FRED FILM RADIO Mandarin

FRED FILM RADIO Mandarin lives up to its name with a heavy dose of Eastern and Western film scores. You'll hear everything from John Williams' bombast to the minimalist piano of Ryuichi Sakamoto. Not for pop fans. The daytime blocks can be uneven, leaning on obscure soundtracks that sometimes drift into elevator music. But the evening programming redeems it, with deep cuts from Wong Kar-wai's films and Italian giallo scores. The station doesn't follow typical music radio conventions. Instead, it curates a cinematic journey, track by track. Occasionally a dialogue snippet from a classic film br…