Episodes
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1957: ‘Round About Midnight, The Bridge on the River Kwai
Our first foray into jazz and a classic WWII epic. Listen in to see how many different ways we can describe instrumental music. And, stay for our discussion on the topics of pride, duty and superiority. You’ll come away whistling the Colonel Bogey March. Jolly good!
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1945: The Hit Parade Top 10, Spellbound
The year is 1945. As WWII comes to an end, big bands and crooners rule the radio waves. Cinema is offering audiences everything from war movies to musicals to film noir. For this episode we listened to the top ten songs on the hit parade for 1945 and we watched Alfred Hitchcock’s Spellbound. It...
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2021: Christmas Special
The year: 2021. The movie: Tokyo Godfathers. The album: No album, instead a curated playlist of Christmas songs. Yep, it’s our first ever Christmas episode. Jingle bells, wrapping and reindeer! A Christmas movie with sub-titles! A visit from a very special elf! Were we naughty or nice? Recorded…
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2007: In Rainbows, The Diving Bell & the Butterfly
The year: 2007. The movie: The Diving Bell & the Butterfly. The album: Radiohead’s In Rainbows. Falsetto…check. Reverb…check. Spacey guitar…check. And, is that French? Subtitles required! Did we blink once for “yes” or twice for “no”? Recorded on Dec. 11, 2021.
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1999: When the Pawn, The Mummy
The year is 1999. The album: Fiona Apple’s When the Pawn. The movie: The Mummy. Expect some strong emotions, and love gone wrong. Perhaps a bit of swashbuckling, and lots and lots of scarabs. Were we romanced or cursed? Recorded on Nov. 26, 2021.
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1975: A Night at the Opera, The Man Who Would Be King
The year is 1975. The album: Queen’s A Night at the Opera. The movie: The Man Who Would be King. Expect some nostalgia, and possibly, some hot takes! Recorded on Nov. 23, 2021.