Play Morricone For Me: Ep.1 - First Film Scores

About this episode

The inaugural episode of PLAY MORRICONE FOR ME introduces listeners to debut film scoring gigs by renowned composers.

Welcome to the inaugural episode of PLAY MORRICONE FOR ME on CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO. You have no idea how thrilled I am to welcome Jack Criddle and his terrific program into the CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO family. I've been an admirer of Jack's show for quite some time; it reminds me a lot of Ley Bricknell's FILMIC program... eclectic, unique, exceptional, and downright entertaining. Similar to Ley, he plays stuff on this show I never would have thought to play. So, strap yourself in because once you hear the words "Play Morricone For Me," you are in for a ride. Please give a warm CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO welcome to Jack in the comments below. - Erik Woods —— SHOW NOTES Producer & host Jack Criddle started broadcasting PLAY MORRICONE FOR ME—a film music radio show with an inclination towards cult and genre scores—in 2017, on the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts’ station. The program switched to a prerecorded format in 2020, has highlighted everything from spaghetti westerns to cannibal movies to Disney songs, and has featured such guests as John Sayles, Fabio Frizzi, Ben Model and the B-52’s Pat Irwin. To celebrate the beginning of PMFM’s new home on Cinematic Sound Radio, Jack turns…

People in this episode

Host: Erik Woods

Topics covered

• film scores
• music
• cult films
• genre scores

Keywords

• Morricone
• John Barry
• Quincy Jones
• film music

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Play Morricone For Me, First Film Scores, IL FEDERALE, NEVER LET GO, THE BOY IN THE TREE, CITIZEN KANE, CAPTAIN BLOOD, DEEP RED

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