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Sound of Cinema: David Shire

David Shire

BBC Radio 3 - Sound of Cinema, David Shire

Matthew Sweet's guest is composer David Shire.

Hollywood veteran David Shire's credits include The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, The Conversation and All the President's Men. He joins Matthew Sweet to reflect on his career.

Veteran Hollywood composer David Shire is responsible for some of film's most iconic scores, including 'The Taking of Pelham One Two Three'; Francis Ford Coppola's 'The Conversation'; and 'All The President's Men'. He joins Matthew Sweet to look back over his long career scoring films.

Featured soundtracks include 'Farewell My Lovely', 'The Conversation', 'The Taking of Pelham One Two Three', 'All The President's Men', 'Zodiac', 'Hindenburg', 'The Big Bus', 'Saturday Night Fever', '2010', 'Short Circuit', 'Norma Rae', and 'Return To Oz'.

(originally broadcast in 2018)

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.

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