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

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

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

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

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

8th June 2012

Oh, Darlene, you're my track of the week.

Hairspray
The Nicest Kids in Town, James Marsden

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Open Sea Theme, Sven Libaek

Reservoir Dogs
Coconut, Harry Nilsson

Shaft
Theme from Shaft, Isaac Hayes

Big Night
Don't Take Your Love From Me, Keely Smith

Showgirls
I'm Afraid of Americans, David Bowie

Inglourious Basterds
Un Amico, Ennio Morricone

O Brother Where Art Thou
I'm in the Jailhouse Now, Soggy Bottom Boys ft. Tim Blake Nelson

Antarctica
Antarctic Echoes, Vangelis

Inglourious Basterds
Davon Geht Die Welt Nicht Unter, Zarah Leander

The Pick Up Artist
Wait Till My Bobby Gets Home, Darlene Love

Superman
Love Theme, John Williams

Trainspotting
Born Slippy, Underworld

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