • Klaus Badelt

    Curse of the Black Pearl "He's a Pirate"

    Composer: Hans Zimmer. Composer: Geoff Zanelli. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
    • Walt Disney Records.

  • Patrick Doyle

    All Is True "Hamnet's Grave"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • All Is True (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Sony Classical.

  • Carl Davis

    Pride and Prejudice: Main Titles

    Performer: Melvyn Tan. Conductor: Carl Davis.
    • EMI.

  • Rachel Portman

    Emma; Main Titles

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: David Snell.
    • Emma (Music from the Miramax Motion Picture).
    • Hollywood Records.

  • Isobel Waller-Bridge

    Emma "Emma Woodhouse"

    Orchestra: The Chamber Orchestra of London. Conductor: Alastair King.
    • Emma. (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Back Lot Music.

  • Craig Armstrong

    Elizabeth: The Golden Age "Opening"

    Conductor: Craig Armstrong. Conductor: AR Rahman. Choir: Metro Voices. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Elizabeth: The Golden Age.
    • Decca (UMO).

  • Craig Armstrong

    Elizabeth: The Golden Age "Closing"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Elizabeth: The Golden Age.
    • Decca (UMO).

  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    The Private Lives Of Elizabeth And Essex "Suite One"

    Orchestra: The Munich Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Carl Davis.
    • The Private Lives Of Elizabeth And Essex.
    • Bay Cities.

  • 叠别测辞苍肠茅

    Queen Charlotte "Run The World"

    Composer: Terius Gesteelde-Diamant. Composer: Thomas Pentz. Composer: David Taylor. Composer: Nick van de Wall. Composer: Adidja Palmer. Music Arranger: Brian Chan. Music Arranger: Caleb Chan. Ensemble: Vitamin String Quartet.
    • Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (Covers from the Netflix Series).
    • Legacy Recordings.

  • Michael Abels

    Chevalier "Sinfonie Libertie Pt 1 & 2"

    Performer: Ronald Long, Jr.. Orchestra: London Contemporary Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Abels.
    • Chevalier (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Hollywood Records.

  • Michael Abels

    Chevalier "Violin Duel"

    Performer: Ronald Long, Jr.. Orchestra: London Contemporary Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Abels.
    • Chevalier (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Hollywood Records.

  • Michael Abels

    Chevalier "Soul of an Artist"

    Performer: Ronald Long, Jr.. Orchestra: London Contemporary Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Abels.
    • Chevalier (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Hollywood Records.

  • Daniel Pemberton

    Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse "Intro"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Sony Classical.

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  • Sat 10 Jun 2023 15:00
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