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

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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

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

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

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

29th June 2012

It's time for a special. Ladies and Gentlemen, I present Mr Luis Bacalov

Django
Django (Vocal by Roberto Fia)
El Pajarito
Vamos Muchachos!

A Bullet For The General
Quien sabe?
Fiesta en San Miguel
Ya me voy

The Greatest Robbery in the West
Titoli
Mistero
Saloon Polka

Chapaqua's Gold
Adios, tierra mia
Minaccia
Duello

It Can Be Done Amigo
Can Be Done (Vocal by Rocky Roberts)
Suspense Suite

Sugar Colt
Titoli
L'onore
Misteriosa attesa
La gloria

22nd June 2012

My track of the week is feeling quite Poison...ous

Paint Your Wagon
Wandrin' Star, Lee Marvin

Rushmore
Piranha's Are A Very Tricky Species, Mark Mothersbaugh

The Matador
Heat of the Moment, Asia

Chariot's of Fire
Main Theme, Vangelis

Moon
Are You Receiving?, Clint Mansell

The Untouchables
Waiting at the Border, Ennio Morricone

Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
18 With a Bullet, Pete Wingfield

Oliver!
Fagin's Romp, Lionel Bart

There's Something About Mary
True Love is Not Nice, Jonathan Richman

Doctor Zhivago
Main Theme, Maurice Jarre

Titanic
The Sinking, James Horner

Run Ronnie Run
Every Rose Has Its Thorn, Poison

15th June 2012

The track of the week lands in the very talented hands of Bjork

Young at Heart
One For My Baby, Frank Sinatra

Free Tibet
Hyperballad, Bjork

Gone With The Wind
Suite, Max Steiner

Kingpin
The Sound of Silence, Simon and Garfunkel

Body Heat
Body Heat, John Barry

Batman
The Batman Theme, Danny Elfman

Sacco and Vanzetti
Sacco and Vanzetti, Ennio Morricone

Speed Racer
Go Speed Racer Go, Ali Dee and the Deekompressors

AI
Where Dreams Are Born, John Williams

No More School
Take The Long Way Home, Supertramp

Taxi Driver
The $20 Bill - Target Practice, Bernard Herrmann

Colombiana
Hurt, Johnnny Cash

1st June 2012

My track of the week is so cool, thanks Hans Zimmer

The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Floorshow, Full Cast

True Romance
You're So Cool, Hans Zimmer

City of God
Convite Para Vida, Antonio Pinto and Ed Cortes

We're Back - A Dinosaur Story
Special Story, James Horner

Last Resort
Happy Heart, Andy Williams

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Two Against Five, Ennio Morricone

Paris, Texas
Paris, Texas, Ry Cooder

Jurm
Meri Chahaton Ka Samuder Toh Dekho, Abhijeet and Alga Yagnik

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Life on Mars, Seu Jorge

Tank Girl
Thief, Belly

Ravenous
End Titles, Damon Albarn

25th May 2012

My track of the week goes to the big dog himself, George Clinton.

Cabaret
Mein Herr, Joel Grey and Liza Minelli

Face Like a Frog
Face Like a Frog, Danny Elfman

10 Things I Hate About You
Atomic Dog, George Clinton

Big Night
Five Months, Two Weeks, Two Days, Louis Prima

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, John Williams

The High and The Mighty
Prelude, Dimitri Tiomkin

Bowfinger
And I Love You So, Perry Como

Once Upon a Time in America
Deborah's Theme, Ennio Morricone

Spy Game
Brothers in Arms, Dire Straits

Hannibal Rising
Goldberg Variations, JS Bach

Calamity Jane
Higher Than a Hawk (Deeper Than a Well), Howard Keel

There Will Be Blood
Eat Him By His Own Light, Johnny Greenwood

Scream
Red Right Hand, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

18th May 2012

Take your spotlight, Sheryl Crow, for my track of the week

The King and I
Shall We Dance, Marni Nixon and Yul Brynner

Ben Hur
Parade of the Charioteers, Miklos Rosza

Waynes World
Rock Candy, Bullet Boys

Risky Business
The Dream is Always The Same, Tangerine Dream

Tron Legacy
Adagio for Tron, Daft Punk

Saving Private Ryan
Hymn to the Fallen, John Williams

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

Planet Terror
You Belong to Me, Rose McGowan

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Hedwig's theme, John Williams

The Darjeeling Limited
Powerman, The Kinks

Tomorrow Never Dies
Tomorrow Never Dies, Sheryl Crow

11th May 2012

My track of the week goes to Michael Nyman for Bird List Song

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

The Thing from Another World
Main Theme, Dmitri Tiomkin

Juno
I'm Sticking With You, The Velvet Underground

The Godfather
Speak Softly Love, Nino Rota

Aarzoo
Sarjan Sarjan Teri Dulhan, Yagnik Alka and Chorus

Gladiator
Now We Are Free, Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard

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

Easy Rider
It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding), Roger McGuinn

Barbarella
Barbarella, Bob Crewe and Charles Fox

Father of the Bride
Today I Met (The Boy I'm Gonna Marry), Darlene Love

An American Werewolf in London
Metamorphosis, Elmer Bernstein

Pontiac Moon
Kansas City, Wilbert Harrison

The Falls
Bird List Song, Michael Nyman

1st May 2012

I'm going for a bit of Dengue Woman Blues for my track the week.

Moulin Rouge!

Your Song, Ewan MacGregor and Alessandro Safina

Beetle Juice

Beetle Juice, Danny Elfman

From Dusk Till Dawn

Dengue Woman Blues, Jimmie Vaughan

Men in Black

MIB Main Theme, Danny Elfman

Convoy
Southern Nights, Glen Campbell

Frantic

Frantic, Ennio Morricone

The Thief of Baghdad

The Love of a Princess, Miklos Rosza

Bruce Almighty

Don’t Know Much, Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville

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Cherchex La Femm/Se Si Bon, Dr Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band

Empire of the Sun

Empire of the Sun, John Williams