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CiTR -- Exploding Head Movies
Join gak as he explores music from the movies, tunes from television and any other cinematic source, along with atmospheric pieces, cutting edge new tracks and strange old goodies that could be used in a soundtrack to be. The spotlight swings widely to encompass composers, genres and other categories, but all in the name of discovery and ironclad whimsy.
Episodes
- CiTR -- Exploding Head Movies
XHM #525 - "These hearts & minds spill out everywhere" (2020 October 05)
In a horrible year, it's time for our usual horror month in anticipation of Hallowe'en. We'll profile the Canadian composer Paul Zaza and his scores to the…
- CiTR -- Exploding Head Movies
XHM #524 - "We used to go outside and interact with people" (2020 September 28)
Actress Linda Manz (1961-2020) had a short varied career but she debuted in Terrence Malick's 1978 film Days of Heaven, so we'll hear selections from the…
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XHM #523 - "Not even half of a half of the man he was" (2020 September 21)
In light of even stranger times, this episode looks at the songs from the mockumentary Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. We also touch upon the 2nd Record Store…
- CiTR -- Exploding Head Movies
XHM #522 - "A gilded phoenix moves" (2020 September 14)
We profile only some of the music associated with film composer Johnny Mandel (1925-2020), along with paying tribute to actor Chadwick Boseman, Silver Apples'…
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XHM #521 - "Pastoral prelude" (2020 September 07)
Part four of our all-ambient adventure series, featuring recent quiet music along with a couple West Coast gems from 2011 in the lead-up to what looks like a…
- CiTR -- Exploding Head Movies
XHM #520 - "Would we want to live forever?" (2020 August 31)
We profile filmmaker Alan Parker (1944-2020) and music from his wide variety of song-centric films, including Midnight Express, Bugsy Malone, Fame, Birdy, The…
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XHM #519 - "Preciouses cargoes & second breakfasts" (2020 August 24)
Actor Ian Holm (1931-2020) will be our throughline for this episode as we finally tackle The Lord of the Rings with cues from Howard Shore's score from the…
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XHM #518 - "Fluid shinrin-yoku" (2020 August 17)
Part 3 of our all-ambient adventures here to help counter any anxiety with Covid-19 resurgence, election tampering, port explosions or threats to public &…
- CiTR -- Exploding Head Movies
XHM #517 - "Partially tubular" (2020 August 10)
With summer in full heat, this episode acts as a reprieve of sorts from current events to include a good portion devoted to surf music! We'll profile The…
- CiTR -- Exploding Head Movies
XHM #171 [REDUX & EDITED] - "il Maestro, sezione due" (2020 August 03)
This encore presentation of what originally aired 2013 June 17 is devoted to two film scores by the now late great composer Ennio Morricone (1928-2020): 1966's…
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XHM #516 - "Vivacious vivarium" (2020 July 27)
It's Pride Week in Vancouver, so amongst other LGBTQ+ gems both new and old, we'll profile Owen Pallett's score to the recent Hulu documentary Spaceship Earth…
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XHM #515 - "Do vampire bats have nipples?" (2020 July 20)
The vast array of films by the director Joel Schumacher (1939-2020) will be our profile for this colourful episode, primarily focusing on St Elmo's Fire & The…
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XHM #514 - "il Maestro per sempre" (2020 July 13)
The moment I've dreaded for years has come to pass: Ennio Morricone è morte (1928-2020). In honour of this prolific composer, this episode revives a lost…
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XHM #513 - "Lucid in recline" (2020 July 06)
In light of anxious times, we have another all-ambient episode to help ease your worried soul. I. Nine Inch Nails: Together (Ghosts V: Together, 2020) The Null…
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XHM #512 - "Where pine and maples grow" (2020 June 29)
With Canada Day approaching as British Columbia enters Phase 3 of the Covid-19 pandemic, the idea of a road trip seems more possible. Therefore, we profile the…
- CiTR -- Exploding Head Movies
XHM #511 - "The swimming instructor seems kinda grim" (2020 June 22)
In honour of saxophonist, arranger and composer Lennie Niehaus (1929-2020), we'll profile some of his music associated with Clint Eastwood's films, such as…
- CiTR -- Exploding Head Movies
XHM #510 - "Cosmic alpaca paddock" (2020 June 15)
Summer is soon upon us so let's finally listen to Colin Stetson's score to the recent HP Lovecraft adaptation Colour Out of Space as we get unsettled with…
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XHM #509 - "Change always comes from the outside" (2020 June 08)
As humanity's true face reveals itself anew, this riotous episode profiles El-P's score from the 2020 film Capone as we then dip back to 1987 with a classic…
- CiTR -- Exploding Head Movies
XHM #508 - "Rhythm done gone'n gotcha" (2020 June 01)
With the recent death of drummer Tony Allen (1940-2020), this episode will mostly focus on the genre closely associated with him and the legendary Fela Kuti…
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XHM #507 - "Embrace the association field" (2020 May 25)
In honour of Kraftwerk's Florian Schneider (1947-2020), we'll provide a mostly German rock-inspired episode featuring more of their earlier psych-out jams…
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XHM #506 - "Silent spa" (2020 May 18)
For an irregular Victoria Day long weekend in the midst of a pandemic, it's all ambient episode to help soothe your souls with an immersive impulse of…
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XHM #505 - "No lyin' lasso here" (2020 May 11)
With Mother's Day in mind, we profile music associated with the DC superhero Wonder Woman, including Rupert Gregson-Williams' score to the 2017 film…
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XHM #504 - "The HMS Arctic Spring Sensation" (2020 May 04)
After some more high-concept episodes, this low-key affair features some of the music from the AMC horror series The Terror, primarily by Marcus Fjellström. We…
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XHM #503 - "Truly the lord was in this place" (2020 April 27)
In tribute to Krzysztof Penderecki (1933-2020), this episode is mostly classical as we profile some of the best known works the Polish composer wrote that also…
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XHM #502 - "Sch-let's sing along!" (2020 April 20)
Though Adam Schlesinger (1967-2020) was best known as being a member of Fountains of Wayne, he parlayed his songwriting prowess into film & television…
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XHM #501 - "Selected vespers from a hidden hymnal" (2020 April 13)
With Easter in the unorthodox tradition this weekend, this rogue gospel episode profiles music from the film adaptation of Jesus Christ Superstar along with…
- CiTR -- Exploding Head Movies
XHM N° 500! - "Crop rotations spanning half a thousand acres" (2020 April 06)
Quarantine time continues as the pandemic persists, so this odd bifurcated episode goes acoustic at first with a profile on William Tyler's score to the 2020…
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XHM #499 - "Fight corroded values" (2020 March 30)
Self-isolation continues, so this prerecorded episode focuses on the late Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson with his score to the 2013 film Prisoners and…
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XHM #498 - "La nouvelle danse macabre" (2020 March 23)
As the reality of Covid-19 forces CITR to move away from live programming, this prerecorded episode profiles the actor Max von Sydow (1929-2010) and scores…
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XHM #497 - "Enter the self-isolation chamber" (2020 March 16)
For the final live episode of Exploding Head Movies -- at least for the next little while as the Covid-19 pandemic takes hold and self-isolation is finally…
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XHM #496 - "Everyone thrashin' a Thracian" (2020 March 09)
With the recent death of the actor Kirk Douglas, we profile Alex North's score to the 1960 epic Spartacus along with some songs from the 1954 film adaptation…
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XHM #495 - "She wore Dakar noir" (2020 March 02)
With International Women's Day coming this Sunday, this all-female episode has a profile on Fatima Al Qadiri's score to the 2019 film Atlantics. 1. Basia…
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XHM #494 - "Un fais-do-do avec pas gris-gris" (2020 February 24)
Break out the pancakes and beads; we finally have a Mardi Gras episode for y'all! After a little summary of live music in Vancouver, we dive deep into Cajun…
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XHM #493 - "I'm carrying a gold shovel, so yes" (2020 February 17)
It's Black History Month, so with the film award season ending earlier that usual this year, we can finally have a timely funky episode with a long overdue…
- CiTR -- Exploding Head Movies
XHM #492 - "Trickle-down ethnographics" (2020 February 10)
Fundrive 2020 is here at CITR, as is our Oscar recap! After weeks of profiling the nominated scores & songs, we listen to the winners along with Jung Jae Il's…
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XHM #491 - "Casualties & causalities" (2020 February 03)
The 92nd Academy Awards will be handed out next Sunday, so for our fourth chapter on the 2020 Oscars, we have profiles on nominated scores that we've profiled…
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XHM #490 - "Divorce corps" (2020 January 27)
It's Week 3 of our annual Oscar profiles as we hear Randy Newman's nominated score to Marriage Story. Newman also has a nomination for best original song for…
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XHM #489 - "Through trenches & minefields" (2020 January 20)
Part 2 of our 92nd Academy Awards profile looks at Thomas Newman's nominated score from 1917 along with Cynthia Erivo's nominated song from Harriet. We also…
- CiTR -- Exploding Head Movies
2020: 24 Hours of Radio Art [Hours 19 & 20] - "Vox magna maioris est viventem" (2020 January 17)
With the recent death of poet John Giorno, gak returns to 24 Hours of Radio Art with a tribute to his landmark yet accessible Dial-a-Poem service. In lieu of…
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XiiHM #488 - "A dozen wee eggs" (2020 January 13)
The nominees for the 92nd Academy Awards were announced this morning so gak celebrates his twelfth anniversary on air at CITR, Oscar season begins proper…
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XHM #487 - "I fashioned a marimba out of all their helmets" (2020 January 06)
For our first profile for the year 2020, we'll re-enter the Lucasfilm universe by listening to John Williams' final score for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker…
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XHM #486 - "Ten-four, dinosaur" (2019 December 30)
From a numerical perspective, we bid adieu to the 2010s with a modest selection of some of the defining songs from the decade about to pass. Though attempts…
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XHM #243 [REDUX] - "Surrender to the relentless holiday rhythms" (2019 December 23)
This Christmas episode originally aired 2014 December 15, devoted to the then-rerelease of Ryuichi Sakamoto's score to the 1983 film Merry Christmas, Mr…
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XHM #485 - "Spaghetti & syrup in my stocking" (2019 December 16)
As per tradition, it's time for our annual alternative Yuletide episode! Consider this your festival prescription to escape the carols that you are being…
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XHM #484 - "Evicting time" (2019 December 09)
With the year drawing to a close, it's time to summarize the past twelve months; in lieu of a best-of/festive playlist, consider this simply a review. Main…
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XHM #483 - "Opta ardua pennis astra sequi" (2019 December 02)
As winter sets in the northern hemisphere, it's time to think of colder places, like space. James Gray's film Ad Astra will be profiled, scored primarily by…
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XHM #482 - "Senator Foghorn Seagull" (2019 November 25)
Batten down the hatches, crew! This boat lists towards Mark Korven's score to the 2019 film The Lighthouse so all hands on deck as we weigh anchor and hoist…
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XHM #481 - "Mayhem like radiation" (2019 November 18)
Cellist & composer Hildur Guðnadóttir has had a busy 2019, so we'll profile some of her recent scorework, primarily from the recent Batman film Joker and the…
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XHM #480 - "Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire" (2019 November 11)
In honour of Remembrance Day, we go back to 1993 to cover the stark effects of war as we profile John Williams' score to Steven Spielberg's adaptation of…
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XHM #479 - "High-wire Charleston slippage" (2019 November 04)
gak's back from Europe and quite jetlagged. In honour of one of the countries he visited, we profile the music from the German television series Babylon…
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XHM #336 [REDUX] - "Lupine hominoid" (2019 Hallowe'en)
As a bonus to recent podcast listeners, this Hallowe'en episode from 2016, set to re-air in 2019 but didn't due to technical issues, is available. "WOLFMAN GAK…
- CiTR -- Exploding Head Movies
XHM #478 - "Hormones & heavy artillery" (2019 October 21)
gak's on the road for work so this prerecorded episode features Mica Levi's eerie score to the 2019 South American film Sonos. Not horror in concept but…
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XHM #477 - "A gritty Teen Wolf (minus Gritty)" (2019 October 14)
On this Canadian Thanksgiving episode, we continue with our October horror theme by delving into some of the music tied to the teenage werewolf film series…
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XHM #476 - "Destiny offers no escape" (2019 October 07)
The return of October means the month long dive into horror film scores! We kick things off with some vintage spooky sounds via Hans Erdmann's partially…
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XHM #475 - "Fried sauerkraut & relevant radio" (2019 September 30)
Change of plans as we dive into the meta-radio found on Quentin Tarantino's 9th film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, harkening back to when the hippie dream…
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XHM #474 - "I can feel the air from a far-off sigh" (2019 September 23)
Autumn's picking up steam as the Vancouver International Film Festival starts this week, New Forms Festival happens over the weekend and so many acts in town…
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XHM #473 - "il Maestro, sezione quattro: keep your lovin' brother happy" (2019 September 16)
It's been a while since we've had a profile on the seminal film scorer Ennio Morricone. Let's go back fifty years to Sergio Leone's genre-definite Western…
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XHM #472 - "Only drawn that way" (2019 September 09)
The legendary animator Richard Williams (1933-2019) worked on many films during his career but he made his mark with the mixed-live action 1988 film Who Framed…
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XHM #471 - "Drive around in flashy cars & act all moody" (2019 September 02)
The unofficial end to summer ties into Labour Day as the start to a new school year is nigh. Let's pretend it's still a carefree time with jetboats and…
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XHM #470 - "Feral maternity ward" (2019 August 26)
In honour of actor Peter Fonda (1940-2019), we hop on our choppers & go back fifty years to his New Hollywood defining film: 1969's Easy Rider. We also touch…