Play Morricone For Me: Film Soundtrack Radio

02/09/2023

01/09/2023

This week's episode of Play Morricone For Me continues our celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, by exploring cinema's influence on the culture, and playing rap songs that sample from film scores. Examples feature rap-cinema canon faves like Scarface and Super Fly, plus emcee's spitting over beats from Hitchcock classics, spaghetti westerns, Euro sci-fi and even a silent movie composition suggested by one of our former interview guests. Also, a wrap-up of Capitolfest in the second hour of the program. Link below for your anytime listening pleasure!

This week's episode of Play Morricone For Me continues our celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip hop, by exploring the movies' influence on the culture, and playing rap songs that sample from film scores. Examples feature not just tributes to rap-cinema canon films like Scarface and Super Fly,....

23/08/2023

Fab Five Freddy, Public Enemy, 2pac, Ice Cube, the Wu-Tang Clan and... Mel Brooks?! In observance of the genre's 50th anniversary, Play Morricone For Me looks at rap soundtracks in movies, and the collab between hip hop and Hollywood. Link below for your anytime listening pleasure!

Fab Five Freddy, Public Enemy, 2pac, Ice Cube, the Wu-Tang Clan and... Mel Brooks?! In observance of the genre's 50th anniversary, Play Morricone For Me looks at rap soundtracks in movies, and the collab between hip hop and Hollywood.

08/08/2023

Play Morricone For Me welcomes Art Pierce, Executive Director of the Capitol Theatre, and Ben Model, silent film accompanist extraordinaire and champion of the medium. Art gives us a preview of Capitolfest 2023 (Fri 8/11 - Sun 8/13,) the next best thing to having a time machine - it’s three solid days of silent films and early 30’s talkie features and shorts, projected on carbon arc 35mm, in Rome NY's glorious art deco movie palace. Ben Model, one of four accompanists to the silent features, discusses bringing classic film into the 21st century, not only through his live performances, but through his boutique label’s DVD releases, his Silent Comedy Livestream, his podcast, and other forms of “audience preservation.” Plus, a look back at John Williams Film Night at Tanglewood, mucho music, and more.

Play Morricone For Me welcomes Art Pierce, Executive Director of the Capitol Theater and Ben Model, silent film accompanist extraordinaire and champion of the medium. Art gives us a preview of Capitolfest 2023 (Fri 8/11 - Sun 8/13,) the next best thing to having a time machine - it’s three solid d...

03/08/2023

Farewell to the incomparable Carl Davis. Perhaps the greatest silent film re-scorer ever, but not to be overlooked are his many scores to contemporary films and series, like PRIDE AND PREJUDICE and THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN, not to mention, the snazziest dresser of all classical composer/conductors.

28/07/2023

Play Morricone For Me looks ahead to Bandcamp Friday on August 4th - when the self-publishing-friendly music webstore waives its revenue share and gives 100% of its profits to its artists. We highlight some of our favorite artists on the platform, whether they work in film scoring, rerecordings, or the very fun subgenre of imaginary movie soundtracks.

Listen anytime from the link below!

Play Morricone For Me looks ahead to Bandcamp Friday on August 4th - when the self-publishing-friendly music webstore waives its revenue share and gives 100% of its profits to its artists. We highlight some of our favorite artists on the platform, whether they work in film scoring, rerecordings, or....

21/07/2023

Very sorry to hear we lost Gergely Hubai, film music writer and immensely knowledgable member of our community, at the age of 39. Our sincerest condolences to his family.

21/07/2023

The Guild of Music Supervisors' Official Response & Statement of Support to the Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) and Its Members

20/07/2023

In solidarity with the striking SAG/AFTRA members and all those working to make the entertainment industry more equitable and fair, this week's edition of Play Morricone For Me is a compilation of soundtracks from movies about the acting profession.

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In solidarity with the striking SAG/AFTRA members and all those working to make the entertainment industry more equitable and fair, this week's edition of Play Morricone For Me is a compilation of soundtracks from movies about the acting profession.

14/07/2023

From the groovy cult-favorite sounds of Svan Liabek, Giuliano Sorgini and Daniele Patucci, to Edward Williams, George Fenton, Jasha Klebe, Thomas Farnon and the host of other luminaries who've provided musical accompaniment to the works of David Attenborough, , the latest Play Morricone For Me explores the best in nature documentary music.

From the groovy cult-favorite sounds of Svan Liabek, Giuliano Sorgini and Daniele Patucci, to Edward Williams, George Fenton, Jasha Klebe, Thomas Farnon and the host of other luminaries who've provided musical accompaniment to the works of David Attenborough, , the latest Play Morricone For Me explo...

06/07/2023

This month's Employee Picks program features spooky cinematic synths from indie duo Garden Gate and unearthed Piero Umiliani singles. Intrada bestows a Deadly Blessing, Bill Frisell does Buster Keaton, plus a smattering of scores from the summer's best flicks so far. Stream below for anytime listening!

This month's Employee Picks program features spooky cinematic synths from indie duo Garden Gate and unearthed Piero Umiliani singles. Intrada bestows a Deadly Blessing, Bill Frisell does Buster Keaton, plus a smattering of scores from the summer's best flicks so far.

29/06/2023

On this week's edition of Play Morricone For Me, we go back 60 years to celebrate the cinematic year of 1963! Streaming on Mixcloud for anytime listening.

On this week's edition of Play Morricone For Me, we go back 60 years to celebrate the cinematic year of 1963!

28/06/2023

97 years young today. A very happy birthday to the one and only Mel Brooks.

Soundtrack recording of Mel’s funny lounge act sequence from the film of the same name.Transferred and digitally processed from stereo LP Asylum 5E-501 - Hig...

22/06/2023

With summer in full swing, this week's edition of Play Morricone For Me turns its focus to nightmare vacation movies; films which prove that travelling, road tripping, camping, backpacking, spelunking, beachgoing, and all other manners of recreational activity can be hazardous to your health!

With summer in full swing, this week's edition of Play Morricone For Me turns its focus to nightmare vacation movies; films which prove that travelling, road tripping, camping, backpacking, spelunking, beachgoing, and all other manners of recreational activity can be hazardous to your health!

08/06/2023

Happy Pride! On this week's edition of PMFM: Film Soundtrack Radio, it's a cinematic drag ball celebrating the many movies about cross-dressing and gender-bending.

Happy Pride! On this week's edition of PMFM: Film Soundtrack Radio, it's a cinematic drag ball celebrating the many movies about cross-dressing and gender-bending.

31/05/2023

This week's edition of Play Morricone For Me includes scores from a few Western Massachusetts-set movies, in anticipation of the Berkshire International Film Festival, a Danny Elfman birthday salute, John Williams with the Boston Pops, some groovy Alessandroni & Ormi deep cuts, and even more fabulous Newmans.

This week's edition of Play Morricone For Me includes scores from a few Western Massachusetts-set movies, in anticipation of the Berkshire International Film Festival, a Danny Elfman birthday salute, John Williams with the Boston Pops, some groovy Alessandroni & Ormi deep cuts, and even more fabulou...

26/05/2023

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25/05/2023

On this week's edition of Play Morricone For Me, we celebrate the legacy of the Newmans, the fabulous First Family of Film Music - Alfred, Lionel, Emil, Thomas, David and Randy, as well as Maria, Joey and Jaclyn.

On this week's edition of Play Morricone For Me, we celebrate the legacy of the Newmans, the fabulous First Family of Film Music - Alfred, Lionel, Emil, Thomas, David and Randy, as well as Maria, Joey and Jaclyn.

14/05/2023

In solidarity with the Writers' Guild of America strike, this week's edition of Play Morricone For Me is a musical salute to films about writers.

In solidarity with the Writers' Guild of America strike, this week's edition of Play Morricone For Me is a musical salute to films about writers.

04/05/2023

It's a new month, so it's a new Employee Picks program! Picks this week include movies about writers, in solidarity with the WGA strike, newly recorded Bernard Herrmann classics and Dimitri Tiomkin ballet music, and reissued Lalo Schifrin, Basil Poledouris, James Newton Howard, and Meiko Kaji.

It's a new month, so it's a new Employee Picks program! Picks this week include movies about writers, in solidarity with the WGA strike, newly recorded Bernard Herrmann classics and Dimitri Tiomkin ballet music, and reissued Lalo Schifrin, Basil Poledouris, James Newton Howard, and Meiko Kaji.

26/04/2023

Play Morricone For Me goes deep (South) in this program featuring soundtracks from moonshine-runnin', shanty-trampin', mother-truckin' rural drive-in movies.

20/04/2023

This week's show is a deep focus on the film scores and soundtracks from 1953, from Cinemascope blood and thunder epics to biker-jazz, to splashy musicals to the uncharted territory of the third dimension.

Film scores and soundtracks from 1953, from Cinemascope blood and thunder epics to biker-jazz, to splashy musicals to the uncharted territory of the third dimension.

13/04/2023

Play Morricone For Me celebrates amazing colossal monster music of the silver screen.

Play Morricone For Me celebrates amazing colossal monster music of the silver screen.

06/04/2023

With Passover underway and Easter coming up, get in the sprit of things with this program on blood-and-thunder Biblical Epic music, from our archives.

"Of all the arts, I strongly feel that music is closest to religion. It is hard to explain what happens at the magical moment when suddenly there is music in my heart and mind and I can go to the piano and express it in sound. That is why I feel that music above all other arts can come closest to ex...

05/04/2023

In April's Employee Picks program, Intrada Records take us Halfway to Halloween, the Buffalo Philharmonic performs a striking Danny Elfman concert work, the PostClassical Ensemble highlights 30's political film scores, and we bid farewell to the immortal Ryuichi Sakamoto.

In April's Employee Picks program, Intrada Records take us Halfway to Halloween, the Buffalo Philharmonic performs a striking Danny Elfman concert work, the PostClassical Ensemble highlights 30's political film scores, and we bid farewell to the immortal Ryuichi Sakamoto.

03/04/2023

April 3rd is National Film Score Day! What better occasion to visit our new blog, where we've collected all archival episodes of Play Morricone For Me for your listening pleasure.

/ March 22, 2023 by Jack Criddle On the latest episode of Play Morricone For Me, we take a fast-paced ride through the brief but fruitful and incredibly funky world of Italian poliziotteschi, or Eurocrime soundtracks.TRACKLIST:Ennio Morricone - Svolta Definitiva (from Città Violenta)Piero Piccioni...

27/03/2023

The mixing console for Disney's "Fantasia" (1940)

24/03/2023

Funko has laid off the majority of the staff of the beloved pop culture label Mondo, and will no longer make posters.