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The world of director Wes Anderson

The Grand Budapest Hotel, Fantastic Mr Fox, Wes Anderson's cinema is visually distinctive and often eccentric. As Matthew Sweet demonstrates, his films feature great music too.

With the appearance this week of Wes Anderson's latest film, Asteroid City, Matthew Sweet looks back at one of Hollywood's most distinctive auteur director's films through the music written to serve them. Titles such as the award-winning The Grand Budapest Hotel, The French Dispatch, The Royal Tenenbaums, Moonrise Kingdom and Fantastic Mr Fox.

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Sat 24 Jun 2023 15:00
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Music Played

  • Mark Mothersbaugh

    Bottle Rocket "Rocky"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Bottle Rocket.
    • Island Records.

  • George Enescu

    The Royal Tenenbaums "Sonata for Cello and Piano in F Minor"

    Music Arranger: Mark Mothersbaugh. Orchestra: The Mutato Muzika Orchestra.
    • The Royal Tenenbaums (Original Soundtrack).
    • Hollywood Records.

  • Mark Mothersbaugh

    Rushmore "Hardest Geometry Problem In The World"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Rushmore (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Island Records.

  • Mark Mothersbaugh

    The Life Aquatic "Zissou Society Blue Star Cadets"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Hollywood Records.

  • Satyajit Ray

    The Darjeeling Limited "Title Music From Satyajit Ray's film TEEN KANYA"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • The Darjeeling Limited (Original Soundtrack).
    • ABKCO Music and Records, Inc..

  • Jarvis Cocker

    Fantastic Mr. Fox "Petey's Song"

    Performer: Jarvis Cocker.
    • Fantastic Mr. Fox (Original Soundtrack).
    • ABKCO Music & Records, Inc..

  • Alexandre Desplat

    Fantastic Mr Fox "Mr. Fox in the Fields"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Fantastic Mr. Fox (Original Soundtrack).
    • ABKCO Music & Records, Inc..

  • Alexandre Desplat

    Moonrise Kingdom "The Heroic Weather-Conditions of the Universe, Pt 7"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Moonrise Kingdom (Original Soundtrack).
    • ABKCO Music & Records, Inc..

  • Alexandre Desplat

    Isle of Dogs "Shinto Shrine"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Isle Of Dogs (Original Soundtrack).
    • ABKCO Music & Records.
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  • Alexandre Desplat

    The Grand Budapest Hotel "Mr. Moustafa"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • The Grand Budapest Hotel (Original Soundtrack).
    • ABKCO Music & Records, Inc..

  • Alexandre Desplat

    The Grand Budapest Hotel "Night Train, A Prayer, Canto At Gabelmeister's Peak"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • The Grand Budapest Hotel (Original Soundtrack).
    • ABKCO Music & Records, Inc..

  • Alexandre Desplat

    The French Dispatch "Moses Rosenthaler"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • The French Dispatch (Original Soundtrack).
    • ABKCO Music & Records, Inc..

  • Georges Delerue

    The French Dispatch "Adagio from 'Compte a rebours'"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • The French Dispatch (Original Soundtrack).
    • ABKCO Music & Records, Inc..

  • Alexandre Desplat

    The French Dispatch "Animated Car Chase"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • The French Dispatch (Original Soundtrack).
    • ABKCO Music & Records, Inc..

  • Alexandre Desplat

    Asteroid City "WXYZ-TV Channel 8"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Asteroid City (Original Soundtrack).
    • ABKCO Music & Records.

  • Jarvis Cocker

    Asteroid City "Dear Alien (Who Art In Heaven)"

    Performer: Asteroid City Cast.
    • Asteroid City (Original Soundtrack).
    • ABKCO Music & Records.

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  • Sat 24 Jun 2023 15:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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