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Radio 3,26 Sep 2020,24 mins

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Matthew Sweet marks the release of the new Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter 'Bill and Ted' adventure - 'Bill and Ted Face The Music' - with a selection of scores for movies which tackle historical subjects, often with an imaginative take on the past. Travelling from the present day back through time he draws on music from 'The Crown', 'Darkest Hour', 'Battle of the Bulge', 'The Imitation Game', 'Downfall' 'Khartoum', 'Free State of Jones', 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter', 'Jefferson in Paris', 'Elizabeth' , 'Braveheart', 'Cleopatra'. The Classic Score of the Week is Mario Nascimbene's music for 'One Million Years BC' . The programme also features music by Mark Isham for the new Bill and Ted adventure.

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