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    • CommentAuthorAnthony
    • CommentTimeJan 13th 2009 edited
    ...yes, on the radio!

    I don't know if anyone else listens to it particularly much, but in the past few weeks I've found myself listening to the radio a lot more in the car than I normally do.

    It's usually Classical FM for me, as there's a ton of great classical stuff I've never heard before. A shame I can never take down the names of some of the pieces as I'm driving though!

    They occasionally put some decent film scores on there as well. At lunchtime yesterday somebody requested some Harry Potter (I'm pretty sure what they played was from the first one), and just as I'd got in my car on the way home I caught the end of a track from Defiance.

    When I'm somewhere with an Internet connection however, StreamingSoundtracks seems like the place to be!

    Does anyone else listen to the radio or are you all busy with your huge score libraries? cool
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    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJan 13th 2009 edited
    Good thread Anthony ( perhaps a "RADIO" designation in the title perhaps? ). I do listen to the radio at times, Classic FM, Radio 2 quite often etc. I'll post here when appropriate.

    Never EVER Radio 1....latest hits played over and over and over and over annnnn sleep

    smile
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      CommentAuthorErik Woods
    • CommentTimeJan 13th 2009 edited
    I rarely listen to the radio and if I do it's usually in the car but since I have my iPod with me at all times the radio is hardly on. If I do feel the urge to listen to the radio I will usually listen to...

    IN THE MORNING
    The Dean Blundell Show - A Howard Stern type show that is totally immature but at times brilliant. Just 3 guys hanging out having fun.

    WHEN GOING TO PICK UP THE WIFE FROM WORK AND THE KID FROM DAYCARE
    The Fan 590 - Toronto Sports Radio Bob McCowen is an excellent sport talk show host who goes deeper into sports than any other sports caster I've ever heard.

    ANY OTHER TIME (usually weekends)
    Usually classic rock or a station that doesn't play all the today's hits ever 5 minutes. I usually tune into a local station Y108 for some great classics and a good collection of early 90's rock.

    There is also a classic rock station that plays only that... classic rock. Q107. The most recent they play is early 90's but even that's rare. They have a great Sunday line up of only Psychedelic rock... music only produced between 1965 and 1975. Trippy stuff but oh so good.

    I tune into the classical station now and again but it's all the same old favorites that I'm sure every classical station plays. sleep

    And if I'm away from the TV and the Leafs are on I tune into AM 640 which actually a solid talk radio station as well.

    -Erik-
    host and producer of CINEMATIC SOUND | www.cinematicsound.net | www.facebook.com/cinematicsound | I like to suck John Williams' dick!
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      CommentAuthorSteven
    • CommentTimeJan 13th 2009
    Erik Woods wrote
    I tune into the classical station now and again but it's all the same old favorites that I'm sure every classical station plays. sleep


    The thing with a classical radio station is they are playing music that spans many hundreds of years. For example, I much prefer Romantic music to Classical, and I usually cannot stand Baroque. If there was a radio show dedicated to Romantic and 20th century 'classical' music, then it might be a different story.

    For someone who professes much love for the Golden Age, it's surprising how little you like non-film orchestral music.
    "Message board incredulity is the least satisfied emotion in human history." - Franz
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      CommentAuthorErik Woods
    • CommentTimeJan 13th 2009 edited
    Steven wrote
    Erik Woods wrote
    I tune into the classical station now and again but it's all the same old favorites that I'm sure every classical station plays. sleep


    The thing with a classical radio station is they are playing music that spans many hundreds of years


    I understand that. But I find that the program directors are playing the same old shit that is on every classical compilation album. It's like Top 40 radio from classical fans. sleep Or it's the light boucing tarty stuff that I just can't stand. vomit

    Steven wrote
    For example, I much prefer Romantic music to Classical, and I usually cannot stand Baroque. If there was a radio show dedicated to Romantic and 20th century 'classical' music, then it might be a different story.


    I'm with you there.

    Steven wrote
    For someone who professes much love for the Golden Age, it's surprising how little you like non-film orchestral music.


    I didn't say that I didn't like it. I just don't like the station's playlist. But as for playing classical music at home... I honestly would rather listen to film music. It's just a preference. I have a pretty tiny classical selection that I dabble in from time to time and enjoy very much but I grew up with film music so I prefer listen to it over anything else. I mean, I also LOVE Hard Rock/Heavy Metal and have a pretty deep collection which I absolutely treasure but I rarely listen to it. Just because I don't listen to other genres of music as much as I do with film music doesn't mean I don't enjoy them or appreciate them.

    -Erik-
    host and producer of CINEMATIC SOUND | www.cinematicsound.net | www.facebook.com/cinematicsound | I like to suck John Williams' dick!
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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeJan 13th 2009
    I don't listen to regular radio very much (even though I have a nice Tivoli radio), but I do tune in to online radio some times. I actually did a thread this over at FSM once:

    http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/p … ;archive=1

    However, I mostly listen the last.fm, which is a genius online "jukebox" that plays music similar to the artist you type in!
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      CommentAuthorMartijn
    • CommentTimeJan 14th 2009
    I never ever listen to the radio any more.
    There's just TOO much material (both music and spoken word) I still have on my hard drive and on my shelves I still need to find time to listen to.

    In days of yore I used to listen to the radio mainly for news, audio drama and to find inspiration to seek out new musical directions or groups.
    For news I have the web now.
    Audio drama is still predominantly a radio item, but luckily there are many sites that post recordings...and quite legal ones too (all copyrights having been either waived, expired or bought off). Best thing is that I find FAR more there than I was able to through radio alone.

    And as far as musical inspiration goes, well, MainTitles takes care of 99% of that. smile
    The other 1% interestingly mainly comes through songs used for background music to TV commercials!
    “The Bible contains six admonishments to homosexuals and 362 admonishments to heterosexuals. That doesn't mean that God doesn't love heterosexuals. It's just that they need more supervision.” ~ Lynn Lavner
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      CommentAuthorLSH
    • CommentTimeJan 14th 2009
    The only radio show I listen to is the excellent movie review programme every Friday on BBC Radio Five Live with Simon Mayo and Mark Kermode. Very funny and insightful. However I never listen to it live, I subscribe to the podcast version through iTunes.

    smile
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeJan 14th 2009
    I merely use the radio to get information about politics, sports, weather, and the news in general.
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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeJan 14th 2009
    sdtom wrote
    I merely use the radio to get information about politics, sports, weather, and the news in general.


    LOL! :D

    So....MERELY for that, eh?
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeJan 15th 2009
    I rarely listen to music Thor unless it is on where I'm visiting or traveling in an auto other than the one I own. I tried to listen to a radio program called Imagination Theater on Sunday night but gave because of the relentless number of commercials which grated on me.

    Also keep in mind that I don't read our newspaper anymore nor do I get information from the television.

    I think merely was a proper adverb meaning simply.
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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeJan 15th 2009
    sdtom wrote
    I rarely listen to music Thor unless it is on where I'm visiting or traveling in an auto other than the one I own. I tried to listen to a radio program called Imagination Theater on Sunday night but gave because of the relentless number of commercials which grated on me.

    Also keep in mind that I don't read our newspaper anymore nor do I get information from the television.

    I think merely was a proper adverb meaning simply.


    I know...just jankin' your chain. It was a tad funny that you mentioned everything EXCEPT music, which makes it much more than just "simply". smile
  13. We listen to NOSTALGIE here, good classic songs of the 70 and 80's, occassionally with the new entry from time to time

    and they used Star Wars as their opening tune for the christmas special
    of course it would have been shocking if something else than Star Wars was used slant
    waaaaaahhhhhhhh!!! Where's my nut? arrrghhhhhhh
  14. Not "recent" but upcoming.

    Tonight UK's Classic FM radio station is dedicating a 2-hour programme celebrating the film music of John Williams. "Saturday Night At The Movies" - 5-7pm - will feature many of Williams' excerpts from his best-known film scores. It may be available online for overseas listeners but I do not know if there is any geographical restrictions. Being radio, I think anyone could listen in online.

    I would listen in myself but there is the small matter of this year's Calcutta Cup rugby union match between Scotland and England at the same time.
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn

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