This week on “Picture Perfect,” get yourself free. It’s an hour of music from movies about prison breaks.
Indomitable Steve McQueen does hard time on Devil’s Island in “Papillon” (Jerry Goldsmith); Paul Newman sticks it to The Man in “Cool Hand Luke” (Lalo Schifrin); Tim Robbins makes good use of a Rita Hayworth poster in “The Shawshank Redemption” (Thomas Newman); and an all-star cast, led by a barbed-wire hopping McQueen, flee their Nazi captors in “The Great Escape” (Elmer Bernstein).
Let’s face it, nobody looks good in orange. Grab a shank and a file. We’re bustin’ out of the joint, on “Picture Perfect,” music for the movies, now in syndication on KWAX Classical Oregon!
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Tag: Cool Hand Luke
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Lalo Schifrin Turns 89: Happy Birthday!
On the first day of summer (winter in his native Argentina), Lalo Schifrin turns 89. Schifrin is the composer of over 100 film and television scores, including those for “Cool Hand Luke,” “Bullitt,” “Dirty Harry,” “Enter the Dragon,” “Mannix,” “Starsky and Hutch,” “Rush Hour,” and of course “Mission: Impossible.” (Not everyone was a fan. His music for “The Exorcist” was demonstrably rejected by director William Friedkin when he hurled the master tape out into the parking lot.)
A highly respected jazz pianist, Schifrin was discovered by Dizzy Gillespie, who hired him on the spot. Schifrin has lived in the United States since 1958, making a very healthy living arranging and composing across genres, including bossa nova, jazz, bebop, rock, and classical, all the while cashing those lucrative Hollywood paychecks – and collecting royalties for the continued use of his indelible theme in the “Mission: Impossible” film franchise.
Happy birthday, Lalo Schifrin!
“Concierto Caribeño” for flute and orchestra
Lalo Schifrin and Dizzy Gillespie
“Cool Hand Luke”
Lalo receives an honorary Academy Award from Clint Eastwood in 2018. He was nominated for a competitive Oscar six times.
Schifrin’s greatest hit
PHOTO: Lalo and Dizzy
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Prison Break Movie Soundtracks on Picture Perfect
This week on “Picture Perfect, get yourself free. It’s an hour of music from movies about prison breaks.
Indomitable Steve McQueen does hard time on Devil’s Island in “Papillon” (Jerry Goldsmith); Paul Newman sticks it to The Man in “Cool Hand Luke” (Lalo Schifrin); Tim Robbins makes good use of a Rita Hayworth poster in “The Shawshank Redemption” (Thomas Newman); and an all-star cast, led by a barbed-wire hopping McQueen, flee their Nazi captors in “The Great Escape” (Elmer Bernstein).
Let’s face it, nobody looks good in orange. Grab a shank and a file. We’re bustin’ out of the joint, this Friday evening at 6:00 EST, on WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org.
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Prison Break Movies on the Radio
This week on “Picture Perfect,” we’re bustin’ out of the joint, with an hour of films about prison breaks.
Indomitable Steve McQueen does hard time on Devil’s Island in “Papillon” (1973), with music by Jerry Goldsmith. Paul Newman sticks it to The Man in “Cool Hand Luke” (1967), with music by Lalo Schifrin. Tim Robbins makes good use of a Rita Hayworth poster in “The Shawshank Redemption” (1994), with music by Thomas Newman. And an all-star cast, led by a barbed-wire hopping McQueen (again), flee their Nazi captors in “The Great Escape” (1963), with music by Elmer Bernstein.
Face it, nobody looks good in orange. Grab a shank and a file, and join me this Friday evening at 6:00 EST, on WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org.
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Prison Break Movies Picture Perfect
This week on “Picture Perfect,” we’re bustin’ out of the joint, with an hour of films about prison breaks.
Indomitable Steve McQueen does hard time on Devil’s Island in “Papillon” (1973), with music by Jerry Goldsmith. Paul Newman sticks it to The Man in “Cool Hand Luke” (1967), with music by Lalo Schifrin. Tim Robbins makes good use of a Rita Hayworth poster in “The Shawshank Redemption” (1994), with music by Thomas Newman. And an all-star cast, led by a barbed-wire hopping McQueen (again), flee their Nazi captors in “The Great Escape” (1963), with music by Elmer Bernstein.
Face it, nobody looks good in orange. Grab a shank and a file, and join me tonight at 6 ET, with a repeat tomorrow morning at 6; or listen to it later as a webcast at wwfm.org.
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