Episode 367: Will Lovelace & Dylan Southern On The Music Of Meet Me In The Bathroom
Our latest episode of Soundtracking is with Will Lovelace and Dylan Southern, who are the directors of Meet Me In The Bathroom. Based on Lizzy Goodman's book of the same name, the film tells the story of the rebirth of the New York rock scene at the turn of the Millennium, and features incredible documentary footage of bands like The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, LCD Soundsystem and The M<odly Peac...
37m May 08, 2023
37m
Episode 366: Asif Kapadia, Vincenzo Lamagna & Sylvie Landra On Creature
We have 3 guests for you in our latest episode, discussing an extraordinary journey which saw the acclaimed English National Ballet's production of Creature transformed into a film during lockdown. Choreographed by Akram Khan with music from Vincenzo Lamagna, Creature is inspired by Georg Büchner’s expressionist classic Woyzeck, and has echoes of Frankenstein too. Now, our good friend Asif Kap...
51m May 01, 2023
51m
Episode 365: Rachel Weisz & Alice Birch On The Music Of Dead Ringers
Our latest guests on Soundtracking are Rachel Weisz and Alice Birch, who together are instrumental in bringing us the TV remake of David Croneburg's classic chiller, Dead Ringers. As well as reprising the Jeremy Irons role as the central twins, Rachel also produced the show, while Alice developed the concept for Amazon Prime and was a driving force behind the script. Here they discuss some of t...
35m Apr 24, 2023
35m
Episode 364: Composers Gustavo Santaolalla & David Fleming On The Music Of The Last Of Us
It's been one of the TV events of the year, and we're delighted to be celebrating its success with two of the composers who worked on it. Based on the 2013 video game, The Last Of Us tells the story of Ellie and Joel as they navigate a post-apocalyptic world in which a mass fungal outbreak has caused humanity to collapse, with the infected turned into bloodthirsty Zombie-like creatures. The gam...
1hr 33m Apr 18, 2023
1hr 33m
Episode 363: Diego Luna On Talks Andor
Our latest guest on Soundtracking is the actor and director, Diego Luna. Diego is, of course, the star of Andor, which you can watch now on Disney +. If you haven't seen  season one yet, you need to change that right now so you're ready for season 2, which is currently in production. Hurrah! Here Diego discusses Nicholas Britell's score, the brilliance of showrunner Tony Gilroy, and why he beli...
42m Apr 10, 2023
42m
Episode 362: John Boyega On Breaking
Our latest guest on Soundtracking is the very lovely, very charming and very brilliant actor, John Boyega. John can currently be seen in Breaking on home entertainment formats - a heist drama based on true events in which a financially stricken veteran threatens to blow up a bank unless he receives a payment he is owed from his time in the Marines. Such a treat to have him along, we hope you en...
26m Apr 03, 2023
26m
Episode 361: Chad Stahelski & Keanu Reeves On The Music Of John Wick: Chapter 4
It's a welcome return to Soundtracking to Chad Stahelski and Keanu Reeves to discuss their work together on John Wick: Chapter 4. The pair have clearly had huge amounts of fun making this - and all - the John Wick films, and their passion for and dedication to building Wick-World is plain for all to see on screen. It's a great chat, which we very much hope you enjoy!
39m Mar 27, 2023
39m
Episode 360: Director Raine Allen-Miller on Rye Lane
Our latest guest on Soundtracking is the super-smart, super-likeable and super-exciting young talent, Raine Allen-Miller - whose directorial debut feature Rye Lane brims with charm, wit, energy and panache. Set in Peckham and Brixton, it tells the story of Yas and Dom - two twenty-somethings who meet in the wake of their respective breakups and bond over the course of an exceedingly eventful da...
40m Mar 20, 2023
40m
Episode 359: Composer Rachel Portman DIscusses Her Career
Our latest guest on Soundtracking is composer Rachel Portman. Rachel has just released an album of her film music re-versioned and performed by her called Beyond The Screen - Film Works On Piano, and it is a very lovely thing indeed. The other reason we wanted to put out the interview this week is that Rachel was the first ever woman to collect an Oscar for composing - for Emma, back in 1996. ...
39m Mar 13, 2023
39m
Episode 358: Jon Favreau On The Music Of The Mandalorian
358 episodes in, and the man who kicked it all off for Soundtracking returns for a third time. Jon Favreau was the very first guest Edith recorded for the podcast - for which we're forever grateful - and here he is again to discuss The Mandalorian, the brilliant show he created for Disney +. Season 3 is streaming weekly now.
32m Mar 06, 2023
32m
Episode 357: Peyton Reed On The Music Of Ant-Man & Wasp: Quantumania
Our latest guest on Soundtracking is Peyton Reed, director of Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania. The third instalment of the series, it follows our eponymous heroes as they explore the magnificently realised Quantum realm, encountering all kinds of fantastical creature on the way As with the previous two films, Quantumania is scored by Christophe Beck
35m Feb 27, 2023
35m
Episode 356: Son Lux On The Music Of Everything Everywhere All At Once
Our latest guests on Soundtracking are Ryan Lott, Rafiq Bhatia and Ian Chang, who come together under the banner of Son Lux. And under that banner, they provided the music for Daniels Kwan and Scheinert's mind-bending multiverse romp, Everything Everywhere All At Once. The score had to mirror the complexity of the narrative without confusing matters further. No mean feat, but one they manage t...
42m Feb 21, 2023
42m
Episode 355: Ben Caron On The Music Of Sharper
Our latest guest on Soundtracking is Ben Caron a director who cut his teeth on TV shows such as The Crown and Andor, and has now directed his first film for Apple TV. It's called Sharper, and it is a twisty-turny tale where nothing is quite as it seems, which stars Julianne Moore, Sebastian Stan and John Lythgow, and is scored by our old friend Clint Mansell.
57m Feb 20, 2023
57m
Episode 354: Gina Prince-Bythewood On The Music Of The Woman King
Our latest guest on Soundtracking is writer and director, Gina Prince-Bythewood, who's latest film The Woman King has deservedly been nominated for a ton of awards. Set in 1823, The Woman King tells the story of the Agojie, an all-female warrior unit that defended the West African kingdom of Dahomey from the 17th to 19th Centuries. The film is scored by former guest on this show, Terence Blanch...
43m Feb 13, 2023
43m
Episode 353: Darren Aronofsky On The Music Of The Whale
Our latest guest on Soundtracking is someone we've been wanting to get on for a long time - not least because of his collaborations with friend of the show, Clint Mansell. Darren Aronofsky is a truly original and radical filmmaker, whose latest movie The Whale has seen Brendan Fraser receive widespread acclaim as a reclusive English teacher who is eating himself to death. The Whale is beautifu...
30m Feb 07, 2023
30m
Episode 352: Edward Berger & Volker Bertelmann On The Music Of All Quiet On The Western Front
Our latest guests on soundtracking must be pinching themselves, after the film they worked on together land a staggering 9 oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Score All Quiet On The Western front was adapted and directed by Edward Berger and scored by friend of the show Volker Bertelmann - and the recognition they're receiving is richly deserved. We're thrilled to welcome them t...
46m Feb 03, 2023
46m
Episode 351: Guillermo Del Toro & Alexandre Desplat On The Music Of Pinocchio
The big names just keep on coming to Soundtracking - and today we're over the moon to be joined by Guillermo Del Toro and Alexandre Desplat to discuss their wonderful collaboration on Guillermo's take on Pinocchio, which is streaming now on Netflix. Set against the backdrop of the emergence of Facism in Italy, this is a bittersweet tale of the challenges of the father-son relationship which ha...
44m Jan 30, 2023
44m
Episode 350: James Cameron On The Music Of Avatar
It's our 350th birthday, and what a way to celebrate it - with another bonus episode in the company of the legend that is James Cameron. James was on sparkling form as he joined Edith to discuss the music of Avatar: The Way Of Water and the 25th anniversary re-release of Titanic. There's also a bit of a news line in here too, regarding plans for the subsequent films ...
41m Jan 27, 2023
41m
Episode 349: Carter Burwell On His Score For The Banshees Of Inisherin
Fresh off the back of its huge success at the Golden Globes - and multiple BAFTA nominations - we're delighted to welcome The Banshees Of Inisherin composer Carter Burwell back to Soundtracking. Little did we know when we recorded this interview at the end of last year that the film would win best picture in a musical or comedy AND best screenplay for Martin McDonagh, as well as a best actor g...
40m Jan 23, 2023
40m
Episode 348: Justin Hurwitz & Damien Chazelle On The Music Of Babylon
We have a bonus episode for you today, as two friends of the podcast return (separately, we should say) to discuss their work together on the extraordinary Babylon. Director Damien Chazelle and composer Justin Hurwitz have worked their magic once again, bringing to life a tale of decadence, depravity, and outrageous excess in 1920s Hollywood. What we do is share the interview with Justin firs...
1hr 18m Jan 20, 2023
1hr 18m
Episode 347: Cate Blanchett On The Music Of Tár
We've got an incredible run of guests coming up with you over the next fortnight - so much so that we'll be doing a couple of bonus episodes. But what a treat we have to kick off with today. Cate Blanchett is magnificent in Todd Field's new film, Tár, which charts the downfall of the eponymous composer and conductor, Lydia Tar. We won't say too much more about it, except for the fact that Cate...
31m Jan 16, 2023
31m
Episode 346: Screenwriter David Kajganich On Bones And All
This might be a first for Soundtracking, but if it isn't, it certainly doesn't happen very often. For in speaking to Bones And All script writer David Kajganich, we've now completed the triumvirate of director Luca Guadagnino and composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. David is so insightful about the process, and also how music is fundamentally important to it. It's a fascinating listen. We...
38m Jan 10, 2023
38m
Episode 345: Rian Johnson On The Music Of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Having chatted to Daniel Craig on the podcast a couple of weeks ago, we're delighted to share Edith's conversation with Rian Johnson, the writer and director of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. Rian is a great lover of music, and we'll hear about his thinking when it came to the sound of this film - both in terms of the needle drops and the score, which was provided by his cousin, Nathan Joh...
43m Jan 02, 2023
43m
Episode 344: Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross Return!
Now, Christmas week is just about to get a whole lot cooler, as we welcome Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross to Soundtracking for a second time Edith LOVES talking to this dynamic duo about film music, and the good news is we have two of their scores to unpack: the first being for Luca Guadagnino's Bones And All and the second for Sam Mendes' Empire Of Light.
50m Dec 26, 2022
50m
Episode 343: Krysty Wilson-Cairns On The Music Of The Good Nurse
If you harbour ambitions to write film scripts, you must listen to this - a very welcome return to the podcast to Krysty Wilson-Cairns, who joins us discuss her truly excellent Netflix vehicle, The Good Nurse. Starring Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne, The Good Nurse tells the story of Amy Loughren (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Loughren) , a night nurse who suspects that her co-worker ...
43m Dec 24, 2022
43m
Episode 342: Daniel Craig Talks Music & Film
Bonus episodes of Soundtracking abound this festive season with so many great film offerings out there - one of which is Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery So it is that we welcome Daniel Craig to the podcast to discuss his relationship with music and his role as the returning master detective Benoit Blanc in Rian Johnson's smart comedic mystery - soon to be showing on Netflix We don't want to...
34m Dec 19, 2022
34m
Episode 341: Alejandro González Iñárritu On The Music Of Bardo
Very excited about our latest guest on Soundtracking - the Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu Alejandro's latest offering is Bardo: False Chronicle Of A Handful Of Truths - a semi-autobiographical tale that follows a journalist & documentarian who returns to his native country of Mexico and begins having an existential crisis in the form of dreamlike visions. As well as co-writing ...
41m Dec 19, 2022
41m
Epsiode 340: Frances O'Connor & Abel Korzeniowski On The Music Of Emily
There are so many cracking releases at the moment, we getting as much out to you as we can in something of a festive giveaway. We dropped Michael Giacchino earlier in the week, and now we bring you Frances O'Connor and Abel Korzeniowski, who joined me to discuss Emily. Frances wrote and directed the film, while Abel provided the score. It's a fictionalised version of the life of Emily Bronte, a...
39m Dec 13, 2022
39m
Episode 339: Michael Giacchino on the Music of Werewolf By Night
We are dropping two episodes of Soundtracking for you today - the first being with composer and director, Michael Giacchino Michael performed both duties for Marvel Studio's Werewolf By Night, which is a sly modern take on the classic monster movies of yesteryear. That's right. Directed. And scored. What a total dude. One of our favourite ever guests! And that hoodie ...
43m Dec 12, 2022
43m
Episode 338: David Harbour On The Music Of Violent Night
It's always lovely talking to actors on Soundtracking to get their perspective on music, and we have one for you in our latest episode in the shape of Violent Night star, David Harbour. Violent Night sees David star as a Father Christmas who is anything but the traditional image of cheery, rosy-cheeked, white bearded old man. David also discusses the distinctive sound of Stranger Things, and ...
29m Dec 06, 2022
29m
Episode 337: Tim Burton On The Music Of Wednesday
Last time we had our latest guest on the podcast was when he was kind enough to join Edith for a Soundtracking Live at the BFI on London's South Bank. That was more of a career retrospective; this time, Tim Burton is here to talk about Wednesday, his first foray into making a television series. As is so often the case with Tim's work, Wednesday is scored by the great Danny Elfman, ably support...
36m Nov 28, 2022
36m
Episode 336: Luca Guadagnino On The Music Of Bones And All
It's a welcome return to Soundtracking for Luca Guadagnino, a writer and director who always talks so eloquently and revealingly about the music in his films. His latest project is Bones And All. The ensemble cast features Timonthee Chalamet, Taylor Russell and Mark Rylance in what is part horror, part romantic road movie and part period drama. Bones and All is scored by Atticus Ross and Tren...
54m Nov 25, 2022
54m
Episode 335: Sebastián Lelio & Matthew Herbert On The Music Of The Wonder
Thrilled to have another director / composer combo on Soundtracking this week in the shape of Sebastian Lelio and Matthew Herbert, who have joined forces on the Chilean writer/director's latest film, The Wonder. Starring Florence Pugh, it follows an English nurse sent to an Irish village in the 1860s to observe a young girl who is seemingly able to survive without eating. It's an amazing expe...
40m Nov 21, 2022
40m
Episode 334: Charlotte Wells On The Music Of Aftersun
It's one of those episodes of Soundtracking which we love so much, in which Edith gets to pick the brains of an up-and-coming filmmaker who's just beginning their journey in the industry. Charlotte Wells's debut feature Aftersun is an absolutely beautiful piece of work, telling the story of Sophie as she reflects upon a holiday with her then young father they took together 20 years earlier. A...
43m Nov 15, 2022
43m
333: Ryan Coogler On The Music Of Wakanda Forever
Bonus episode time with Ryan Coogler, director of the new Black Panther film, Wakanda Forever. The film's release is obviously hugely bittersweet for all involved with the sad passing of Chadwick Boseman - but, boy, have Ryan and the exceptional cast done his memory proud. Here he discusses Chadwick's legacy and the tonal influence his death has had on narrative, as well as the excellent soun...
33m Nov 12, 2022
33m
Episode 332: Tony Gilroy On The Music Of Andor
Anyone who knows Edith knows she is a massive fan of what Disney + is doing with Star Wars world-building, from the Mandalorian to Obi Wan Kenobi. Andor is no exception, taking the franchise in an altogether new direction with its visual palate, narrative pacing and Orwellian undertones. So it was a genuine thrill to spend a bit of time with show creator, Tony Gilroy, who also co-wrote Rogue ...
38m Nov 07, 2022
38m
Episode 331: Mat Whitecross & David Arnold On The Sound Of 007
We're celebrating some of the most iconic film music of all time this week, as Mat Whitecross and David Arnold join Edith to discuss Mat's excellent documentary, The Sound Of 007. It does exactly what it says on the tin, featuring contributions from many of the key players from the franchise's 60 year history.
53m Oct 31, 2022
53m
Episode 330: Martin McDonagh On The Music Of The Banshees Of Inisherin
It's a welcome return to Soundtracking for our guest this week, as Martin McDonagh joins us to discuss his new movie, The Banshees of Inisherin Starring Brendan Gleeson, Colin Farrell, Kerry Condon and Barry Keoghan, it is set on a small Irish island in the 1920s and tells the story of a musician who suddenly ends his friendship with a lifelong drinking buddy. The Banshees of Inisherin sees M...
41m Oct 24, 2022
41m
Episode 329: Composer Nainita Desai Discusses Her Career
This week's guest is a composer with a huge and varied body of work, who Edith regularly bumps into on the London screening circuit and has been trying to get on Soundtracking for some time. Nanita DesaI's work includes a remarkable number of TV shows - and films such as The Reason I Jump, For Sama and 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible. The insight into the way she goes about her business is utt...
46m Oct 17, 2022
46m
Epsiode 328: David O. Russell On The Music Of Amsterdam
Our guest this week is one of our favourite humans ever to interview - and someone who is in no small part the reason Soundtracking exists. David O'Russell's is an absolute master when it comes to using music in his films, as evidenced by his latest film Amsterdam, which is scored by our old friend, Daniel Pemberton. Try stopping Edith and him nattering at your peril!!!
55m Oct 10, 2022
55m
Episode 327: Antonia Campbell-Hughes & Tom Furse On The Music Of It Is In Us All
We're discussing the music of a little gem of an Indie film today called It Is In Us All in the company of its director Antonia Campbell-Hughes and composer Tom Furse of The Horrors fame. Set in Donegal, It Is In Us All tells the story of Hamish, a Londoner who returns to his ancestral home of Donegal, and is drawn into the world of a boy who nearly kills him in a car crash. You can watch it r...
40m Oct 05, 2022
40m
Episode 326: Romain Gavras On The Music Of Athena
We're really excited about our latest guest on Soundtracking, who has made an absolutely sensational film which you can watch right now on Netflix Romain Gavras's Athena explores, in electrifying fashion, the chaos that erupts in the eponymous French estate in the wake of a brutal killing. It really is jaw-dropping from the very opening scene, which is a work of art as and of itself. Athena i...
35m Sep 26, 2022
35m
Episode 325: Composer David Buckley On The Music Of The Sandman
It's been over three decades since the original graphic novel was published, but 2022 is the year that finally sees Neil Gaiman's seminal comic book series The Sandman translated to the screen. To try and explain the premise and scope of the Netflix fantasy series in a sentence or two would, frankly, be futile - and an insult to the epic dimensions of Neil's imagination, and the work of the te...
49m Sep 20, 2022
49m
Episode 324: Tom George & Daniel Pemberton On The Music Of See How They Run
It's another of those episodes we enjoy so much on Soundtracking, in which Edith gets to speak to both a director and a composer about a film they've worked on together On this occasion, it's Tom George and Daniel Pemberton, discussing Daniel's score for Tom's debut feature, See How They Run Starring Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saoirse_Ronan) , Adrien Brody (htt...
55m Sep 13, 2022
55m
Episode 323: Composer Howard Shore Discusses His Career
Our latest guest on Soundtracking is a composer with a hugely diverse body of work - ranging from Big and Se7en to Ed Wood and Silence Of The Lambs. Howard Shore has collaborated with Martin Scorsese on numerous occasions, and famously scored Peter Jackson's Lord Of The Rings and Hobbit trilogies. He has also provided musical accompaniment to 16 of David Cronenberg's films, including his late...
46m Sep 05, 2022
46m
Episode 322: Emma Holly Jones & Amelia Warner On The Music Of Mr Malcolm's List
As regular listeners to the podcast know, we love it when we get to speak to directors and their composers at the same time, which is what we're doing with Emma Holly Jones and Amelia Warner in our latest episode. Emma enlisted Amelia for her debut feature film, Mr Malcolm's List, a period rom-com about two friends who plot revenge on the eponymous suitor for rejecting one of them as a bride.
45m Aug 30, 2022
45m
Episode 321: Composer Benjamin Wallfisch On The Music Of Thirteen Lives & HIs Career
We have a composer for you today who has been on our wish-list for a very long time. Benjamin Wallfisch has built up strong relationships in the industry, perhaps most notably with our old friend Hans Zimmer, with whom he has collaborated on several projects including Blade Runner 2049. Benjamin's latest outing is on Ron Howard's Thirteen Lives, which tells the miraculous true story of the boy...
44m Aug 22, 2022
44m
Episode 320: Jordan Peele On The Music Of Nope
We're such a fan of the movies of our latest guest on Soundtracking, the wonderful Jordan Peele. Following the critical and commercial success of Get Out and Us, Jordan goes fully widescreen with his sci-fi epic Nope, which sees ranch-owning siblings Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer try to capture footage of an extraterrestrial spacecraft. We shall say no more than that ... As with Jordan's pre...
29m Aug 15, 2022
29m
Episode 319: David Leitch & Kelly McCormick On The Music Of Bullet Train
Our latest guests on soundtracking are partners in both a personal and creative sense, whose latest collaboration sees them bring us the utterly wild Bullet Train. Husband and wife team of director David Leitch and producer Kelly McCormick have a lot of fun with a great cast to tell the story of a motley crew of rogues, who all mysteriously find themselves on the same Japanese train. We're not...
35m Aug 08, 2022
35m
Episode 318: Director Baillie Walsh On The Creation Of ABBA Voyage
Something a little different for you on our latest episode of Soundtracking, as Edith speaks to Baillie Walsh. Baillie is the director of the extraordinary virtual concert, ABBA Voyage, though to call it a virtual concert really doesn't begin to describe quite how spectacular it is. Made in conjunction with the band, it features incredible life sized avatars - or ABBAtars - a mind-blowing light...
45m Aug 01, 2022
45m