Underscore (1/11/2015)

What are the origins of the musical underscore for films?  Why do composers spend so much time and creative energy adding music to a film?  Join me as I briefly explore the history behind the role of the film composer.

Underscore

Original Air Date: January 11, 2015

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Source albums, track listings, and composers are accurate to the best of my research; and information written here overrides any verbal mistakes made in the recording.

All references within this recording to the show's information page on KPOV's website are now obsolete, although KPOV itself and KPOV.org are still proudly up and running.

The Carl Stalling Project, Vol 2
1. Frazzled Coyote  • Carl Stalling
The Carl Stalling Project
2. To Itch His Own  •  Carl Stalling
Lady and the Tramp [1955] OST
3.  Sunday/The Rat/Morning Paper  •  Oliver Wallace
4.  A New Collar/Jock & Trusty/It's Jim Dear  •  Oliver Wallace
Beetlejuice [1988] OST
5. Showtime!  • Danny Elfman

Batman Returns [1992] OST

6. Batman Vs. the Circus  •  Danny Elfman

Edward Scissorhands [1990] OST

7.  Edwardo the Barber  •  Danny Elfman

Big Fish [2003] OST

8.  Finale  •  Danny Elfman

Jaws [1975] OST
9. One Barrel Chase  • John Williams

The Princess Bride [1987] OST
10. The Swordfight  •  Mark Knopfler

The Rocketeer [1991] OST

11. The Flying Circus • James Horner

Peter Pan [2003] OST

12. Learning to Fly • James Newton Howard

The Mummy [1999] OST

13. Imhotep • Jerry Goldsmith

Beauty and the Beast [1991] OST

14. West Wing • Alan Menken

Anna Karenina [2012] OST

15. Dance With Me • Dario Marianelli

Psycho [1960] SE-OST 1997 McNeely Reconstruction

16. The Murder • Bernard Herrmann

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade [1989] SE-OST 2008

17. Indy's Very First Adventure • John Williams

Hook [1991] OST

18. The Ultimate War • John Williams

Raiders of the Lost Ark [1981] SE-OST 1995

19. The Miracle of the Ark • John Williams