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The Connoisseurs

With the release of a new movie about the art of wine tasting, Blind Ambition, Matthew considers film and film music under the wider context of the connoisseur.

With the release of a new film inspired by the art of wine tasting and the true story of a Zimbabwean team of professional sommeliers, 'Blind Ambition', Matthew considers film and film music under the wider context of the connoisseur. Who are the great on-screen arbiters of merit and taste? And he talks to the Australian composer Helena Czajka, about her score for 'Blind Ambition'.

The programme includes music from Sideways, Bottle Shock, The Monuments Men, The Thomas Crown Affair, The Best Offer, The Leopard, Goldfinger, Phantom Thread, La La Land, Like Water For Chocolate, and Blind Ambition.

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Sat 13 Aug 2022 15:00
成人快手 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Rolfe Kent

    Sideways "Wine Safari"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Sideways (Original Motion Picture Score).
    • New Line Records.

  • Alexandre Desplat

    The Monuments Men "Opening Titles"

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alexandre Desplat.
    • The Monuments Men (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Sony Classical.

  • Michel Legrand

    The Thomas Crown Affair "The Windmills Of Your Mind"

    • The Music of Michel Legrand.
    • Silva Screen Records.

  • Ennio Morricone

    The Best Offer "Volti e fantasmi"

    Orchestra: Orchestra Roma Sinfonietta. Conductor: Ennio Morricone.
    • O.S.T. La migliore offerta (The Best Offer).
    • WMI Italy.

  • Nino Rota

    The Leopard "Titles"

    Orchestra: Milan La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Riccardo Muti.
    • Riccardo Muti Conducts Italian Masters.
    • Sony Classical.

  • John Barry

    Thunderball "Thunderball"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • The Music Of John Barry.
    • Columbia.

  • Jonny Greenwood

    Phantom Thread "The Tailor of Fitzrovia"

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Robert Ziegler.
    • Phantom Thread - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
    • Nonesuch.
    • 1.

  • Justin Hurwitz

    La La Land "Epilogue"

    Orchestra: La La Land Orchestra. Conductor: Tim Davies.
    • La La Land - The Complete Musical Experience.
    • Interscope Records.

  • Leo Brouwer

    Like Water For Chocolate "Tita's Theme", "Tita and Pedro's Love Theme"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Like Water For Chocolate (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Milan.

  • Mark Adler

    Bottle Shock "Main Title"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Bottle Shock (Score Album).
    • Shocking Bottle Music.

  • Helena Czajka

    Blind Ambition "Theme"

    Ensemble: Studio-Ensemble.
    • Blind Ambition (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Helena Czajka.

  • Helena Czajka

    Blind Ambition "Escape to South Africa"

    Ensemble: Studio-Ensemble.
    • Blind Ambition (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Helena Czajka.

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