Film Scores Rule

I love film scores. I’m not talking about soundtracks. I’m referring to classically themed, generally fully orchestrated pieces that serve as the background and mood inducers for the images on the big screen.

Ford Thaxton used to host a great weekly radio program called Soundtrack Cinema, and would spend an hour playing selections from the scores of three current movies, as well as an occasional set of classic scores, from composers such as Bernard Herrmann and Ennio Morricone. That show was great, but it seems to have vanished from the internet radioscape.

Now I’ve found a streaming music station that helps fill the hole left by Thaxton’s departure: Film Music Radio. This site plays a random selection of pieces from a multitude of film scores, and generally the selections are excellent. Click on one of the Listen Now icons after visiting the site here.