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From out of the Shadows

Matthew Sweet presents music from films featuring assassins and hitmen, including David Amram's 1962 score for The Manchurian Candidate and Johann Johannson's score for Sicario.

Matthew Sweet presents music from films featuring a range of assassins, hitmen and sharp shooters. Our classic score of the week is David Amram's 1962 score for The Manchurian Candidate, the Cold War thriller starring Frank Sinatra and Janet Leigh. The featured new release is Sicario with a score by Johann Johannson.

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Sat 10 Oct 201515:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Ennio Morricone

    Violent City - Main Theme

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • COLOSSEUM.

  • Max Steiner

    Sergeant York - Overture

    Conductor: Kenneth Alwyn. Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Silva Screen Film.

  • James Horner

    Enemy at the Gates - The River Crossing to Stalingrad

    Conductor: James Horner. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Danny Elfman

    Wanted - Success Montage

    Conductor: Pete Anthony. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • BODOG.

  • John Powell

    Mr and Mrs Smith - Assassin's Tango

    Conductor: John Powell. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Gut Records.

  • David Buttolph

    This Gun For Hire

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • DISCOVERY RECORDS.

  • Éric Serra

    Nikita - Learning Time

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • VIRGIN.

  • Éric Serra

    Leon - What's Happening Out There

    Performer: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: John Altman.
    • Columbia.

  • John Williams

    JFK - Prologue

    Conductor: John Williams. Orchestra: The Warner Bros. Studio Orchestra.
    • Elektra.

  • Mikis Theodorakis

    Z - Main Theme

    Conductor: Kenneth Alwyn. Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • SILVA SCREEN RECORDS.

  • Georges Delerue

    The Day of the Jackal - Suite

    Conductor: Georges Delerue. Orchestra: Stuttgart Studio Orchestra.
    • Universal.

  • David Amram

    The Manchurian Candidate - Summer Affair/Wiggin out in Central Park/Main Theme

    Conductor: David Amram. Orchestra: Ed Starink.
    • VARESE SARABANDE.

  • Jóhann Jóhannsson

    Sicario - Armoured Vehicle

    Conductor: Anthony Weeden. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • VARESE SARABANDE.

  • John Williams

    The Killers - Main Theme

    Conductor: John Williams. Orchestra: Ed Starink.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Ron Grainer

    The Assassination Bureau - The Assassination Trot

    Conductor: Ron Grainer. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Play It Again Sam.

Broadcast

  • Sat 10 Oct 201515:00
    BBC Radio 3

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