Edmund Stone
About The Score
Saturdays 8am, 6pm
The Score with Edmund Stone is a weekly celebration of symphonic music in film. Each program is crafted around specific composers, film genres, or themes. Tune in and enjoy the symphonic music that makes good movies great, including music of forgotten films! Find playlists and listen again at www.thescore.org.
Program Schedule
MacGuffins
5/10/2025
Join Edmund Stone of The Score as he delves into one of cinema's favorite hooks: the Maguffin. These people or objects are central to the theme of the movie although they don't play a big role. Unravel the quirks of these plot devices such as the Walkman in Guardians of the Galaxy, the Holy Grail in Excalibur, The Heart of the Ocean in Titanic and more.
Come on in, the Water's Fine
5/17/2025
This week Edmund Stone, creator, host and producer of The Score makes a splash with Come On In, The Water's Fine - a show all about mermaids and mermen. This week it's a trip to the the sea with music from The Little Mermaid, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, The Secret of Roan Inish and more musical "tails" this week on The Score.
Well Grounded
5/24/2025
They're not afraid to dig in and get their hands dirty - they're botanists! These unsung heroes are the science behind the soil, the people behind the plants and they play an integral role in lots of films. Join Edmund Stone for a hands-on adventure in science and fiction with great characters such as astro-botanist Mark Watney in The Martian, Dr. Ellie Sattler from Jurassic Park, and The Lorax as the Guardian of the Environment.
X Marks the Spot
5/31/2025
The lure of finding treasure always gleams bright in film. And what better way to hunt down hidden hoards than with a map? Edmund Stone maps his way to all kinds of hidden hoards. Use the Marauder's Map at Hogwarts in the Prisoner of Azkaban. Find pirate treasure with The Goonies. Discover the way to Dry Land with the mysterious map in Water World. This week on The Score, it's "X Marks the Spot"!
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