Ralph Apel does not know much about Music Theory. He has not gone through any film music training. The only instrument he plays is a nose flute. What does Ralph Apel know? Well, Ralph knows that he loves film scores. Since he was six years old, Ralph has been listening to the musical scores of major motion pictures. Over the years he has come to appreciate several of the talented artists that bring emotion and excitement to films we love. Join him as he discusses some of film musics greatest contributers!
Episode 15: Joel McNeely - On this episode, Ralph is listening to the score from the 1998 film The Avengers, starring Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman and Sean Connery.
Episode 14: Michael Giacchino - Cue the Music returns with music from the Academy Award winning composer of Up, Michael Giacchino. In this episode Ralph will attempt to retrace his steps through the playlist from the LOST Live Event at Royce Hall on May 13th, 2010.
Episode 13: Joseph LoDuca - On this episode of CTM Ralph plays you through the Evil Dead Trilogy, From the eerie strings of the Evil Dead 1 to the large orchestral arrangements of Army of Darkness. Follow Ash through his battle across time, to defeat the Deadites! Happy Halloween!
Episode 12: Jerry Goldsmith -After another long break CTM is back with an all new episode. This episode is the first in a long run of episodes soon to follow. On today's show Ralph plays a couple of scores from Jerry Goldsmith's Our Man Flint and In Like Flint. Follow this electronic odyssey into the spy world of Derek Flint. Be sure to check out the ALL NEW CTM Myspace page, myspace.com/cuethemusicpodcast !
Episode 11: Elmer Bernstein - Ralph pulls out two incredibly rare score for you to check out. Elmer Bernstein has done some of the greatest comedy scores of all time, including Blues Brothers, Airplane! and Animal House. On today's episode Ralph discusses three collaborations with Ivan Reitman and Bill Murray! Sit back and enjoy the latest episode of Cue The Music!
Episode 10: Danny Elfman Part 2 - On this episode of Cue The Music, Ralph discusses the music of Danny Elfman from 1989-1991. This is the sound that defined Danny Elfman's style. Even though he went on to do very diverse scores, nobody will forget what Elfman did in '89/'90!
Episode 9: Basil Poledouris - Even though he may not be a house hold name, Basil Poledouris is nothing short of genius. His powerful themes and romantic strings show that he was one of the greatest film composers of the last thirty years.

