Movies About Music Episode 17 - Round Midnight (1986)

Episode Description: Gordon Bazsali Jr joins us to discuss the film Round Midnight, directed by Bertrand Tavernier. It stars famed bebop tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon. We talk about the music performances; the all-star cameos; the film’s take on the theme of addiction; and Paris in the 1950s.

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Show Notes: CeCe Kim and James Batcho discuss movies that have music as the main narrative element. CeCe is a professional singer, songwriter and voice actor. James is a professor, drummer, recording engineer and film theorist. Taking a particular film as a launching point, they talk openly about how the lives of musicians are portrayed in cinema, and the cultural and social aspects at play in popular movies about music.

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Podcast produced and engineered by James Batcho.
Music composed by CeCe Kim; performed by CeCe, James and Gino Brann; and produced by James.