S1E11: Movie Night (Reel 1): Classical Music in Film with Matthew Trygar

In today's episode, I interview my brother Matthew Trygar who is an actor and a film maker. We’ll talk about why music is so important in movies, some reasons that film makers might use classical music rather than a pop or rock tune, and the aesthetic that classical music has when portrayed in the movies. Join me and an incredible, growing community living healthier lifestyles in a body positive space with Roy Belzer Fitness: roybelzerfitness.com offer code chronpodcast To become a member of The Composer Chronicles, click on the following link to Patreon: https://patreon.com/thecomposerchronicles Music and scenes discussed in today's episode: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 by Richard Strauss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFPwm0e_K98 "Never Enough" from The Greatest Showman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUkRoIMyqFo Scene and "Nessun Dorma" from Puccini's  Turandot in Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgYaks1W97s "Ode to Joy" from Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in Get Smart (snippet): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G40tMpcLsM "La mamma morta" from Giordano's Andrea Chénier in Philadelphia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwRHwKZSu-w&t=192s

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Welcome to The Library! These great halls are filled with the stories of our world's great musical minds, from the masters across ancient civilizations to the champions of our digital age. In this library, Menken, Powell, Zimmer, and Williams share shelves with Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, and Wagner, and the tales of composers not as widely known are told with the same enthusiasm as their famous colleagues. Our Curator, Stephen Trygar, invites you to explore this wonderous library with him one masterpiece at a time.