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Jonathan Ross, one of the nation’s best-loved broadcasters and film critics, presents our blockbuster film music programme.
Every week, Saturday Night at the Movies is packed with iconic scores by composers including Ennio Morricone, John Williams, John Barry and Bernard Herrmann, alongside cult classics and the latest soundtracks from names such as Hans Zimmer, Wendy Carlos, Rachel Portman, Kris Bowers, Hildur Guðnadóttir and Alexandre Desplat.
Film music is an integral part of Classic FM’s musical landscape, and 2023 marks 20 years of broadcasting a weekly programme dedicated to movie music.
Jonathan celebrates the soundtracks of biopics and films based on real-life stories. He’ll play the music written for Florence Foster Jenkins by Alexandre Desplat, Wojciech Kilar's music for The Pianist, and the most famous composer biopic, Amadeus, accompanied by Mozart's music.
Jonathan selects some of his favourite films based on other real-life characters, including The Theory of Everything, scored by Johann Johannson and The Trial of the Chicago 7, composed by Daniel Pemberton. Jonathan also features interviews with the cast of the upcoming film Chevalier, a biopic about the violinist and composer Chevalier de Saint-Georges, starring Kelvin Harrison Jr., Minnie Driver and Lucy Boynton.
