Sunday 26 June 2011

26th June 2011

Round two of those special specials, this time under the mighty eye and magnificent hand of Mr John Williams. I'm strangely attracted to Harry and his Wonderous World.

Superman
Main Title

The Sugarland Express
Main Theme

ET
Bicycle Chase/End Credits

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry's Wonderous World

1941
Main Title

Raiders of the Lost Ark
Raiders March

Empire of the Sun
Main Title

Hook
Main Theme

Jaws
Main Theme

A.I.: Artificial Intelligence
Where Dreams Are Born

Jurassic Park
Main Theme

Star Wars
Theme

Sunday 19 June 2011

19th June 2011

Today we celebrate man with a man sized special. The track that wins is ELP with their version of Fanfare For The Common Man.

Superman
Theme, John Williams

Showboat
Ol' Man River, Paul Robeson

Sexy Beast
Daddy Rollin' Stone, Derek Martin

Frequency
Son of a Preacher Man, Dusty Springfield

Starsky & Hutch
I'm a Ramblin Man, Waylon Jennings

Maid in Manhattan
Guitar Man, Bread

Fiddler on the Roof
If I Were A Rich Man, Topol

Once Upon a Time in the West
The Man With The Harmonica, Ennio Morricone

Love and Bullets
Stand By Your Man, Tammy Wynette

Deep Cover
Mr Loverman, Shabba Ranks

Daddy Day Care
Mannish Boy, Muddy Waters

Ready to Rumble
Fanfare for the Common Man, Emerson, Lake and Palmer

Sunday 12 June 2011

12th June 2011

We've not had a Morricone grace the TOTW for a while and this one is a bobby dazzler, all hail the Tarantella.

The Band Wagon
The Triplets, Fred Astaire, Nanette Fabray and Jack Buchanan

Back to the Future
Theme, Alan Silvestri

Big Night
Oh Marie, Louis Prima

Roll Bounce
Hollywood Swinging, Kool and the Gang

Ride em Cowboy
A Tisket, A Tasket, Ella Fitzgerald

Batman Forever
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me, U2

Allonsanfan
Rabbia E Tarantella, Ennio Morricone

Air America
Horse with No Name, America

Where Eagles Dare
Theme, Ron Goodwin

North by Northwest
Main Title, Bernard Herrman

The Thomas Crown Affair
Windmills of Your Mind, Noel Harrison

Twilight New Moon
The Meadow, Alexandre Desplat

Detroit Rock City
Little Willy, Sweet

Saturday 4 June 2011

5th June 2011

A glorious day and time for some musical glory, this week it's mighty Mr Miklos from El Cid.

Whoopee!
Makin' Whoopee, Eddie Cantor

Time of the Gypsies
Kustino Oro, Goran Bregovic

The Grand Duel
The Grand Duel (Parte Prima), Luis Bacalov

Moonlight and Valentino
Strange Currencies, R.E.M.

El Cid
Overture, Miklos Rosza

Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels
18 With A Bullet, Pete Wingfield

A Pistol For Ringo
Waiting, Ennio Morricone

To Gillian On Her 37th Birthday
Some Kind of Wonderful, Grand Funk Railroad

Top Gun
Hot Summer Nights, Miami Sound Machine

Waltz With Bashir
Enola Gay, OMD

A Zed and Two Noughts
Angelfish Decay, Michael Nyman

Hawaii Oslo
Ballendai, Yann Tiersen

Leon
Venus as a Boy, Bjork