Reel Music
Series produced by WDAV Classical Public Radio
Reel Music takes your listeners to the movies every week for an hour of orchestral themes from cinema's best film scores. The show is music-centric, with intriguing but brief commentary from host and producer Matt Rogers, who mixes in the occasional vintage snack bar announcement for a fun, nostalgic experience.
Reel Music is a great entry point for new listeners, who may know more about movies than they do classical music, and it provides an entertaining break from routine for seasoned classical listeners who also appreciate a good film score.
The show is 59:00 and comes in three segments. Segment 2 is always a :45 music bed for underwriting during the floating break.
Reel Music is a co-production of WDAV and KBACH. New episodes drop on Sunday. For more information, contact Matt Rogers at KBACH in Phoenix.
NOTE: Episodes are free. There is a $100 subscription fee per year.
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If you need to get away from it all, tune in for a trip around the world. It's an hour of scores from movies set in exotic locales. Enjoy themes fr...
- Added: Sep 25, 2023
- Length: 59:00
This time on Reel Music, we’re celebrating the contributions of Hispanic and Latinx film composers who have left their mark on Hollywood: Lalo Schi...
- Added: Sep 17, 2023
- Length: 59:00
Peter Cushing appeared in more than a hundred films across six decades. He played everything from Dr. Frankenstein to Dr. Who, and often leant an a...
- Added: Sep 10, 2023
- Length: 59:00
Films as diverse in style as The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, The Mission, The Untouchables, Cinema Paradiso, and Exorcist II: The Heretic feature ...
- Added: Sep 03, 2023
- Length: 59:00
We’ll honor those rare sequels that outshined their predecessors. Grab a snack and sit back as we sample themes from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kha...
- Added: Aug 28, 2023
- Length: 59:00
Elmer Bernstein wrote more than 150 original film scores. He received 14 Oscar nominations and had one win. His scores include True Grit (1969), Th...
- Added: Aug 20, 2023
- Length: 59:00
Lost at sea, stranded on an island, caught in a blizzard on the side of a mountain: desperate times call for expert composers. We'll explore themes...
- Added: Aug 13, 2023
- Length: 59:00
Sometimes terrific scores get overlooked, either because the movie underperformed at the box office, or because some other more popular composer st...
- Added: Aug 06, 2023
- Length: 59:00
Take a break from the real world, and enjoy themes from cinematic fantasies: Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Narnia, Alice in Wonderland, Spirited ...
- Added: Jul 30, 2023
- Length: 59:00
While the Main Title theme can set the mood for a film, it’s all of that other music that holds a movie together. Jerry Fielding was a master of in...
- Added: Jul 24, 2023
- Length: 59:00
Daniel Day-Lewis chooses his roles carefully. In a career spanning five decades, he’s only acted in twenty-some films. The scores for these movies ...
- Added: Jul 16, 2023
- Length: 59:00
For decades, Hollywood has released some of its biggest films in the heat of summer. Enjoy sizzling themes from Star Wars, The Avengers, Jaws, Pira...
- Added: Jul 09, 2023
- Length: 59:00
Howard Shore has three Oscars, three Golden Globes, and four Grammys. He’s scored nearly a hundred films, including Seven, Silence of the Lambs, Th...
- Added: Jul 02, 2023
- Length: 59:00
Film music for America on this edition of Reel Music! You’ll hear themes from some of cinema’s most patriotic films: Independence Day, Air Force On...
- Added: Jun 25, 2023
- Length: 59:00
Ahoy! Set sail with host Matt Rogers on an exploration of great music from big screen ocean voyages. Hear themes from Titanic, Pirates of the Carib...
- Added: Jun 18, 2023
- Length: 59:00
He’s a Grammy Award-winning composer and trumpeter who’s scored most of Spike Lee’s films. Hear themes from BlacKkKlansman, Malcolm X, Da 5 Bloods,...
- Added: Jun 12, 2023
- Length: 59:00
The Wizard of Oz, Gone With The Wind, Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, Wuthering Heights, Goodbye Mr. Chips, Dark Victory—all were released the same y...
- Added: Jun 04, 2023
- Length: 59:00
June is Pride Month, so we’ll celebrate diversity with themes from LGBTQ films: Call Me By Your Name, Moonlight, Carol, Brokeback Mountain, Maurice...
- Added: May 28, 2023
- Length: 59:00
Batman, Edward Scissorhands, Good Will Hunting, Men In Black, Big Fish—just a few of the many scores will sample from Grammy-winning film composer ...
- Added: May 21, 2023
- Length: 59:00
