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The Musician's Almanac
by David Acton
Hear an array of classics from Classical to Rock in this exciting podcast filled with information galore. This month...celebrate the Music of JOHN WILLIAMS! Vote today for your favorite movie [email protected]
Episodes
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The BIG WINNER :: Memoirs of a Geisha
By a very popular 62.5% vote, Memoirs of a Geisha won the contest for best John Williams Score. You will hear Sayuri's Theme and the End Credits from the movie. Speaking of the movie, Memoirs of a Geisha is an Academy Award and Grammy Award-winning movie adaptation of the novel of the same name,...
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A Hymn to New England
Today's piece is titled "A Hymn to New England" by John Williams. This attractive three-minute work is a combination of an occasional piece and a film score. It is built from a fanfare motive and a particularly warm example of a typical John Williams film theme of the warmhearted kind. The decade...
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Olympic Fanfare and Theme
[Today's episode starts out with the new Musician's Almanac "Theme"] The main feature today is the "Olympic Spirit" composed by John Williams. Following that is the well known "Olympic Fanfare and Theme" The Olympic Spirit, was written for the 1988 Olympics in Seoul and the corresponding NBC...
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Summon the Heroes
The main feature of the show today is a song that commemorates the Centennial Celebration of the Modern Olympic Games. Summon the Heroes by John Williams was premiered on July 19, 1996. The piece features heavy use of the brass and wind sections and is approximately six minutes in length. It is...
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Indiana Jones
Today's Episode has been shortened to just music from the Indiana Jones Trilogy. The Themes that You Will Hear 1. Indiana Jones Raiders March 2. Parade of the Slave Children Enjoy! And Now, Begin Voting for your favorite John Williams work! Some example options are - Memoirs of a Geisha - Home...
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Harry Potter
Today, take a journey into the magical world of Harry Potter. The Themes that you will hear are: 1. Prologue Theme 2. Fawkes the Phoenix 3. Buckbeak's Flight 4. Hedwig's Theme (The themes are not seperated...they run smoothly into each other) Different composers have been involved in writing the...
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Star Wars
Welcome to John Williams Month on the Musician's Almanac! Today's Episode is focused on one of John Williams most popular works, Star Wars. For more information on this episode, or the podcast in general...log onto www.davidactonmusic.net and click on "Podcast" The music of Star Wars consists of...
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Steps
Today's musical selection is called Steps. The Celtic influenced, Norway based New Age duo Secret Garden comprised violinist Fionnuala Sherry and keyboardist Rolf Lovland. After winning the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest with "Nocturne," the first instrumental track to take home top honors in four...
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Pilot #2 (Please Read Show Notes)
My Microphone has broken...so now for each episode, you get to listen to the piece without any commentary. All of the facts will be posted in the show notes. So, on to today's piece! Today's piece is called British Eighth. It was composed by Zo Elliott. Zo Elliott was an American, but he had…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Hear an array of classics from Classical to Rock in this exciting podcast filled with information galore. This month...celebrate the Music of JOHN WILLIAMS! Vote today for your favorite movie [email protected]
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David Acton
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Hear an array of classics from Classical to Rock in this exciting podcast filled with information galore. This month...celebrate the Music of JOHN WILLIAMS! Vote today for your favorite movie [email protected]
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