From the earliest days of so-called silent cinema, to contemporary times with blockbusters like Star Wars, the orchestra has been crucial to the development of film. Host Matt Rogers takes you to the movies for the greatest film scores of all time, Saturdays at 6PM MST on Classical KBACH!

Upcoming Episodes

Mystery Movies
Saturday, July 27, 2024
Enjoy mysterious themes from great whodunits and other stories of intrigue: The Fugitive, Knives Out, Death on the Nile, Murder on the Orient Express, Gosford Park, Vertigo, and Citizen Kane.

Honoring Philippe Sarde
Saturday, August 3, 2024
French film and television composer, Philippe Sarde, has scored over two hundred projects across six decades. His name may not ring any bells, but he’s an Academy Award nominee with plenty of music worth exploring. Get to know this unsung composer with themes from Tess, The Tenant, Ghost Story, The Manhattan Project, and Lord of the Flies.

Period Pieces
Saturday, August 10, 2024
Movies allow us to visit, not just other places, but other times, as well. We’ll sample scores from great period piece films: Downton Abbey, Little Women, Howard’s End, A Room with a View, Elizabeth, and Legends of the Fall.

The Best of Elliot Goldenthal
Saturday, August 17, 2024
Elliot Goldenthal has been called "the thinking man's composer." The Oscar winner for Frida has also written scores for the Alien and Batman franchises. We'll sample his best work, including themes from Interview with the Vampire, Michael Collins, Alien 3, Frida, Batman & Robin, and Demolition Man.

Disaster!
Saturday, August 24, 2024
We generally try avoiding disasters, except at the movie theater, where natural and man-made catastrophes have always been a big draw. Hear themes from The Towering Inferno, Earthquake, The Poseidon Adventure, A Night to Remember, Meteor, Deep Impact, Titanic, The Hindenburg, and more.

Cinematic Voices
Saturday, August 31, 2024
Sometimes, the orchestra alone just isn’t enough to convey the drama that the director and composer are reaching for. That’s when the chorus steps in. Hear cinema’s best choral works from movies such as The Passion of the Christ, Empire of the Sun, 1492: Conquest of Paradise, and How The West Was Won.

Disney When They’re Not Singing
Saturday, September 7, 2024
Disney films are often famous for their songs, but it’s all of that other music in between that holds the film together. Enjoy incidental music from Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Lady and the Tramp, and Peter Pan.

Honoring Max Steiner
Saturday, September 14, 2024
Max Steiner is known as “the father of film music.” He wrote some of cinema’s earliest scores, earning 24 Oscar nominations. You’ll hear his themes from King Kong, Gone with the Wind, The Searchers, Adventures of Don Juan, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, and Now, Voyager.

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
Saturday, September 21, 2024
This time on Reel Music, we’re celebrating the contributions of Hispanic and Latinx film composers who have left their mark on Hollywood: Lalo Schifrin (Mission Impossible, The Amityville Horror, and Caveman), Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain and Babel), Javier Navarrete (Pan’s Labyrinth), Alberto Iglesias (The Kite Runner and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), and Carlos José Alvarez (Exposed).