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For Your Ears Only!

Music secrets are the heartbeat of SPYSCAPE’s new For Your Ears Only weekly podcast. Musicians, actors, composers and other celebrities share the secrets and stories behind their favorite film and television music. Join host Jodhi May and Grammy-winner Paul Epworth (Rihanna, Adele), Fraser T. Smith (Stormzy), Ludwig Göransson (Tenet), and more. Teaser available now!

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Hidden messaging

Enigma Variations’ composer Edward Elgar isn’t the only musician to hide secrets in his work. Encrypted codes are an integral part of music - from J. S. Bach to Katy Perry. Find out which ciphers are buried in your favorite songs.

MUSICAL SECRETS

Duquesne spy ring

New York musician Heinrich Stade was playing in an orchestra when he was arrested as one of 33 Duquesne spy ring criminals, the largest spy case in US history. The German agent embedded himself into New York society during the Roaring Twenties but what was he doing, and why? 

ORCHESTRAL MANEUVERS

Music to spy to

From the first notes of Mission Impossible’s jazz trills to James Bond’s brassy theme, music unlocks the back door into the sneaky world of spying. So sit back and savor SPYSCAPE’s hand-picked playlist of thrilling classics and dramatic melodies. Nobody does it better.

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Unlocking music

The emotional power of music unites and divides us, but how? Why do different people respond with different emotions to the same piece of music? And are our reactions to music different from our other emotions? SPYSCAPE has delved into the research to find out. 

MUSICAL SECRETS

Bond songs

Bond songs provoke, they seduce, they promise danger and deliver chills. Musicians from Billie Eilish to Chris Cornell have shared the secrets behind their magic but perhaps no musician is closer to 007 than John Barry, composer of 11 Bond songs including Goldfinger, From Russia with Love, and Diamonds are Forever amongst many others.

007'S MUSICAL MAGIC

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