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According to a new list of Top 300 albums from the radio station Classic FM, orchestral film scores like those heard in “Gladiator” and “Pirates of the Caribbean” belong alongside works by Beethoven and Mozart. In another Soundcheck Smackdown, two critics face off on the value of film scores in the classical world. Also: Italian pianist and composer Ludovico Einaudi talks about his passions for orchestral writing, modern electronic technology -- and pop music.
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Ludovico EinaudiSoundcheck Smackdown: Film Scores
Film composers struggle for recognition inside the classical music world. As the summer blockbuster season gets underway, we’ll hear from one music critic who believes soundtracks aren’t classical, and one who says they are. Tristan Jakob-Hoff, a classical music writer who blogs for London's Guardian newspaper; and John Mauceri, conductor, ...
Ludovico Einaudi
Italian pianist and composer Ludovico Einaudi is unknown in the US, but he is huge in Europe. He joins us to talk about being an adept at both orchestral writing and modern electronic technology and being a fan of both pop music and the American minimalist music tradition.
Film Composers: Raiders of the Lost Art?
Film scores and classical music. The question is, can the former also be considered the latter. Sort of depends on your definition of “classical music,” doesn’t it? Fully notated music for an orchestra requires the composer ...
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