Composer Bear McCreary Discusses His Career
Our latest guest on Soundtracking is composer Bear McCreary, who joins us to discuss his career ahead of his Themes And Variations Tour, which kicks off at Indigo 02 on April 18th before heading around Europe and the US. Bear has compiled an extraordinary body of work across film, TV and video gaming, including Battlestar Galactica, Outlander, The Walking Dead and God Of War.
46m Mar 12, 2025
46m
Karan Kandhari & Paul Banks Discuss The Music Of Sister Midnight
Our latest guests on Soundtracking are Karan Kandhari and Paul Banks of Interpol fame, who join Edith to discuss their collaboration on Karan's brilliant black comedy, Sister Midnight. Set in Mumbai, it tells the story of a woman whose unhappy arranged marriage spirals into darkness as she morphs into a ruthless, feral force within the confines of their relationship.
29m Mar 10, 2025
29m
OSCARS SPECIAL: Sean Baker Discusses His Multiple-Winning Film Anora
In an interview we posted a few months back on our Youtube channel, Soundracking Extra (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdopqobILqltQPmw7AUQR_w) , Sean discusses his incredible film, including the decision to include Take That. And it indeed feels like The Greatest Day to share it with you in podcast form. Huge congratualations to Sean and his team.
21m Mar 03, 2025
21m
Robert De Niro & Eric Newman Discuss Zero Day
Our latest guests on Soundtracking are Eric Newman and Robert De Niro, who join us to discuss Bob's starring role in Eric's new Netflix show, Zero Day,. which is available to stream in full now. Featuring a great ensemble cast, it stars Bob as a former president charged with investigating a devastating cyber attack. We also dip into the archives to share a great story from Martin Scorsese about...
35m Feb 24, 2025
35m
Vocal Coach To The Stars Eric Vetro Discusses His Career
Our latest guest on Soundtracking is Eric Vetro, one of Hollywood's premier vocal coaches who's worked on the likes of Elvis, A Complete Unknown, Wicked and Maria, to name just some of many. As you know, we like to shine a spotlight on those people who don't necessarily get the wider acclaim they deserve when it comes to their importance to the filmmaking process. And Eric is one of those peopl...
42m Feb 17, 2025
42m
Daniel Blumberg On His Remarkable Score For The Brutalist
Our latest guest on Soundtracking is Daniel Blumberg, who might, by the time you're listening to this, have picked up a BAFTA for his incredible score to The Brutalist. It's Friday morning as we record this, so who knows what Sunday will bring (or indeed Oscar Night)? Regardless, Daniel has done an extraordinary job of providing the sonic backdrop to what is truly an extraordinary film. Edith w...
38m Feb 14, 2025
38m
Soundtracking Everyman Film Club Live With Jesse Eisenberg
We have such a treat for you on our latest episode, as we bring you the conversation Edith had awith writer, director and star of A Real Pain, Jesse Eisenberg,  in the latest of our Soundtracking Everyman Film Clubs. Also featuring a brilliant turn by Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain tells the story of two cousins who visit Poland to honour their family's history, but encounter all manner of personal...
41m Feb 10, 2025
41m
Soundtracking Everyman Film Club Live: Emilia Perez Special
We have another of our Soundtracking Everyman Film Club shows for you today, which we thought we'd share as a bonus episode to mark the extraordinary recognition the musical drama Emilia Perez has received. Landing a whopping 13 Oscar nominations, Emilia Perez tells the story of a Mexican lawyer who is offered an unusual job of helping a notorious cartel boss retire and transition into living a...
33m Feb 07, 2025
33m
Gary Yershon On His Work With Mike Leigh
Our latest guest on Soundtracking is composer Gary Yershon, who joins us to reflect up 3 decades of collaborations with Mike Leigh, and more specifically Mike's latest movie, Hard Truths. Starring Marianne Jean-Baptiste (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marianne_Jean-Baptiste) , Michele Austin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michele_Austin) , and David Webber, the plot follows the plight of a depre...
38m Feb 03, 2025
38m
Jason Reitman On The Music Of Saturday Night
Our latest guest on Soundtracking is Jason Reitman, director and co-writer of Saturday Night. The story follows producer Lorne Michaels and a team of writers, comedians and crew as they prepare for the 1975 premier of Saturday Night, which of course became Saturday Night Live. Remarkably, and in keeping with the spirit of the show, composer Jon Batiste wrote much of the score live at the end of...
42m Jan 27, 2025
42m
Brady Corbet & Guy Pearce On The Music Of The Brutalist
Our latest guests on Soundtracking are Brady Corbet and Guy Pearce, respectively director and star of multi-award winning film, The Brutalist. In it, Adrien Brody (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrien_Brody) plays a Hungarian-born Jewish architect who survives the Holocaust (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holocaust) and emigrates to the United States (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Sta...
37m Jan 20, 2025
37m
James Mangold & Monica Barbaro On The Music Of A Complete Unknown
Our latest guest on Soundtracking is James Mangold - a returning hero - who joins us to discuss his Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown. And, as a bonus, we also have a wee chat with Monica Barbaro, who plays Joan Baez in the movie, in what's a simply divine performance. Starring Timothee Chalomet, A Complete Unknown follows Dylan's early success until his notorious and controversial use of el...
54m Jan 13, 2025
54m
Pablo Larrain Talks Maria
Our latest guest on Soundtracking is Pablo Larrain, who returns to the podcast to discuss the release of his stunning biopic, Maria. Starring Angelena Jolie as Maria Callas, it follows the seven days before the opera singer's death in 1977 Paris as she reflects upon her life and career.
34m Jan 07, 2025
34m
Florence Pugh, John Crowley & Nick Payne Talk We Live In Time [CONTAINS SPOILERS]
Our latest guests in yet another bonus episode of Soundtracking are director John Crowley, writer Nick Payne and leading lady Florence Pugh, who joined Edith for a special Q&A to discuss their new film, We Live In Time, which is on general release now. In a beautiful, funny meditation on life, death, relationships and parenthood - among many other universal themes - Florence stars alongside And...
42m Jan 03, 2025
42m
Robert Eggers & Chris Columbus On The Music Of Nosferatu
Our latest guests on an exceedingly busy period for Soundtracking are Robert Eggers and Chris Columbus, respectively the writer/ / director and producer of Nosferatu. A remake of the 1922 silent film (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_film) of the same name (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nosferatu) , the film stars Bill Skarsgård (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Skarsg%C3%A5rd) as the tit...
39m Dec 30, 2024
39m
Kris Bowers On The Music Of Wild Robot, Bridgerton & Green Book
The final of our pre-Christmas gifts to you is composer Kris Bowers, who joins us primarily to discuss his work on the beautiful Dreamworks animation, The Wild Robot. Edith also gets into her love of Bridgerton and Green Book
36m Dec 24, 2024
36m
Cynthia Erivo Talks Wicked
Following Edith's chat with Will Ferrell and Harper Steele, the second of our Christmas Soundtracking offerings to you sees the wonderful Cynthia Erivo return to Soundtracking to discuss her performance as Elpheba Thropp in Wicked. We spoke to director John Chu and composer Stephen Schwartz around release, but we're delighted to have got a little time with Cynthia, who is absolutely magnificent...
27m Dec 24, 2024
27m
Will Ferrell, Harper Steele & Producer Rafael Marmor On Will & Harper
First things first: many apologies to Rafael Marmor, producer of Will & Harper, who Edith's producer Ben criminally fails to namecheck in his script to this live show at Everyman Broadgate with Will Ferrell, Harper Steele ... and RAFAEL MARMOR!!!! This is the first of a festive bundle of chats about film and music. And, boy, is it a goodie: as Edith labelled it in the shared folder where we sto...
32m Dec 23, 2024
32m
Barry Jenkins & Lin Manuel Miranda On The Music Of Mufasa
Our latest guests on Soundtracking are Barry Jenkins and Lin Manuel Miranda, who join us to discuss their work on Mufasa, which serves as both a sequel and a prequel to the 2019 remake of the 1994 classic. Set after the events of the original, it sees Rifiki the Mandril recount Mufasa's origin story to Simba's daughter Kiara, with a little help from Timon and Pumbaa. We follow a young orphaned ...
59m Dec 20, 2024
59m
Daisy Ridley, Tom Bateman & Sam Yates On The Music Of Magpie (CONTAINS SPOILERS)
Our latest guests on Soundtracking are Sam Yates, Tom Bateman and Daisy Ridley - respectively the director, writer and star of the neo-noir thriller, Magpie. In an idea originally developed by Daisy before husband Tom penned the script, it tells the story of a wife left at home with a newborn baby while her husband accompanies their daughter to a film set, where she is shooting with a famous ac...
48m Dec 17, 2024
48m
Luca Guadagnino & Daniel Craig On The Music Of Queer
We are so excited to bring you our latest bonus episode of Soundtracking, as two of our favourties Luca Guadagnino and Daniel Craig join Edith to discuss Luca's glorious new film, Queer. Based on a novella by William S Burroughs, it tells the story of Lee who, after fleeing from a drug bust in New Orleans, wanders around Mexico City';s clubs and becomes infatuated with a discharged American nav...
24m Dec 13, 2024
24m
Zoe Saldaña On The Music Of Emilia Pérez
As promised, it's a double dose of Soundtracking to start your week following our episode on Black Doves with Keira Knightley and Joe Barton. Now it's the turn of Zoe Saldaña, star of another Netflix vehicle, Emilia Pérez. Written and directed by Jacques Audiard, the film tells the story of a feared cartel leader who enlists a lawyer to help her disappear and achieve her dream of transitioning ...
29m Dec 09, 2024
29m
Keira Knightley & Joe Barton On The Music Of Black Doves
Keira Knightly and Joe Barton join Edith to discuss Joe's thrilling take on the espionage genre for Netflix, Black Doves. Keira stars (alongside Ben Wishaw's assassin, Sam) as Helen, the wife of a senior politician, who exploits her relationship with her husband to leak state secrets to a mysterious organisation call the Black Doves. As well as some great needle-drops, Black Doves is scored by ...
25m Dec 09, 2024
25m
A Kneecap Special WIth The Band, Writer/Director & Composer
We have a Kneecap bonus episode for you on our latest episode of Soundtracking, as writer director Rich Peppiatt, composer Mikey J and the three band-members and stars of the film join Edith to discuss their brilliant comedy drama. Based largely on truth, it tells the story of the Republican, Irish speaking hip-hop band as they establish themselves on the Belfast music scene.
1hr 1m Dec 08, 2024
1hr 1m
Edward Berger & Volker Bertelmann On The Music Of Conclave
Our latest episode of Soundtracking sees a return to the podcast for director Edward Berger and composer Volker Bertelmann to discuss their new film, Conclave. Stariing Ralph Fiennes (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Fiennes) , Stanley Tucci (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Tucci) , John Lithgow (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lithgow) , Sergio Castellitto (https://en.wikipedia.org...
36m Dec 02, 2024
36m
Jon M Chu & Stephen Schwarz On The Music Of Wicked
Our latest guests on Soundtracking are director John M Chu and composer and lyricist Stephen Schwarz, who join me to discuss John's take on Stephen's classic stage show, Wicked. Set in the Land of Oz (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_Oz) , largely before Dorothy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Gale) 's arrival from Kansas, it follows the story of Elphaba beginning her path to becomi...
37m Nov 25, 2024
37m
Ian Bonhôte & Ilan Eshkeri On The Music Of Superman: The Christopher Reeve Story (Soundtracking Everyman Film Club Live)
In yet another bonus episode - boy, are we busy - we're bringing you a Soundtracking Everyman Film Club, recorded live at Screen on the Green in Islington, north London. This time, director Ian Bonhôte and composer Ilan Eshkeri join Edith to discuss their collaboration on Ian and Peter Ettedgui's beautiful documentary Superman: The Christopher Reeve Story.
38m Nov 23, 2024
38m
Ridley Scott On The Music Of Gladiator II (Contains Spoilers)
Bit of a legend alert for you, as our latest guest on Soundtracking is none other than Ridley Scott, who, of course joins me to discuss Gladiator IISet 20 years after the original, it stars Paul Mescal - and that's all what we'll say about the plot. We think you have a fair idea of what it's all about ...
25m Nov 18, 2024
25m
Malcolm Washington On The Music Of The Piano Lesson
Our latest guest on Soundtracking is Malcolm Washington, son of Denzel, who joins Edith to discuss his directorial debut, The Piano Lesson, which he also co-wrote and will be available to stream on Netflix on 22nd November. Based on the play by August Wilson, The Piano Lesson is set in 1936 Pittsburgh during the aftermath of The Great Depression, and follows the lives of the Charles family and ...
31m Nov 11, 2024
31m
Steve McQueen On The Music Of Blitz (Soundtracking Everyman Film Club Live)
We've been spoiling you on Soundtracking recently with plenty of bonus episodes, and we have another one for you today in the shape of the legend that is Steve McQueen. Steve joined Edith in front of an audience at Screen On The Green in Islington, London, as part of our Soundtracking Everyman film club to discuss his new film, Blitz. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Paul Weller, Kathy Burke and 9 year ...
47m Nov 08, 2024
47m
Sir Ian McKellan & Anand Tucker Discuss The Critic (Live At Soundtracking Everyman Film Club)
We're bringing you another of our Soundtracking Everyman Film Club's today, recorded in front of an audience at Everyman King's Cross. The guests on this occasion are Sir Ian McKellen and Anand Tucker, star and director of Patrick Marber's The Critic. Based on a novel by Anthony Quinn, The Critic tells the story of a powerful theatre critic in 1930s London who gets embroiled in a tangled web of...
26m Nov 05, 2024
26m
Laurent Bouzereau On His Documentary, The Music Of John Williams
We have bonus episodes coming at you thick and fast on Soundtracking, as Laurent Bouzereau joins Edith to discuss his Disney Plus documentary, The Music Of John Williams. Featuring interviews with the likes of Steven Spielberg, Chris Martin, Seth McFarlane and Kate Capshaw, Laurent's film casts a shining light on the career of a true cinematic legend - who has not only scored countless classic ...
36m Nov 04, 2024
36m
Hugh Grant Talks Heretic
We have a bonus episode of Soundtracking for you today, as none other than Hugh Grant joins Edith to discuss his brilliantly creepy performance as the sadistic Mr Reed in Scott Beck and Bryan Woods's horror thriller, Heretic. Heretic tells the story of two young female Mormons who turn up at Mr Reed's house in an attempt to convert him. What ensues is a twisted game of cat and mouse, chillingly...
24m Nov 01, 2024
24m
Cillian Murphy & Tim Mielants On The Music Of Small Things Like These
Our latest guests on Soundtracking are Cillian Murphy and Tim Mielants, who join Edith to discuss their new film, Small Things Like These. Based on the novel by Claire Keegan, Small Things Like These tells the story of Bill Furlong, a coal worker who makes a discovery at a local convent which forces him to confront secrets in an Irish town. As well as starring, Cillian also produced the film, w...
37m Oct 28, 2024
37m
Alfonso Cuaron & Finneas O'Connel on Disclaimer (Soundtracking Everyman Film Club Live)
We have another of our Soundtracking Everyman Film Clubs for you in our latest episode, as Alfonso Cuaron and Finneas O'Connell joined Edith in front of an audience to discuss Alfsoso's new series for Apple TV, Disclaimer. Starring Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline, Disclaimer tells the story of a famed documentarian who discovers she's a prominent character in a novel that reveals a secret from h...
42m Oct 21, 2024
42m
Hildur Guðnadóttir On Her Score For Joker: Folie A Deux
Our latest episode of Soundtracking sees a welcome return for friend of the show, Hildur Guðnadóttir. Hildur joins Edith to discuss her stunning score for Joker Folie A Deux, following Joaquin Phoenix's recent turn in which we focussed more on the musical numbers.
52m Oct 14, 2024
52m
Josh Greenbaum On The Music Of Will & Harper
Our latest guest on Soundtracking is Josh Greenbaum, director of the beautiful Netflix documentary, Will & Harper. The film follows friends of 30 years Will Ferrell and Harper Steele as they take a road trip across America, following Harper's transition to a woman in 2022.
32m Oct 07, 2024
32m
Joaquin Phoenix On The Music Of Joker: Folie à Deux
We have Hollywood royalty in the house for this bonus episode of Soundtracking, as none other than Joaquin Phoenix joins Edith to discuss his breathtaking performance in Joker: Folie a Deux. Joaquin stars alongside Lady Gaga, who plays Joker obsessive and love of his life, Harley Quinn, and also excels in her role.
29m Oct 04, 2024
29m
Megan Park On The Music Of My Old Ass
Our latest guest on Soundtracking is Megan Park, writer and director of whipcrack smart comedy, My Old Ass. We don't want to say too much about the plot, but it basically involves an 18 year old girl meeting her older self having taken magic mushrooms, forcing her to reassess where she's at in life in the most profound of ways. Megan has delivered not only an exceedingly moving film, but also a...
36m Sep 30, 2024
36m
Saoirse Ronan, Paapa Essiedu, Nora Fingscheidt & Amy Liptrot on The Music Of The Outrun
We have an absolute guest bonanza on our latest guest on Soundtracking to celebrate the release of The Outrun, which is a quite stunning adaptation of Amy Liptrot's bestselling memoir about her recovery from alcoholism on her home islands of Orkney. As well as speaking to Amy & director Nora Fingscheidt, Edith is also joined by the film's star Saoirse Ronan TWICE - once on her own and once with...
55m Sep 27, 2024
55m
Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley & Coralie Fargeat Discuss The Substance (Live)
We have another Everyman Soundtracking Film Club for you, as Coralie Fargeat, Margaret Qualley and Demi Moore join me in front of a live audience to discuss Coralie's new film, The Substance. The Substance tells the story of fading celebrity, Elizabeth Sparkle, who decides to use a black market drug that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself - unknowingly giving her horrifyin...
38m Sep 23, 2024
38m
Charlie Covell & Jeff Goldblum On The Music of KAOS
Our latest guests on Soundtracking are Charlie Covell & Jeff Goldblum - respectively creator and star of the Netflix show KAOS. Also featuring the likes of Stephen Dillane and Billie Piper, KAO is a bold, darkly comedic contemporary retelling of Greek mythology - with a fabulous soundtrack on score by Isabella Summers.
30m Sep 16, 2024
30m
Kate Winslet, Andrea Riseborough & Kate Solomon Discuss The Music Of Lee
What a treat we have for you in this bonus episode of Soundtracking, as Kate Winslet, Andrea Riseborough and producer Kate Solomon join me to discuss their new film, Lee. Starring Winslet in the title role, Lee tells the extraordinary story of Lee Miller, who made the unlikely transition from muse model to a war photojournalist chronicling  the horrors of World War 2 for Vogue magazine.
34m Sep 13, 2024
34m
Iain Softley & Don Was On The Music Of Backbeat
Our latest guests on Soundtracking are director Iain Softley and musician Don Was, who joined Edith earlier this year to discuss the 30th Anniversary of Backbeat. Starring Stephen Dorf, Iain Hart and Sheryl Lee, Backbeat charts the early days of The Beatles and their pre-fame Hamburg days, focussing on primarily focussing on bassist Stuart Sutcliffe's relationship with John Lennon and photograp...
47m Sep 09, 2024
47m
Greg Kwedar & Bryce Dessner On The Music Of Sing Sing
After Zoe Kravitz and producers Tiffany Persons and Garret Levitz discussed Zoe's debut feature Blink Twice in our previous episode, we have another bumper edition of Soundtracking for you this time round, as first Greg Kwedar and then composer Bryce Dessner join Edith to discuss their collaboration on Greg's beautiful, moving and important film, Sing Sing. Based on the real-life Rehabilitation...
48m Sep 02, 2024
48m
Zoe Kravitz, Tiffany Persons & Garret Levitz On The Music Of Blink Twice
We have a double bill on Soundtracking this week - or rather a triple bill - as first Zoe Kravitz and then producers Tiffany Persons and Garret Levitz join Edith to discuss Zoe's directorial debut, Blink Twice, which she also co-wrote. Blink Twice tells the story of Frida, who gets invited to a tech billionaire's private island in what appears to be a dream vacation. But when strange things sta...
45m Aug 27, 2024
45m
Composer Martin Phipps On The Music Of The Crown & Napoleon
Our latest guest on Soundtracking is composer Martin Phipps. Among Martin's credits are Ridley Scott's Napoleon and four seasons of The Crown. Martin joined The Crown in season three, which follows the life and early reign of Queen Elizabeth, and his music played a hugely important part in the subsequent development of the show.
48m Aug 19, 2024
48m
Paul Feig On The Music Of Jackpot!
Our latest guest in this bonus episode is Paul Feig, who returns to Soundtracking to discuss his latest film, Jackpot!, which is streaming now on Prime Video. Starring Awkwafina and John Cena, Jackpot! is a black comedy caper set in the near future, where winners of a huge lottery only get to keep their billions if they avoid being killed by anyone who wants to have a crack at them by sundown. ...
41m Aug 16, 2024
41m
Doug Liman On The Music Of The Instigators
We have a returning guest on our latest episode of Soundtracking, as Doug Liman joins Edith to discuss The Instigators, which is streaming now on Apple TV. Boasting a stellar cast including Matt Damon, Casey Affleck, Hong Chau and Alfred Molina, The Instigators sees two thieves go on the run in the wake of a botched robbery in the company of one of their therapists.
35m Aug 12, 2024
35m
Logan Nelson On The Music Of Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes & The Morning Show
Our latest guest on Soundtracking is Logan Nelson, who joins us to discuss his work on Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes. The Lost Tapes uses her archives and newly found audio to allow Taylor to narrate her own story, interspersing photos, video footage and iconic moments for her film. Logan's score has not yet been released, so we're very grateful to him for sharing a couple of his cues with us.
33m Aug 06, 2024
33m