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Seven years ago, the music from "The Mission" took out top place in the Classic 100: Music in the Movies. Think something else should have taken top place? Have your say in our re-vote.
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What made the top 100 for the Classic 100: Music in the Movies in 2013? Read the full list. ab.co/2TVqu9G
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25-27 January we're counting down your top 100 from the Classic 100: Music in the Movies from 2013. We kick off with number 100 at 10am. ab.co/30TCauJ
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2020 is the Year of the Rat in the Chinese zodiac. What is the Chinese zodiac animal of your favourite composer?
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@ABCClassic loving this mornings selection of Movie soundtracks. Any chance of Platoon: Adagio for Strings?
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There will indeed be some Platoon: Adagio for Strings, some time between 10am-1pm Monday 27 Jan. The full list of what we're playing over the long weekend is here: ab.co/30OLdNx
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Ludovico Einaudi talked about his family connections to Australia during an interview with Russell Torrance. He shared insights into his inspirations and his concern and grief watching the impacts of the Australian bushfires. ab.co/2ur290I
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Here's some of the best screen music of the 2010's. In 2013 you voted Ennio Morricone's music for "The Mission" (1986) as your favourite music in the movies. Seven years on, do you think something else deserves top spot?
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Watch Ludovico Einaudi play his "Elegy for the Arctic" live in the ABC studio.
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Australian horn players share their memories of Barry Tuckwell.
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Hear Margaret Throsby interview John Cleese: ab.co/37epXmO
“A weedy little wuss who grew too tall”: John Cleese’s self-description. A supremely gifted comic actor/writer; but listen to my interview with him. He made me laugh, he made himself cry, real tears rolling down his face. On the ABC Listen App (my name in browser) or @ABCClassic
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Screen Sounds today on @ABCClassic is a fun little preview of coming attractions - of this weekend’s rescreening of the 2013 Classic 100: Music in the Movies. abc.net.au/classic/programs/…
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Hear William Barton's poignant didgeridoo accompaniment to Blue Robinson's poem of hope, written after the poet was evacuated from his home in the NSW Southern Highlands.
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Finding donated instruments to replace those destroyed, arranging benefit concerts, and holding online auctions; here are just some of the ways musicians around Australia are trying to contribute to those affected by bushfire.
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In 2013 the score for "The Mission" got top spot in the Classic 100: Music in the movies. Have another choice for number one? You can vote for a new number one in our poll.
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Yamaha has warned people not to squeeze into musical instrument cases after reports former Nissan Motor boss Carlos Ghosn fled Japan concealed inside in one.
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Music can’t heal burns or provide a house but eventually it might assuage the pain and provide its own type of shelter. @EadricAyres reflects on music's role to play in rebuilding after the Australian bushfires.
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@ABCClassic I saw on Facebook that Barry Tuckwell has died? Is this confirmed?
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