On tonight’s edition of The Kingston Coffee House, we’ll play selections from Beck’s recent release “Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometime,” as well as the new collaboration from opera singer Renée Fleming and banjo virtuoso Bela Fleck, called “The Fiddle and the Drum.” We begin the show with music from the 1965 film Cool Hand Luke.
It occurred to me that Picture This has been heavy with movie music for several weeks to the detriment, I thought, of music written for the small screen. I decided to do two hours of TV-related songs and scores encompassing music from the 1950s through the present day. Many of these musical themes should be familiar to anybody who likes television history and has followed the development of the medium from the post-WWII years until now. Or, if you just like being reminded of tunes related to your favorite shows. Enjoy.
By Wayne Cresser | WRIU | January 4, 2026 In filmmaking mise-en-scene refers to “everything in front of the camera” (mostly), and that’s what we’re doing with Film and TV music on Picture This tonight. We’re putting as much of …
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