Unboxing Ep. 10 (YouTube Episode) – Ralph is joined by director Taylor Morden ( @PopMotion Pictures ) while he opens up the soundtrack to “The Last Blockbuster” ( @Netflix ) from @Enjoy The Ride Records!! On this episode they are discussing the creation of the … Continue reading Unboxing: The Last Blockbuster (guest Taylor Morden)
Unboxing Ep. 9 – Ralph is opening the 30th Anniversary “Batman Returns” vinyl record from Mondo Music! Thanks to Mondo for doing a re-pressing and keeping folks from flipping these for profit on the secondary market! FOLLOW CUE THE MUSICSiteTwitterInstagramApple … Continue reading Unboxing: Batman Returns
Unboxing Ep. 8 – Ralph is opening the 2022 SDCC Exclusive “Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla 2” Death Waltz Records ( @Deathwaltzrecs ) vinyl! Join him as he opens up the slip cover and shows off the colored vinyl complete with the Side D … Continue reading Unboxing: Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla 2 SDCC Exclusive
Unboxing Ep. 7 – Join Ralph as he unboxes this stunning vinyl record from @Waxwork Records! The score features amazing music from composer Yūji Koseki and songs by The Peanuts! This presentation features incredible art from illustrator, Yuko Shimizu and … Continue reading Unboxing: Mothra
Unboxing Ep. 6 – Join Ralph as he celebrates the fact that Disney Music Emporium celebrated TRON’s 40th anniversary with this bare bones reissue from composer Wendy Carlos and songs by Journey! FOLLOW CUE THE MUSICSiteTwitterInstagramApple Podcasts Support the show … Continue reading Unboxing: TRON
UNBOXING EP. 5 – On this unboxing video, Ralph is opening up “King Kong Escapes” from Waxwork Records. This “Neon Green” 1XLP vinyl sports a slick design from Ross Murray and incredible music from Akira Ifukube. Join him as he … Continue reading Unboxing : King Kong Escapes from Waxwork Records
EPISODE 18 – Ralph has been “tagged” by Mark ( @Popcorn and Vinyl ) & David ( @The Vinyl Score ) to take part in 20 Questions originally posted by @Miss 80’s • Movies & Music ! Get to know Ralph as he answers questions … Continue reading Miss 80’s Soundtrack Tag Redux!
UNBOXING EP. 4 – On this unboxing video, Ralph is slicing open the the “Soap Pink” 180gm Vinyl from Mondo Music. Ralph is feeling the heat of opening up this very unique packaging on his own terms! FOLLOW CUE THE … Continue reading Unboxing : Fight Club – “Soap Pink” Vinyl from Mondo Music
UNBOXING EP. 3 – On this unboxing video, Ralph is opening up the “Kermit Green” vinyl from The Muppet Movie by iam8bit, with music by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher. This is one of Ralph’s favorite soundtracks of all time, … Continue reading Unboxing : The Muppet Movie – “Kermit Green” Vinyl from iam8bit
UNBOXING EP. 2 – On this unboxing video, Ralph is opening up the 7″ Orange Vinyl from Disney/Pixar’s “Turning Red”. This record contains 3 songs from Billie Eilish & Finneas! This record was released through Disney Music Emporium and the … Continue reading Unboxing : Turning Red – 4 ★ Town 7″ Vinyl
Interview Episode 1 – On this episode, I will be discussing the music of Mick Giacchino. We’ll be discussing his scores to the Netflix animated feature “Extinct”, AMC’s “That Dirty Black Bag”, composing source music, scoring the Batmobile chase in … Continue reading Mick Giacchino – Composer Interview
EPISODE 17 – Ralph is joined by Marek Michalek (Popcorn & Vinyl), Paolo Grassini (Jigowatts) & David Ballantyne (The Vinyl Score) in a roundtable discussion of all things film score and vinyl! On this LIVE episode the guys will be chatting … Continue reading Knights of the Turntable
UNBOXING EP. 1 – On this unboxing video, Ralph is opening up the “Rebirth of Mothra” (1996) soundtrack from Mondo Death Waltz Recording Co. We all saw how cool the album looked in the ads promoting it, but does the … Continue reading Unboxing: Rebirth of Mothra
Episode 16: Ralph has returned with a brand new Cue The Music with an all-new format! In this reintroduction episode, Ralph is discussing the new YouTube channel for the show, the format change and looks at a couple of TOHO … Continue reading A New Record
BONUS CONTENT – During Cue the Music’s hiatus, Ralph did an unboxing episode for his Patreon Page! Enjoy. Ralph unboxes Waxwork Records Godzilla 18XLP Box Set From WaxworkRecords.com “Waxwork Records is proud to present GODZILLA: The Showa Era Soundtracks, 1954-1975. … Continue reading Unboxing: Godzilla
Episode 15: Joel McNeely – On this episode, Ralph is listening to the score from the 1998 film The Avengers, starring Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman and Sean Connery. Playlist:The Avengers Theme by Laurie JohnsonJohn Steed, I Presume?Meet Emma PeelChasing Teddy … Continue reading The Other Avengers
Episode 14: Michael Giacchino – Cue the Music returns with music from the Academy Award winning composer of Up, Michael Giacchino. In this episode Ralph will attempt to retrace his steps through the playlist from the LOST Live Event at … Continue reading The LOST Episode
Episode 13: Joseph LoDuca – On this episode of CTM Ralph plays you through the Evil Dead Trilogy, From the eerie strings of the Evil Dead 1 to the large orchestral arrangements of Army of Darkness. Follow Ash through his … Continue reading Book of the Dead
Episode 12: Jerry Goldsmith -After another long break CTM is back with an all new episode. This episode is the first in a long run of episodes soon to follow. On today’s show Ralph plays a couple of scores from … Continue reading In Like Our Man
Episode 11: Elmer Bernstein – Ralph pulls out two incredibly rare score for you to check out. Elmer Bernstein has done some of the greatest comedy scores of all time, including Blues Brothers, Airplane! and Animal House. On today’s episode … Continue reading Tripper, Winger & Venkman
Episode 10: Danny Elfman Part 2 – On this episode of Cue The Music, Ralph discusses the music of Danny Elfman from 1989-1991. This is the sound that defined Danny Elfman’s style. Even though he went on to do very … Continue reading The Darker Side
For those of you in the Southern California area, Varése Sarabande will be holding an event in Burbank on the 10th of May for their upcoming release of their 30th Anniversary CD. Several composers will be there signing CDs!! Check … Continue reading Composer Signing!
Episode 9: Basil Poledouris – Even though he may not be a household name, Basil Poledouris is nothing short of genius. His powerful themes and romantic strings show that he was one of the greatest film composers of the last … Continue reading Bugs, Bots and Barbarians
Episode 8: John Williams – Even though John Williams has composed some of the most memorable themes for some of the most successful films of all time, it does not mean that he is impervious to scoring some bad motion … Continue reading The Misses
Episode 7: John Barry – 007 Takes to the sky and beyond! On this weeks episode Ralph talks a bit about James Bond’s adventures in Outer Space and what John Barry did to ground it in reality. Playlist:Lured to Pyramid … Continue reading Bond in Space
Episode 6: John Powell – Cue the Music is back and Ralph is discussing the scores to the three Bourne Films, composed by the British film composer John Powell. Although he is still a fairly new composer, Powell’s sweeping themes … Continue reading The Bourne Collective
EPISODE 5: David Arnold – With his breakout score to 1994’s Stargate, David Arnold proved that he could play with the big boys. Probably best known for scoring the last four James Bond Scores, David Arnold shows that he can … Continue reading Action Extravaganza
EPISODE 4 – Bernard Herrmann – On this episode of Cue the Music, Ralph discusses three of the most popular scores from the Hitchcock/Herrmann collaboration. Playlist:Prelude – PsychoMarion and Sam – PsychoTemptation – PsychoThe Finale – PsychoOverture – North by … Continue reading Maestro of Suspense
Episode 3: Danny Elfman – Before the Dark Knight, there was the Mystic Knights and Danny Elfman was the front man. On this weeks episode of Cue the Music, Ralph takes a look at the comedy scores of Danny Elfman … Continue reading The Lighter Side
Episode 2 – James Newton Howard – On this enstallment of Cue The Music, Ralph will discuss the five collaborations between Director M. Night Shyamalan and composer James Newton Howard. Main Titles – SignsDe Profundis – The Sixth SenseThe Wreck … Continue reading With A Twist
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