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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's ChestBlockbuster Scores
Composer Hans Zimmer has written two of this year’s major film scores: The Da Vinci Code and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. As "Pirates" enters its fourth week near the top of the box office rankings, Zimmer joins to talk about scoring that film. Also: the music industry has been celebrating Mozart’s 250th birthday this year with new CDs and special concerts. We’ll speak with one critic who finds it all pretty tedious. And: Imaad Wasif, a Vancouver-born singer/guitarist who has recently joined the Yeah, Yeah, Yeah’s, plays live in the studio.
The Magic of Movie Music
German-born composer Hans Zimmer got his start in the world of pop music as a member of The Buggles, whose hit "Video Killed the Radio Star" was the first music video to be aired on MTV. He's gone on to write over one hundred film scores and earned an Academy Award for Best Original Score, a Golden Globe, an American Music Award, a Tony and two Grammy Awards for the "The Lion King." Today he talks about scoring two of this year's blockbuster films, "The DaVinci Code" and "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest."
An Invitation to Introspection
Vancouver, B.C., multi-instrumentalist Imaad Wasif has just hit the road playing back-up for the Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs, but he's also releasing his own solo cd, filled with songs about isolation, self-obsession and redemption. He'll play live in the studio.
Too Much of a Good Thing?
Music critic David Hurwitz tells us why, in Mozart's 250th anniversary year, there's absolutely nothing to celebrate.
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