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 North of HollywoodSaturday, October 17, 2026Alex North earned 15 Oscar nominations during a long career that included scoring Spartacus, Cleopatra, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, and A Streetcar Named Desire. You’ll hear some of his best work.Period PiecesSaturday, October 24, 2026Movies allow us to visit, not just other places, but other times, as well. We’ll sample scores from great period piece films: Downton Abbey, Little Women, Howard’s End, A Room with a View, Elizabeth, and Legends of the Fall.Reel ScreamsSaturday, October 31, 2026A special Halloween edition of Reel Music, with themes from Hollywood’s best horror and suspense films, including Psycho, The Bride of Frankenstein, Cape Fear, The Omen, The Exorcist, and, of course, Halloween. Turn out the lights and listen in the dark, if you dare!Honoring Laura KarpmanSaturday, November 7, 2026Laura Karpman is an Academy Award-nominated composer, who’s written music for film, television, and video games. Her credits include, American Fiction, The Marvels, Captain America: Brave New World, Taken, EverQuest II, and Why We Hate. Tune in for the best of Laura Karpman.Great Scores That Didn’t WinSaturday, November 14, 2026This time you’ll hear scores so good, and so memorable, that you might be surprised to learn that they didn’t win the Academy Award. Some of them weren’t even nominated. We’ll sample Vertigo, Psycho, Superman (1978), Raiders of the Lost Ark, Batman (1989) Star Trek: The Motion Picture, The Mission, Gone with the Wind, and The Last of the Mohicans.The Native American ExperienceSaturday, November 21, 2026Hollywood has had a complicated past portraying Indigenous Americans and their culture on the big screen. Early films presented American Indians as violent savages, an injustice that revisionist westerns sought to amend. Trace the history of Native Americans at the movies through the most memorable film scores.Americana in FilmSaturday, November 28, 2026Grab some leftover turkey and dressing, and settle in for an hour of themes from movies that capture the essence of smalltown America: The Grapes of Wrath, East of Eden, Meet Me in St. Louis, Our Town, A River Runs Through It, A Christmas Story, and To Kill a Mockingbird.In, Not From, The MoviesSaturday, December 5, 2026Occasionally, a filmmaker uses existing classical music instead of (or to supplement) an original score. You’ll hear themes from Apocalypse Now, Call Me By Your Name, Shutter Island, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and more. It’s music that’s in, not from, the movies.The Best of Elliot GoldenthalSaturday, December 12, 2026Elliot Goldenthal has been called "the thinking man's composer." The Oscar winner for Frida has also written scores for the Alien and Batman franchises. We'll sample his best work, including themes from Interview with the Vampire, Michael Collins, Alien 3, Frida, Batman & Robin, and Demolition Man.Christmas at the MoviesSaturday, December 19, 2026The holidays wouldn’t be the same without those cherished Christmas classics—A Christmas Carol (1951), Miracle on 34th Street (1947), It’s a Wonderful Life, White Christmas … Pour a mug of egg nog and enjoy Christmas at the movies on the next Reel Music.Box-Office BombsSaturday, December 26, 2026The studios had such high hopes, but audiences said no. And some of these flops might surprise you. Enjoy great scores from box-office bombs: Citizen Kane, Children of Men, Donnie Darko, The Wolfman, Supergirl, and The Fall of the Roman Empire.