Everybody Wants to Be a Cat
Matthew Sweet ponders the relationship between cinema and cats and features some of film's best feline scores.
Matthew Sweet ponders the relationship between cinema and cats and features some of its best film feline scores including Roy Webb’s ‘Cat People’, Danny Elfman’s music for Catwoman in ‘Batman Returns’ and naturally enough ‘The Aristocats’. Also in the programme is Henry Jackman's "Puss Suite" from Puss In Boots, Bruce Broughton's '³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖward Bound', Kira Fontana's 'Kedi', Yuji Nomi's 'The Cat Returns' for Studio Ghibli, Christoper Young's 'Pet Sematary', Hans Zimmer's 'The Dark Knight Rises', and some of Michael Giachino's Cat Woman score for the new 'Batman' film. Matthew also takes a look at the recently released 'The Electrical Life of Louis Wain' starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Claire Foy, with music by Arthur Sharpe. The story of an Edwardian cat-lover and artist, which has a digital and DVD release this month.
Last on
More episodes
Previous
Music Played
-
Billy May
I Taut I Taw A Puddy Tat
Composer: Warren Foster. Composer: Alan Livingston.- Mel Blanc's Greatest Hits.
- Capitol Records.
-
Henry Jackman
Puss in Boots "The Puss Suite"
Ensemble: Rodrigo y Gabriela. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Greenaway.- Puss in Boots (Music from the Motion Picture).
- Sony Classical.
-
Oliver Wallace
Alice in Wonderland "Alone Again/'Twas Brillig"
Composer: Don Raye. Composer: Gene de Paul. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.- Walt Disney's Alice In Wonderland (Original Soundtrack).
- Walt Disney Records.
-
Bruce Broughton
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖward Bound: The Incredible Journey "³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖward Bound"
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Bruce Broughton. -
Kira Fontana
Kedi "Daydreams"
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.- Kedi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- Lakeshore Records.
-
Terry Gilkyson
The Aristocats "Thomas O'Malley Cat"
Singer: Phil Harris. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.- Walt Disney Records The Legacy Collection: The Aristocats.
- Walt Disney Records.
-
Robert B. Sherman
The Aristocats "Scales and Arpeggios"
Composer: Richard M. Sherman.- Walt Disney Records The Legacy Collection: The Aristocats.
- Walt Disney Records.
-
Floyd Huddleston
The Aristocats "Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat"
Composer: Al Rinker.- Walt Disney Records The Legacy Collection: The Aristocats.
- Walt Disney Records.
-
Yuji Nomi
The Cat Returns "To the Cat King's Palace"
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.- The Cat Returns (Original Soundtrack).
- Studio Ghibli Records.
-
Christopher Young
Pet Sematary (2019) - Wasn't the Beginning?
- Pet Sematary - Original Motion Pictrure Soundtrack.
- Paramount.
- 15.
-
Roy Webb
Cat People "Suite"
Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: William T. Stromberg.- Cat People: The Music For The Films Of Val Lewton.
- MARCO POLO.
- 1.
-
Danny Elfman
Batman Returns "Cat Suite"
Conductor: Jonathan Sheffer. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.- Batman Returns (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- Warner Sunset/Warner Records.
-
Hans Zimmer
The Dark Knight Rises "Mind If I Cut In?"
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.- The Dark Knight Rises (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Deluxe Edition].
- WaterTower Music.
-
Michael Giacchino
The Batman "Catwoman"
Performer: Gloria Cheng-Cochran. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Ludwig Wicki.- The Batman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- WaterTower Music.
-
Alexandre Desplat
The Secret Life of Pets "Meet the Pets"
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Alexandre Desplat.- The Secret Life Of Pets (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- Back Lot Music.
-
Arthur Sharpe
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain "Epilogue"
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.- The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- Milan Records.
Broadcast
- Sat 19 Mar 2022 15:00³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 3
Moon River: The story of the 1962 Oscars Best Song winner
Podcast
-
Sound of Cinema
Matthew Sweet's weekly look at music for the screen