Episodes
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Part 1 | 20140809 | Matthew Sweet presents the first of two programmes exploring the rich art and dolce vita of the Italian film composer Nino Rota. Matthew is joined by Richard Dyer, Professor of Film Studies at Kings College London, who's the author of a study of Rota called 'Music, Film and Feeling'. In today's programme Matthew and Richard take a general overview of Rota's extensive output, including the scores for 'The Godfather', 'War & Peace', 'Rocco and his brothers', 'Purple Noon', 'Treno Populare', 'The Glass Mountain' - and the Classic Score of the Week, Zeffirelli's 'Romeo and Juliet'. An overview of Nino Rota's film scores, with The Godfather, The Leopard, Romeo and Juliet. Matthew Sweet's weekly look at music for the screen |
Part 2 | 20140816 | Matthew Sweet presents the second of two programmes exploring the rich art and dolce vita of the Italian film composer Nino Rota. Matthew is joined by Richard Dyer, Professor of Film Studies at Kings College London, who's the author of a study of Rota called 'Music, Film and Feeling'. In today's programme Matthew and Richard look at the special relationship between Rota and fellow Italian film director Federico Fellini, which spawned movies such as 'Casanova', 'Eight & a Half', 'The White Sheik', 'La Strada' and 'Amarcord' - and the Classic Score of the Week, Fellini's 'La Dolce Vita'. Matthew Sweet explores the relationship between Nino Rota and director Federico Fellini. Matthew Sweet's weekly look at music for the screen |