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The Films of Orson Welles

With the recent on-demand release of David Fincher鈥檚 film Mank, exploring the background to Citizen Kane, Matthew looks at the music and cinema of Orson Welles.

With the recent on demand release of David Fincher鈥檚 new film 鈥楳ank鈥�, exploring the background to the 1941 classic film, 'Citizen Kane' and starring Gary Oldman as writer Herman J Mankiewicz,, Matthew looks at the music and cinema of Orson Welles. As well as featuring some of the new score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for the new Fincher film biog, the programme also includes music from Welles's Shakespeare inspired films: 'Chimes At Midnight', 'The Magnificent Ambersons', 'Macbeth' and 'Othello'; plus music from 'Touch of Evil', 'Lady of Shamghai', 'Jane Eyre', 'The Third Man', 'The Other Side of the Wind' and of course, 'Citizen Kane'.

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Sat 19 Dec 2020 15:00
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Music Played

  • Trent Reznor

    Mank - Cowboys and Indians

    Composer: Atticus Ross. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.

  • Bernard Herrmann

    Citizen Kane - Chronicle Scherzo

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Joel McNeely.
    • Citizen Kane (Original Motion Picture Score).
    • VARESE SARABANDE.

  • Angelo Francesco Lavagnino

    Chimes at Midnight - Canto di veglia al campo

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Pier Luigi Urbini.
    • Falstaff (Chimes At Midnight) (Original Soundtrack).
    • CAM.

  • Angelo Francesco Lavagnino

    Chimes at Midnight - Apertura Festana

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Pier Luigi Urbini.
    • Falstaff (Chimes At Midnight) (Original Soundtrack).
    • CAM.

  • Bernard Herrmann

    The Magnificent Ambersons - Theme and Variations

    Orchestra: Australian Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Tony Bremmer.
    • The Magnificent Ambersons (Original 1942 Motion Picture Score).
    • Preamble.

  • Angelo Francesco Lavagnino

    Othello - The Proclamation / Deceiving Rodrigo

    Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Choir: Chicago Lyric Opera Chorus.
    • Orson Welles' Othello (The Original Motion Picture Score).
    • Var猫se Sarabande Records, Inc..

  • Jacques Ibert

    Macbeth - The Ghost of Banquo

    Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Adriano.
    • Macbeth 鈥� Golgotha 鈥� Don Quichotte.
    • Marco Polo.
    • 3.

  • Jacques Ibert

    Macbeth - Triumph of Macduff's Armies

    Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Adriano.
    • Macbeth 鈥� Golgotha 鈥� Don Quichotte.
    • Marco Polo.

  • Henry Mancini

    Touch of Evil - Main Title

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Henry Mancini.
    • Touch Of Evil (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Var猫se Sarabande.

  • Heinz Roemheld

    The Lady from Shanghai

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Legendary Film Noir Movies.
    • The Soundtrack Factory.

  • Bernard Herrmann

    Jane Eyre - Main Title

    Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Adriano.
    • Jane Eyre - The Classic 1943 score by Bernard Herrmann.
    • Naxos.

  • Anton Karas

    The Third Man - Anna Walks Away

    Performer: Gertrud Huber.
    • The Third Man.
    • Silva Screen.

  • Bernard Herrmann

    Citizen Kane - Rain

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Joel McNeely.
    • Citizen Kane (Original Motion Picture Score).
    • VARESE SARABANDE.

  • Trent Reznor

    Mank - Walking with Meyer

    Composer: Atticus Ross. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.

  • Michel Legrand

    The Other Side of the Wind - Chapter 21, Piano Duet 1

    Performer: Unknown Pianist.
    • The Other Side Of The Wind (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • La-La Land Records.

  • Hans Zimmer

    Wonder Woman 1984 - Themyscira

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Wonder Woman 1984 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • WaterTower Music.

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  • Sat 19 Dec 2020 15:00
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