Cinematic Sound Radio Podcast

Today on THE ESSENTIAL SOUNDTRACKS, Erik Woods, Robert Daniels, and Randy Andrews continue their journey through the STAR TREK films and their soundtracks as they discuss the eighth movie in the series, STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT. You’ll hear them discuss the film in great detail, including such topics as the selection of Jonathan Frakes as director, the design of the new Enterprise E, Worf's return, the Defiant, the special effects as created by Industrial Light and Magic, the Borg Queen, and more. Also covered in great length is Jerry Goldsmith's incredible score (with help from son Joel).

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Play Morricone For Me salutes Hollywood's King of the B's on the one hundredth anniversary of his birth. Roger Corman mentored a generation of New Hollywood talent and produced, directed and/or distributed some 500 feature films in his 70-year career, including gothic horror, atomic sci-fi, b-westerns, teen delinquent melodramas, biker flicks, Depression-outlaw actioners, wry social satires, and even the occasional masterpiece. With his finger firmly on the pulse of the USA's emerging youth culture, Corman frequently thought outside the box and hired composers from the world of jazz, pop or rock and roll to score his pictures, like Fred...

Today's episode is a countdown of the best game scores of 2025. This is part two of the two-part series going deep into the ten best musical scores of the past year. You'll hear selections for such composers as Noriyuki Iwadare, Shogo Sakai, Akira Miyagawa, Lorien Testard, Miwako Chinone, Yuna Hiranuma, Akiyuki Morimoto, Atsuko Asahi, Maasa Miyoshi, Takuhiro Honda, Yutaro Takakuwa, Jan Valta and Adam Sporka.

Enjoy!

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Welcome to the inaugural episode of PLAY MORRICONE FOR ME on CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO. You have no idea how thrilled I am to welcome Jack Criddle and his terrific program into the CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO family. I've been an admirer of Jack's show for quite some time; it reminds me a lot of Ley Bricknell's FILMIC program... eclectic, unique, exceptional, and downright entertaining. Similar to Ley, he plays stuff on this show I never would have thought to play. So, strap yourself in because once you hear the words "Play Morricone For Me," you are in for a ride...

Today's episode is a countdown of the best game scores of 2025. This is part one of the two-part series going deep into the ten best musical scores of the past year. You'll hear selections for such composers as Yuzo Koshiro, Olivier Deriviere, Christopher Larkin, Yasunori Nishiki, Gareth Coker, Mick Gordon, Yuka Kitamura and Motoi Sakuraba.

Enjoy!

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Over the past decade, CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO has produced numerous programs celebrating the life and music of James Horner, including a standout three-part documentary by Jason Drury that remains essential listening. I’ve also contributed several Horner-focused episodes myself, from explorations of his re-recorded works and end credit suites to in-depth analyses of Sneakers and Aliens alongside Randy Andrews. I had assumed I’d said all I wanted to say about Horner, but over the past year I’ve come across a few unusual scores while filling gaps in my CD collection, titles like The Name of the Rose, Where...

Jason Drury kicks off the 2-hour-plus show with music from the 40th anniversary release of Jerry Goldsmith's classic score KING SOLOMON'S MINES (La La Land Records).

Jason then moves on to music from Jack Nitzsche's 1984 reissue of THE RAZOR'S EDGE (Dragon's Domain Records), Georges Delerue's short score for the 1973 thriller THE DAY OF THE JACKAL (Quartet Records), and selections from Jerry Goldsmith's 1969 score for THE CHAIRMAN (Intrada Records) from the most recent Kickstarter campaign launched by producer and orchestrator Leigh Phillips.

Jason then continues the show with a suite from the album DEBBIE WISEMAN: MUSIC...

In part five of our seven-part series counting down the TOP 25 SCORES OF THE 21st CENTURY, we will continue the countdown with the presentation of scores 15-11. In this episode, you'll hear selections from Philippe Rombi, Alan Silvestri, John Williams, Marco Beltrami and Elliot Goldenthal.

Part six will be available soon. Stay tuned.

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Simon Franglen is a multi-award-winning British composer and record producer whose music has been included in some of the most critically acclaimed films of recent decades.

Franglen composed the acclaimed score for James Cameron's AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER in 2023, after his collaboration with the late James Horner on the original film in 2009. He received a 2023 World Soundtrack Award and a 2022 IFMCA Award for his efforts. His score was praised for expanding the sonic world of Pandora with both epic scale and profound intimacy and was a global hit, with the soundtrack album surpassing 750 million global streams.<...

This is part two of Jason Drury’s conversation with Emmy-nominated documentarian and award-winning author Steven C. Smith about his latest book, HITCHCOCK AND HERRMANN: THE FRIENDSHIP THAT CHANGED CINEMA, which chronicles the rise and fall of one of the major composer/director collaborations in the history of cinema.

In part one, they discussed how the book came to be, how Herrmann and Hitchcock met, and the legendary filmmaker and composer's early collaborations. Part two features music from VERTIGO, NORTH BY NORTHWEST, PSYCHO, MARNIE, and the infamous rejected score for TORN CURTAIN.

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Steven C. Smith is a familiar name and voice to listeners of Talking Soundtracks. In 2021, Jason Drury talked to the Emmy-nominated documentary producer and award-winning author about his book, MUSIC BY MAX STEINER: THE EPIC LIFE OF HOLLYWOOD’S MOST INFLUENTIAL COMPOSER.

In 2022, Jason talked to Steven again about his first book, published in 1991, A HEART AT FIRE’S CENTER: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF BERNARD HERRMANN, about another pioneering and influential composer in the history of film music.

In December 2025, Jason had the pleasure of speaking with Steven about his most recent book, HITCHCOCK AND...

In part four of our seven-part series counting down the TOP 25 SCORES OF THE 21st CENTURY, we will continue the countdown with the presentation of scores 20-16.  In this episode, you'll hear selections from Hans Zimmer, Joel McNeely, Abel Korzeniowski, Michael Giacchino and Christopher Gordon. 

Part five will be available soon. Stay tuned.

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Today, after over a year of hiatus, Anime Spectacular is finally back with a brand-new episode. You’ll hear music from four more animes, starting with Apothecary Diaries with music by Satoru Kosaki. Next, you’ll hear magical whimsy through the anime Witch Watch with music by Yukari Hashimoto. In the Retro Look Back, you’ll hear music from the anime Ranma 1/2 from 1989, with music by Hideharu Mori. Finally, in the movie section of the show, you'll find the film Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX, Beginning with music by Yoshimasa Terui.

Enjoy!

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In part three of our seven-part series counting down the TOP 25 SCORES OF THE 21st CENTURY, we will be begin the countdown proper with the presentation of scores 25-21.  In this episode, you'll hear selections from James Newton Howard, Mark McKenzie, Roque Banos, Andy Hull, Robert McDowell, and Panu Aaltio.

Part four will be available next week.

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In this special show, Jason Drury continues to celebrate 50 episodes of THE ARCHIVE by concluding the countdown of his favourite LONG James Horner cues!

Enjoy!

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In part two of our seven-part series counting down the TOP 25 SCORES OF THE 21st CENTURY, we will be featuring three more honourable mentions.  In this episode, you'll hear selections from Hans Zimmer, James Horner and Thomas Newman. If you haven't listened to part one yet, I highly recommend doing so first.

Part three will be available next week.

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Today’s episode is all about personal favourites. Over the next seven episodes of THE FLAGSHIP SHOW, I’ll be counting down my  TOP 25 SCORES OF THE 21st CENTURY.  These are the soundtracks that have resonated with me the most, scores that I believe deserve a special place in any discussion about the best music of the last quarter-century. While my list may not align with everyone’s tastes, it’s a reflection of the music that has left a lasting impression on me.

In this special series, you’ll hear a mix of fan-favourite classics and perhaps a fe...

In this special show, Jason Drury celebrates 50 episodes of THE ARCHIVE with a countdown of his favourite LONG James Horner cues!

Enjoy!

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Special thanks to our Patreon supporters: Matt DeWater, David Ballantyne, Joe Wiles, Maxime, William Welch, Alan Rogers, Dave Williams, Max Hamulyák, Jeffrey Graebner, Don Mase, Victor Field, Jochen Stolz, Emily Mason, Eric Skroch, Alexander Schiebel, Alphonse Brown, John Link, Matt Berretta, Eldaly Morningstar, Jim Wilson, Glenn McDorman, Chris Malone, Steve Karpicz, Deniz Çağlar, Brent Osterberg, Jérôme Flick, Alex Brouns, Randall Derchan, Angela Rabatin, Larry Reese, Rudy Amaya, Stacy Liv...

Last time on THE FLAGSHIP SHOW, I presented part one of my two-part interview with film music journalist, Cinematic Sound Radio host and friend, Jason Drury. If you haven't listened to that episode, I highly recommend you do so before listening to this episode.

In part two, Jason and I talk about feedback from the public, Jason’s James Horner audio documentary, how he came to be a member of Cinematic Sound Radio, his future aspirations, and his relationship with the late recording engineer, Mike Ross-Trevor.

I thank Jason for taking the time to talk wi...

Today's program is a special one. This is the first interview that I've conducted since way back in 2000, when I interviewed Michael Giacchino during the MEDAL OF HONOR: UNDERGROUND recording sessions in Seattle. Maybe one day I'll unearth that interview for you all.

Back on September 25th of this year, I sat down with CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO's own Jason Drury, who will be releasing his 50th episode of THE ARCHIVE on this podcast soon. Jason was visiting Robert Daniels and me once more, and during one of his last evenings here, he made his way to the...

In this special show, we are celebrating the music of the label, which has cornered the market on obscure scores to great effect, DRAGON DOMAIN RECORDS.

During the show, your host Jason Drury will be playing music from scores by Gerald Fried, Bernard Herrmann, Leonard Rosenman, Lalo Schifrin, Gil Melle and Christopher Young .

Enjoy!

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Sadly, and without much fanfare, we lost another dedicated film music fan and a very good friend, Tom Kiefner. November 2, 1947 – June 13, 2025. He was a gentle soul, a passionate baseball fan and a skilled photographer.

I initially met Tom in the early 2000s when I joined a message board on scorereviews.com, which is now maintitles.net. There, I read Tom’s enthusiastic postings about melodic, orchestral Golden Age scores, and classical music. He would wax poetic about Korngold, Rozsa, Waxman, Herrmann, Tiomkin, Newman and Hugo Friedhofer who peened his favourite score of all time, THE BEST YEARS OF O...

THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS opens in theatres this weekend, marking the first time THE FANTASTIC FOUR has been produced under the Marvel Studios banner and has officially entered the MCU.

With that in mind, let’s listen to some music from the various FANTASTIC FOUR scores written over the years. You’ll hear music from Eric and David Wurst, John Ottman, Marco Beltrami, Philip Glass, and others. The show, however, begins with music from Michael Giacchino’s brilliant score to THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS.

Enjoy the show!

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In a show packed with the best film music slotted into a 2-hour show, your host Jason Drury begins with music from Alan Silvestri’s classic for BACK TO THE FUTURE (Intrada Records), which this year is celebrating its 40th anniversary.

Jason then continues with music from recent Archive releases, including Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard’s GLADIATOR (La La Land Records), celebrating the score’s 25th anniversary; the belated 40th anniversary celebration of Jerry Goldsmith’s 1983 classic score for FIRST BLOOD (Intrada Records) and then selections from John Cameron for the 1980 Agatha Christie mystery movie THE MIRROR C...

Welcome to Cinematic Sound Radio's celebration of the 35th anniversary of Film Score Monthly.

In 1990, a young film music fan named Lukas Kendall began what was to become Film Score Monthly with a Xeroxed newsletter sent to a handful of fans who signed up to receive the snail mail newsletter. From there, the newsletter turned into one of the biggest soundtrack publications in the world. The magazine's run ended in 2005 at 150 issues. It ceased printing due to budgetary reasons. The magazine, however, still lives on in the digital world as FSM On-Line.

A byproduct of...

Today on the 1UPBEAT, host Eric Silver looks back at some of the best 2024 video game music arrangement albums. You'll hear music from classic games reimagined, including MARIO, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG, MONSTER HUNTER and more.

Enjoy!

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Welcome to the first-ever FREE edition of the FRIDAY PLAYLIST.

Back in August of 2024, as a way to quickly produce some new content while I worked on the main podcast program, I came up with a weekly segment, exclusive to Patreon, called THE CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO FRIDAY PLAYLIST. Basically, this was to be a revival of my old school Film Music Mix programs, where I played a variety of unrelated cues with commentary.

Many of the FRIDAY PLAYLIST episodes feature a 7-10 minute opening commentary about what I was going to play, and then you...

On today’s new episode of THE FLAGSHIP SHOW on CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST, Erik Woods continues his presentation of some of his favourite scores written in 2024. This is the final part of a two-part series. Today, you’ll hear selections by such composers as Bear McCreary, Kris Bowers, Amilea Warner, Robin Hoffman, Stuart Hancock, and Raphaël Dargent. As with the first part, instead of a traditional countdown, Erik will be presenting the scores in alphabetical order by title and will unveil his favourite score of 2024 at the end of this episode.

Enjoy!

As promi...

In a show packed, as always, with quality music, your host Jason Drury begins the show with THE JAMES BOND SUITE from the compilation album JOHN BARRY - THE POLYDOR YEARS: THE CONCERT JOHN BARRY (Quartet Records) by John Barry

Jason then continues with THE REIVERS (CONCERT SUITE) by John Williams from La La Land Records new 2-CD set release of music from the classic 1969 film starring Steve McQueen. That is followed by a concert suite of music from the 1980s Gerry Anderson ‘Supermacromation’ series TERRAHAWKS (Silva Screen Records) by Richard Harvey.

Jason then continues with...

‘Where life had no value, and death sometimes had its price. That is why bounty hunters appeared.’

For decades, the Italian, or Spaghetti Western, has entertained and thrilled cinema audiences all over the world. Its distinct style, as well as its inventive musical scores, has influenced and inspired actors, filmmakers, and composers. It is a genre that is still enjoyed today by many. This unusual but entertaining ensemble of films influenced not just the western film as we knew it, but also had a lasting effect on many other movies. Some of which were produced long after Ital...

Randy Andrews makes his long-awaited return to CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO with the 19th episode of his excellent anime music show, THE ANIME SPECTACULAR. Here' what Randy has to say about the episode.

Today on Anime Spectacular, I am back after sooo much time, I’m filling it with a few extras today. You’ll hear music from one of my favorite anime - Fairy Tail with music by Yasuharu Takanashi , You’ll also hear music from the brand new film The Boy and the Heron by Joe Hisashi, You will then hear some music from Frieren: Beyond...

Today on the 1UPBEAT, host Eric Silver concludes his countdown of the top video game scores of 2024. In this episode, Eric counts down scores from 5 to 1, featuring music by Cris Velasco, Masato Ohashi, Manaka Kataoka, Chisaki Hosaka, Reika Nakai, Yuri Goto, Ryotaro Yagi, Azusa Kato, Hideki Sakamoto, Mathieu Alvado, Mark Choi, and Gordy Haab.

Enjoy!

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Today on the 1UPBEAT, host Eric Silver will count down the top video game scores of 2024. In this episode, Eric counts down scores from 10 to 6, featuring music by Wilbert Roget II, Tee Lopes, Christian Whitehead, Lennie Moore and Kenji Ito. Part two will feature scores of 5-1.

Enjoy!

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On today’s new episode of THE FLAGSHIP SHOW on CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST, Erik Woods presents music from some of his favourite scores written in 2024. This is part one of a two-part series. Today, you’ll hear selections by such composers as Takeshi Furukawa, Naoki Sato, Arthur Simonini, Fabrizio Mancinelli, Alan Silvestri and John Debney. Instead of a traditional countdown, Erik will be presenting the scores in alphabetical order by title and will unveil his favourite score of 2024 at the end of part two.

Enjoy!

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Today, you get to enjoy the fifth show programmed by one of our patrons from the CONDUCTOR TIER over at our Patreon page.  In this tier, which is $10 USD ($14.50 CAN), donors get all of the benefits of lower tiers PLUS they earn the opportunity to program their very own personal one-hour(ish) show once a year. Today, you can listen to Eldaly Morningstar's long-awaited Patreon playlist. The entire delay is my fault. I've had this script in my hands for a while now, and I've been nothing but lazy and forgetful about finishing this episode,e along with everyone e...

OBSCURE SCORES returns to CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO with an absolute banger of a show: PORNO GROOVES - MUSIC FROM ADULT FILMS.

Everyone has to start somewhere and the erotic entertainment industry also needs composers. Take some time with DR. LOVE as he leads you through some classics of the porn music industry. Featured is music from SPACE THING with music by William A. Castleman, WOMB RADIER by Scott Randolph and music from porn classics DEEP THROAT and DEEP THROAT 2.

Relax, babies and let the music flow over you. The doctor has spoken...

Enjoy!

Scored to Death Radio is back with another brand-new episode celebrating the music of werewolves and werewolf movies! Host J. Blake Fichera guides listeners through a curated playlist highlighting scores from 1941-2025 and featuring music from composers Hans Salter, Danny Elfman, Benjamin Wallfisch, Jay Chattaway, Pino Donaggio, Ennio Morricone, Elmer Bernstein, and much more.

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In a show jam-packed with superb music, Jason Drury opens with a 10-minute suite of Christopher Young's new soundtrack for the 1922 silent horror classic, NOSFERATU A SYMPONY OF HORROR (Warner Classics).

Jason then moves on to selections from John Williams' 2000 score THE PATRIOT, which Intrada Records recently released to commemorate its 25th anniversary, Trevor Jones' score for the 1982 Jim Henson-directed dark fantasy THE DARK CRYSTAL (La La Land Records), and, as a tribute to the late John Morgan, music from the 1982 sci-fi horror THE AFTERMATH (Dragon Domain Records).

The show continues with a 2024 re-recording of...

For close to 30 years, CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO has been playing for you, the very best music from film, TV and video games.

We have a wide variety of programming to satisfy your soundtrack sweet tooth including THE FLAGSHIP SHOW hosted by the founder of CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO, Erik Woods.

Take a journey a into the film, TV and video game music of the past in THE ARCHIVE or hear rare and hard to find recordings with OBSCURE SCORES.

David Coscina interviews some of your favourite composer in COMPOSER CONVERSATIONS.

Jason Drury...

Your host Jason Drury begins the show with the superb 22-minute "Grand Gothic Suite" by Elliot Goldenthal from the album ELLIOT GOLDENTHAL: MUSIC FOR FILM (Silva Screen Records), containing music from BATMAN FOREVER and BATMAN AND ROBIN.

Jason then continues with selections from Nino Rota’s Oscar-winning score from 1974‘s THE GODFATHER PART 2 (La La Land Records) and Jerry Goldsmith’s classic 1976 score for ISLANDS IN THE STREAM, which Intrada Records recently reissued.

The wonderful theme from John Barry’s Oscar-winning score from the 1985 film OUT OF AFRICA (Intrada Records) continues the show. This is followed...