On episode seven of THE ARCHIVE, host Jason Drury showcases music from seven films; three new releases and four from CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO’s vast film and television music archive.
The show opens with Alan Silvestri’s dazzling score for the classic 1988 film, WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT? Then you’ll hear selections from David Shire’s rejected score for APOCALYPSE NOW from La La Land Records and John Williams’ Oscar-nominated score for ANGELA’S ASHES.
Jason then plays music from the classic 1990s sci-fi television series, BABYLON 5 with music composed by Christopher Franke. Then you’ll hear selections from Caldera Records recent release of LISA by Gabriel Yared. TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY by Alberto Iglesias and Alexandre Desplat’s Academy Award-winning score for Wes Anderson’s THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL closes out the program.
CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO is syndicated on WROCK Radio
Thanks for tuning in! And as always, we would love to read your feedback and get your suggestions on how we can make this particular show better. We also encourage requests for this show. So, if there is something you want to hear please let me know. Send an EMAIL with your name and what track you want to hear.
I enjoyed episode 7, a good show with some great music, reminds me to watch Roger Rabbit again.
Cool effort, Jason … loved it. x
Great show Jason, well presented. I particularly loved the score to the Grand Budapest Hotel.
Enjoyable shows and you are going from strength to strength with your presentation of each episode Jason. Well done.
My only suggestion, which is not about you but about these kinds of shows in general, is that they are too long and there is too much of the musical highlights played. Often I find there is little else to discover if you buy an album after listening here. I think the show should be 60 mins max. I would listen to more of these if they were shorter and gave a taste of what a score is like rather than long suites of highlights.
Thank you for your feedback.
I understand your concern and I have heard from others who feel like the programming here at Cinematic Sound Radio could use a snip. Those that have expressed their opinions on the matter have suggested 60-90 minute programs.
The issue with that (and this doesn’t reflect Jason’s program because they don’t air on WROCK Radio) is I produce a two-hour show minimum to meet WROCK Radio’s requirements. I have a two-hour slot with them every Sunday at 1 pm (EST) and I need to feel those minutes.
As for Jason’s programs. Well, that’s up to him really. I’ve given him carte blanche here. However, I have suggested to him to keep the show within the 2-hour running time to stay consistent with the rest of the programming here at Cinematic Sound Radio.
What I do suggest, is that you listen to an hour today, and then listen to the rest of the program tomorrow.
As for the length of the suites. I find that 15 minutes is the perfect running time for a listener to gauge whether he or she is interested in purchasing the music. And even if they like the music but don’t want to purchase the album at least we’ve prepared a nice suite of music that isn’t too short or too long and that is enjoyable as a stand-alone listen. I’ve presented suites like this for over 20 years and I think it’s the best formula for this program. However, there are instances where I, in particular, have shortened the suites down due to the number of albums I have to play on the program.
Anyway, thank you for the comment and the feedback. Everything you have said has been noted. I’m sure Jason will read this too and will respond as well.
Thanks for listening!
-Erik-
Hi Mr Music
For every show, like Erik’s,, I always put a natural break in the middle so that it possible to listen to the first hour and then the rest later
I am making sure now that all the Archives Shows will be 2-2 1/4 hours in length so they can be naturally enjoyed in 2 sections .
Thank you for the kind words and I hope you continue enjoying the shows.
-Jason-
Also, The Archive Show’s format has been evolving, but is now more or less settled. In terms of the shows suites, I use a variation of what I call the ‘MOTD approach’. ie of the 7 suites I have one main suite of over 25 minutes and the rest are shorter between 10-16 minutes depending on time, with an entertaining finish. I am also, like Erik, using Custom Suites if required.
Using the template of the excellent shows Erik produces, I try to make the shows in a similar style but with a slightly different presentation which I am glad you are enjoying.
Jason