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Welcome to "comPOSERS The Movie Score Podcast", where three old musician friends of dubious talent enjoy some movie-themed drinks while discussing film scores and the films they're in. Our goal is to find the perfect movie score, and our journey takes us some really weird places. Join us on this bizarre musical trek to...somewhere? Follow us on the socials @composerspod, then sit back, pour yourself an adult beverage and enjoy some comPOSING. NEW EPISODES EVERY SUNDAY!
From the creators of the #1 documentary SCORE comes this award-winning podcast inviting you into the world of today's most beloved film composers and brilliant musical storytellers.
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Cinematic Sound Radio - Soundtracks From Films, TV and Video Games
For over 25 years Cinematic Sound Radio has been playing the very best music from film, TV and video games. We feature music from the golden age classic scores of the 30, 40 and 50s, the retro silver age scores from the 60s and 70s, all the way through to the 80s, 90s and the modern-day classics of the 21st century. When tuning in you'll hear interviews with composers, orchestrators, musicians, authors, soundtrack experts and industry insiders. We also do deeper dives into some of the best s ...
In this thirtieth FILMIC episode on THE CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST, Ley will play music from some late 2022 releases with a splash of oldies along with some weird and wonderful tracks! You’ll hear selections from WOMEN TALKING (Guðnadóttir), GLASS ONION (Johnson), EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (Son Lux), BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (B…
Well, we all knew this was coming. Back in January we announced we'd be more-or-less retiring the Patreon and threading our specials back onto the main feed, and we're staying true to our word. Back in September 2019 we visited our favourite PC game music from our youths through to today, and this week we're jumping back in. Join us for an extended…
Six months ago, Aaron and Krueger embarked on a great adventure: a limited series deep dive into the iconic miniseries Band of Brothers, brought to you by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, with music by Michael "The K-Man" Kamen. Today, we continue that journey. Welcome to POD OF BROTHERS, episode two! THIS WEEK: E03 CARENTAN / E04 REPLACEMENTS…
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The Flagship Show: Patreon Playlist Show #4 - Programmed By Victor Field
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Today you get to enjoy the fourth show programmed by one of our patrons from the CONDUCTOR TIER over at our Patreon page. In this tier, which is $10 USD ($14.50 CAN), donors get all of the benefits of lower tiers PLUS they earn the opportunity to program their very own personal one-hour(ish) show once a year. Victor Field, a long-time fan of the sh…
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The Flagship Show: The Oscars Suck! Part 2 - The IFMCA vs. The Oscars
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That's right folks, the Oscars still suck! While they managed to bring back all of the categories they disrespected last year and will present them live again on this year's broadcast, the Academy's Music Branch, on the other hand, I think has clearly lost its mind. Not only are the nominees for best original score this year incredibly lacklustre, …
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THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (2022) - Series 13: Episode 193
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Just in time for St. Patrick's Day, the boys venture back to the Emerald Isle with playwright-turned-director Martin McDonagh in his fourth-ever feature film, 2022's bleakly gorgeous The Banshees of Inisherin, featuring truly incredible performances by Colin Farrell's eyebrows and Brendan Gleeson's fingers, not to mention a very unusual Oscar-nomin…
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Talking Soundtracks: Interview with Steven C. Smith - The Music of Bernard Herrmann Part 2
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In June 2021, for TALKING SOUNDTRACKS, Jason Drury talked to the four-time Emmy nominated journalist, writer, and producer of over 200 documentaries about music and cinema, Steven C Smith, about his book MUSIC BY MAX STEINER: THE EPIC LIFE OF HOLLYWOOD’S MOST INFLUENTIAL COMPOSER. In May 2022, Jason had the opportunity to talk to Steven again about…
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THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE (1997) - Series 13: Episode 192
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WE DON'T LOSE! WE WIN! THAT'S WHAT WE DO! This week on comPOSERS we ruminate on Milton, Faust, and most importantly: Pacino. It's The Devil's Advocate, with music by James Newton Howard!
In this special pre-Oscars episode of Score: The Podcast, Oscar-nominated composer Carter Burwell speaks with Robert Kraft about his latest score for The Banshees of Inisherin. Will his third nomination be the charm? Carter talks about meeting the other nominees at the Academy luncheon, recording at Abbey Road, and working with directors.…
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WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY (2022) - Series 13: Episode 191
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This week, we bid farewell to another Soundtrack Appreciation Month with a nod to (arguably?) the most famous accordion player ever. It's Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022) with music by the man himself and underscoring by Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson.
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The Flagship Show: Top 10 Love Themes Of All Time
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It's alive! The Cinematic Sound Radio Podcast Top 10 has been brought back from the dead! The last time I did a show like this was back in 2018 when I presented my Favourite Western Tracks Of All Time. I wanted to make the Top 10 and ongoing series but only a short month later, I went on an 8-month hiatus. I never thought about resurrecting the Top…
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THE WORLD'S END (2013) - Series 13: Episode 190
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Soundtrack month wouldn't be complete without Edgar Wright! This week, the boys cover the third and final installment of the Cornetto Trilogy while discussing the merits of pub crawls and thrill to a Madchester soundtrack, not to mention some great classic score elements from the one and only Steven Price. Get free, get loaded, and have a good time…
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The 1UpBeat: Remembering Koichi Sugiyama, His Life And Career - Part Four
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Today, on a very special episode of THE 1UPBEAT, we remember the legendary game composer Koichi Sugiyama, the grandfather of game music. Following his death at age 90 in 2021, Eric Silver will take you through a comprehensive look at his career starting in the late 50s, through the 80s as a composer for a game music career, and finally to the end o…
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THE BODYGUARD (1992) - Series 13: Episode 189
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Soundtrack month continues with the best-selling soundtrack album of all time, brought to us by the musical clairvoyance of one — Kevin Costner? It's The Bodyguard, with music by Whitney Houston among others (and a wee bit of score courtesy of Alan Silvestri!)
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The Archive with Jason Drury: John Williams TV Music – Part 2
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In today's special edition of THE ARCHIVE on the CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST, Jason Drury continues his look at the television music of John Williams. Part two begins with THE MISSION THEME FOR THE NBC NIGHTLY NEWS. Jason then plays selections from the episode "The Bronze Locust" from the 1963 TV series, THE ELEVENTH HOUR (FSM RECORDS). You'll th…
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Anime Spectacular | Episode Eighteen
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Anime Spectacular 18 brings us new music from the Netflix original anime CYBERPUNK EDGERUNNERS. Then you’ll hear music from the haunting and brilliant SPRIGGAN with music by Taisai Iwasaki. In our retro look back section you’ll hear music from BUBBLEGUM CRISIS 2033 DOUBLE VISION with fantastic music by Kouji Makano. And finally, our movie selection…
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O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU (2000) - Series 13: Episode 188
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It's Soundtrack Appreciation Month, part two! This time around, Krueger redeems his last pick with an absolute banger and arguably one of the best soundtracks ever produced. It's 2000's O Brother, Where Art Thou, with music produced and chosen by T Bone Burnett, and performed by various artists including the Fairfield Brothers, Harry McClintock and…
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CONAN THE BARBARIAN (1982) - Series 13 - Episode 187
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What is best in life? When a guest does your research for you! This week the boys welcome Brent Chittenden, host of the True North Nerds podcast and all-around pop culture guru to talk muscly men and uncomfortable sex scenes, all set to a score none of us were expecting. It's CONAN everybody, with music by the surprising Basil Poledouris!…
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The 1UpBeat: Remembering Koichi Sugiyama, His Life And Career - Part Three
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Today, on a very special episode of THE 1UPBEAT, we remember the legendary game composer Koichi Sugiyama, the grandfather of game music. Following his death at age 90 in 2021, Eric Silver will take you through a comprehensive look at his career starting in the late 50s, through the 80s as a composer for a game music career, and finally to the end o…
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THE AVENGERS (1998) - Series 13: Episode 186
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It's surprise listener request week! We were lined up to cover James Newton Howard's score for the Devil's Advocate when we received a listener email with a list of requested films we really should be covering, one of which was of course the Avengers! In gratitude, we decided to shift our schedule and take it on, so please, please enjoy The Avenger…
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Talking Soundtracks: Interview with Steven C. Smith - The Music of Bernard Herrmann Part 1
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In June 2021, for TALKING SOUNDTRACKS, Jason Drury talked to the four-time Emmy nominated journalist, writer, and producer of over 200 documentaries about music and cinema, Steven C Smith, about his book MUSIC BY MAX STEINER: THE EPIC LIFE OF HOLLYWOOD’S MOST INFLUENTIAL COMPOSER. In May 2022, Jason had the opportunity to talk to Steven again about…
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SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY (2018) - Series 13: Episode 185
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Prep the hyperdrive and prepare to make the jump to lightspeed! This week the boys visit the redheaded stepchild of the Star Wars film franchise, one of only two (so far) not to be scored, at least in full, by Saint John Williams. It's Solo: A Star Wars Story, with themes by the maestro and music by the man we think might be primed to replace him, …
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The 1UpBeat: Remembering Koichi Sugiyama, His Life And Career - Part Two
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Today, on a very special episode of THE 1UPBEAT, we remember the legendary game composer Koichi Sugiyama, the grandfather of game music. Following his death at age 90 in 2021, Eric Silver will take you through a comprehensive look at his career starting in the late 50s, through the 80s as a composer for a game music career, and finally to the end o…
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More Score #62 | Hildur Guðnadóttir (Women Talking, Tár)
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Oscar-winning composer Hildur Guðnadóttir talks about her 2019 success on JOKER and CHERNOBYL and how she responded to pandemic slowdown at the breakout moment of her career. Why becoming a mother is something she holds so dearly and credits for some of her approach. Plus, why WOMEN TALKING challenged her to find a quiet inner strength, and TÁR cre…
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UHF (1989) - Series 13: Episode 184
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New year, new series, same old comPOSERS. Series 13 kicks off with a deep dive into a movie possessed of almost no score or sanity, but a whole lot of heart. It's 1989's UHF, with music by John Du Prez (but don't bother looking for it) and a kick-ass soundtrack by the legendary "Weird Al" Yankovic.
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Anime Spectacular | Episode Seventeen
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Episode 17 of Anime Spectacular begins with the alluring and colourful TAKT OP DESTINY with music by Yoshihiro Ike. Following that you’ll wander into the silent and yet colourful world of KOMI CAN'T COMMUNICATE with music by Yakari Hashimoto. Then in our Retro Look Back section, you’ll get to hear music from BUBBLEGUM CRISIS 2033 RED EYES with musi…
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The 1UpBeat: Remembering Koichi Sugiyama, His Life And Career - Part One
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A MUPPET FAMILY CHRISTMAS (1987) AND THE 2022 ROUNDUP - Series 12: Episode 183
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Happy New Year, film dorks! On the final episode of the year, the boys indulge in a holiday classic: the 1987 made-for-TV special A Muppet Family Christmas, featuring every Christmas song you've ever heard, plus about eight seconds of underscoring by Eric Robertson. And since TV specials are pretty sparse fodder for conversation, we have some impor…
After a six-month hiatus, Ley Bricknell is back! In this twelfth FILMIC episode on THE CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST you'll hear a mix of new and old featuring the works of Chris Egan, Robin Caolan, Sebastian Gainsborough, Joseph Trapanese, Piero Pichioni, Conrad Pope, Vangelis, Henry Mancini, Cliff Martinez, Howard Shore, Michael Giacchino, Fahir …
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The Flagship Show: 2022 Christmas Special
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In today's program, it's our 2022 Christmas Special. We've been putting this show together annually since 2018 and I want to thank personally J. Blake Fischa for making sure we did produce this show this year. I've been so ridiculously busy during the latter stages of this year that I didn't think I'd have time to put this together. I really though…
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The Flagship Show: The First Patreon All Request Christmas Special
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Today we present part one of the fifth ALL REQUEST SHOW and the first ever CHRISTMAS ALL REQUEST SHOW on the CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST. Since launching the CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST Patreon in April 2021, we've offered our patrons exclusive perks based on the tier they signed up for. One of those perks is participating in all request progra…
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THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL - Series 12: Episode 182
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On the final movie score episode of the season, we're taking a trip through Dickensian England to learn about greed and redemption with Michael Caine and a host of puppets! It's 1992's The Muppet Christmas Carol, with music by Miles Goodman and songs by Paul Williams. Note to listeners: this is indeed the last regular episode of Series 12 and of 20…
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The Flagship Show: Patreon Playlist Show #3 - Programmed By Don Mase
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Today you get to enjoy the third show programmed by one of our patrons from the CONDUCTOR TIER over at our Patreon page. In this tier, which is $10 USD ($14.50 CAN), donors get all of the benefits of lower tiers PLUS they earn the opportunity to program their very own personal one-hour(ish) show once a year. Don Mase, a fan of the show for the last…
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More Score #59 | Damien Chazelle & Justin Hurwitz (Babylon)
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Special Episode! Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelle sits down with his composer Justin Hurwitz ahead of their new film, BABYLON. Why Chazelle involves his composer long before his script is "final," and how he uses it to create storyboards. How the music of WHIPLASH and LA LA LAND were informed by music, and the challenges of bringing to life t…
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GODMOTHERED (2020) - Series 12: Episode 181
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Holiday month continues with another instalment of our unintentional series, "Movies For Whom We Are Not The Audience", with 2020's Godmothered. In true comPOSERS fashion, we chose this as our first-ever score by Oscar winner Rachel Portman, which we're sure she appreciates.
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ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE (2017) - Series 12: Episode 180
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Deck the halls with stupid podcasts, because it's holiday season here on comPOSERS! For the month of December we'll be seeking out holiday-themed films to discuss, starting with a quintessentially bizarre Krueger pick: the British-teen-zombie-horror-comedy-Christmas-musical Anna and the Apocalypse, with pop accompaniment (and a little score) by Rod…
Welcome to part one of yet another edition of THE ARCHIVE on the CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST. Jason starts the show with “The Enterprise” from Jerry Goldsmith’s classic score for STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE (LA LA LAND) from the reissue album commemorating the recently released new 4K transfer of the film. The show continues with more Goldsmith…
In our last pre-holiday-movie season episode, Aaron invites us to cry forever and ever and Jay questions why we're suddenly so sentimental. Come for the sad old man movie, stay for the weirdly extended conversation about FIFA and human rights violations (it's comPOSERS; what do you really expect from us?) It's Pixar's Up, featuring one of the best …
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The 1UpBeat: Video Game Music from 1997 - Part Two
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Today, on the 1UPBEAT, Eric Silver goes back in time 25 years to explore the best video game music from 1997. On the show, you will hear selections from YOSHI'S STORY (Totaka), DIDDY KONG RACING (Wise), GANBARE GOEMON-NEO MOMOYAMA-BAKUFU NO ODORI (Araki / Kato / Miki / Kitagawa / Goemon Production Committee), STARFOX 64 (Kondo / Wakai), GOLDENEYE 0…
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DUCKTALES: THE MOVIE: TREASURE OF THE LOST LAMP (1990) - Series 12: Episode 178
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Life is like a hurricane and the last two weeks have been a duck-blur, but the comPOSERS are back with a movie none of us are completely sure we picked. Join the boys as we take a gander at 1990s DuckTales: The Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp, with music by David Newman!
Welcome to part one of yet another edition of THE ARCHIVE on the CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST. Your host Jason Drury starts the show with a cue from Daniel Pemberton's score to SEE HOW THEY RUN (Hollywood Records). You'll then hear selections from Jerry Goldsmith's epic score for HOLLOW MAN (Intrada Records), Bear McCreary’s stunning score for LOR…
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The Flagship Show: A Chat With Patreon Member William Welch – Part 2
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Today we present part two of a chat between host Erik Woods and Patreon member, William Welch, on THE FLAGSHIP SHOW on the CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST. William is one of three CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST patrons who signed up for the exclusive top COMPOSER TIER at the CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST Patreon. He took advantage of the tier's exclus…
The great David Newman has been scoring memorable and iconic films since the mid-1980s, and after his own prolific career has found himself being a part of a unique world — live film music concerts. From conducting John Williams concerts at the world-famous Hollywood Bowl, to conducting orchestras live-to-picture at Walt Disney Concert Hall, David …
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The 1UpBeat: Orchestral Game Scores from 1997 - Part One
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Today, on the 1UPBEAT, Eric Silver goes back in time 25 years to explore the orchestral video game scores from 1997. On the show, you will hear selections from I.Q. INTELLIGENT QUBE & I.Q FINAL PERFECT MUSIC FILE (Totaka), TOTAL ANNIHILATION (Soule), NESSA NO HOSHI (Yoshikawa), THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK (Giacchino) and GRANDIA (Iwadare). This i…
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INFERNO (1980) - Series 12: Episode 177
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On our final DEcomPOSERS episode of the year, we really burn shit down. This pick comes courtesy of our Halloween Santa Claus Andy Sell of the Ghoul School Podcast, who visits us around this time every year to lend credibility to our show. Tonight he joins us to talk 1980s followup to Suspiria: Inferno, with music by...Keith Emerson? That Keith Eme…
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All Request Show #4: TV Scores - Part Two
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Today we present part one of the fourth ALL REQUEST SHOW on THE ARCHIVE on the CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST. Since launching the CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST Patreon in April 2021, we've offered our patrons exclusive perks based on the tier they signed up for. One of those perks is participating in all request programs. If you want to participate…
