
Swashbucklers!
Michael Praed presents the Swashbucklers! The BBC Concert Orchestra plays classic film scores including Robin Hood, Zorro, Pirates of the Caribbean, Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings.
Michael Praed, television's most memorable Robin Hood, returns to the greenwood to present a special Sunday Night is Music Night: the Swashbucklers!.
The 60-piece BBC Concert Orchestra, conducted by Richard Balcombe, will cut and thrust their way through some of the greatest film scores ever written for the swordsmen of the silver screen.
Including Erich Wolfgang Korngold's The Sea Hawk and Robin Hood, Alfred Newman's Zorro, Hans Zimmer's Pirates of the Caribbean, John William's Indiana Jones and Star Wars and Howard Shore's The Lord of the Rings.
Classical repertoire includes Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet, Khachaturian's Spartacus and, as used in the Russell Crowe film Master and Commander, Boccherini's String Quintet in C Major.
Michael will also read extracts from high adventure novels, including Captain Blood, The Sea Hawk and The Three Musketeers.
Not to be missed by adventurers young and old - All for one and one for all!
First broadcast in July 2015.
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The BBC Concert Orchestra Cb: Richard Balcombe
Friday Night Is Music Night Opening Sig Tune
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BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe
THE SEA HAWK
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BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe
ADAGIO OF SPARTACUS AND PHRYGIA
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BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe
The Man In The Iron Mask
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BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe
The Mark Of Zorro
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BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe
The Motorcycle Chase from Indiana Jones
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BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe
Love Theme from Robin Hood
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BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe
Romeo and Juliet Overture
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BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe
THE GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD
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BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe
THE SEA AND SINBAD'S SHIP
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BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe
The Magnificent Seven
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BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe
CAPTAIN BLOOD - OVERTURE
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BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe
La Musica Notturna Delle Strade Di Madrid
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BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe
Pirates Of The Caribbean
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BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe
THE ROBIN HOOD MARCH
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BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe
The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers
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BBC Concert Orchestra CB Richard Balcombe
Star Wars Throne Room & End Title
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BBC Concert Orchestra
High Adventure (Friday Night Is Music Night Sig Tune)
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BBC Concert Orchestra
The Sea Hawk
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BBC Concert Orchestra
Adagio Of Spartacus And Phrygia
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BBC Concert Orchestra
The Man In The Iron Mask
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BBC Concert Orchestra
The Mark Of Zorro
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BBC Concert Orchestra
The Motorcycle Chase From Indiana Jones
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BBC Concert Orchestra
Love Theme From Robin Hood
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BBC Concert Orchestra
Romeo And Juliet Overture
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BBC Concert Orchestra
The Golden Voyage Of Sinbad
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BBC Concert Orchestra
The Sea And Sinbad's Ship
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BBC Concert Orchestra
The Magnificent Seven
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BBC Concert Orchestra
Captain Blood - Overture
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BBC Concert Orchestra
La Musica Notturna Delle Strade Di Madrid
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BBC Concert Orchestra
Pirates Of The Caribbean
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BBC Concert Orchestra
The Robin Hood March
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BBC Concert Orchestra
The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers
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BBC Concert Orchestra
Star Wars Throne Room & End Title
Credit
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Performer | BBC Concert Orchestra |
Broadcasts
- Fri 17 Jul 201520:00BBC Radio 2
- Fri 29 Jan 201620:00BBC Radio 2
- Sun 6 Jun 202119:00BBC Radio 2
- Sun 9 Apr 202320:00BBC Radio 2
