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Russell Crowe as Robin Hood (worthingtheatres/flickr)
When Robin Hood steals from the rich, he’s often accompanied by an epic soundtrack. We'll look at the music of Robin Hood films, from the Oscar-winning 1938 version to a ‘50s Daffy Duck cartoon to a hit Bryan Adams theme from the ‘90s.
Also, the artist formerly known as Yundi Li adds his voice to the Chopin 200th birthday year with a new EMI collection of Chopin's 21 Nocturnes. He plays live in our studio.
Robin Hood in Music
With his new cinematic update of the Robin Hood legend, director Ridley Scott has some big shoes to fill.
Yundi
Success came early to pianist Yundi Li . At age 18, he won first prize at the Chopin Competition in Warsaw, Poland, and the following year launched a spate of recordings for the prestigious Deutsche Grammophon label. He now goes by simply Yundi. With his pop idol looks, he's a household name in China. He joins us to share music from his new all-Chopin recording – his debut on EMI – and to perform live in our studio.
Scoring Robin Hood
It’s interesting to compare the way different composers have approached period piece films over the years. In 1938, when Erich Wolfgang Korngold composed his classic score to The Adventures of Robin Hood, there was no “period instrument” movement – what we now call “early music” was the province of scholars and theoreticians, and was hardly ever actually played by living musicians.
John Gallagher Jr.'s AM JAMZ
Between his Tony award winning performance in the rock musical Spring Awakening and his lead role on Broadway in Green Day's American Idiot, actor John Gallagher Jr. knows the drill when it comes to rock on stage.
Gig Alerts: The Sight Below
Rafael Anton Irisarri, the reclusive ambient composer who performs as the Sight Below, plays Union Hall tonight. Download his serene track "Fervent."
Gig Alerts: Murs
The West coast rapper heads up a hip-hop show tonight at the Highline. Download his track with the producer 9th Wonder, the swaggering "316 pt. 2."
GIg Alerts: Eluvium
Ambient composer Matthew Cooper, who performs under the moniker Eluvium, performs tonight at Le Poisson Rouge. Download his tranquil track "The Motion Makes Me Last."