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film poster for John Ford's The SearchersHow the West is Sung
The revival of Hollywood westerns means the return of the genre's classic iconography - fearless gunslingers, ruthless outlaws, tumbleweeds. It also means some increasingly unconventional musical scores. Today, we explore the changing sound of the movie western - from the classic era of John Wayne and Clint Eastwood to revivals like "3:10 to Yuma" AND "There Will Be Blood." Also: singer-songwriter Tyler Ramsey shares his latest album "Swimming Across the Sea," and performs live in our studio.
Western Soundtracks: Back in the Saddle
Just as Hollywood's latest crop of Westerns take a revisionist view of frontier life, their musical scores sound incredibly different from those of the classics of the 50s and 60s. Today, we look at the changing sound of the Western with Jon Burlingame, a film music historian who teaches at USC and writes for Variety; and Kathryn Kalinak, author of How the West Was Sung: Music in the Westerns of John Ford.
How the West Was Sung: Music in the Westerns of John Ford
Jon Burlingame's Variety articles
Tyler Ramsey Live
Before singer and multi-instrumentalist Tyler Ramsey joined the critically lauded Band of Horses this year, he was a versatile solo artist and sideman in Asheville, N.C. We talk with Ramsey about how the slow, mournful sounds on his new CD "A Long Dream About Swimming Across the Sea" caught the attention of one of the buzziest bands in rock. And he performs live in the studio.
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Join us Tuesday, Dec. 9 at The Greene Space
Singer and pianist Tori Amos joins us to talk about reworking and reinventing seasonal carols on her new holiday album. And, she performs for a live audience in The Greene Space! Click the link for ticket info.
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