Make a Summer Soundtrack for President Obama
From Iran to health care to the Supreme Court — it's going to be a hot summer for President Obama. What would you put on his soundtrack to help cool him off? What's your take? Leave a comment below or...
View ArticleSuper Tuesday's Super Playlist
As part of our Super Tuesday coverage we asked you which songs best represent it and the rest of the primary season. By text, Facebook, Twitter, and voice, this is what you told us. Everybody Wants to...
View ArticleThe Hunger Games: Dystopian Soundtrack
The much-anticipated sci-fi movie “The Hunger Games” comes out in theaters today, but the soundtrack to the film has been selling like gangbusters since Tuesday. Music journalist Joe Levy gives us his...
View ArticleMusic in the Kitchen
Today, we find out what some of New York’s hottest chefs listen to while they cook. And, New York Times food writer Jeff Gordinier and chef Jesse Schenker of the West Village restaurant Recette explain...
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Brain Fodder Vol. 3
This week: pillow lava, pale ale, and an intense soundtrack. Molly WebsterMolly rekindles a lost love:Two words: pillow lava.Let me take you there: remember when you were small, and the world was...
View ArticleEckart Runge Captures Cinematic Sounds of the Cello
Awards season steps into high gear this week, with the Academy Award nominations due out on Thursday and the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday night. While we leave it to Movies on the Radio to handicap...
View Article#3121: With Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto,, the Japanese-born, New York-based pianist, producer, film score composer, and electronic music pioneer is also a citizen of the world, and his travels to Greenland’s ice fields to...
View ArticleGeorge Duning: Master of Tenderness
George Duning (1908-2000) may not have the most familiar name in soundtrack composing, but his music is striking and unforgettable. Duning could write well for most any type of story, but he excelled...
View ArticleMusic by the Oscar Contenders
Sunday evening's 2013 Academy Awards will present an Oscar for best musical score to either Alexandre Desplat for "Argo," Mychael Danna for "Life of Pi," Dario Marianelli for "Anna Karenina," Thomas...
View ArticleThe Lustrous Sound of Ernest Gold
Ernest Gold was born on July 13, 1921, in Vienna, Austria. He moved to the U.S. with his family in 1938, and composed nearly 100 film and television scores between 1945 and his death in 1999. His music...
View ArticleYour Cooking Soundtrack, And Why Bluegrass Makes The Best Eggs
This Sunday is the Super Bowl. At my last place of employment, we would have been talking about the big game for weeks by now. No, no, I didn't work for the NFL. I didn't even work for some sort of...
View ArticleJohn Turturro on Sax, Sex and 'Fading Gigolo'
Actor, writer and director John Turturro returns to our studio to discuss the music in his newest film, Fading Gigolo, which he wrote and directed. Turturro plays a middle-aged bookstore clerk who...
View ArticleThe 'Garden State' Soundtrack: Still Changing Lives After Ten Years
Love it or hate it, Zach Braff's 2004 film Garden State had a killer cast and a soundtrack filled with indie royalty. So why hate it? Because the film tended to overstate its own capture of the...
View ArticleInterview: Alva Noto on Co-Scoring 'The Revenant'
German electronic-music composer Alva Noto has become somewhat of a cult hero. Born in 1965 as Carsten Nicolai, he has released nine solo albums as well as numerous collaborations with Japanese...
View ArticleThe Soundtrack King: From The Aviator to Boardwalk Empire
Jonathan Capehart guest hosts today!Musician and bandleader Vince Giordano joins us, along with directors Dave Davidson and Amber Edwards, to discuss their new documentary, Vince Giordano: There’s a...
View ArticleSearching For the Song of The Summer of 2017
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview. Summer is officially underway, and that means three months of heat, swimming pools and beaches, and most importantly, summer music - the...
View ArticleInterview: Alva Noto on Co-Scoring 'The Revenant'
German electronic-music composer Alva Noto has become somewhat of a cult hero. Born in 1965 as Carsten Nicolai, he has released nine solo albums as well as numerous collaborations with Japanese...
View ArticleBeale Street's Soundtrack, 'Victory City,' Sandra Bland, Jelani Cobb & Kyle...
Nicholas Britell talks about composing the soundtrack for "If Beale Street Could Talk." John Strausbaugh discusses his book, Victory City: A History of New York and New Yorkers during World War II....
View ArticleComposing for Beale Street, NYC During WWII, 'Dumplin'
Academy Award-nominated composer, pianist, and producer, Nicholas Britell, joins us to talk about Barry Jenkins's new film, If Beale Street Could Talk, for which he composed the soundtrack. John...
View ArticleHear Me Out: Chernobyl (Hildur Guðnadóttir, 2019)
Every Friday, we’ll be sharing a piece of music that resonates particularly strongly with one of our staffers. This week: James Bennett on the soundtrack to Chernobyl by Hildur Guðnadóttir.Spicy food...
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