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Radio 3,25 Jul 2015,19 mins

Real Lives and True Events

Sound of Cinema

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Matthew Sweet turns his attention to music written for films based on real lives and true events in the weekend of the launch of "True Story" - a film inspired by a real tale of identify theft. Music featured in the programme includes "Schindler's List" ; "Battleship Potemkin"; "Malta GC"; "The Fall of the Roman Empire"; "Cleopatra"; "Zulu" and "Apollo 13". The Classic Score of the Week is Franz Waxman's "Taras Bulba".

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