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George Fenton tribute – You Heard It At The Movies

Following the sad news of the passing of George Fenton, Radio 2 revisits two episodes of his popular film music series ‘You Heard It At The Movies’, first broadcast in 2009.

Following the sad news of the passing of George Fenton, Radio 2 revisits two episodes of his popular film music series ‘You Heard It At The Movies’, which were first broadcast in 2009.

Oscar nominated five times for his scores for Gandhi, Cry Freedom, The Fisher King and Dangerous Liaiasons, George's early work as a composer included a number of RSC productions and television credits for Shoestring, Bergerac, The Jewel In The Crown and An Englishman Abroad. Later he would collaborate extensively with the Â鶹Éç Natural History Unit on a number of acclaimed series including Wildlife On One, The Trials of Life, The Blue Planet and The Frozen Planet.

In this series George shares his insider's knowledge of the art of composing for film featuring music by many of the greats including Bernard Herrmann (Taxi Driver), Maurice Jarre (Lawrence of Arabia), A.R Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire), Erich Wolfgang Korngold (Sea Hawk), Miklos Rozsa (Ben Hur) and Nino Rota (The Godfather).

George Fenton CBE (1949-2026).

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Music Played

  • National Philharmonic Orchestra

    King's Row

    • THE SEA HAWK - THE CLASSIC FILM SCORES OF ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD.
    • RCA VICTOR.
    • 608632-RG.

  • Berlin Philharmonic

    Ride of the Valkyries

    • Wagner: The Valkyrie.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 415 146-2-149-2.

  • ±á²¹±ô±ôé

    Canon In D (Pachelbel)

    • MORE ENCORES YOU LOVE.
    • CLASSICS FOR PLEASURE.
    • CD-CFP-4545.

  • Orchestre de Paris – Philharmonie

    Jean De Florette

    • JEAN De Florette - Soundtrack.
    • Silva Screen.
    • FILMCD-328.

  • Wendy Carlos

    March From A Clockwork Orange

    • A Clockwork Orange - Original Soundtrack.
    • Warner.
    • 7599-27256-2.

  • The Righteous Brothers

    Unchained Melody

    • THE VERY BEST OF THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS - UNCHAINED MELODY.
    • VERVE.
    • 847 248-2.

  • Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    The Entertainer

    • Cinema 100: Various Artists.
    • Premier Soundtracks.
    • PRDFCD-1 (2).

  • Dave Grusin

    The Firm (Main Title)

    • THE FIRM SOUNDTRACK.
    • MCA.
    • GRM-20072.

  • London Symphony Orchestra

    Alexander's Entry into Pskov

    • Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky etc.
    • EMI.
    • CDM763-1142.

  • Eric Weissberg and Deliverance

    Dueling Banjos

    • Duelling Banjos.
    • Warner Bros Records.
    • K-16223.

  • Vangelis

    Chariots of Fire

    • POLYDOR.
    • 0-800 020-2.

  • London Philharmonic Orchestra & Maurice Jarre

    Overture - Lawrence of Arabia

    • Lawrence of Arabia - Soundtrack.
    • PRT.
    • PYL-6040.

  • AR Rahman

    O...Saya

    • SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE - FILM SOUNDTRACK.
    • INTERSCOPE.
    • 17968-69.

  • The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Psycho - Suite

    • A History Of Hitchcock etc.
    • Sliva Screen.
    • FILMCD-137.

  • Bernard Herrmann

    Betsy's Theme

    • TAXI DRIVER - SOUNDTRACK.
    • ARISTA.
    • 078221-90052.

  • London Symphony Orchestra & Bill Conti

    Yeager's Triumph (The Right Stuff)

    • The Right Stuff/North and South.
    • Varese Sarabande.
    • VCD-47250.

  • The National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Overture to the Sea Hawk

    • THE SEA HAWK.
    • RCA.
    • SER-5664.

  • Miklós Rózsa

    Spellbound Concert - extract

    • Rsza: Spellbound/Jungle Book - Film Soundtracks.
    • Flapper.
    • PASTCD-7093.

  • MGM Studio Orchestra

    Prelude - Ben Hur

    • BEN HUR.
    • EMI.
    • CDP-793304-2.

  • Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    Hoe Down (Rodeo)

    • Copland: Billy the Kid etc...
    • ARGO.
    • 4406-392.

  • London Symphony Orchestra

    20th Century Fox Fanfare

    • Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope.
    • Sony Classical.
    • S2K-2950.

  • Alfred Newman and His Orchestra

    Main Title (How The West Was Won)

    • How The West Was Won - Soundtrack.
    • SONY.
    • AK-47024.

  • David Newman

    Prologue - Anastasia

    • Anastasia: Original Soundtrack.
    • Atlantic.
    • 7567-807532.

  • Randy Newman

    The Natural - End Titles

    • The Natural Film Score.
    • Warner.
    • 925-116-1.

  • Thomas Newman

    Dead Already

    • AMERICAN BEAUTY.
    • UMC.
    • nfi.

  • The Wren Orchestra & George Fenton

    For All Mankind (Vaishnava Janato)

    • GANDHI.
    • RCA.
    • RCALP-6062.

  • Jonas Gwangwa

    Cry Freedom

    • CRY FREEDOM (SOUNDTRACK).
    • MCA RECORDS.
    • MCG-6029.

  • Nino Rota

    Love Theme from The Godfather

    • Soundtrack Cd Romeo & Juliet.
    • Cloud Nine Records.
    • CNS-5000.

  • National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Prelude - Torn Curtain

    • Torn Curtain: Soundtrack.
    • Varese Sarabande.
    • VSD-5817.

  • John Addison

    Main Title - Torn Curtain

    • Torn Curtain: Soundtrack.
    • Varese Sarabande.
    • VSD-5296.

  • National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Re-United (Legend)

    • Legend / Film Score.
    • Silva Screen.
    • FILMCD-045.

  • Tangerine Dream

    Loved By The Sun (Legend)

    • Legend / Original Film Soundtrack.
    • MCA.
    • MCA-6165.

  • John Williams

    Catch Me If You Can

    • CATCH ME IF YOU CAN.
    • DREAMWORKS.
    • 450-4102.

  • Ennio Morricone

    The Good The Bad and The Ugly

    • Film Music by Ennio Morricone.
    • Virgin VIP.
    • CD-VIP-123.

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