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Composer/Guitarist Byeong Woo Lee Up Next on Tom Needham’s THE SOUNDS OF FILM

By acradio on Thu, 04/18/2024 - 5:44pm

Byeong Woo Lee will be talking about his upcoming Town Hall Concert. The Town Hall is featuring the New York debut of Byeong Woo Lee in a specially curated musical "double feature” on Saturday, April 20th at 7pm. The program will feature the first New York City concert by the innovative Korean guitarist and composer, followed by a full-length score of Bong Joon Ho's 2009 film, “Mother,” one of a series of memorable scores Lee created for the director. For both presentations, Lee will be joined by an orchestra assembled from members of The Harlem Chamber Players, conducted by Pulitzer Prize-winning artist Tania León.

Destinies speaks with Perseverance Records producer Robin Esterhammer

By acradio on Fri, 04/12/2024 - 9:27pm

From Howard Margolin:

This week, Destinies welcomes back Robin Esterhammer, producer of Perseverance Records, for his eighth live interview.

Tune in Friday night, at 11:15 PM, as the head of one of the few independent record labels specializing in the release of rare film soundtracks makes his return to discuss and introduces selections from his company's latest release, "Who Wants to Live Forever? Forsaken Themes From Fantastic Films Volume 2."

You'll hear selections from Michael Kamen's classic score for Highlander, Charles Bernstein's unused score for The Serpent and the Rainbow, Phantoms by David Williams, Dragon Soldiers by Edwin Wendler, and Resident Evil by Stony Brook native and Emmy Award winner Marco Beltrami.

Plus, you'll learn about Perseverance's Kickstarter campaign for the funding of a project to re-record some early scores and symphonic works by the late composer James Horner.

And, find out how you can receive a copy of "Who Wants to Live Forever?" for your pledge of support to WUSB's Radiothon during this week's show.

Friday, April 12th, at 11:15 PM.

Hosted by Howard Margolin.

LOST ANGEL: THE GENIUS OF JUDEE SILL Filmmakers Up Next on Tom Needham’s THE SOUNDS OF FILM

By acradio on Wed, 04/10/2024 - 10:42pm

Filmmakers Andy Brown and Brian Lindstrom join Tom Needham to discuss their new documentary about Judee Sill.

LOST ANGEL: THE GENIUS OF JUDEE SILL is the never-before-told story of folk-rock icon Judee Sill, who in just two years went from living in a car to appearing on the cover of Rolling Stone.