Saturday, March 21, 2020

A Score To Settle Podcast - Episode 29, Film Music For My Father

Greetings and welcome to the first new episode of my podcast for 2020! Took me long enough, right?  So, the podcast has been on a bit of a hiatus in recent months, but I plan to return with new episodes throughout the year, beginning with this one, which features more of a personal topic. During this difficult and uncertain time we are all currently experiencing, I trust that everyone is staying as safe, healthy and sheltered as possible.

Last year, 2019, was the 25th anniversary of my father's untimely passing and to acknowledge how he affected my love of movie music, I wanted to devote time to the film scores he enjoyed and introduced to me. This includes wonderful classics such as PATTON (1970), THE BLUE MAX (1966) and STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE (1979) from Jerry Goldsmith, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962) by Maurice Jarre, music from the James Bond series, and Ron Goodwin's exciting music for WHERE EAGLES DARE (1968) and 633 SQUADRON (1964). Along with these selections, I share some anecdotes and memories of my dad.

I realize that the focus of this episode is unusually personal, but I hope that everyone who listens will enjoy it regardless. I felt it was important to understand the people in our respective lives that can play a pivotal role shaping us into who we become. As always, forgive any technical or factual gaffes. Below is the embedded player from which you can listen or simply click on the website link to head directly to where the podcast is hosted on Podbean.

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