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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.
gak hosts CiTR -- Exploding Head Movies, a music show with 600 episodes published.
It's been a while since we've had some funk and/or blaxploitation, though Donny Hathaway's score to the 1972 film Come Back Charleston Blue veers occasionally into ragtime so there may be saloon lunacy afoot later in the
We pay tribute to the singer-songwriter Glen Hansard (1970-2026) and actor Sam Neill (1947-2026) as we hop around many of their associated films. gak's back and he's live again with hot topics. 01. Cat Power: Cherokee [N
For your August long weekend, it's part 19.5 of our all ambient series, though this one gets the half point for bringing a jazz touch to the scene. Percussion will seep in in a few places but don't let that spook you. 01
Vancouver Pride Week is upon us so with gak back in the saddle, it's time for LGBTQ+ themes galore with a profile on Gustavo Santaolalla's Oscar-winning score to the 2005 film Brokeback Mountain. 01. Bonnie Tyler: If You
Part 19 of our all-ambient series takes a look at Spencer Doran, one half of the environmental sound act Visible Cloaks, and his score to the 2023 video game Season: A Letter to the Future. 01. Félicia Atkinson & Christi
In the midst of prerecorded shows or possible repeats, gak's back to do a proper light summer theme around pirates & sea shanties. We will not get all your favourites but we'll look into TV shows like Our Flag Means Deat
With gak elsewhere in Canada this week, this pre-recorded episode celebrates what this nation has with a profile on Michael Timmins' score to the 2016 biopic Maudie. Based on information available at the time of creation
With the Vancouver International Jazz Festival underway, it's time to get jazzy again as we look at some of the acts performing in one of this city's true highlights of summer. We'll pay tribute to pianist Abdullah Ibrah
With the coming Sunday sporting many holidays, we'll focus mostly on National Indigenous Peoples' Day with the score to 1966's Navajo Joe with some more Ennio Morricone as we profile many more Turtle Island musicmakers.
With another large sports event coming to Vancouver, we'll talk both soccer & football as the world's most beautiful game has a tournament with 7 games in town. We'll talk about a couple films, Bend It Like Beckham & Sha
Exploring the idea of the blue marble we live on, this explorative episode uses Daniel Blumberg's score to the 2020 film The World to Come to hit the globe. 01. Riccardo Cioni: In America [Luca Peruzzi & Matteo Sala remi
Miles Davis was born 1926 May 26 so this week marks his centenary. Therefore, most of this episode is jazzy with one of Davis' soundtracks, the 1958 French film Ascenseur pour l'Échafaud, but we also make our 1st attempt
For your Victoria Day programming (now 3 hours long), we pay tribute to the Japanese author Koji Suzuki (1957-2026) with dueling North American & Japanese film adaptations of The Ring & Dark Water. No one ever died from
With recent volcanic activity abounding (though presently, far from the Pacific Coast of Canada), we dust off hopes of a eruptive profile, nicely timed with a recent reissue of Pink Floyd's 1972 concert film Live at Pomp
May the fourth be with you! Despite a new Star Wars film on the horizon this month, we'll go with an Ennio Morricone score to a 1979 space film that apparently has an influence on The Mandalorian & Grogu. Prepare yoursel
gak's back and still somewhat jetlagged as he dives into one of his favourite genres: musique concréte & early industrial as Cosey Fanni Tutti scored a 2020 documentary about the most iconic member of the BBC Radiophonic
It's been a while since we've gone all ambient, so with gak on the road again, let's listen to some of the beatless wonders that came out in 2025. 01. Mount Maxwell: Birds of Paradise (Birds of Paradise, 2025) Hotham Sou
With a bit more time and stroke of luck, we'll finally pay tribute to the actor Robert Duvall (1931-2026) with a focus on two Texan gems: the 1983 film Tender Mercies & the 1989 miniseries Lonesome Dove. Though we aspire
Since it's Easter, we'll explore the idea of rebirth via the story of Lazarus, mostly from the eyes of Shinichirō Watanabe and his latest anime series of the same name with a soundtrack by Bonobo, Floating Points & Kamas
There have been hopes to share the soundtrack to 1971's cult classic Harold & Maude for a long time but with the passing of Bud Cort (1948-2026), we've got some Cat Stevens amidst other tributes & concert previews in Van
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