There’s no love like doomed love. We all know it’s true. Happily ever after is fine for the neighbors. The rest of us flock to “Titanic,” “Casablanca,” and “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg.” The one that got away hangs heaviest on the heart.
In accordance with Gothic convention, nothing’s hotter than when two people love one another so intensely, they destroy themselves, each other, and everyone else around them. If impediments fan the flames of desire, then death is the greatest impediment of all.
This week on “Picture Perfect,” it’s an hour of star-crossed lovers who remain connected beyond the mortal plane.
Join me for selections from “Somewhere in Time” (John Barry), “The Ghost and Mrs. Muir” (Bernard Herrmann), “Always” (John Williams), and “Wuthering Heights” (Alfred Newman).
If you can’t stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen. We’ll be fanning the flames of desire on “Picture Perfect,” music for the movies, now in syndication on KWAX, the radio station of the University of Oregon!
Remember, KWAX is on the West Coast, so there’s a three-hour difference for those of you listening in the East. Here are the respective air-times for all three of my recorded shows (with East Coast conversions in parentheses):
PICTURE PERFECT, the movie music show – Friday on KWAX at 5:00 PM PACIFIC TIME (8:00 PM EST)
SWEETNESS AND LIGHT, the light music program – ALL NEW! – Saturday on KWAX at 8:00 AM PACIFIC TIME (11:00 AM EST)
THE LOST CHORD, unusual and neglected rep – Saturday on KWAX at 4:00 PM PACIFIC TIME (7:00 PM EST)
Stream all three, at the times indicated, by following the link!
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