Eastertide
Matthew Sweet presents a selection of film music on the theme of Easter. The 1948 Oscar-winning score to Easter Parade is the Classic Score of the Week.
For the Easter weekend Matthew Sweet goes on a cinematic egg hunt encountering music by Jerry Goldsmith, Lalo Schifrin and Bernard Herrmann along the way. There are some bunnies too, courtesy of Donnie Darko, Watership Down and Fatal Attraction... The 1948 Oscar-winning score to Easter Parade is the classic score of the week.
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The Wicker Man (1973) - Sumer is icumen in
Performer: Magnet & Paul Giovanni. -
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Leonard Rosenman
Rebel Without A Cause (1955) - Main Title
Orchestra: London Sinfonietta. Conductor: John Adams. -
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Jerry Goldsmith
Alien (1979) - The Nostromo/End Title
Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Nic Raine. -
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Bernard Herrmann
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) - The Rock / The Nest
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Herrmann. -
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Lalo Schifrin
Cool Hand Luke (1967) - Egg Eating Contest
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Lalo Schifrin. -
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Angela Morley
Watership Down (1978) - Prologue & Main Title
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. -
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Michael Andrews
Donnie Darko (2001) - Time Travel
Performer: Michael Andrews. -
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Roland Orzabal
Donnie Darko (2001) - Mad World
Singer: Gary Jules. -
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Maurice Jarre
Fatal Attraction (1987) - Main Theme
Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. -
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Irving Berlin
Easter Parade (1987)
Singer: Judy Garland. Singer: Fred Astaire. -
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Max Richter
Sense Of An Ending (2017)
Performer: Max Richter.
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