Spirit of Cinema

This episode looks at the score of The Killing Fields by Mike Oldfield - his only commissioned film score, Tubular Bells having been used on The Omen, but not written for it.You can hear Sacha discuss his version of this along with talk from David Puttnam (producer) and Mike Oldfield himself. Find out more at www.spiritofcinema.co.uk and to hear examples of Sacha's fantastic original work for film, tv, radio and more www.mayamusic.co.ukProduced by Mable Productions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode hears Sacha Puttnam talking to Oscar winning composer Rachel Portman (for Emma with Gwyneth Paltrow, and being one of the only three women to have won the Academy Award for Best Score). Rachel tells Sacha about her breakthrough into film composing along with the joys of writing the music to this wonderful and heart warming film, War of the Buttons, adapted for the screen by Colin Welland.Sacha took two of Rachel's pieces from WotB to produce his beautiful suite on the album Spirt of Cinema.Find more on Sacha at www.mayamusic.co.uk (where you'll also find a link to Rachel's fantastic solo album), or on instagram at @mayamusicltd, @Mable_Productions and @SachaPuttnam. You can find Rachel at www.rachelportman.co.uk, or on Instagram at rachelportmancomposer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Five of this podcast to accompany the Spirit of Cinema album brings us Sacha Puttnam looking at Ennio Morricone's The Mission and his (Sacha's) version of two of the standout themes weaved together, Gabriel's Oboe and The Fall, making Gabriel's Theme.There are insights from the Maestro Morricone himself, who we sadly lost in July 2020, as well as from David Puttnam and of course there's the music. Please enjoy and subscribe, as well as listening back if you haven't heard the previous episodes.You can find out more about the album at www.spiritofcinema.co.uk or about Sacha and his work at www.mayamusic.co.uk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode we hear Sacha talking about Chariots of Fire. The moment he heard from his Dad they'd won the Oscar for best film, his mentor Vangelis' inspiration and his wonderful also Oscar winning score, and we hear from the maestro himself, as well as the film makers, director Hugh Hudson, writer Collin Welland and producer David Puttnam. Of course we also hear from Sacha on both his and Vangelis' originals of the main theme, Chariots of Fire and Eric's Theme.It's a cracker of an episode!Enjoy!Find out more about the album at the website www.spiritofcinema.co.uk and more about Sacha at www.sachaputtnam.com or www.mayamusic.co.ukThere are videos to watch at https://www.youtube.com/c/MayaMusicLtd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our host, Sacha Puttnam, talks us through life in LA in the late seventies in a world of film and music. Midnight Express, the first production for Casablanca Films - produced by David Puttnam, written by Oliver Stone and directed by the late, great Alan Parker the film's electronic score by Giorgio Moroder won the Oscar, the first of its kind to do so. Sacha discusses both pieces - the originals and his own versions, and we hear some insights from Alan Parker on the films ground breaking music.Listen, enjoy and share! You can find Sacha's beautifully arranged version for piano and orchestra to buy, download and stream on the usual platforms. https://music.apple.com/gb/album/loves-theme-single/1527174764https://open.spotify.com/album/1oK63CV8kF7vi08Wq6PcoE?si=_2-vCBZySjWWqcHwTFJY9ghttps://music.amazon.co.uk/albums/B08FLD5WVY?trackAsin=B08FM3J8Z7&ref=dm_sh_7b2a-6095-dmcp-a346-05f99&musicTerritory=GB&marketplaceId=A1F83G8C2ARO7Phttps://deezer.page.link/3wAHv1r3wks3aid6AYou can also watch the Love's Theme video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-43mhRnb9E Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sacha talks to the magical troubadour Donovan in this episode. They first met when Sacha was five years old on the set of The Pied Piper, in which Donovan starred. They discuss the film, both Donovan's original song Sailing Homeward, and Sacha's version (released on 17th July) and Donovan takes us through a world of revolution, music and wonderment. As promised, here is the link to the footage of Donovan and Dylan in 1965.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgcDJon02sgAnd to Donovan's website where you can find Eco-Song and all things Donovan.https://donovan.ieLinks to Sacha's version of Sailing Homeward as well as the video to follow soon. Watch this space! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sacha Puttnam journeys through the archive to the origin of The Bee Gees' First of May featuring in the film Melody. He talks the the producer (his dad, David Puttnam) about the scoop of getting The Bee Gees music in his first film as an unknown producer, as well as an old interview with the script writer Alan Parker. Sacha talks us through his beautiful piano and orchestral version of this timeless classic.Listen to Sacha's version of First of May here;https://music.apple.com/gb/album/first-of-may-single/1509773202Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/JWrOWaUqSZg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this first episode of Spirit of Cinema, we feature First of May by The Bee Gees, in an orchestral version by Sacha Puttnam. Sacha talks to his dad, film producer David Puttnam, about the making of Melody in which First of May features. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.