Cinematic Sound Radio - A Soundtrack Podcast / Radio Show Since 1996

Today on the 1UPBEAT, host Eric Silver concludes his countdown of the top video game scores of 2024. In this episode, Eric counts down scores from 5 to 1, featuring music by Cris Velasco, Masato Ohashi, Manaka Kataoka, Chisaki Hosaka, Reika Nakai, Yuri Goto, Ryotaro Yagi, Azusa Kato, Hideki Sakamoto, Mathieu Alvado, Mark Choi, and Gordy Haab.

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Today on the 1UPBEAT, host Eric Silver will count down the top video game scores of 2024. In this episode, Eric counts down scores from 10 to 6, featuring music by Wilbert Roget II, Tee Lopes, Christian Whitehead, Lennie Moore and Kenji Ito. Part two will feature scores of 5-1.

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On today’s new episode of THE FLAGSHIP SHOW on CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST, Erik Woods presents music from some of his favourite scores written in 2024. This is part one of a two-part series. Today, you’ll hear selections by such composers as Takeshi Furukawa, Naoki Sato, Arthur Simonini, Fabrizio Mancinelli, Alan Silvestri and John Debney. Instead of a traditional countdown, Erik will be presenting the scores in alphabetical ord...

Today, you get to enjoy the fifth show programmed by one of our patrons from the CONDUCTOR TIER over at our Patreon page.  In this tier, which is $10 USD ($14.50 CAN), donors get all of the benefits of lower tiers PLUS they earn the opportunity to program their very own personal one-hour(ish) show once a year. Today, you can listen to Eldaly Morningstar's long-awaited Patreon playlist. The entire delay is my fault. I've had this sc...

OBSCURE SCORES returns to CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO with an absolute banger of a show: PORNO GROOVES - MUSIC FROM ADULT FILMS.

Everyone has to start somewhere and the erotic entertainment industry also needs composers. Take some time with DR. LOVE as he leads you through some classics of the porn music industry. Featured is music from SPACE THING with music by William A. Castleman, WOMB RADIER by Scott Randolph and music from porn cla...

Scored to Death Radio is back with another brand-new episode celebrating the music of werewolves and werewolf movies! Host J. Blake Fichera guides listeners through a curated playlist highlighting scores from 1941-2025 and featuring music from composers Hans Salter, Danny Elfman, Benjamin Wallfisch, Jay Chattaway, Pino Donaggio, Ennio Morricone, Elmer Bernstein, and much more.

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In a show jam-packed with superb music, Jason Drury opens with a 10-minute suite of Christopher Young's new soundtrack for the 1922 silent horror classic, NOSFERATU A SYMPONY OF HORROR (Warner Classics).

Jason then moves on to selections from John Williams' 2000 score THE PATRIOT, which Intrada Records recently released to commemorate its 25th anniversary, Trevor Jones' score for the 1982 Jim Henson-directed dark fantasy THE DARK ...

For close to 30 years, CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO has been playing for you, the very best music from film, TV and video games.

We have a wide variety of programming to satisfy your soundtrack sweet tooth including THE FLAGSHIP SHOW hosted by the founder of CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO, Erik Woods.

Take a journey a into the film, TV and video game music of the past in THE ARCHIVE or hear rare and hard to find recordings with OBSCURE SCORES.

Your host Jason Drury begins the show with the superb 22-minute "Grand Gothic Suite" by Elliot Goldenthal from the album ELLIOT GOLDENTHAL: MUSIC FOR FILM (Silva Screen Records), containing music from BATMAN FOREVER and BATMAN AND ROBIN.

Jason then continues with selections from Nino Rota’s Oscar-winning score from 1974‘s THE GODFATHER PART 2 (La La Land Records) and Jerry Goldsmith’s classic 1976 score for ISLANDS IN THE STREAM, ...

On the 10th September 2024, the music from the Marvel Animated series DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS was released by Dulcima Records on 10th September, exactly 40 years after the show premiered in the UK.

The show's music was written by British composer Johnny Douglas, who, in addition to having a diverse career in film and television, was the composer of music for Marvel's animated series in the 1980s, which included SPIDER-MAN, SPIDER-MAN...

Today we present our third ALL REQUEST CHRISTMAS SPECIAL on the CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST.

Since launching the CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST Patreon in April of 2021, we've offered our patrons exclusive perks based on the tier they signed up for. One of those perks is participating in all request programs. If you want to join in future all-request shows, please head over to our Patreon page, and join the community in any tier ...

British composer Stuart Hancock’s most recent work on the animated epic KENSUKE’S KINGDOM Kensuke’s Kingdom helps establish the children’s book adaptation as one of the year’s most sweeping and heartfelt stories. The film is a good old-fashioned adventure rendered in gorgeous hand-drawn 2D animation with a voice cast that includes Sally Hawkins, Cillian Murphy, and Ken Watanabe.

The story concerns a boy who is swept overboard dur...

After a long hiatus, SCORED TO DEATH RADIO is back with another brand-new episode exhibiting and celebrating the film score work of composers who are primarily known for their work in rock music called ROCKSTARS AT THE MOVIES PART 2. Host J. Blake Fichera guides listeners through a curated playlist of music highlighting cinematic genres that range from horror and epic fantasy adventure to teen comedy and critically acclaimed drama—...

Christophe Beck, an Emmy-winning film and television composer, has defined the sound of iconic productions such as FROZEN, THE HANGOVER franchise, THE MUPPETS and the cult classic series BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER.

Jason Drury had the pleasure of speaking with Christophe via Zoom at his Los Angeles home near the end of September 2024. During the conversation, they talked about his career to date, being tutored by the legendary Jerry...

Since launching the CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST Patreon in April of 2021, we've offered our patrons exclusive perks based on the tier they signed up for. One of those perks is participating in all request programs. If you want to join in future all-request shows, please head over to our Patreon page, and join the community in any tier that is $5 USD/month or above. Once you do, you can participate in all upcoming all-request prog...

Welcome to a special Halloween edition of THE ARCHIVE on the CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST

Today’s show focuses on the music of the house of horror, HAMMER FILMS. Yes, all of the music comes from the studio best known for a series of Gothic horror and fantasy films made between the mid-1950s and the 1970s. Many of these feature classic horror characters like Baron Victor Frankenstein, Count Dracula, and the Mummy, whom Hammer rein...

Welcome to the highly anticipated latest episode of THE ARCHIVE on the CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST.

Your host Jason Drury begins the show with the end titles from SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW (La La Land Records) by Edward Shearmur, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.

Jason then features some archival releases from 2024 that have caught his eye so far this year, including music from 1993‘s THE LAST ACTION ...

On today’s program, I’m celebrating the 28th anniversary of CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO, which began on September 20th, 1996, at CHMR / C101.5 FM at Mohawk College in Hamilton, Ontario. The station is now called INDI 101.

For all of our anniversary programs, and yes, some years I forget to do one, I try to create something new. Sometimes it's clever, and other times it's just a simple, dumb idea that's relatively simple to implement. Th...

Today, on the 1Upbeat, host Eric Silver will present some of the best game remakes of the year, spanning 2023, including an analysis of the different composing styles for remade games. In this episode, you’ll hear music from some of the biggest gaming series, like METROID, RESIDENT EVIL, and more...

Enjoy!

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