The Silver Screen Soundtrack Hour: Disasters!

Film music sets the mood and helps elicit the emotional responses that make a good movie a great movie. Each week on CharlottesvilleClassical.org, The Silver Screen Soundtrack Hour takes a listen to music from the wide world of film scores. 

The Towering Inferno (1974) - music by John Williams

Disaster movies are almost as old as movies themselves. Silent films like Fire! (1901) and Life of an American Fireman (1902) presented viewers with the vicarious thrill of experiencing the danger a burning building presented to its occupants. 

 While disaster themes vary - shipwreck, storm, alien invasion - the best disaster movies need an effective soundtrack to work the audience’s emotions.

This week’s edition of The Silver Screen Sound Track Hour samples musical selections from James Horner (Titanic and The Perfect Storm), John Williams (The Towering Inferno), Dimitri Tiomkin (The High and the Mighty), and more. And along the way we’ll experience an alien invasion and more in-flight danger too!

 Produced and hosted by Ken Nail, The Silver Screen Soundtrack Hour airs on Charlottesvilleclassical.org every Thursday at 9 AM and 6 PM, plus Saturdays at Noon. Visit our Facebook page, or contact Ken on Twitter at @ken_classical.