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 MUSICSiteTwitterInstagramApple … Continue reading @CueTheMusic – Fight Club Unboxing

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, and … Continue reading @CueTheMusic – The Muppet Movie Unboxing

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 @CueTheMusic – Turning Red Unboxing

Interview Episode – 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 “The … Continue reading @CueTheMusic -Mick Giacchino 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 … Continue reading @CueTheMusic – 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 record … Continue reading @CueTheMusic – Mothra Rebirth Unboxing

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 @Cue The Music – “A New Record”

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 Johnson John Steed, I Presume? Meet Emma Peel Chasing Teddy Bears Flight of the Mechanical Bees Main Title click below to listen: The Other Avengers Continue reading @CueTheMusic – 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 Royce Hall on May 13th, 2010. PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT Playlist: The U-Boat – Medal of Honor LOST Main Theme/The Eyeland – Season 1 Hollywood and Vines – Season 1 Landing Party – Season 4 Sawyer Jones and the Temple of Boom – Season 5 Life and Death – Season 1 The Tangled Web – Season 5 Crocodile Locke – Season 1 … Continue reading @CueTheMusic – 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 battle across time, to defeat the Deadites! Happy Halloween! Playlist: Automatic Writing – The Evil Dead Prologue – Army of Darkness Eye Games/ Charm – The Evil Dead Rape of the Vines – The Evil Dead Give her the Axe – The Evil Dead Kandarian Dagger – The Evil Dead Behemoth – Evil Dead II Ash’s Dream/Dancing Game – Evil … Continue reading @CueTheMusic – 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 Jerry Goldsmith’s Our Man Flint and In Like Flint. Follow this electronic odyssey into the spy world of Derek Flint. Be sure to check out the ALL NEW CTM Myspace page, myspace.com/cuethemusicpodcast ! Playlist: Main Titles – Our Man Flint Man Does Not Live by Bread Alone – Our Man Flint A Bit of Research – Our Man Flint You’re … Continue reading @CueTheMusic – 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 Ralph discusses three collaborations with Ivan Reitman and Bill Murray! Sit back and enjoy the latest episode of Cue The Music! Playlist: Depression- Stripes Stripes March- Stripes Olympiad- Meatballs Rudy and Tripper- Meatballs Rudy Wins the Race – Meatballs Hair Cut – Stripes V-J-R – Stripes Library & Title- Ghostbusters Walk- Ghostbusters Get Her!- Ghostbusters We Got One! – Ghostbusters … Continue reading @CueTheMusic – 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 diverse scores, nobody will forget what Elfman did in ’89/’90! Playlist: Travel Music – Beetlejuice Descent into Mystery – Batman Flowers – Batman Clown Attack – Batman Rage/Peppy Science – Darkman Love Themes – Darkman Main Titles – Nightbreed Carnival Underground – Nightbreed Into Midian – Nightbreed Crime Spree – Dick Tracy Breathless’ Theme – Dick Tracy Tess’ Theme – … Continue reading @CueTheMusic – The Darker Side

Episode 9: Basil Poledouris – Even though he may not be a house hold 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 thirty years. Playlist: Prologue/Anvil of Crom – Conan the Barbarian The Wifeing/Love Theme – Conan the Barbarian Rock Shop – Robocop Home – Robocop Klendathu Drop – Starship Troopers Tango Urilla – Starship Troopers Lester – Cherry 2000 click below to listen: Bugs, Bots and Barbarians Continue reading @CueTheMusic – Bugs, Bots & 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 pictures. On this episode of of CTM, Ralph discusses three great scores to films that fell short of their mark. Playlist: Abandoned in the Woods – A.I. The Moon Rising – A.I. Hide and Seek – A.I. The Never-Feast – Hook Remembering Childhood – Hook The Ultimate War – Hook Main Titles – Heartbeeps Val’s First Drive – Heartbeeps The … Continue reading @CueTheMusic – 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 – Moonraker Capsule in Space – You Only Live Twice 007 and Counting – Diamonds are Forever Space Lazer Battle – Moonraker Flight into Space – Moonraker On Her Majesty’s Secret Service – Propellerheads/David Arnold click below to listen: Bond in Space Continue reading @CueTheMusic – Bond in Space

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 do a lot more than just the spy genre. On this episode of Cue the Music, Ralph discusses four epic scores from David Arnold. Playlist: Overture – Wing Commander Daniel’s Mastadge – Stargate Mastadge Drag – Stargate Main Title – The Musketeer Fight Inn – The Musketeer The President’s Speech – Independence Day Base Attack – Independence Day The Wilderness … Continue reading @CueTheMusic – 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 collaberation. Playlist: Prelude – Psycho Marion and Sam – Psycho Temptation – Psycho The Finale – Psycho Overture – North by Northwest The Streets (outtake) – North by Northwest It’s a most Unusual Day – North by Northwest The U.N. – North by Northwest Interlude – North by Northwest Carlotta’s Portrait – Vertigo The Bay – Vertigo Scene d’ Amour – Vertigo Fashion Show – North by Northwest click below to listen: Maestro of Suspense Continue reading @CueTheMusic – 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 from 1980-1988. Playlist: The Ex-Queen – The Forbidden Zone Overture – Pee Wee’s Big Adventure The Breakfast Machine – Pee Wee’s Big Adventure Overture – Back to School Main Titles – Hot to Trot Main Titles – Midnight Run Try to Believe [Oingo Boingo]- Midnight Run Main Titles – Big Top Pee Wee Rise and Shine – Big Top Pee … Continue reading @CueTheMusic – 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. Playlist: Main Titles – Signs De Profundis – The Sixth Sense The Wreck – Unbreakable The Hand of Fate part 1 – Signs I Cannot See His Color – The Village Those we don’t Speak of – The Village The Healing – The Lady in the Water The Great Eatlon – The Lady in the Water Visions – Unbreakable click below to listen: With A Twist Continue reading @CueTheMusic – With a Twist