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The Other Avengers

Episode 15: Joel McNeely - On this episode, Ralph is listening to the score from the 1998 film The Avengers, starring Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman and Sean Connery. Playlist: The Avengers Theme by Laurie Johnson John Steed, I Presume? Meet Emma Peel Chasing Teddy Bears Flight of the Mechanical Bees Main Title click below to listen: The Other Avengers

The LOST Episode

Episode 14: Michael Giacchino - Cue the Music returns with music from the Academy Award winning composer of Up, Michael Giacchino. In this episode Ralph will attempt to retrace his steps through the playlist from the LOST Live Event at Royce Hall on May 13th, 2010. PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT Playlist: The U-Boat - Medal of Honor LOST Main Theme/The Eyeland - Season 1 Hollywood and Vines - Season 1 Landing Party - Season 4 Sawyer Jones and the Temple of Boom - Season 5 Life and Death - Season 1...

Book of the Dead

Episode 13: Joseph LoDuca - On this episode of CTM Ralph plays you through the Evil Dead Trilogy, From the eerie strings of the Evil Dead 1 to the large orchestral arrangements of Army of Darkness. Follow Ash through his battle across time, to defeat the Deadites! Happy Halloween! Playlist: Automatic Writing - The Evil Dead Prologue - Army of Darkness Eye Games/ Charm - The Evil Dead Rape of the Vines - The Evil Dead Give her the Axe - The Evil Dead Kandarian Dagger - The Evil Dead Behemoth ...

In Like Our Man

Episode 12: Jerry Goldsmith -After another long break CTM is back with an all new episode. This episode is the first in a long run of episodes soon to follow. On today's show Ralph plays a couple of scores from Jerry Goldsmith's Our Man Flint and In Like Flint. Follow this electronic odyssey into the spy world of Derek Flint. Be sure to check out the ALL NEW CTM Myspace page, myspace.com/cuethemusicpodcast ! Playlist: Main Titles - Our Man Flint Man Does Not Live by Bread Alone - Our Man Fli...

Tripper, Winger & Venkman

Episode 11: Elmer Bernstein - Ralph pulls out two incredibly rare score for you to check out. Elmer Bernstein has done some of the greatest comedy scores of all time, including Blues Brothers, Airplane! and Animal House. On today's episode Ralph discusses three collaborations with Ivan Reitman and Bill Murray! Sit back and enjoy the latest episode of Cue The Music! Playlist: Depression- Stripes Stripes March- Stripes Olympiad- Meatballs Rudy and Tripper- Meatballs Rudy Wins the Race - Meatba...

The Darker Side

Episode 10: Danny Elfman Part 2 - On this episode of Cue The Music, Ralph discusses the music of Danny Elfman from 1989-1991. This is the sound that defined Danny Elfman's style. Even though he went on to do very diverse scores, nobody will forget what Elfman did in '89/'90! Playlist: Travel Music - Beetlejuice Descent into Mystery - Batman Flowers - Batman Clown Attack - Batman Rage/Peppy Science - Darkman Love Themes - Darkman Main Titles - Nightbreed Carnival Underground - Nightbreed Int...

Composer Signing!

For those of you in the Southern California area, Varése Sarabande will be holding an event in Burbank on the 10th of May for their upcoming release of their 30th Anniversary CD. Several composers will be there signing CDs!! Check it out at varesesarabande.com Composers Attending: Christophe Beck (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, We Are Marshall) Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma, Hellboy) Charles Bernstein (Nightmare on Elm Street, Cujo) Don Davis (The Matrix, Jurassic Park 3) Mychael Danna (Capote,...

Bugs, Bots and Barbarians

Episode 9: Basil Poledouris - Even though he may not be a house hold name, Basil Poledouris is nothing short of genius. His powerful themes and romantic strings show that he was one of the greatest film composers of the last thirty years. Playlist: Prologue/Anvil of Crom - Conan the Barbarian The Wifeing/Love Theme - Conan the Barbarian Rock Shop - Robocop Home - Robocop Klendathu Drop - Starship Troopers Tango Urilla - Starship Troopers Lester - Cherry 2000 click below to listen: Bugs, Bot...

The Misses

Episode 8: John Williams - Even though John Williams has composed some of the most memorable themes for some of the most successful films of all time, it does not mean that he is impervious to scoring some bad motion pictures. On this episode of of CTM, Ralph discusses three great scores to films that fell short of their mark. HERE is the only place to find Heartbeeps! Playlist: Abandoned in the Woods - A.I. The Moon Rising - A.I. Hide and Seek - A.I. The Never-Feast - Hook Remembering Chi...

Bond in Space

Episode 7: John Barry - 007 Takes to the sky and beyond! On this weeks episode Ralph talks a bit about James Bond's adventures in Outer Space and what John Barry did to ground it in reality. Playlist: Lured to Pyramid - Moonraker Capsule in Space - You Only Live Twice 007 and Counting - Diamonds are Forever Space Lazer Battle - Moonraker Flight into Space - Moonraker On Her Majesty's Secret Service - Propellerheads/David Arnold click below to listen: Bond in Space

The Bourne Collective

Episode 6: John Powell - Cue the Music is back and Ralph is discussing the scores to the three Bourne Films, composed by the British film composer John Powell. Although he is still a fairly new composer, Powell's sweeping themes and inovative use of electronics have secured a place in my personal top five favorite film composers of all time. Playlist: Escape From Embassy - The Bourne Identity Treadstone Assassins - The Bourne Identity Bourne on Land - The Bourne Identity Gathering Data - The...

Action Extravaganza

Episode 5: David Arnold - With his breakout score to 1994's Stargate, David Arnold proved that he could play with the big boys. Probably best known for scoring the last four James Bond Scores, David Arnold shows that he can do a lot more than just the spy genre. On this episode of Cue the Music, Ralph discusses four epic scores from David Arnold. Playlist: Overture - Wing Commander Daniel's Mastadge - Stargate Mastadge Drag - Stargate Main Title - The Musketeer Fight Inn - The Musketeer The...

Maestro of Suspense

Episode 4: Bernard Herrmann - On this episode of Cue the Music, Ralph discusses three of the most popular scores from the Hitchcock/Herrmann collaberation. Playlist: Prelude - Psycho Marion and Sam - Psycho Temptation - Psycho The Finale - Psycho Overture - North by Northwest The Streets (outtake) - North by Northwest It's a most Unusual Day - North by Northwest The U.N. - North by Northwest Interlude - North by Northwest Carlotta's Portrait - Vertigo The Bay - Vertigo Scene d' Amour - Ver...

The Lighter Side

Episode 3: Danny Elfman - Before the Dark Knight, there was the Mystic Knights and Danny Elfman was the front man. On this weeks episode of Cue the Music, Ralph takes a look at the comedy scores of Danny Elfman from 1980-1988. Playlist: The Ex-Queen - The Forbidden Zone Overture - Pee Wee's Big Adventure The Breakfast Machine - Pee Wee's Big Adventure Overture - Back to School Main Titles - Hot to Trot Main Titles - Midnight Run Try to Believe [Oingo Boingo]- Midnight Run Main Titles - Bi...

With A Twist

Episode 2: James Newton Howard - On this enstallment of Cue The Music, Ralph will discuss the five collaborations between Director M. Night Shyamalan and composer James Newton Howard. Playlist: Main Titles - Signs De Profundis - The Sixth Sense The Wreck - Unbreakable The Hand of Fate part 1 - Signs I Cannot See His Color - The Village Those we don't Speak of - The Village The Healing - The Lady in the Water The Great Eatlon - The Lady in the Water Visions - Unbreakable click below to li...

Cue The Music

Episode 1 - Welcome to the first episode of the Cue The Music Podcast. In this episode, you will get a chance to learn more about me and where my love for Film Music began. Thanks for listening to the show. The only direction to take it, is UP! Playlist: Desert Chase [raiders of the lost ark] - John Williams Back to the Future Overture [back to the future] - Alan Silvestri Main Titles [beetlejuice] - Danny Elfman End Credits [beetlejuice] - Danny Elfman Main Theme [adventures of the great ...

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