The Score
Saturdays, 10 to 11 am (repeat 6 to 7 pm) on WXXO-FM 91.5, WXXY 90.3, WXXO-FM/HD1 and online at wxxiclassical.org
The Score with Edmund Stone is a weekly celebration of symphonic music in film. Movies present listeners with the most common musical experience, and host Edmund Stone, a trained Shakespearean actor from England, presents a musical experience with timely box office tie-ins and themes. With carefully crafted talk-sets, memorable musical elements and enticing production aesthetics, The Score is an unparalleled exploration of the musical experience that makes film such an indelible activity.
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We'll hear music from movies like Power of the Dog, The Harder They Fall, Tombstone and more.
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The Score producers asked listeners who were their favorite movie moms. Guest host Warren Black shares the results on 5/13 at 10am and 6pm
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Reviewer Mark Walker said this of the score by Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard: Vocalist and co-composer Lisa Gerrard adds her ethereal vocalisms to the music's more intimate scenes. Her contribution brings an exotic, Oriental flavour to a score that in its broad musical canvas reflects the movie's depiction of the vast scope of the Roman Empire.
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Host Edmund Stone takes us on a musical journey to imaginary lands from below the sea, around the globe and into the heavens, where you may even be able to "phone home."
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Host Edmund Stone honors one of cinema’s oldest franchises – Bond, James Bond. Spanning 60 years and 25 movies it’s impossible to do justice to the iconic, elegant spy so Edmund has a double dose of 007 for you.
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Gather the family and tune in Christmas Eve at 6pm for Santa's Little Helpers.
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It was a moment in time that reconfigured the music, fashion, movies and books of the youth culture.
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From ghosts to mad scientists, haunted mansions and trick-or-treaters, Halloween movies have chilled audiences for years, largely because of the music.