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Episode 131

Episode 131: The Music of Georges Delerue

The Music of Georges Delerue

BBC Radio 3 - Sound of Cinema, The Music of Georges Delerue

Matthew Sweet reflects on the film music of French composer Georges Delerue.

Matthew Sweet reflects on the film music of French composer Georges Delerue, who composed over 350 scores including much of the music for the films of Francois Truffaut.

Matthew Sweet reflects on the film music of the great French film composer Georges Delerue, who composed over 350 scores including much of the music for the films of François Truffaut - a composer once described as "the Mozart of cinema". 

The programme features scores from "Steel Magnolias"; "Hiroshima Mon Amour"; "Cartouche"; "Anne of The Thousand Days"; "Le Mépris"; "Day for Night"; "Tirez Sur Le Pianiste"; "Le Dernier Métro"; "Jules et Jim"; "Day of the Jackel"; "Something Wicked This Way Comes" and "Agnes of God".

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