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It's all lies! Music for films of deceit and fakery...or is it?

With the release of Fly Me to the Moon, Matthew Sweet uncovers the films in which fakery is the name of the game. With soundtracks from The Truman Show, Total Recall and The Game.

With the release of Fly Me To The Moon - in which Scarlett Johansson wants to fake the moon landing - Matthew Sweet uncovers the films in which fakery is the name of the game.

From characters stuck in artificial worlds - The Truman Show and The Matrix - to films that lead the audience to question what's real and what's not, like The Game, Total Recall and Synecdoche New York, this episode of Sound of Cinema looks at how deception comes across in the music of these fraud-based films...

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Sat 13 Jul 2024 16:00
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Music Played

  • John Barry

    Diamonds Are Forever "Moon Buggy Ride"

    Conductor: John Barry.
    • Diamonds Are Forever (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92).

  • Hans Zimmer

    Interstellar "Cornfield Chase"

    • Interstellar (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Expanded Edition].
    • WaterTower Music.

  • Hans Zimmer

    Interstellar "Day One"

    • Interstellar (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Expanded Edition].
    • WaterTower Music.

  • Brian Eno

    Alternative 3 "Alternative 3"

    • Music For Films.
    • EMI Catalogue.

  • Richard Strauss

    Also sprach Zarathustra

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Alex North

    Capricorn One "Main Title"

    Composer: Jerry Goldsmith. Composer: Paul Williams.
    • Capricorn One (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Rhino/Warner Records.

  • Jerry Goldsmith

    Capricorn One "Bedtime Story"

    • Capricorn One (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Rhino/Warner Records.

  • Jerry Goldsmith

    Capricorn One "Break Out"

    • Capricorn One (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Rhino/Warner Records.

  • Burkhard Dallwitz

    The Truman Show "Trutalk"

    • The Truman Show (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Milan.

  • Burkhard Dallwitz

    The Truman Show "Reunion"

    • The Truman Show (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Milan.

  • Philip Glass

    The Truman Show "Truman Sleeps"

    • The Truman Show (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Milan.

  • Jon Brion

    Synecdoche New York "Piano One"

    • Synecdoche, New York (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Lakeshore Records.

  • Jon Brion

    Synecdoche New York "Someone Else's Forward Motion (Posing as Your Own)"

    • Synecdoche, New York (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Lakeshore Records.

  • Jon Brion

    Synecdoche New York "Still Can't Return (Still Trying)"

    • Synecdoche, New York (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Lakeshore Records.

  • Howard Shore

    The Game "Happy Birthday Nicholas"

    • The Game (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • London Records.

  • Jerry Goldsmith

    Total Recall "The Dream"

    Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Jerry Goldsmith.
    • Total Recall (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • VarΓ¨se Sarabande.

  • Jerry Goldsmith

    Total Recall "End of a Dream"

    Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Jerry Goldsmith.
    • Total Recall (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • VarΓ¨se Sarabande.

  • Don Davis

    The Matrix "The Matrix Symphony"

    Orchestra: Tenerife Film Orchestra. Conductor: Don Davis.
    • Perseverance.

  • Daniel Pemberton

    Fly Me To the Moon "Fly Me Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Platoon.

  • Daniel Pemberton

    Fly Me To the Moon "For All Mankind"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Platoon.

Broadcast

  • Sat 13 Jul 2024 16:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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