Sadly, and without much fanfare, we lost another dedicated film music fan and a very good friend, Thomas L Kiefner (November 2, 1947 – June 13, 2025.) He was a gentle soul, a passionate baseball fan and a skilled photographer. I initially met Tom in the early 2000s when I…
THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS opens in theatres this weekend, marking the first time THE FANTASTIC FOUR has been produced under the Marvel Studios banner and has officially entered the MCU. With that in mind, let's listen to some music from the various FANTASTIC FOUR scores written over the years.…
In a show packed with the best film music slotted into a 2-hour show, your host Jason Drury begins with music from Alan Silvestri’s classic for BACK TO THE FUTURE (Intrada Records), which this year is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Jason then continues with music from recent Archive releases, including…
Welcome to Cinematic Sound Radio's celebration of the 35th anniversary of Film Score Monthly. In 1990, a young film music fan named Lukas Kendall began what was to become Film Score Monthly with a Xeroxed newsletter sent to a handful of fans who signed up to receive the snail mail…
Today on the 1UPBEAT, host Eric Silver looks back at some of the best 2024 video game music arrangement albums. You'll hear music from classic games reimagined, including MARIO, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG, MONSTER HUNTER and more. Check out more episodes of THE 1UPBEAT HERE. Enjoy! LISTENING OPTIONS: APPLE PODCASTS |…
Welcome to the first-ever FREE edition of the FRIDAY PLAYLIST. Back in August of 2024, as a way to quickly produce some new content while I worked on the main podcast program, I came up with a weekly segment, exclusive to Patreon, called THE CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO FRIDAY PLAYLIST. Basically,…
On today’s new episode of THE FLAGSHIP SHOW on CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST, Erik Woods continues his presentation of some of his favourite scores written in 2024. This is the final part of a two-part series. Today, you’ll hear selections by such composers as Bear McCreary, Kris Bowers, Amilea Warner,…
In a show packed, as always, with quality music, your host Jason Drury begins the show with THE JAMES BOND SUITE from the compilation album JOHN BARRY - THE POLYDOR YEARS: THE CONCERT JOHN BARRY (Quartet Records) by John Barry Jason then continues with THE REIVERS (CONCERT SUITE) by John…