The Atom

Published: May 23, 2020, 2:55 p.m.

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Matthew features music for films which take their inspiration from mankind\\u2019s inconsistent relationship with the atom and nuclear energy. The programme is prompted by the release of the new documentary film \\u2018The Atom: A Love Affair\\u2019. Matthew looks at how cinema has adopted an often contradictory relationship with things atomic. He also takes this opportunity to look at writing music for documentaries with the new film\\u2019s composer Paul Honey.

The programme features music from the films \\u2018Radioactive\\u2019; \\u2018X - The Unknown\\u2019; \\u2018Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox\\u2019; \\u2018Superman IV - The Quest For Peace\\u2019; \\u2018Edge Of Darkness\\u2019; \\u2018Goldfinger\\u2019; \\u2018Radium Girls\\u2019; \\u2018 The China Syndrome\\u2019; \\u2018Silkwood\\u2019; \\u2018Grand Central\\u2019; \\u2018Chernobyl\\u2019 and \\u2018The Atom - A Love Affair\\u2019. The Classic Score of the Week Is Leonard Rosenman\\u2019s extraordinary music for the 1970 post-apocalyptic sci-fi movie, \\u2018Beneath The Planet of the Apes\\u2019.

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