Tune in to KUSC at the Movies | February 19-24

The drama, the romance, the action.... just wouldn't be the same without great music. So let's celebrate your movie music favorites! Join us starting Monday, February 19th for KUSC at the Movies! All week you can relive the music that makes movies magical.

Plus, listen to Brian Lauritzen interview the soundtrack composers each weekday at 7PM.

Monday: John Williams on Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Tuesday: Jared Levine, the late Robbie Robertson's manager on Killers of the Flower Moon
Wednesday: Laura Karpman on American Fiction
Thursday: Jerskin Fendrix on Poor Things
Friday: Film music author and historian Jon Burlingame on Ludwig Göransson's score for Oppenheimer

Can’t get enough movie music? Dianne Nicolini guides you through the music that makes movies magical on the Classical California Movie Music Playlist, now streaming live on KUSC.org and our free smartphone apps.

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