In an article which appeared in the January-February 1944 issue of Music Publishers Journal, I stated that the music of the motion picture is showing constant improvement in quality. I think that I can substantiate this statement by pointing to the contributions of gifted composers and excellent musicians to motion pictures during the past eighteen months. Real progress in musical development is apparent in the new techniques that are being used. More important, the producers of motion pictures are becoming increasingly aware of the value and contribution of music to the entertainment quality and dramatic power of their films.

This is one of a series of fifteen programs featuring interviews with prominent film composers, interviews written by Lawrence Morton and recorded in Hollywood for rebroadcast by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The series is referred to by Gerald Pratley in his article Furthering Motion Picture Appreciation by Radio, which appears elsewhere in this issue. This script, broadcast in April, 1950, has been selected by the editors as representative of the series. - Editors.