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The Long Play: Moody Indi Soundtracks
Aired on Tuesday 24th February 2026, 6:00PM
Tonight on The Long Play we are exploring moody Indi soundtracks. We’re looking at the way film (and television) soundtracks have quietly reshaped Australian listening habits — introducing us to instruments, tonalities and traditions that once felt distant, even unfamiliar. Before streaming platforms and global playlists, many Australians encountered “world music” not in record stores — but in cinemas. Over the next half hour: Greece, Brazil, France, Italy, Sicily, South America — and the sounds that travelled here in the dark
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