Edmund Stone
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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
Deus Ex Machina
6/7/2025
It's the cinematic trope that will not die. Originating with ancient Greek drama, the Deus Ex Machina - or the God from a Machine - plot device is a way of handily wrapping up a story with a "divine intervention". Edmund Stone looks at some films that have used this device - for better or for worse - including Lord of the Rings, War of the Worlds, Avengers: Endgame, Matrix: Revolutions and more.
Shot on Location at UNESCO Sites
6/14/2025
They are places of outstanding universal, examples of human genius, cultural traditions, or superlative natural phenomena or beauty - they are UNESCO World Heritage sites. This week, Edmund Stone visits some of the world's most spectacular locations with the music of films shot at UNESCO sites. From the glorious Taj Mahal in Slumdog Millionaire to the breath-taking Antelope Canyon in The Tree of Life, and the Galapagos Islands in Master and Commander, movies filled with some of the most outstanding human creations and natural backdrops in the world.
World Leaders: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
6/21/2025
We the People... Thus begins one of the most important documents in recent history - the preamble of the United States Constitution. When this country was founded, those who fought for independence urged their people to form a more perfect Union were leaders. Join Edmund Stone as he showcases films that examine the qualities of leadership throughout history and around the world - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. From Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln, to Ramses in The Ten Commandments, and Hitler in Valkyrie, it's an extraordinary look and listen to world leadership.
History of America According to Hollywood: Part 1
6/28/2025
This week on The Score Edmund Stone celebrates America's birthday with a look, through the cameras of Hollywood, at the country's history. From pre-colonial days as depicted in The New World, to the Civil War in Glory, through the westward expansion in Dances with Wolves, and life in post-World War II era with The Best Years of our Lives, it's a dazzling musical depiction of some of the highlights of our history.
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