On this historic broadcast, Derek sits down with one of the most celebrated film composers in the history of cinema, Howard Blake. At the age of 84, Howard tells us about growing up in the United Kingdom during the Blitz of World War II, how he got accepted to the Royal Academy of Music, his most successful compositions, working with the legendary rock band, Queen, writing music for Princess Diana and of course, his most celebrated and successful work, creating the score for the 1982 animated Christmas classic, The Snowman.
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