Sounds of the Silver Screen Returns to WKMS

Host David Weatherly brings a new season of Sounds of the Silver Screen, replacing the first hour of On Stage, Sundays at 7 p.m. June 5 through July 24. Sounds of the Silver Screen is a long standing original series of cinematic soundtracks produced in WKMS studios. This summer listen for the following themed shows: Baseball! "The Boys of Summer," Westerns! "Go West," Dreams! "Perchance to Dream," Nuns! "Hard Habit to Break," Boxing! "The Sweet Science," Revenge! "A Dish Best Served Cold...," Wolves! "Where Wolf?," and Submarines! "One of Our Submarines."

Some of the movies David will pull from this season include recent films like Inception, The Fighter, True Grit, and older favorites such as The Babe, Blazing Saddles, Amelie, and Rocky.

Sunday, June 5 at 7 p.m.:“The Boys of Summer”  Baseball!
Hear selections from:

• The Babe
• The Rookie
• Cobb
• Fear Strikes Out
• Field of Dreams

Sunday, June 12 at 7 p.m.: “Go West” Westerns!
Hear selections from:

• Duck, You Sucker
• Blazing Saddles
• Mackenna's Gold
• The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
• Cimarron
• Viva Zapata

Sunday, June 19 at 7 p.m.: “Perchance to Dream” Dreams!
 Hear selections from:

• Inception
• The Science of Sleep
• Amelie
• Dreamscape
• Coma
• Awakenings

Sunday, June 26 at 7 p.m.: “Hard Habit to Break” Nuns!
 Hear selections from:

• Two Mules for Sister Sara
• The Trouble with Angels
• Agnes of God
• Lilies of The Field
• Black Narcissus

Sunday, July 3 at 7 p.m.: “The Sweet Science” Boxing!
 Hear selections from:

• Million Dollar Baby
• Rocky
• The Fighter
• Cinderella Man
• Requiem for a Heavyweight

Sunday, July 10 at 7 p.m.: “A Dish Best Served Cold” Revenge!
 Hear selections from:

• Old Boy
• Get Carter
• Straw Dogs
• Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
• True Grit
• Revenge of the Sith

Sunday, July 17 at 7 p.m.: “Where Wolf?” Wolves!
Hear selections from:

• Wolf
• An American Werewolf in London
• The Wolfman (2010)
• The Howling
• Wolfen

Sunday, July 24 at 7 p.m.: “One of Our Submarines” Submarines!
Hear selections from:

• Crimson Tide
• The Hunt for Red October
• Das Boot
• U-571
• K-19 The Widowmaker
• The Spy Who Loved Me

Host Info David Weatherly works at WKMS part-time while holding down a full-time job as a School Based Speech Language Pathologist. He has been with WKMS for almost 20 years off and on and has a lifelong interest in music of all kinds which he pours into all of his shows. He was the host of the live show, Jazz Horizons and is currently the host of House Blend on Friday nights.

If you like this show, check out these other shows on WKMS:

Hearts of Space

Classical 24

House Blend

Suggestions, Requests, Comments? Send an email to weatherlyslp@yahoo.com