Sound of Cinema

Matthew Sweet introduces a selection of music for film inspired by the LGBT movement in the weeekend that has seen the release of Matthew Warchus's film "Pride", with a score by Christopher Nightingale.

Matthew Sweet with a selection of film music inspired by the theme of memory, in the launch weekend of Rowan Joffé's "Before I Go To Sleep" featuring a new score by Ed Shearmur. The progrmame includes music for "Cinema Paradiso"; "Le Temps Retrouvé"; "Hiroshima Mon Amour"; "Rashomon"; "Total Recall"; "Inception"; "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"; from composers such as Jon Brion, Hans Zimme...

Matthew Sweet profiles one of India's most succesful composers, the "Mozart of Madras", A.R. Rahman, whose film scores have changed the sound of Indian cinema. The programme coincides with the release of two new films featuring A.R. Rahman scores - "Million Dollar Arm" and "The Hundred-Foot Journey". In this dip into the world of Rahman we hear music from "Lagaan"; "Roja"; "Bombay"; "Taal"; "Warri...

Matthew Sweet with a selection of music for film inspired by the human brain, from the thoughts of great geniuses to the creations of mad scientists. Featured scores include: Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe's for "Megamind"; James Horner's for "A Beautiful Mind"; Mark Mothersbaugh's for "The Royal Tenenbaums"; Carter Burwell's for "Being John Malkovich"; Angelo Badalamenti's for "City of Lost Children...

Matthew Sweet presents the second of two programmes exploring the rich art and dolce vita of the Italian film composer Nino Rota. Matthew is joined by Richard Dyer, Professor of Film Studies at Kings College London, who's the author of a study of Rota called "Music, Film and Feeling". In today's programme Matthew and Richard look at the special relationship between Rota and fellow Italian film dir...

Matthew Sweet presents the first of two programmes exploring the rich art and dolce vita of the Italian film composer Nino Rota. Matthew is joined by Richard Dyer, Professor of Film Studies at Kings College London, who's the author of a study of Rota called "Music, Film and Feeling". In today's programme Matthew and Richard take a general overview of Rota's extensive output, including the scores f...

Matthew Sweet introduces a selection of film scores inspired by love and tragedy prompted by this week's featured new release, Michel Gondry's romantic fantasy film Mood Indigo, starring Audrey Tautou and with music by Etienne Charry. Matthew's Classic Score of the Week is Francis Lai's "Love Story".

Matthew Sweet introduces a selection of film music inspired by visitors from outer space inspired by the week's featured new release: David Green's "Earth to Echo" with music by Joseph Trapanese. Featured scores include: Alan Silvestri's "Contact"; Tristram Cary's " Quatermass and the Pit"; Danny Elfman's "Men in Black" and Eric Serra's "The Fifth Element". The classic score of the week is John Wi...

Matthew Sweet introduces a selection of simian inspired film music for the week that has seen the release of the latest in the Planet of the Apes series of movies: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes with music by Michael Giacchino. He looks back on some of the scores that have been created over the past 46 years for the celebrated science fiction saga - from Jerry Goldsmith's "brilliantly strange and...

Matthew Sweet with music for films recalling the world's great artists in the week that sees the UK theatrical release of the second part of Peter Greenaway's "Dutch Masters Trilogy". The programme includes music by Michael Nyman; Georges Auric; Elliot Goldenthal; Alexandre Desplat; Gabriel Yared; Nicholas Ward-Jackson; Jeff Beal; Frank Cordell and Krishna Levi. Films: "Lust for Life"; The Draught...

Matthew Sweet with film music inspired by movies about old age, prompted by this week's new release: "The Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out Of The Window And Disappeared", with music by Matti Bye. Matthew's Classic Score of the Week is Franz Waxman's music for "Sunset Boulevard". The programme also includes music from "Up"; "Driving Miss Daisy"; "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"; "On Golden Pond...

Matthew Sweet looks at music for films set against the background of the First World War, including the Classic Score of the Week, Joseph Kosma's music for Jean Renoir's movie masterpiece, La Grande Illusion. The First World War prompted a cinematic response even before the War was over and it has continued to exercise the film maker's imagination ever since. From Charles Chaplin's Shoulder Arms i...

Matthew Sweet talks to Hollywood composer John Powell about film scores for computer-animated features such as "How To Train Your Dragon", the much anticipated sequel to which is scatter-released over the next few weeks. The programme also includes music from "Puss in Boots"; "Antz"; "Shrek"; "Ice Age - The Dawn of Dinosaurs": "Prince of Egypt"; "The Black Cauldron" and "Mr and Mrs Smith". The Cla...

Matthew Sweet looks at film music inspired by inventors following Friday's launch of "The Young and Prodigious TS Spivet". As well as music by Denis Sanacore from Jean-Pierre Jeunet's new film, the programme also includes Mark Isham's "October Sky"; Danny Elfman's music for Tim Burton's "Charlie And The Chocolate Factory"; Mark Mothersbaugh's "Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs"; Patrick Doyle's "M...

Matthew Sweet meets composer Rachel Portman in the week that sees the launch of Amma Asante's "Belle", featuring a new Rachel Portman score. Rachel Portman is one of the most successful and distinctive British film composers with an extensive catalogue of film scores to her name. Matthew meets Rachel at her London home and looks back on a career that stretches beyond her music for the 1989 Oranges...

Matthew Sweet introduces music inspired by screen villainesses in the week that sees the launch of Robert Stromberg's film, "Maleficent" - inspired by Disney's vindictive fairy in "Sleeping Beauty" and starring Angelina Jolie - with a vast new orchestral score by James Newton Howard. Other scores featured in the programme include: George Fenton's "Dangerous Liaisons"; Jerry Goldsmith's "Basic Inst...

In the week that sees the release of "Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return", Matthew Sweet looks back on some of the film music that has been created for the adaptations of L Frank Baum's stories of Dorothy and her friends in the land of Oz - not least the much-loved classic starring Judy Garland, in this, its 75th anniversary year. The programme also features music from The Wiz, Journey Back to Oz, Re...

Matthew Sweet takes musical inspiration from this week's new Godzilla film - the fictional filmic monster who has been inspiring metaphors and mayhem for the past 60 years. This week Matthew looks at music for films which convey other meanings below the surface. His selection includes music by Alan Silvestri for Forrest Gump; Harry Gregson-Williams music for "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe";...

Matthew Sweet looks at the music for the Japanese phenomenon that is Studio Ghibli in the week that sees the release of Hayao Miyazaki last film, "The Wind Rises". The celebrated Japanese animation studio has produced some acclaimed titles including "Spirited Away", "The Princess Mononoke", "Laputa - Castle in the Sky"and "Porco Rosso". Aviation is often a prevailing theme of the films, reflecting...

Matthew Sweet looks at the music of the Newman Dynasty of film composers, founded by Alfred and including David, whose score features in "Tarzan", released this week. Alfred Newman scored over 200 films, won 9 Academy Awards and is considered one of the most important figures in the history of Hollywood film music. He was also head of a great dynasty of film composers: brother Lionel, sons David,...

Matthew Sweet with film scores inspired by robots, cyborgs and artificial intelligence in the week that sees the release of Wally Pfister's "Transcendence" and a new score by Mychael Danna. Matthew's Classic Score of the Week is Gottfried Huppertz's music for Fritz Lang's "Metropolis". Also in the programme is music by Bruce Broughton, John Williams, Bernard Herrmann, Thomas Newman, James Horner,...

Matthew Sweet introduces film music for superheroes including the new score for The Amazing Spiderman 2 by Hans Zimmer and the Classic Score of the Week - John Williams's Superman. While superheroes have been with us since the 1930s, and they have made occassional forays into movies from that time, it was really the arrival of Superman in 1978 that fired the public's imgaination with the cinematic...

As part of Radio 3's 18th Century season, Matthew Sweet introduces a selection of film music with an 18th century theme including John Addison's music for "Tom Jones", George Fenton's music for "The Madness of King George" and Ennio Morricone's music for "The Mission"; as well as music form "Plunkett and MacCleane"; "Jefferson In Paris"; Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest"; and "Perfume -...

Matthew Sweet introduces a selection of film scores inspired by the Bible including the Classic Score of the Week, Alfred Newman's "The Robe" and Clint Mansell's music for "Noah". #soundofcinema.

Matthew Sweet comes live from London's Southbank Centre with guest Mica Levi, composer for the new Scarlett Johansson film "Under the Skin". This week's featured new release is Jason Reitman's "Labor Day", with a Golden Globe-winning performance from Kate Winslet and a score by British-born composer Rolfe Kent, plus we catch up with some of our Sound of Cinema Listener Suggestions, including this...