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Demdike@Cult Labs · #**21841** 29th August 2023, 12:55 PM

No Halloween in the top 100.

Thanks for posting all those, Nos. Enjoyed listening to them all yesterday.

Nosferatu@Cult Labs · #**21842** 29th August 2023, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

No Halloween in the top 100.

I think they were using similar criteria to the Australian equivalent, which is:
– Works from the classical repertoire that have been included in movie soundtracks
– Scores in the classical tradition that have been composed for the movies.

That means we won't count songs from musicals; movie theme songs; jazz, rock and pop; or the music for TV programmes

That would probably disqualify Halloween, Suspiria, Tenebrae, and even Local Hero – I was amazed that my favourite film theme – 'Going Home (Theme of the Local Hero)' – wasn't in it.

However, if they are only including music "from the classical repertoire", then that brilliant and beloved piece of music wouldn't qualify. I listened to it first thing this morning!

Demdike@Cult Labs · #**21843** 29th August 2023, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Nosferatu@Cult Labs

I think they were using similar criteria to the Australian equivalent, which is:
– Works from the classical repertoire that have been included in movie soundtracks
– Scores in the classical tradition that have been composed for the movies.

That means we won't count songs from musicals; movie theme songs; jazz, rock and pop; or the music for TV programmes

That would probably disqualify Halloween, Suspiria, Tenebrae, and even Local Hero – I was amazed that my favourite film theme – 'Going Home (Theme of the Local Hero)' – wasn't in it.

However, if they are only including music "from the classical repertoire", then that brilliant and beloved piece of music wouldn't qualify. I listened to it first thing this morning!

That's fair enough but Blade Runner was in there which is Vangelis playing keyboards essentially. Not in the least bit classical in any traditional sense. Carpenter's Halloween which is piano lead certainly qualifies ahead of that.

Nosferatu@Cult Labs · #**21844** 29th August 2023, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

That's fair enough but Blade Runner was in there which is Vangelis playing keyboards essentially. Not in the least bit classical in any traditional sense. Carpenter's Halloween which is piano lead certainly qualifies ahead of that.

It's a good point and a fair comparison. My guess is that Blade Runner features much more heavily on Classic FM's playlists than Halloween, so the viewers are more likely to vote for Vangelis's music than John Carpenter's.

Similarly, Howard Shore's Suite from Seven is a wonderfully brooding and foreboding piece of music (I'm listening to it right now) and it's probably unlikely to be played with much frequency on Classic FM!

Nosferatu@Cult Labs · #**21845** 29th August 2023, 02:48 PM

I've used the Contact Us form on the website to ask what the criteria are for pieces to be included and whether Goblin's scores for Suspiria and Tenebrae, Going Home (Theme of the Local Hero), Riz Ortolani's theme from Cannibal Holocaust, John Murphy's In the House – in a Heartbeat (from 28 Days Later), Angelo Badalamenti's Theme from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, or You're so Cool, Hans Zimmer's theme for True Romance would be eligible.