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12/03/2025

The holiday season is here! If you are feeling perhaps a bit overwhelmed with the state of things — then consider this tonic for the times — a musical nod to the spirit of caring and sharing.

This week on The Score, Edmund is celebrating the thread that binds us: kindness. Join us for music from films that honor the meaning of the words “‘it is better to give, than to receive,” including 'Joyeaux Noel,' 'Little Women,' 'Spirited,' and many more.

11/28/2025

If you’ve seen the original 'Zootopia' – or if you’re fond of puns – you would likely know that the name of this animated anthropomorphic town derives from it being created as a utopia for animals. 'Zootopia 2' takes up where the first film about a bunny and a fox being partners in crime solving left off, then takes the concept of “zootopia” to a new level.

Jared Bush wrote and co-directed the film. It’s packed with inside jokes for every age and takes animation to a glorious new level. It has the perfect message at the perfect time. Will there be a Zootopia 3? I hope so. I’d be tempted to move there.

Read Edmund Stone's full review: thescore.org/reviews

11/26/2025

One of the warmest phrases to hear is “Welcome Home.” As we head into the holidays our hearts often turn to the places we came from, places where we formed memories and first experienced the tradition - and occasionally chaos - of holidays with family.

This week on The Score, Edmund takes a look and a listen to music from films that are all about getting home. Enjoy music from 'The Best Years of Our Lives,' 'Homeward Bound,' 'Hook,' and more.

11/25/2025

For those who love William Shakespeare, ‘Hamnet’ (2025) will give a look at his life not from the dry pages of a book, but from the eyes of his wife, his children and those of the poet himself. Will is a Latin teacher, young and poor and desperately in love with Agnes, the beautiful, fiery daughter of his landlord and a “forest witch." Their life is filled with simple joys until “that space within” Will to write plays grows so hungry that he must go to London. The interplay of emotions between Will and Agnes is so real it is at times painful to watch.

Read Edmund Stone's full review: thescore.org/reviews

11/20/2025

'Wicked: For Good' (2025) invites us to continue following the Yellow Brick Road that leads to Oz, picking up where the two witches, Glinda and Elphaba, left off.

The film is a musical extravaganza, packed wall-to-sonic-wall with dazzling song and dance. There are lovely vocal performances by Ariana Grande-Butera and Cynthia Erivo, and composers John Powell and Steven Schwartz keep the musical magic flowing the whole time. 'Wicked: For Good' is full of all the outrageous colors and wonderful whimsey that we’ve come to expect in the land of Oz, but underscored with the stickiness of betrayed friendships and coming to grips with who you really are.

Read Edmund Stone's full review: thescore.org/reviews

11/18/2025

We are drawn to our own past, our own stories, perhaps because they shed light on our current situations, and maybe even our futures. This week on The Score, Edmund features real archeological treasures and film music artistically inspired by them, including Egyptian pyramids in 'The Mummy,' the monumental head sculptures on Easter Island with 'Rapa Nui,' the Nebra Sky Disk with 'Stargate,' and more.

11/13/2025

When we are children, we look at the world around us with eyes - and minds - that are more open than when we are older. This week on The Score Edmund Stone recaptures some of that wonder with a musical journey around the world, to take a look and a listen to music from movies that showcase some of the most amazing animals in the world - both the natural world and the world of imagination - including octopuses in My Octopus Teacher, chameleons in Rango, Panda bears in Kung Fu Panda and more. Tune in Saturday at 2pm to explore Amazing Animals According to Kids on The Score.

11/05/2025

From the circumpolar regions to the Meso-American highlands, Indigenous Peoples thrived, some cultures dating back more than 30,000 years.

Each November, we observe National Native American Heritage Month. This week on The Score, host Edmund Stone explores music from films that celebrate the cultures that preceded Western colonization including the legends of the Inuit of Canada in 'Atanarjuat: The Fastest Runner,' contemporary life on the Coeur d’Alene reservation with 'Smoke Signals,' and the Mayan civilization in 'Apocalytpo.'

10/29/2025

For millennia, elders have been teaching children about the world outside of their doors, hoping to keep them safe from real dangers through the lessons of fairy tales. In the early 1800s brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm set about collecting these stories before they were lost to history. Thanks to The Brothers Grimm, the tales have endured, holding their appeal through the generations. This week on The Score, we’re looking at the metamorphosis of folktale to film with movies including Snow White and the Huntsman, Puss in Boots, and Maleficent. Tune in to All Classical Radio this Saturday for all that and more on The Score.

10/26/2025

Your ghost host Edmund Stone wants to help you get in the Halloween spirit with an eerie reading of Edgar Allen Poe's spine tingling 'The Raven.'

Visit thescore.org to hear Edmund's take on two classic tales by Edgar Allen Poe, and join us for The Score throughout October for frightfully fun episodes featuring music from your favorite spooky films.

10/22/2025

Halloween as we celebrate it today is a relatively “new” holiday. Although its roots go back to the ancient Celts, it has morphed into something that’s more about having fun than driving off spooky specters. Costumes and parties make Halloween a great time for kids—and the young at heart—to be kids.

This week on The Score, it’s a Kooky Spooky Family Night with music from fun movies including 'Trick or Treat,' 'Scooby-Doo,' 'Goosebumps,' and more.

10/18/2025

It's spooky season and The Score's Edmund Stone wants to help set the mood.
Enjoy his reading of Edgar of Allen Poe's 'The Tell-Tale Heart,' to help you get into the Halloween spirit.

Listen to The Score's recent spooky-themed episodes on demand at thescore.org.

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The Score with Edmund Stone

Produced by All Classical Portland in Portland, Oregon, The Score with Edmund Stone is a weekly celebration of music in film. With timely box office tie-ins, carefully crafted talk-sets, memorable musical elements and enticing weekly themes all woven together, coupled with expert production aesthetics, The Score is an unparalleled exploration of the musical experience that makes film such an indelible activity.

Your host Edmund Stone is a classically trained Shakespearean actor from England whose background includes a variety of stage and screen roles. With deep connections to Hollywood and the classical music community, Edmund is the ideal host for this weekly foray into the world of film and music.