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Listen to Nilsson’s “The Point” on new episode of “Picture This”

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(Originally broadcast on Sunday, November 19, on WRIU Kingston, 90.3 FM, and streaming on wriu.org, from 7-8 PM) You can listen to the show here: All songs written and performed by Harry Nilsson fo…

By Wayne Cresser

Originally broadcast on Sunday, November 19, on WRIU Kingston, 90.3 FM, and streaming on wriu.org, from 7-8 PM.

You can listen to the show here:

All songs written and performed by Harry Nilsson for the ABC TV broadcast of February 2, 1971.

Everybody’s Got “Em

The Town (narration)

Me and My Arrow

The Game (narration)

Poli High

The Trial and Banishment (narration)

Think About Your Troubles

The Pointed Man (narration)

Life Line

Life Line-Jimmy Webb and Ira Siegel

The Birds (narration)

P.O.V. Waltz

The Clearing in the Woods (narration)

Are You Sleeping?

Oblio’s return (narration)

The Cast and Crew from Skidoo, composed and performed by Harry Nilsson

I’m Mean (demo) from Popeye, composed and performed by Harry Nilsson

He Needs Me (demo) from Popeye, composed and performed by Harry Nilsson

Source: Playlist 26: Harry Nilsson’s The Point

Listen to “Jazz at the Movies” – music from “Pete Kelly’s Blues” and more

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Our friend and fellow-Hobbledehoy Wayne Cresser contributes the latest installment from his terrific weekly radio program, Picture This.

This week, Wayne further explores Jazz at the Movies, leading with a few choice cuts from crime movies, notably 1955’s “Pete Kelly’s Blues.” (The Hobbledehoy goes cuckoo for anything sung by Peggy Lee!)
There’s also music composed by Michel LeGrand, the great Duke Ellington and Herbie Hancock, and more. Dig it.

THE PLAYLIST:

  • “Hero to Zero” and Main Title from Anatomy of a Murder composed by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn 
  • Title Theme from Paris Blues, composed by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn 
  • “Strollin’ Blues” from Touch of Evil, composed by Henry Mancini
  • “Pete Kelly’s Blues” from Pete Kelly’s Blues, written by Pete Heindorf and Sammy Khan and performed by Ella Fitzgerald 
  • “Alfie’s Theme Differently” from Alfie, composed and performed by Sonny Rollins 
  • “Alfie” from Alfie, composed by Burt Bacharach and Hal David performed by Cher 
  • Medley: Blues/La Dolce Vita Nobili from La Dolce Vita composed by Nino Rota 
  • “Sugar” (That Sugar Baby of Mine) from Pete Kelly’s Blues, composed by Edna Alexander Maceo Pinkard and Sidney Mitchell, performed by Peggy Lee
  • Main Title from New York New York composed by John Kander, performed by Ralph Burns 
  • “Flip the Dip” from New York, New York, composed by George Auld, performed by Ralph Burns 
  • “Movin’” from Hear My Song, composed by John Altman and Adrian Dunbar, performed by John Altman
  • “Song of the Twins” from The Young Girls of Rochefort, composed by Michel LeGrand, lyrics by Jacques Demy, and performed by Anne Germain and Claude Parent
  • “When I Fall in Love” from Good Luck and Good Night, composed by Victor Young, performed by Dianne Reeves
  • The Theme from Route 66, composed and arranged by Nelson Riddle 
  • “Bring Down the Birds” from Blow-Up, composed and performed by Herbie Hancock 
  • “Chan’s Song (Never Said)” from ‘Round Midnight, co-written by Herbie Hancock and Stevie Wonder
  • “Farewell My Lovely” from Farewell My Lovely, composed by David Shire
“Strollin’ Blues,” indeed! Orson Welles as Police Captain Hank Quinlan in Touch of Evil .

For the complete playlist from this and other episodes, proceed to Wayne’s blog Mischief Time

“Picture This” airs Monday evenings on WRIU: 90.3 FM the radio station for the University of Rhode Island. You can hear live streaming at wriu.org.

Listen to “Spinning Plates” – soundtrack music from Wes Anderson and more

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Our friend and fellow-HOBBLEDEHOY Wayne Cresser contributes the latest installment from his terrific weekly radio program, Picture This

On this episode titled Spinning Plates II you’ll hear choice cuts from movie soundtracks from two of our favorite filmmakers, Wes Anderson and his equally brilliant non-relative Paul Thomas Anderson. There’s also music from classic TV cartoons and animated films from the big screen.

‘But wait, there’s more!’

About halfway through the show, you’ll hear Leonard Nimoy perform his Spock-inspired song “Highly Illogical.”

For the complete playlist from this and other episodes, proceed to Wayne’s blog Mischief Time

“Picture This” airs Monday evenings on WRIU: 90.3 FM the radio station for the University of Rhode Island. You can hear live streaming at wriu.org.

Listen to “Into the West” – music themes from classic Westerns

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Our friend and fellow-hobbledehoy Wayne Cresser contributes the latest installment from his terrific weekly radio program, Picture This.

On this episode entitled “Into the West” you’ll hear themes from composers Ennio Morricone, Elmer Bernstein, Carter Burwell, Alexandre Desplat and other musical giants who wrote for the big screen and occasionally television, back when these required rabbit ears.

And – “not so fast, you sidewinder!” – there’s also some fine guitar pickin’ from Duane Eddy, Ry Cooder, and that cowpoke-turned-poet, Bob Dylan. For the complete playlist from this and other episodes, drop your six-shooter and proceed to Wayne’s blog Mischief Time

“Picture This” airs Monday evenings on WRIU: 90.3 FM the radio station for the University of Rhode Island. You can hear live streaming at wriu.org.