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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.
The spotlight is on European cinema legends in tonight's programme. Italian film classics include Cinema Paradiso by Ennio Morricone, Life is Beautiful by Nicola Piovani and Nino Rota's score to 8 1/2. Some of Alexandre Desplat's award-winning scores feature, including The Grand Budapest Hotel and there's an early summer holiday on offer with The Talented Mr. Ripley scored by Gabriel Yared and The Two Faces of January by Alberto Iglesias.
Saturday 1 April
In this programme, Jonathan focusses on classic soundtracks that have arisen from British film, from early cinematic favouries like 633 Squadron by Ron Goodwin, Hitchcock's Rebecca scored by Franz Waxman and The Third Man by Anton Karas, to 70s classics including Death on the Nile by Nino Rota and thriller Don't Look Now, scored by Iva Zanicchi.
Christopher Nolan's big-screen epics also feature—Dunkirk and Inception by Hans Zimmer—and a noughties family favourite, Harry Potter, by John Williams.
