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Composer of the Week

Music: Classical

An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

An informative and accessible guide to composers' lives and their music.

Composer of the Week: Golden Age of Hollywood

Composer of the Week: Golden Age of Hollywood: Episode 5: More Stars Than There Are in Heaven

Music: Easy Listening, Soundtracks & Musicals

Golden Age of Hollywood

Episode 5

Episode 5: More Stars Than There Are in Heaven

More Stars Than There Are in Heaven

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Golden Age of Hollywood, More Stars Than There Are in Heaven

Donald Macleod presents classic scores from the last years of the Hollywood studio system.

Donald Macleod introduces classic scores from the twilight years of the Hollywood studio system, including Dial M for Murder, A Place in the Sun and Psycho.

"Sound of Cinema" continues as Donald Macleod's exploration of The Golden Age draws to a conclusion with some classic scores from the twilight years of the Hollywood studio system. Even though the big studios were facing strong competition from the independent sector and television, the demand for film music continued to produce some remarkable scores, with Franz Waxman notably winning academy awards in successive years for "Sunset Boulevard" and "A Place in the Sun" and Bernard Herrmann providing one of the most famous soundtracks of all time for Hitchcock's thriller "Psycho". With guest John Wilson.

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

Donald Macleod and John Wilson explore the soundtrack of Hollywood's Golden Age

Donald Macleod explores the soundtrack of Hollywood's Golden Age, in the company of conductor and film music expert John Wilson

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