Sound Of Cinema - 89. Hammer!

SOUND OF CINEMA - 89. HAMMER! (320kbs-m4a/131mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 3 broadcast: 17th September 2025

Matthew Sweet explores the music of Hammer Horrors and other films made by the eponymous British production company.

Founded in 1934, the company acquired the film rights to BBC radio series such as Dick Barton: Special Agent before going on to launch its iconic Horror series in the mid-1950s.

Cinema hits included The Curse of Frankenstein, Dracula and The Mummy.

Featuring horror scores by composers James Bernard, Tristram Cary and Benjamin Frankel, as well as music from Hammer's highly successful comedy films and only space western...

Producer: Ruth Thomson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in August 2015.

Charles Williams - Dick Barton: Special Agent (1946) - Theme [Memory Lane]
James Bernard With Christopher Lee - Hammer Presents Dracula (1974) - Dracula [Silva Screen]
Laurie Johnson - Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter (1974) - Main Titles [GDI]
Benjamin Frankel - The Curse Of The Werewolf (1961) - Pastorale / The Werewolf At Bay And Apotheosis
Ron Grainer - Mutiny On The Buses (1972) - Mutiny On The Buses Theme [GDI]
James Bernard - She (1965) - Ayesha - She Who Must Be Obeyed [Silva Screen]
Don Banks - The Reptile (1966) - Sitar Music
Mario Nascimbene - Creatures The World Forgot (1971) - Life Of The Tribe / Finale [Silva Screen]
Don Ellis - Moon Zero Two (1969) - Moon Zero Two [GDI]
Tristram Cary - Quatermass And The Pit (1967) - Prelude [GDI] 
David Whitaker - Vampire Circus (1972) - Prologue [Silva Screen]
James Bernard - Curse Of Frankenstein (1957) - Main Title [GDI]
James Bernard - Frankenstein And The Monster From Hell (1974) - Death Of The Monster [GDI]
James Bernard - Dracula Has Risen From The Grave (1968) - Dracula And The Crucifix [Silva Screen]