More Stars Than There Are in Heaven
Donald Macleod introduces classic scores from the twilight years of the Hollywood studio system, including Dial M for Murder, A Place in the Sun and Psycho.
"Sound of Cinema" continues as Donald Macleod's exploration of The Golden Age draws to a conclusion with some classic scores from the twilight years of the Hollywood studio system. Even though the big studios were facing strong competition from the independent sector and television, the demand for film music continued to produce some remarkable scores, with Franz Waxman notably winning academy awards in successive years for "Sunset Boulevard" and "A Place in the Sun" and Bernard Herrmann providing one of the most famous soundtracks of all time for Hitchcock's thriller "Psycho". With guest John Wilson.
Last on
More episodes
Next
You are at the last episode
Music Played
![]()
Dimitri Tiomkin
Dial M for Murder
Orchestra: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Bateman.- Silva Screen Film CD 137.
- 6.
![]()
Dimitri Tiomkin
The Old Man and the Sea excerpts
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Kaufman.- LSO Live 00720.
- 3.
![]()
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Suite for Psycho
Conductor: Bernard Herrmann.- London 4438952.
- 1.
![]()
Alfred Newman
How To Marry A Millionaire
- Filmxcd:352.
- 2.
![]()
Franz Waxman
A place in the sun
Orchestra: Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin. Conductor: Elmer Bernstein.- RCA Victor: 09026626572.
- 7.
Broadcasts
- Fri 20 Sep 201312:00BBC Radio 3
- Fri 20 Sep 201318:30BBC Radio 3
Beethoven Unleashed – the box set
The complete set of Radio 3 Beethoven Unleashed podcasts, with Donald Macleod.
What was really wrong with Beethoven?
Georgia Mann and neurosurgeon Henry Marsh examine the composer's numerous health problems
Composers A to Z
Visit the extensive audio archive of Radio 3 programmes about Composers and their works.
Who knew? Five eye-opening stories from Composer of the Week
The production team reflects on 5 of Donald Macleod’s best stories from the last 20 years
Five reasons why we love Parry's Jerusalem
What is the strange power of Jerusalem which makes strong men weep?
A man out of time – why Parry's music and ideas were at odds with his image...
The composer of Jerusalem was very far from the conservative figure his image suggests.
Composer Help Page
Find resources and contacts for composers from within the classical music industry.
