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Matthew Sweet introduces a selection of film music inspired by they idea of guilty secrets.

Matthew Sweet introduces film music inspired by the idea of "mutant" beings in the cinema - from the science fiction, horror and the superhero genres.

As well as music from the new film X-Men Apocalypse, the programme features music from "Them!"; "Tarantula"; "Battle for the Planet of the Apes"; "The Omega Man"; "The Incredible Shrinking Man"; "Hunger Games: Catching Fire"; "The Amazing Spider Man" and "The Mutations". The Classic Score of the Week is the 1958 version of "The Fly".

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Sat 21 May 201615:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Bill McGuffie

    Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150AD (1966) - Opening Titles

    Conductor: Malcolm Lockyer. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.

  • Bronisław Kaper

    Them! (1954) - Burning the Anthole

    Conductor: Masatoshi Mitsumoto. Orchestra: Orkiestra Polskiego Radia w Krakowie.

  • Irving Gertz

    The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) - Main Title

    Performer: Ray Anthony. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.

  • Henry Mancini

    Tarantula (1955) - Evening Snack

    Composer: Herman Stein. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.

  • Henry Mancini

    Tarantula (1955) - Side Effects

    Composer: Herman Stein. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.

  • Howard Shore

    The Fly (1986) - Finale

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.

  • Paul Sawtell

    The Fly (1958) - Show Me – Help Me

    Composer: Bert She. Featured Artist: er. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.

  • Paul Sawtell

    The Fly (1958) - Helen's Discovery

    Composer: Bert She. Featured Artist: er. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.

  • Basil Kirchin

    The Mutations (1977) - Freakmaker

  • Basil Kirchin

    The Mutations (1977) - Freak Show

    Ensemble: Studio-Ensemble.

  • Ron Grainer

    The Omega Man

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Zardoz (1974) - Symphony No.7 op. 92, 2nd movement

    Music Arranger: David Munrow. Conductor: Eugen Jochum. Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

  • Leonard Rosenman

    Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) - Main Theme

    Conductor: William Motzing. Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.

  • James Newton Howard

    The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) - Monkey Mutts

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.

  • James Horner

    The Amazing Spider Man (2012) - Becoming Spider Man

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.

  • John Ottman

    X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) - Pyramid Rising/Main Theme

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.

  • Dennis C. Brown

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Main Theme

    Composer: Chuck Lorre. Music Arranger: George Shaw.

  • Johnny Klimek

    A Hologram for the King (2016) - Mr Clay

    Composer: Tom Tykwer. Conductor: Kristjan Järvi. Orchestra: MDR Sinfonieorchester.

Broadcast

  • Sat 21 May 201615:00
    BBC Radio 3

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