CiTR -- Exploding Head Movies

In honour of our chum Adam West (1928-2017), we enter the 1960s world of Batman with music from Neal Hefti & a disguised Sun Ra. We also talk about the ever-delayed Berlin, also previewing some acts in this year's Vancouver International Jazz Festival and announce the winner of our Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds giveaway! 1. Neal Hefti: Batman Theme & Intro (Television's Greatest Hits of the '50s & '60...

A tribute to Sir Roger Moore (1927-2017), the stylish British actor and humanitarian who most famously played James Bond through the 1970s and 1980s. Along with a sample of some of the music from his 007 Bond films, we'll listen to selections from 2 of his television series: The Saint and The Persuaders. 001 Gang Starr: B.Y.S. (Daily Operation, 1992) Chrysalis 002 Craig Aalders: el8dEra 3m (Musicw...

A long overdue memorial to two greats in the Finnish avantgarde music scene: Erkki Kurenniemi (1941-2017) ja Mika Vainio (1963-2017). Both relied on homemade electronics to come up with weird sounds. Vainio was one half of Pan (a) Sonic. We have two scores from Vainio ja Pan Sonic: Mannerlaatta and Atomin Paluu. We also touch upon the upcoming Music Waste festival in Vancouver: June 1-4. 1/ Björk:...

For your Victoria Day episode, we get some rocks out as we tackle the recent news about Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell (1964-2017) with a profile on some of his music from the 1992 Cameron Crowe film Singles (plus Paul Westerberg's material). We also finally get a long overdue tribute to director Jonathan Demme (1944-2017) along with some of the acts visiting Vancouver this week. 1. LCD Soundsys...

With the return of David Lynch's seminal TV series next Sunday, we have so much music tied to Twin Peaks. Amidst covers, influences & news about associated events, profiles will include Angelo Badalamenti's score to the film prequel, 1992's Fire Walk with Me, and Johnny Jewel's possible co-score from his new solo album Windswept. The owls are not what they seem. 1. Too Many Zooz: Flightning (Brass...

Recent travels through Prague allowed me a chance to experience legendary Japanese composer Joe Hisaishi in concert, so in honour of that and Asian Heritage Month, we dive into Studio Ghibli with at least one major Hayao Miyazaki film: 2001's Spirited Away. 1. Flash Palace: Group (Ceiling All, 2014) self-released 2. Tanya Tagaq: Nacreous (Retribution, 2016) Six Shooter 3. Max Richter: Europe, Afte...

gak's back, direct into your earholes, with a long-awaited profile on songwriter/game show producer/host/spy(?) Chuck Barris (1929-2017), subject of George Clooney's directoral debut, 2003's Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. We also have a special live guest in the first hour: Louise Burns! 1. Elmer Bernstein: Mayday (Airplane! OST: Limited Edition, 2009) La-La Land 2. Sébastien Tellier: Mayday (My...

gak had a last minute business trip to Europe arise, so he's mixed and matched a few plans together and opted for a profile on British/German composer Max Richter and his eclectic mix of electroacoustic and neo-classical music, including some film score work. Happy belated Easter! 1. TOPS: Petals (Sugar at the Gate, 2017) Arbutus 2. Fatima Yamaha: What's a Girl to Do (A Girl Between Two Worlds 12"...

Lining up almost nicely with the 37th anniversary of the launch of NASA's Apollo 13 mission, we listen to selections from James Horner's score to the 1995 film adaptation. Amongst its stars was actor Bill Paxton (1955-2017), who was also active in music. We also pay tribute to Roland founder Ikutaro Kakehashi (1930-2017) and one of his most important instruments, the TR-808. 1. Bruce Haack: Mara's...

In light of recent news, we preempt previous plans and give a long tribute to composer Alessandro Alessandroni (1925-2017). We'll cover a lot of his scores for film & TV, along with collaborations with other legends of the Italian soundtrack industry. 1. The Mighty Bop: Thème 357 (La Yellow 357, 1996) Yellow Productions 2. New Fries: JZ III [Absolutely Free remix] (2017) XLR8R 3. Aldous Harding: H...

Continuing with a recent political thread, I finally found a copy of David Shire's minimalist score to the 1976 political film All the President's Men, which follows the Watergate break-in to President Nixon's fall. Thoughts of spring are also shared in this prerecorded episode. 1. Tinariwen: Ténéré Tàqqàl (Elwan, 2017) Anti- 2. Cruel Boyz: Umeqo Emagqomini [dub mix] (Gqom Oh! The Sound of Durban:...

With our present dystopia slowly unfolding, it's high time to look into the film adaptation of George Orwell's 1984, which features 2 scores - one by the Eurythmics and another by Dominic Muldowney. We also cover Chuck Berry (1926-2017) and cats. Fundrive 2017 continues on, though the phone are now silent, so please donate online: www.citr.ca/donate ONE. Dominic Muldowney: Was There Ever a Time (N...

Fundrive 2017! Shape your media -- fund our project to train the next generation of broadcasters, journalists and other media specialists! Along with some jazzy Nino Rota covers, we share our current experiences with getting quality material into your eyes and ears. 1. Roberto Cacciapaglia: Media (The Ann Steel Album, 2011) Half Machine 2. Orbital: Planet of the Shapes (Orbital 2 aka "The Brown Al...

Award season is done for another year so it's back to semi-regular anticking as we get into some more Ennio Morricone. gak ages audibly during this episode; not sure how but Grandpa G forecasts the future whilst mourning the past and remaining scared of the present. 1. CITR: Ugly Week (S.U.B. Pop, 1962) CITR 2. Doomeastvan: Happy Birthday (Songs in the Key of Death, 2011) self-released 3. Junior B...

The 89th Academy Awards definitely ended memorably, so as I sort out the envelopes given to me, we'll hear selections from winners Moonlight and La La Land along with Lesley Barber's choral-inspired score to Manchester by the Sea. 1. Boris Gardiner: Every N***** is a Star (Moonlight OST, 2016) Lakeshore 2. Justin Hurwitz: Epilogue (La La Land OST, 2016) Interscope 3. Justin Hurwitz: Herman's Habit...

Fortuitiously timed for America's Presidents' Day, the final of our Oscar nominee profiles conclused with selections from Mica Levi's score to the biopic Jackie, along with a Sting & J Ralph duet from Jim: The James Foley Story. 1. Scott Garbe & Doug Tefler: 26 Seconds (The Kennedy Suite, 2013) Latent 2. The London Philharmonic Orchestra: Carl Orff's O Fortuna from Carmina Burana [w.the London Phi...

Happy family day, at least here in British Columbia. This episode is stacked with material, ranging from 2 Oscar-nominated scores - Thomas Newman's Passengers then Dustin O'Halloran & Hauschka's Lion - 1 nominated song from Moana and a tribute to composer/producer David Axelrod (1933-2017). Let's cart ourselves along the indigo pathways... 1. David Axelrod: Loved Boy [w. Lou Rawls] (David Axelrod,...

Our annual Oscar profile continues, leading up to the 89th Academy Awards at the end of February 2017. As Black History Month kicks off, we look at Nicholas Britell's score to Barry Jenkins' Moonlight, nominated in 8 categories total. Amongst other soulful & weird sounds, gak talks about Utah and somehow getting back in time for air. 1. Utah Saints: Something Good (Utah Saints, 1992) FFRR/London 2...

The countdown to the 89th Academy Awards starts, so to kick off our annual profile on nominated scores & songs, we focus on Justin Hurwitz's music from the musical La La Land. It's also the start to the year of the rooster and the CITR Shindig finalists are given their props before one of them wins the grand prize. Kung Hei Fat Choy! 1. Gorillaz: Dirty Harry [Schtung Chinese New Year remix] (D-Sid...

Welcome to the occupation. Our primary profile will be on Jóhann Jóhannsson's score to the 2016 science fiction film Arrival, though we also wrap our heads around the recent inauguration of the 45th President of the United States. Stay engaged. 1. The Honey Drippers: Impeach the President (Impeach the President 7", 1973) Alaga 2. Badbadnotgood: Confessions, Pt II [w. Colin Stetson] (IV, 2016) Inno...

It's been a little over a year since David Bowie (1947-2016) left us but the soundtrack to his 1976 Hollywood debut, The Man Who Fell to Earth, only came out a few months ago, so we'll listen to sections of John Phillips' and Stomu Yamash'ta's music from it. gak also notes 9 years on the air at CITR, sounding just as lost as his debut. 1. Van Dyke Parks: Number NINE (Number NINE 7", 1965) MGM 2. [...

Expanding upon a score that appeared several years ago as part of a composer profile, we've got David Shire's music from 2007's Zodiac. Along with some of the songs from the actual soundtrack, we'll also touch upon the astrological zodiac and then tip our hat to George Michael and Debbie Reynolds. File under "crunchy". 1. The Johnny Mann Singers: The Sound of the City (Zodiac: Songs from the Motio...

2016 was a dark time for the listening republic. As we look back at the force spirits created in the final weeks of that year, we primarily profile two Star Wars-related scores: the recent independent story Rogue One with music by Michael Giacchino and the final part of the original trilogy, 1983's Return of the Jedi with its score by John Williams. I. John Williams & the London Symphony Orchestra...

Hineni, hineni. For the final episode of 2016, we look back at the year in music with some of the representative songs. Fitting for the weird year, we also profile scores from 3 of this year's Black Mirror TV/Netflix series. 1. David Bowie: Lazarus [radio edit] (Blackstar, 2016) ISO/Columbia 2. Elka: Luxere (Chants, 2016) 1080p 3. Diana Boss & Elle Wolf: West Coast (West Coast EP, 2016) Ground...

Our annual counter-carol episode, devoted to (mostly) lesser known holiday music to yuletide your way through the very overplayed tunes you hear elsewhere. Most of the focus at the end is tied to soul through the Chess and Daptone labels but there's a folky melancholy air to this year's proceedings. 1. LCD Soundsystem: Christmas Will Break Your Heart (2015) DFA 2. Venetian Snares: Decembers (Tradi...