Empowerment
Featured this week is Project Power, with music by Joseph Trapanese, which Matthew explores alongside other soundtracks inspired by the idea of empowerment.
Featured this week is 'Project Power', a new film starring Jamie Foxx with music by Joseph Trapanese. The film is centred around a new drug which gives its recipient super powers for up to five minutes. Matthew Sweet foregrounds the music for this and other soundtracks to films inspired by the notion of empowerment. The programme includes music from 鈥榅-Men: First Class鈥, 鈥楥ode 8鈥, 鈥楽pider-Man 2鈥, 鈥楻obocop鈥, 鈥楢.I.-Artificial Intelligence鈥, 鈥楾he Devil鈥檚 Advocate鈥, 鈥楾he Mephisto Waltz鈥, 鈥楥arrie鈥, 鈥楾he Ninth Gate鈥 and 鈥楾he Umbrella Academy鈥. The Classic Score of the Week is Miklos Rozsa鈥檚 music for 鈥楾he Power鈥.
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Les Baxter
"X" The Man With The X-Ray Eyes: End Credits
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Les Baxter.- "X" The Man With X-Ray Eyes / Tales Of Terror: "Morella".
- La-La Land Records.
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Henry Jackman
X-Men First Class: First Class
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Nick Glennie鈥怱mith.- X-Men First Class - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
- Sony Classical.
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Ryan Taubert
Code 8: Origins
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.- Code 8 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- Milan Records.
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Danny Elfman
Spider-Man 2: Main Title
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Pete Anthony.- Spider-Man 2 (Original Motion Picture Score).
- Columbia.
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Basil Poledouris
RoboCop: Across the Board
Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: Howard Blake. Conductor: Tony Britten.- RoboCop (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- Var猫se Sarabande.
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John Williams
A.I. Artificial Intelligence: Cybertronics
Orchestra: Hollywood Studio Orchestra. Conductor: John Williams.- WARNER: 9362480962.
- Warner Sunset Records.
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James Newton Howard
The Devil's Advocate: Milton
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.- The Devil's Advocate (Music From The Motion Picture).
- TVT Soundtrax.
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Jerry Goldsmith
The Mephisto Waltz: End Titles
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Jerry Goldsmith.- The Mephisto Waltz / The Other (Soundtrack).
- Var猫se Sarabande.
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Wojciech Kilar
The Ninth Gate: Vocalise - Theme From The Ninth Gate
Singer: Sumi Jo. Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Stepan Konicek.- The Ninth Gate (Original Film Soundtrack).
- Silva Screen.
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Pino Donaggio
Carrie: Contest Winners
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Natale Massara.- Carrie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- Var猫se Sarabande.
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Jeff Russo
The Umbrella Academy
Performer: Alyssa Park. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.- Original Series Soundtrack - The Umbrella Academy.
- Lakeshore Records.
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Mikl贸s R贸zsa
The Power: The Killer and End Cast
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.- Atlantis : The Lost Continent / The Power (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- Film Score Monthly.
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Joseph Trapanese
Project Power: Power
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. -
Bruce Montgomery
Carry On Theme
Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Sutherland.- The Carry On Album.
- ASV.
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Paul Williams
Bugsy Malone: You Give A Little Love
Performer: Cast. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.- Bugsy Malone (Original Soundtrack Album).
- Polydor.
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