With the Academy Awards unveiling the best in film in just a week, Soundcheck (on WNYC) highlights the best of music in film this upcoming Friday with special guests David Carr, a culture reporter and New York Times columnist as well as film historian, Jon Burlingame. Together with host John Schaefer, they will discuss the eclectic group of Oscar nominees in the music categories, such as Spain\'s Javier Navarrete ("Pan\'s Labrynth"), France\'s Alexandre Desplat ("The Queen"), and Argentina-born Gustavo Santaolalla ("Babel")—among others. Also on the show, Gustavo Santaolalla, nominee for his work on the film score for "Babel" and last year\'s winner for "Brokeback Mountain," will talk about this year\'s Oscar line-up.
This special Oscar-related show will air live at 2:00PM Eastern time on Wednesday, February 23, 2007.
WNYC is the affiliate of National Public Radio that serves New York City, New Jersey and Connecticut. The program covers all types of musical genres and features intimate interviews with performers, composers, and critics, while also engaging the public and bringing listeners up to date on the latest in music news, trends, and ideas.
The show airs every day at 2:00 PM on 93.9 FM or at 3:00 PM on XM satellite radio. You can also tune in live online at http://www.wnyc.org/shows/soundcheck as well as listen to any archived show. It is also available as a podcast.