Quintus 5,391 Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/sound-of-cinema.htmlDocumentaries, radio shows, concerts.Great stuff well worth tuning into no doubt! Leave it to the good 'ol Beeb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,251 Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Yay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,088 Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 Thanks for the heads up, Quint. The first of the 3-part Sounds of Cinema documentary series will be screened on BBC Four this Thursday 12th September, with the recent Film Music Prom being screened on the same channel the following day at 19.30.There will also be three live film music concerts given by different BBC orchestras in Watford, Manchester and Cardiff the following week. Details are here, although note that applications for the free concert in Manchester have now closed, it would seem:http://www.bbc.co.uk/orchestras/events/series/soundofcinema2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,391 Posted September 12, 2013 Author Share Posted September 12, 2013 Search on for best movie soundtrack http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24060462 Get your votes in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,251 Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 No Jaws? Fuck that shit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,566 Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 No Jaws? Fuck that shit!"Dark Knight Rises" Good one. Seriously, that's a terrible list. No Lord of the Rings either? Django Unchained? WAT!!!?!?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,251 Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Bollocks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,566 Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Sounds like they just interviewed people at the local job center and asked them their favourite films. The Dark Knight Rises is the one that really makes me laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,251 Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Arse gravy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,566 Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 But, Stef, tell us how you really feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,251 Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Loose stool water!But, Stef, tell us how you really feel. I understand you are new here, and therefore allowed a faux pas or two, but don't ever call me Stef again.It's Stefancos, Stefan or Steef. Since we don't know each other the first options would seem most fitting.Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,566 Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Loose stool water!But, Stef, tell us how you really feel. I understand you are new here, and therefore allowed a faux pas or two, but don't ever call me Stef again.It's Stefancos, Stefan or Steef. Since we don't know each other the first options would seem most fitting.Thank you. Sorry, won't happen again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,251 Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Anyway....Rubbish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,532 Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,251 Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melange 446 Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Bollocks!Yes, I did feel that Quint's - "good 'ol Beeb" comment at the start of the thread was overly optimistic.Unfortunately, apart from the , the Beeb morphed into a hideous entity long ago.Having said that, I do like BBC Radio 4 now and then (oh and BBC2 Radio Two can be good too).Oh, and some of their history documentaries can be good.Oh to hell with it, I still like the Beeb.See it as stockholm syndrome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,251 Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Yes, I did feel that Quint's - "good 'ol Beeb" comment at the start of the thread was overly optimistic.Unfortunately, apart from the , the Beeb morphed into a hideous entity long ago.Far better then John Williams hackneyed news theme! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,566 Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 It's better than most of the list! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melange 446 Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Far better then John Williams hackneyed news theme! Yes, it is nice but not quite suitable for news really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,391 Posted September 12, 2013 Author Share Posted September 12, 2013 Well to be fair to the BBC the programme lineup for what they're calling a 'season of celebration' is actually really rather good and respectable. I mean, what other mainstream broadcaster in the world would do it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,251 Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Feck! Arse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,566 Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 The three part documentary starts tonight. Parts 1 and 2 I'll get to see. Part 3 will be difficult-ish because I'll be away with no TV. "New series. Neil Brand celebrates the art of the film soundtrack by exploring the work of movie composers and demonstrating their techniques. He begins by looking at how the classical orchestral score emerged, and investigates how its popularity remains strong today. He sheds light on the 1930s European composers such as Max Steiner and Erich Wolfgang Korngold who brought their Viennese training to Hollywood for movies including King Kong and The Adventures of Robin Hood, and how it took an American talent to produce a darker, more modern sound. He also meets film-maker Martin Scorsese and composer Hans Zimmer to discuss their work." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,088 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Did anyone watch the first of the three-part documentary series? I thought it was pretty good.It looks as though the Europe on Film concert at Watford Colosseum this evening with the BBC Concert Orchestra will be available live on the BBC red button, as well as on BBC Radio 3, starting at 19.30. See details here:http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03b2k8h Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,088 Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 This evening's concert, featuring the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Rumon Gamba, is live on BBC Radio 3 at the moment and should be available on the BBC iPlayer later if you've missed any of it and want to catch up:http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03b2pd5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,971 Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Did anyone watch the first of the three-part documentary series? I thought it was pretty good. Agreed, but why no mention of one of Hollywood's great innovators - Alex North? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,088 Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Did anyone watch the first of the three-part documentary series? I thought it was pretty good.Agreed, but why no mention of one of Hollywood's great innovators - Alex North?Good call, Prometheus, but I wondered if they might try to shoehorn A Streetcar Named Desire into the next episode about jazz and pop scores? Time will tell.I must say that I enjoyed the radio broadcast of the BBC Philharmonic concert yesterday much more than the televised Europe on Film one the previous evening; I felt that the latter was something of a missed opportunity in terms of some of the selections. This evening's concert broadcast from Cardiff looks promising too:http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03b2qnp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 6,637 Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 "ASND" was mentioned in part 2. Love the way it fast-forwarded from "Mary Poppins" to "Top Gun" in one sentence !!! Ha, ha!!! And what About "From Russia, With Love"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,566 Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 I forgot about how much I loath Marry Poppins. Thanks for the reminder BBC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 6,637 Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Right on!! Who is this Neil Brand, anyway? David Arnold was interviewed; couldn't he just present, as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,971 Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Right on!! Who is this Neil Brand, anyway?I don't know, but whoever he is, he's a lot of lot more personable, witty, charming and talented on the keyboard than David Arnold. Probably writes better music, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,251 Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Is that relevant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,566 Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 As hosts go he's not bad. The two episodes have been decent so far if a little rushed in places. In the first episode we went straight from Star Wars to Gladiator. A lot of time was spent on the early examples of orchestral scores (as is right) but it just hurtled through the last 50 years or so. The third one doesn't look like much as it's the influence of technology. Will probably get more from Zimmer or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,971 Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Is that relevant?The first sentence is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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