Music To Scream To: The Hammer Horror Soundtracks

Radio 4, 11.30am

When you think of the horror films that emerged from

Hammer Films during the 1950s and

1960s, ‘avant garde’ may not be the first term to spring to mind. However, presenter Neil Brand (above) reveals why the studio attracted leading composers for its modernist soundtracks.

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