VII. May
2002
This
month on Fistful
on KZSC...
If
you've got a thing for the music of the movies, then Fistful is
the place to be. I began Fistful in 1997 during my sophomore year
at UC Santa Cruz because Central Coast radio was missing the kind of program
I always wanted to do: a program that centers on movie soundtracks, much
like KFJC-FM's Norman Bates Memorial Soundtrack Show (but with
a little more emphasis on action scores and not-so conventional composers,
i.e. Ennio Morricone or the blaxploitation guys—in other words,
a little more of an attitude).
Want
to know some of the titles I considered for my program before I settled
on Fistful? Early candidates for the program's title included The
John Shaft/James Bond Adventure Hour and Cinema Paradiso. At
one point, I considered calling the program Reel Love, but I quickly
realized that title would mislead listeners into thinking they'll be hearing
cheesy movie-theme covers by Mantovani and Kenny G. The title I ultimately
chose was a homage to both my favorite film composer, Morricone, who scored
A Fistful of Dollars and A Fistful of Dynamite, and Sergio
Leone, the director of those two films, as well as one of my favorite
filmmakers. However, sometimes I think maybe I should have chosen a different
title because then I'd be spared the agony of seeing the word "fistful"
get misspelled by KZSC staffers. To paraphrase a friend, they're reaching
for their bongs when they should be reaching for their dictionaries.
 May
5, 2002: "Fistful Internacional." Tight and erotic grooves
from scores to '60s and '70s exploitation movies from Spain, Italy, Germany
and India. "Spending half our life savings on import soundtracks
so you won't have to." (Originally aired: November 5, 2000)
May
12, 2002: "Bollywood Swingin'." Vintage Indian film music. This
encore broadcast will open with cuts from the new Monsoon Wedding
soundtrack. (Originally aired: January 20, 2002)
May
19, 2002: "Your Bond Song Stays on My Mind." The fourth anniversary
show. A salute to the Bond theme song, featuring classics like "Goldfinger,"
"Diamonds Are Forever" and "You Only Live Twice,"
plus Bond song parodies from The Simpsons and Austin Powers:
The Spy Who Shagged Me and selections from Shirley Bassey: The
Remix Album… Diamonds Are Forever. (Originally aired: June 24,
2001)
May
26, 2002: "Check It Out Now, The Funk Soul Fratello." The music
of Piero Umiliani and other great Italian funk composers. (If you dig
the music featured during "Fistful Internacional Month,"
visit scorebaby.com,
uh, baby.)
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