Film and Music
Film and Music: Tom Service investigates the hidden world of film music, visiting Abbey Road Studios and talking to composers Howard Shore and Mike Figgis.
Film and Music
Tom Service investigates the hidden world of film music. He visits the Abbey Road Studios where scores have been recorded to such monumental movies as the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the more recent Golden Compass.
Plus composers Howard Shore and Mike Figgis explain their own philosophies of film composing, and a look at the modern sound library technology which shapes the scores of today.
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- Sat 5 Jan 200812:15BBC Radio 3
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