Cinematic Sound Radio Podcast

Cinematic Sound Radio Podcast

For over 25 years Cinematic Sound Radio has been playing the very best soundtrack music from film, TV and video games. We feature music from the golden age classic scores of the 30, 40 and 50s, the retro silver age scores from the 60s and 70s, all the way through to the 80s, 90s and the modern-day classics of the 21st century. When tuning in you'll hear interviews with composers, orchestrators, musicians, authors, soundtrack experts and industry insiders. We also do deeper dives into some of the best scores ever composed. And, of course, you'll hear LOTS of great music. We feature 10 unique shows exploring one of the most underappreciated art forms by people who are passionate about the art form. We hope you enjoy the programming as much as we do producing them.

Episodes

November 21, 2025 57 mins

Last time on THE FLAGSHIP SHOW, I presented part one of my two-part interview with film music journalist, Cinematic Sound Radio host and friend, Jason Drury. If you haven't listened to that episode, I highly recommend you do so before listening to this episode.

In part two, Jason and I talk about feedback from the public, Jason’s James Horner audio documentary, how he came to be a member of Cinematic Sound Radio, his future aspira...

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Today's program is a special one. This is the first interview that I've conducted since way back in 2000, when I interviewed Michael Giacchino during the MEDAL OF HONOR: UNDERGROUND recording sessions in Seattle. Maybe one day I'll unearth that interview for you all.

Back on September 25th of this year, I sat down with CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO's own Jason Drury, who will be releasing his 50th episode of THE ARCHIVE on this podcast so...

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In this special show, we are celebrating the music of the label, which has cornered the market on obscure scores to great effect, DRAGON DOMAIN RECORDS.

During the show, your host Jason Drury will be playing music from scores by Gerald Fried, Bernard Herrmann, Leonard Rosenman, Lalo Schifrin, Gil Melle and Christopher Young .

Enjoy!

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Sadly, and without much fanfare, we lost another dedicated film music fan and a very good friend, Tom 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 joined a message board on scorereviews.com, which is now maintitles.net. There, I read Tom’s enthusiastic postings about melodic, orchestral Golden Age scores, and cla...

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July 22, 2025 86 mins

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. You’ll hear music from Eric and David Wurst, John Ottman, Marco Beltrami, Philip Glass, and others. The show, however, begins with mu...

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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 Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard’s GLADIATOR (La La Land Records), celebrating the score’s 25th anniversary; the belated 40th anniv...

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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 newsletter. From there, the newsletter turned into one of the biggest soundtrack publications in the world. The magazine's run ended in 2005 at 150 issu...

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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.

Enjoy!

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Special thanks to our Patreon supporters: Matt DeWater, David Ballantyne, Joe Wiles, Maxime, William Welch, Tim Burden, Alan Rogers, Dave Williams, Max Hamulyák, Jeffrey Graebner, Don Mase, Victor Fi...

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June 6, 2025 66 mins

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, this was to be a revival of my old school Film Music Mix programs, where I played a variety of unrelated cues with commentary.

Many of the FR...

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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, Robin Hoffman, Stuart Hancock, and Raphaël Dargent. As with the first part, instead of a traditional countdown, Erik will be presen...

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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 Williams from La La Land Records new 2-CD set release of music from the classic 1969 film starring Steve McQueen. That is followed by a concert s...

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‘Where life had no value, and death sometimes had its price. That is why bounty hunters appeared.’

For decades, the Italian, or Spaghetti Western, has entertained and thrilled cinema audiences all over the world. Its distinct style, as well as its inventive musical scores, has influenced and inspired actors, filmmakers, and composers. It is a genre that is still enjoyed today by many. This unusual but entertaining ensemble of film...

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April 30, 2025 89 mins

Randy Andrews makes his long-awaited return to CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO with the 19th episode of his excellent anime music show, THE ANIME SPECTACULAR. Here' what Randy has to say about the episode.


Today on Anime Spectacular, I am back after sooo much time, I’m filling it with a few extras today. You’ll hear music from one of my favorite anime - Fairy Tail with music by Yasuharu Takanashi , You’ll also hear music from the brand new...

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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.

Enjoy!

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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.

Enjoy!

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Special thanks to our Patreon supporters: Matt DeWater, David Ballantyne, Joe Wiles, Maxime, William Welch, Tim Burden, Alan Rogers, Dave Willi...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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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February 18, 2025 121 mins

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 ...

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