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James King鈥檚 Pocket Guide to 70s Movies

James King curates a Pocket Guide to the Movies, revealing his key films from the 70s, including the celebrated movies of Clint Eastwood, Jaws, Star Wars and The Godfather.

James King curates a Pocket Guide to the Movies, revealing his key films from the 1970s, and while the biggest film of the 60s was the sweet sing-along The Sound of Music, it didn't take long for the next decade to get gritty.

Clint Eastwood went from the poncho-wearing hero of the spaghetti westerns to Dirty Harry and Play Misty For Me, amongst many other films, but his biggest hit was when he co-starred with an orangutan called Clyde in the offbeat comedy Every Which Way But Loose. The 70s also brought a new breed of directors, including Francis Ford Coppola with The Godfather, and Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets a year later. Meanwhile, Steven Spielberg crashed onto the scene with the 1975 megahit Jaws and, of course, George Lucas made Star Wars. Not forgetting the three biggest soundtracks of the decade; A Star Is Born, Grease and Saturday Night Fever.

This series is also available as four individual podcast guides of the decades 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s on 麻豆社 Sounds.

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Sat 24 Feb 2024 02:17
麻豆社 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Henry Mancini

    Theme from Love Story

    • Premier Coll'n Of Instrumental Hits V.
    • Kenwest.

  • Hugo Montenegro

    The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

    • Premier Coll'n Of Instrumental Hits V.
    • Kenwest.

  • Studio Orchestra

    Main Title

    • Dirty Harry Score.
    • Aleph Records.
    • 2.

  • Studio Orchestra

    Every Which Way But Loose - Overture

    • The Soundtrack Music From Clint Eastwood's Every Which Way But Loose.
    • Elektra.
    • 16.

  • Henry Mancini

    The Godfather Theme

    • RCA Victor.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Jumpin' Jack Flash

    • The Rolling Stones - Remastered.
    • Abkco.

  • Studio Orchestra & c.b. John Williams

    Close Encounters of the Third Kind

    • Symphonic Suite.
    • Damont Records.
    • 1.

  • Meco

    Star Wars Theme / Cantina Band

    • Have A Nice Day Vol.21.
    • Rhino.

  • Barbra Streisand

    Evergreen (Love Theme From "A Star Is Born")

    • Barbra Streisand Greatest Hits Vol.2.
    • CBS.

  • John Travolta & Olivia Newton鈥怞ohn

    We Go Together

    • Grease (Original Movie Soundtrack).
    • Polydor.

  • Bee Gees

    Night Fever

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.

  • Bill Conti

    Gonna Fly Now

    • Rocky O.S.T..
    • EMI.
    • 7.

  • Charles Gray, Richard O鈥橞rien, Little Nell & Patricia Quinn

    The Time Warp

    • The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Original Film Soundtrack).
    • Essential.
    • 4.

  • Lanfranco Perini

    Opening Theme

    • One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Next Soundtrack.
    • Fantasy.
    • 1.

  • John Williams

    Superman (Main Title)

    • Greatest Hits 1969-1999.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.

  • Isaac Hayes

    Theme From Shaft

    • Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Mike Oldfield

    Tubular Bells, Part One

    • Greatest Hits Of The 70's (Various).
    • Disky.

  • John Williams

    Theme from Jaws

  • Queen

    Flash

    • Queen - Greatest Hits.
    • Parlophone.

  • Harry Connick, Jr.

    It Had To Be You

    • Forever For Now.
    • Columbia.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 13 Aug 2023 03:15
    麻豆社 Radio 2
  • Sat 24 Feb 2024 02:17
    麻豆社 Radio 2

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