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
Over the past decade, CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO has produced numerous programs celebrating the life and music of James Horner, including a standout three-part documentary by Jason Drury that remains essential listening. I’ve also contributed several Horner-focused episodes myself, from explorations of his re-recorded works and end credit suites to in-depth analyses of Sneakers and Aliens alongside Randy Andrews. I had assumed I’d said ...
Jason Drury kicks off the 2-hour-plus show with music from the 40th anniversary release of Jerry Goldsmith's classic score KING SOLOMON'S MINES (La La Land Records).
Jason then moves on to music from Jack Nitzsche's 1984 reissue of THE RAZOR'S EDGE (Dragon's Domain Records), Georges Delerue's short score for the 1973 thriller THE DAY OF THE JACKAL (Quartet Records), and selections from Jerry Goldsmith's 1969 score for THE CHAIRMAN...
In part five of our seven-part series counting down the TOP 25 SCORES OF THE 21st CENTURY, we will continue the countdown with the presentation of scores 15-11. In this episode, you'll hear selections from Philippe Rombi, Alan Silvestri, John Williams, Marco Beltrami and Elliot Goldenthal.
Part six will be available soon. Stay tuned.
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Special thanks to our Patreon supporters: Matt DeWater, David Ballantyne, Joe Wiles, Maxime, ...
Simon Franglen is a multi-award-winning British composer and record producer whose music has been included in some of the most critically acclaimed films of recent decades.
Franglen composed the acclaimed score for James Cameron's AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER in 2023, after his collaboration with the late James Horner on the original film in 2009. He received a 2023 World Soundtrack Award and a 2022 IFMCA Award for his efforts. His sc...
This is part two of Jason Drury’s conversation with Emmy-nominated documentarian and award-winning author Steven C. Smith about his latest book, HITCHCOCK AND HERRMANN: THE FRIENDSHIP THAT CHANGED CINEMA, which chronicles the rise and fall of one of the major composer/director collaborations in the history of cinema.
In part one, they discussed how the book came to be, how Herrmann and Hitchcock met, and the legendary filmmaker an...
Steven C. Smith is a familiar name and voice to listeners of Talking Soundtracks. In 2021, Jason Drury talked to the Emmy-nominated documentary producer and award-winning author about his book, MUSIC BY MAX STEINER: THE EPIC LIFE OF HOLLYWOOD’S MOST INFLUENTIAL COMPOSER.
In 2022, Jason talked to Steven again about his first book, published in 1991, A HEART AT FIRE’S CENTER: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF BERNARD HERRMANN, about another pio...
In part four of our seven-part series counting down the TOP 25 SCORES OF THE 21st CENTURY, we will continue the countdown with the presentation of scores 20-16. In this episode, you'll hear selections from Hans Zimmer, Joel McNeely, Abel Korzeniowski, Michael Giacchino and Christopher Gordon.
Part five will be available soon. Stay tuned.
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Special thanks to our Patreon supporters: Matt DeWater, David Ballantyne, Joe Wiles, Ma...
Today, after over a year of hiatus, Anime Spectacular is finally back with a brand-new episode. You’ll hear music from four more animes, starting with Apothecary Diaries with music by Satoru Kosaki. Next, you’ll hear magical whimsy through the anime Witch Watch with music by Yukari Hashimoto. In the Retro Look Back, you’ll hear music from the anime Ranma 1/2 from 1989, with music by Hideharu Mori. Finally, in the movie section of t...
In part three of our seven-part series counting down the TOP 25 SCORES OF THE 21st CENTURY, we will be begin the countdown proper with the presentation of scores 25-21. In this episode, you'll hear selections from James Newton Howard, Mark McKenzie, Roque Banos, Andy Hull, Robert McDowell, and Panu Aaltio.
Part four will be available next week.
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Special thanks to our Patreon supporters: Matt DeWater, David Ballantyne, Joe Wil...
In this special show, Jason Drury continues to celebrate 50 episodes of THE ARCHIVE by concluding the countdown of his favourite LONG James Horner cues!
Enjoy!
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Special thanks to our Patreon supporters: Matt DeWater, David Ballantyne, Joe Wiles, Maxime, William Welch, Alan Rogers, Dave Williams, Max Hamulyák, Jeffrey Graebner, Don Mase, Victor Field, Jochen Stolz, Emily Mason, Eric Skroch, Alexander Schiebel, Alphonse Brown, J...
In part two of our seven-part series counting down the TOP 25 SCORES OF THE 21st CENTURY, we will be featuring three more honourable mentions. In this episode, you'll hear selections from Hans Zimmer, James Horner and Thomas Newman. If you haven't listened to part one yet, I highly recommend doing so first.
Part three will be available next week.
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Special thanks to our Patreon supporters: Matt DeWater, David Ballantyne, Joe W...
Today’s episode is all about personal favourites. Over the next seven episodes of THE FLAGSHIP SHOW, I’ll be counting down my TOP 25 SCORES OF THE 21st CENTURY. These are the soundtracks that have resonated with me the most, scores that I believe deserve a special place in any discussion about the best music of the last quarter-century. While my list may not align with everyone’s tastes, it’s a reflection of the music that has le...
In this special show, Jason Drury celebrates 50 episodes of THE ARCHIVE with a countdown of his favourite LONG James Horner cues!
Enjoy!
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Special thanks to our Patreon supporters: Matt DeWater, David Ballantyne, Joe Wiles, Maxime, William Welch, Alan Rogers, Dave Williams, Max Hamulyák, Jeffrey Graebner, Don Mase, Victor Field, Jochen Stolz, Emily Mason, Eric Skroch, Alexander Schiebel, Alphonse Brown, John Link, Matt Berretta...
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...
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...
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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Special thanks to our Patreon supporters: Matt DeWater, David Ballantyne, Joe Wiles, Maxime, ...
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...
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...
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...
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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