Grab your passport, because Odyssey Interviews is journeying to new and exotic lands! This time, we're pleased to present part one of an in-depth conversation between Yavar and Iranian film music scholar Nasrollah Davoodi, who gave a Jerry Goldsmith lecture in Tehran just last year. Their wide-ranging chat touches on a host of topics, from the political urgency of Goldsmith's music for Under Fire to the indelible diversity of the score for Papillon to the various distinctive qualities of Jerry‘s musical peers. Davoodi’s scholarly approach brings fresh perspective to numerous familiar topics, making this an interview you'll want to make time for.

• 0:00:00 - C2 Logo Fanfare
• 0:04:18 - Cello Concerto No.1 (Shostakovich)
• 0:13:22 - Justine - Alexandria
• 0:14:55 - The Ten Commandments - Exodus Part One (Bernstein)
• 0:16:47 - Under Fire - Bajo Fuego
• 0:17:25 - Fall of the Roman Empire - Lucilla's Sorrow (Tiomkin)
• 0:24:05 - Papillon - Reunion
• 0:26:06 - Lawrence of Arabia - Overture (Jarre)
• 0:26:47 - El Cid - Prelude (Rózsa)
• 0:27:42 - Papillon - Theme from Papillon
• 0:28:34 - Papillon - Antonio's Death
• 0:29:55 - First Knight - A New Life
• 0:31:50 - Violin Concerto E Minor, Op. 64 (Mendelssohn)
• 0:33:27 - Violin Concerto E Minor, Op. 64 (Mendelssohn)
• 0:36:01 - The Left Hand of God - The Church (Young)
• 0:36:29 - Johnny Guitar - Main Title (Young)
• 0:36:47 - The Left Hand of God - Countryside (Young)
• 0:40:12 - Damnation Alley - Don't Bug Me
• 0:47:24 - Out of Africa - Theme (Barry)
• 0:48:25 - Medicine Man - The Trees
• 0:48:56 - Out of Africa - Main Title (Barry)
• 0:51:11 - El Cid - The Legend and Epilogue (Rózsa)
• 0:52:50 - Fariba (Faramarz Payvar)
• 0:54:55 - Towards the Prison (Abol-Hasan Saba)
• 0:56:53 - Reng-e (Shahr Ashoob)
• 1:02:37 - The Rose (traditional, arr. Nasrollah Davoodi)
• 1:06:01 - Papillon - Cruel Sea
• 1:08:40 - Papillon - Catching Butterflies
• 1:08:46 - Papillon - Antonio's Death
• 1:09:53 - Papillon - Freedom
• 1:14:32 - QB VII - A Sorrow of Two Fathers
• 1:17:40 - QB VII - The Holocaust
• 1:18:34 - QB VII - Jadwiga Relived
• 1:20:24 - The Omen - The Fall
• 1:21:49 - QB VII - I Cannot See My Love
• 1:23:09 - QB VII - Main Title
• 1:24:00 - Jaws - The Pier Incident (Williams)
• 1:24:26 - Jaws - Three Barrels Under (Williams)
• 1:28:05 - Total Recall - End of a Dream
• 1:29:02 - QB VII - Escape
• 1:31:07 - The Mummy - The Caravan
• 1:33:30 - Papillon - The Camp
• 1:35:34 - The Russia House - Katya and Barley
• 1:36:05 - The Russia House - First Meeting
• 1:37:22 - The Russia House - The Cemetary
• 1:39:05 - Papillon - Gift from the Sea
• 1:45:51 - Battle of Britain - Concert Suite (Walton)
• 1:49:43 - Justine - Alexandria
• 1:50:17 - Under Fire - Rafael's Theme
• 1:51:29 - The Russia House - I'm With You
• 1:52:23 - The Russia House - Full Marks
• 1:54:50 - A Patch of Blue - The Park
• 1:55:59 – Planet of the Apes – The Search Continues
• 1:57:06 – Images – The House (Williams)
• 2:00:16 – Spellbound – Concerto (Rózsa)
• 2:05:09 – Planet of the Apes – Main Title
• 2:08:27 – The Mummy

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