11th January 2013

My track of the week belongs to the right honourable Ennio Morricone

Seven Brides For Seven Brothers
Spring, Spring, Spring, Tommy Rall, Russ Tamblyn and cast

Wonderland
Eileen, Michael Nyman

Torn Curtain
Suite, Bernard Herrmann

Honey
No More Dramas, Mary J Blige

Submarine
It's Hard To Get Around, Alex Turner

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Theme, John Williams

Life is Tough Eh Providence?
Main Titles, Ennio Morricone

The Dukes of Hazard
Good Ol' Boys, Waylon Jennings

The Merchant of Venice
Her Gentle Spirit

Ravenous
Game of Two Shoulders, Damon Albarn

Endless Love
I Was Made For Lovin' You, Kiss

21st December 2012

It's got to be the Sound Tracks Christmas special, full to bursting with fine and festive sounds.

This Christmas
Sleigh Ride, The Ronettes

Four Christmases
There's No Place Like Home For The Holidays, Perry Como

Jingle All The Way
Jingle Bell Rock, Bobby Helms

Four Christmases
Christmas All Over Again, Tom Petty

Elf
Christmas Island, Leon Redbone

Home Alone
Somewhere In My Memory, John Williams

Bad Santa
Please Come Home For Christmas, Charles Brown

Santa Claus Conquers The Martians
Title Theme

Hide and Seek
Jingle Bells, Krishna

Die Hard
Christmas In Hollis, RUN DMC

How The Grinch Stole Christmas
The Grinch Song, Thurl Ravenscroft

Christmas With The Kranks
Sock It  To Me Santa, Bob Seger and The Last Heard

The Santa Clause 2
Run Rudolph Run, Chuck Berry

The Nightmare Before Christmas
What's This?, Danny Elfman

White Christmas
Snow, Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Vera Ellen and Rosemary Clooney

Fred Claus
Santa Claus is Back in Town, Elvis Preseley

14th December 2012

This week sees a disco, funk and soul special and Frankie Smith takes the track of the week title

Skatetown USA
Born To Be Alive, Patrick Hernandez

Saturday Night Fever
Night on Disco Mountain, David Share

Eyes of Laura Mars
Let's All Chant, Michael Zager Band

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Love Machine, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles

The Joy of Disco
I Feel Love, Donna Summer

Scratch
Double Dutch Bus, Frankie Smith

Roll Bounce
Hollywood Swinging, Kool and the Gang

Thank God It's Friday
Sevilla Nights, Santa Esmeralda

54
Contact, Edwin Starr

Divas of Disco
Boogie Oogie Oogie, A Taste of Honey

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Spank, Jimmy "Bo" Horne

7th December 2012

It's all about Mr Herrmann for my track of the week.

Moulin Rouge!
Elephant Love Medley, Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman

The Battle of Neretva
The Naked and the Dead, Bernard Herrmann

Queens Logic
I Want You To Want Me, Cheap Trick

Two-Lane Blacktop
Maybellene, Chuck Berry

There Will Be Blood
Proven Lands, Jonny Greenwood

Moon
Sacrifice, Clint Mansell

The Big One
I've Been Everywhere, Johnny Cash

The Mission
The Mission, Ennio Morricone

Michael
Up Around The Bend, Creedence Clearwater Revival

Dangerous Liaisons
Main Title/Dressing, George Fenton

Joe Albany...A Jazz Life
Billie's Bounce, Charlie Parker

iFeliz 2010 Cuentame
Latino, Francisco

The Saint
Da Funk, Daft Punk

Top Gun
Through The Fire, Larry Greene

30th November 2012

My track of the week goes to the cleansing Thomas Newman with his American Beauty

The King and I
A Puzzlement, Yul Brynner

Hannibal
Vide Cor Meum, Hans Zimmer

Men in Black
Men in Black, Will Smith

American Beauty
American Beauty, Thomas Newman

Aliens
Main Title, James Horner

Death Proof
Jeepster, T-rex

Once Upon a Time in America
Once Upon a Time in America, Ennio Morricone

From Dusk Till Dawn
Mary Had a Little Lamb, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble

Anarctica
Memory of Antartica, Vangelis

The Music Room
Title Music, Vilayat Khan

Little Shop of Horrors
Suppertime, Levi Stubbs and Ellen Greene

Sid and Nancy
I Wanna Be Your Dog, The Stooges

16th November 2012

My track of the week belongs to the expansive Beasts of the Southern Wild

Hairspray
I can Hear the Bells, Nikki Blonsky

Beasts of the Southern Wild
Once There Was a Hush Puppy, Behn Zeitlin and Dan Romer

Frankenweenie
Re-Animation, Danny Elfman

The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Could It Be Another Change, The Samples

The Intouchable
You Goin' To Miss Your Candyman, Terry Callier

Inglourious Basterds
Rabbia E Tarantella, Ennio Morricone

Wolf Children
Shonen toYama, Takagi Masakatsu

Sinister
Never Go In Dad's Office, Christopher Young

A Bullet For The General
Fiesta En San Miguel, Luis Bacalov

The Snows of Kilamanjaro
Memory Waltz, Bernard Herrmann

2nd November 2012

It's Astro Boy for my track of the week with the Final Sacrifice

The King and I
I Whistle A Happy Tune, Deborah Kerr

The Thief of Bagdad
Flying Horse Gallop, Miklos Rosza

Saath, Saath
Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar, Jagit and Chitra Singh

Batman
Lemon Crush, Prince

Astro Boy
Final Sacrifice, John Ottoman

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Sentenza, Ennio Morricone

Pulp Fiction
Surf Rider, The Lively Ones

Rushmore
Nothing In This World Can Stop Me, Mark Mothersbaugh

The Age of Innocence
Marble Halls, Enya

The Unforgettable Year 1919
The Unforgettable Year 1919, Dimitri Shostakovitch

Salto Al Vacio
Disarm, Smashing Pumpkins

The Sugarland Express
The Sugarland Express, John Williams

Casino
Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me), Tony Bennett

26th October 2012

Track of the week goes to the magical mermaid of Kiss The Girl

The Little Mermaid
Kiss The Girl, Samuel E Wright

Man On Wire
An Eye for Optical theory, Michael Nyman

Arth
Jhuki Jhuki Se Nazar, Jagit Singh

Farewell Waltz
Farewell Waltz, Frederic Chopin

Twilight: New Moon
Hearing Damage, Thom Yorke

Seven Guns For The Macgregor's
March of The MacGregor's, Ennio Morricone

Vertigo
Scene d'Amour, Bernard Herrmann

The Colour Purple
The Colour Purple, Quincy Jones

Genghis Blues
Kaldak Hamar, Paul Pena

The Mexican
End Credits, Alan Silvestri

5th October 2012

For this very special 100th edition, the show will feature iconic soundtracks from film, tv, stage musicals and videogames:

BBC Cricket/Test Match Special
Soul Limbo, Booker T and the M.G.'s

Dr No.
James Bond Theme, Monty Norman/John Barry

Toe Jam and Earl
Toe Jam Jammin, Greg Johnson

Tales of the Unexpected
Main Theme, Ron Grainer

Amelie
Comptine d'un autre ete, Yann Tiersen

A Dogs Life
It's A Dogs Life, Michel Villard

Knight Rider
Main Theme, Stu Phillips

Psycho
Prelude, Bernard Herrmann

Tetris
Original NES music A (a.k.a. Korobeiniki), Hirokazu Tanaka

Dr Who
Main Theme, Ron Grainer

The Wizard of Oz
Over the Rainbow, music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y Harburg

Wicked
Defying Gravity, Stephen Schwartz

Minder
I Could Be So Good For You, Patricia Waterman & Gerard Kenny

Superman
Main Theme, John Williams

Uncharted
Nate's Theme, Greg Edmonson

Miami Vice
Main Theme, Jan Hammer

Moulin Rouge
Your Song, Ewan McGregor and Alessandra Safina

The Big Country
Main Theme, Jerome Moross

Thanks for listening. Here's to the next 100 shows!

28th September 2012

Earth calling Sound tracks, earth calling Sound Tracks. Come in Sound Tracks for a Sci-Fi special.

Megaforce
Main theme, Jerrold Immel

Scanners
Main Title, Howard Shore

Akira
Dolls Polyphony, Geinoh Yamashirogumi

Fahrenheit 451
The Road and Finale, Bernard Herrmann

Alphaville
La Ville Inhumaine, Paul Misraki

Forbidden Planet
Main Titles, Louis and Bebe Barron

When Worlds Collide
Main theme, Leith Stevens

This Island Earth
Main titles and Shooting Stars, Herman Stein

The Invisible Man
Theme, Heinz Eric Roemheld

Metropolis
Theme, Gottfried Huppertz

Saturn 3
End Credits, Elmer Bernstein

Ghost in the Shell
Ghost City, Kenji Kawai

Yor - the Hunter From The Future
Yor's World, Oliver Onions

Doom
Doom, Clint Mansell

The Thirteenth Floor
Downloading, Harold Kloser

21st September 2012

Back to the specials, this week belongs to Mr Harold Faltermeyer, King of the keyboard and 80s synth pop legend.

The Running Man
Intro/Bakersfield

The Running Man
Mick's Broadcast/Attack

Thief of Hearts
Love Theme

Beverley Hills Cop
Axel F

Beverley Hills Cop
Shoot Out

Beverley Hills Cop
The Discovery

Fire and Ice
Fire and Ice, feat. Marietta

Fire, Ice and Dynamite
Eye to Eye, feat. Roger Chapman

Tango and Cash
Cash in Tunnel/Guards Come/Conan Fries

Kuffs
Main Theme

Fletch
Exotic Skates

Fletch
Bit by Bit, feat. Stephanie Mills

Top Gun
Viper's Theme

Top Gun
Top Gun Anthem

14th September 2012

Alan Silvestri is back on form for my track of the week

Broadway Melody of 1936
Broadway Rhythm, Frances Langford

Borsalino
Theme, Claude Bolling

Shenandoah
The Legend of Shenandoah, James Stewart

Those Magnificent Men and their Flying Machines
Theme, Ron Goodwin

Fletch
Fletch's Theme, Harold Faltermeyer

Total Recall
Main Theme, Jerry Goldsmith

The Gorgon
Theme, James Bernard

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Il Ponte Di Corde, Ennio Morricone

Ghost Bird,
Where is My Mind, Pixies

Tentacles
Too Risky Day for a Regatta, Stelvio Cipriani

Yojimbo
Main theme, Masaru Sato

Kagemusha
Finale, Shin-ichiro Ikebe

The Avengers
Theme, Alan Silvestri

Snow White and the Huntsmen
Breath of Life, Florence and the Machine

7th September 2012

Tricky choice for my track of the week this week. Dean and Ricky, it's yours.

Blue Skies
Puttin on the Ritz, Fred Astaire

The Great Waldo Pepper
March, Henry Mancini

A Reason To Live, A Reason To Die
Overture, Riz Ortolani

Rio Bravo
My Rifle, My Pony and Me/Cindy, Dean Martin and Ricky Nelson

Robocop 3
Battle Theme, Basil Pouledouris

Orca
Orca's Finale, Ennio Morricone

Seven Golden Men
Theme, Armando Trovajoli

The Expendables 2
I Just Want To Celebrate, Rare Earth

The Tree of Life
Funeral Canticle, John Tavener

The Other Guys
Icky Thump, The White Stripes

The Running Man
Main Theme, Harold Faltermeyer

31st August 2012

Track of the week is the rather charming Jack Buchanan

Oliver!
Be Back Soon, Donald Pippin

Stagecoach
Suite, Gerard Carbonara

Matinee
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Gene Pitney

Prospero's Books
Miranda Previsited, Michael Nyman

Maddalena
Chi Mai, Ennio Morricone

The X Files,
Walking After You, Foo Fighters

Chalia
Dum Dum Diga, Mukesh

Come Out Of The Pantry
Everything Stops For Tea, Jack Buchanan

Madame Bovary
Waltz, Miklos Rosza

Casino Jack and the United States of Money
Enter Sandman, Metallica

24th August 2012

Track of the week belongs to Mr Herrmann and his sci-fi classic

Oklahoma
Poor Jud is Dead, Gordon Mackay and Rod Steiger

A Bullet For The General
Al Tren, Luis Bacalov

The Day The Earth Stood Still
Theme, Bernard Herrmann

Easy Rider
Don't Bogart Me, Fraternity of Man

Once
Falling Slowly, Glen Hansard and Marketa Irgolva

Kill Bill Volume 2
A Silhouette of Doom, Ennio Morricone

Heartbreak Ridge
Sea of Heartbreak, Don Gibson

1492: Conquest of Paradise
Main Theme, Vangelis

The Apartment
Theme, Ferrante and Teicher

Hoodlum
Bub and Company, Elmer Bernstein

Osmosis Jones
Alone Again, Gilbert O'Sullivan

Pulp Fiction
Misirlou, Dick Dale and his Del-Tones

10th August 2012

There can only one bad man this week, it's the Sinnerman

Sister Act
I Will Follow Him, Dolores and the Sisters

From Dusk Till Dawn
Angry Cockroaches, Tito and Tarantula

Barbarella
Pygars New Wings, Bob Crew and Charles Fox

Hi-riders
Rock On, David Essex

Sylvester
Just Like The Roses, Cruzados

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Morte Di Un Soldato, Ennio Morricone

The Chocolate War
Running Up That Hill, Kate Bush

Boomerang
7 Day Weekend, Grace Jones

Chaplin
Main Theme, John Barry

The Thomas Crown Affair
Sinnerman, Nina Simone

3rd August 2012

We're going disco for my track of the week, I'm Born To Be Alive

Little Shop of Horrors
Grow For Me, The Cast

Casablanca
Suite, Max Steiner

Taal
Ramta Jogi, Sukhwinder Singh and Alka Yagnik

Ferris Buellers Day Off
Love Missile F1 11, Sigue Sigue Sputnik

Superman
Main Theme, John Williams

A Fistful of Dollars
The Result, Ennio Morricone

Dear Wendy
The Way I Feel Inside, The Zombies

Betty Blue
Main Theme, Gabriel Yared

Dirty Dancing
Where Are You Tonight? Tom Johnston

City of God
No Camhino Do Bem, Tim Maia

Skatetown USA
Born To Be Alive, Patrick Hernandez

20th July 2012

It's got Sci-Fi and Video Games, it's Escape From New York for my track of the week.

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
June Bride, Virginia Gibson

Goodbye Lenin!
Goodbye Lenin!, Yann Tiersen

Ma Pomme
Ma Pomme, Maurice Chevalier

Young Frankenstein
Transylvanian Lullaby, John Morris

Children
The Folks That Live on the Hill, Peggy Lee

The King & I
March of the Siamese Children, Richard Rodgers

The Darjeeling Limited
Title Music, Shankar Jaikishan

For a Few Dollars More
The Vice of Killing, Ennio Morricone

October Sky
Searchin', The Coasters

El Cid
Love Theme, Miklos Rosza

The Little Mermaid
Part of Your World, Jodi Benson

Escape From New York
Main Theme, John Carpenter

That's Amore!
On The Street Where You Live, Vic Damone

13th July 2012

Oh Mr Bernstein, with this much good music, it's impossible to pick a track of the week.

The Magnificent Seven
Overture

The Birdman of Alcatraz
Finale

Zulu Dawn
River Crossing

The Great Escape
Main Theme

The Scalphunters
Main Theme

Airplane!
Suite

Hollywood and the Stars
Main Theme

Far From Heaven
Main Theme

The Age of Innocence
End Titles

To Kill a Mockingbird
Suite

The Hallelujah Trail
Overture

6th July 2012

Mr Herrmann, Mr Herrmann, it's time for your close up! Let's go Psycho

The Ghost and Mrs Muir
Main Theme

Psycho
Psycho Suite

Cape Fear
Cape Fear Suite

The Man Who Knew Too Much
Main Theme

Obsession
Valse Lente

North by North West
Main Theme

Fahrenheit 451
The Road/The Search

The Trouble With Harry
Main Theme

Twisted Nerve
Theme and Variations

Mysterious Island
Giant Bees/The Giant Crab