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RNZ News
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- RNZ News
Twentieth-century film music styles: A long generational shift
Music commentator Dave Wilson looks at the work of Lalo Schifrin, an Argentine composer who died at the age of 93 this week and may best be remembered for creating the theme to Mission Impossible. Dave joins Kathryn to talk about how his style of film music rejected the boundaries around jazz and classical music and had an impact far beyond the projects her wrote for. Dave Wilson is a saxophonist, clarinetist, composer, and interdisciplinary scholar, a Senior Lecturer in Music at the New Zealand School of Music-Te Koki. To embed this content on your own webpage, cut and paste the following: See terms of use.
RNZ News
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- RNZ News
Bookmarks with composer John Psathas
books music 2:35 pm today Ioannis (John) Psathas is one of Aotearoa's most acclaimed composers. He made a name for himself in 2004 by composing the music for the opening ceremony of the Athens Olympics. From there accolades flowed, including multiple wins at the New Zealand Music awards and an ONZM. He is also an Emeritus Professor at the New Zealand School of Music. John joins Jesse Mulligan to talk about his upcoming "Composer In Residence" role at the Worlds Edge Music Festival, and share his bookmarks picks.
