Sound of Cinema

Composer Neil Brand discusses the music associated with the western.

Neil Brand demonstrates the unusual ways that film music can paint pictures in our heads.

Neil Brand waxes lyrical about the music of Danny Elfman.

Film composer Neil Brand tracks the evolution of the superhero soundtrack.

Musician Neil Brand gets his teeth into John Williams's score for 'Jaws'.

Neil Brand deconstructs recurring hooks in film scores, from 'Taxi Driver' to 'True Grit'.

Neil Brand gives a musical guide through the world of dreams in film.

Composer Neil Brand tells the score about Mary Poppins' music.

Neil Brand discusses the trick of referencing and recycling classic scores in modern film.

Neil Brand discusses composer Max Steiner, famous for 'Casablanca' & 'Gone With The Wind'.

Composer Neil Brand explains how the scores for spy films can give a clue to plot secrets.

Neil Brand on his new score for Anthony Asquith's 1928 silent film 'Underground'.

Film historian Neil Brand reflects on cinema's ironic use of music.

Neil Brand breaks down the appeal of the 'Pink Panther' theme tune.

Neil Brand delves into the scores of children's films, from classics to more recent films.

Neil Brand on the debt that modern blockbusters owe to Douglas Fairbanks' action heroes.

Neil Brand traces the DNA of horror movie 'Piranha 3D' to a Dracula rip-off made in 1922.

Neil Brand is behind the piano to study the music of the British New Wave.