All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 The Big Score

    • September 12, 2013
    • BBC Four

    Neil Brand looks at how the classic orchestral film score emerged in the 1930s via the work of European-born composers such as Max Steiner and Erich Wolfgang Korngold.

  • S01E02 Pop Goes the Soundtrack

    • September 19, 2013
    • BBC Four

    Neil Brand explores how great movie soundtracks work and looks at the 1960s composers who embraced jazz, rock and pop in film scores. Contributors include Martin Scorsese, Richard Sherman and Lalo Schifrin.

  • S01E03 New Frontiers

    • September 26, 2013
    • BBC Four

    Neil Brand looks at how changing technology has taken film soundtracks in new directions and changed perceptions on how they should be made. Including an interview with Vangelis, who shares his inspiration for the Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner scores.