From the earliest days of so-called silent cinema, to contemporary times with blockbusters like Star Wars, the orchestra has been crucial to the development of film. Host Matt Rogers takes you to the movies for the greatest film scores of all time, Saturdays at 6PM MST on Classical KBACH!
Upcoming Episodes
The Best of James Newton Howard
Saturday, April 26, 2025
He’s been nominated for the Oscar nine times, with more than a hundred film scores to his name, including The Prince of Tides, Fantastic Beasts, The Hunger Games, Batman Begins, and King Kong. Enjoy themes from the best of James Newton Howard on this edition of Reel Music.
Back and Forth through Time
Saturday, May 3, 2025
Strap yourself in! We’re taking a dizzying trip through time with scores from cinema’s best time-traveling flicks, including Back to the Future, Time After Time, Interstellar, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, and, of course, The Time Machine.
Saturday, May 3, 2025
Strap yourself in! We’re taking a dizzying trip through time with scores from cinema’s best time-traveling flicks, including Back to the Future, Time After Time, Interstellar, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, and, of course, The Time Machine.
Celebrating Joe Hisaishi
Saturday, May 10, 2025
Joe Hisaishi’s scores for movies and video games mix elements of western classical with flavors of Japanese classical, minimalist and experimental electronic. Themes from Spirited Away, The Sun Also Rises, Hana-bi, Soul Snatcher, and more on the next Reel Music.
Saturday, May 10, 2025
Joe Hisaishi’s scores for movies and video games mix elements of western classical with flavors of Japanese classical, minimalist and experimental electronic. Themes from Spirited Away, The Sun Also Rises, Hana-bi, Soul Snatcher, and more on the next Reel Music.
Survival Films
Saturday, May 17, 2025
Lost at sea, stranded on an island, caught in a blizzard on the side of a mountain: desperate times call for expert composers. We'll explore themes inspired by epic struggles to survive. You'll hear music from Cast Away, The Revenant, 127 Hours, All is Lost, Everest, and more.
Jerry Fielding – Incidental Master
Saturday, May 24, 2025
While the Main Title theme can set the mood for a film, it’s all of that other music that holds a movie together. Jerry Fielding was a master of incidental music, earning three Oscar nominations during a career that included scoring The Wild Bunch, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Straw Dogs, and Escape from Alcatraz.
The Mob at the Movies
Saturday, May 31, 2025
Bugsy, Once Upon a Time in America, The Departed, The Untouchables, Miller’s Crossing, Dick Tracy, and, of course, The Godfather—great scores from mafia movies on this edition of Reel Music.
