Soundtracking with Edith Bowman

Edith Bowman

In a unique weekly podcast, Edith Bowman sits down with a variety of film directors, actors, producers and composers to talk about the music that inspired them and how they use music in their films, from their current release to key moments in their career. The music chosen by our guests is woven into the interview and used alongside clips from their films.

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Jul 14, 2023 · 50 min
Episode 377: Cécile Tournesac & Eddie Hamilton
Our guests today are Cécile Tournesac and Eddie Hamilton, who are respectively the music editor and editor of Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning (Part I), directed by our old friend Christopher McQuaurrie, and scored by our even older friend, Lorne Balfe.
Jul 3, 2023 · 43 min
Episode 376: James Mangold On The Music Of Indiana Jones & The Dial Of Destiny
We love James Mangold, so it is a joy to welcome him back to Soundtracking to discuss the final instalment of the Indy saga, and, of course, the unsurpassable John Williams.
Jun 27, 2023 · 37 min
Episode 375: Charlie Brooker On The Music Of Black Mirror
As promised, we have a bonus episode of Soundtracking for you this week, as the brilliant Charlie Brooker joins me to discuss the inimitable Black Mirror. All 6 episodes of the new season are available to watch on Netflix now, and do not disappoint. Music is a central part of the show, from the needle drops to the composers he's employed, including friends of the show Daniel Pemberton, Max Richter & Clint Mansell.
Jun 26, 2023 · 32 min
Episode 374: Wes Anderson On The Music Of Asteroid City
Bit of a legend alert for you now, as we welcome the genius that is Wes Anderson to Soundtracking. Wes's latest offering is quite difficult to describe in a few words. But suffice to say it is laugh-out-loud funny in parts, incredibly moving in others, features a terrific ensemble cast, and once again sees him work with composer Alexandre Desplat and our Jarvis Cocker.
Jun 19, 2023 · 36 min
Episode 373: Lesley Mackie & Gary Carpenter On The Wicker Man
We are celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Wicker Man this week in the company of Lesley Mackie and Gary Carpenter. Lesley appeared as Daisy, while Gary was the film's associate music director, who helped assemble the band Magnet, who performed the songs composed by Paul Giovanni.
Jun 12, 2023 · 50 min
Episode 372: Daniel Pemberton On Music Of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
It's a welcome return to Soundtracking to our very good friend, the composer Daniel Pemberton, who has provided the score for the simply sensational Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse. We'll hear plenty of Daniel's music from the film throughout the conversation, as well of fascinating insights into the process of making the score and the movie.
Jun 7, 2023 · 20 min
Episode 371: Riley Keough & Gina Gammell Talk War Pony
Our latest episode of Soundtracking sees us joined by two great friends who scooped the Camera d'Or at Cannes last year for best first feature Riley Keough and Gina Gammell co-wrote, produced and directed War Pony, which tells the overlapping stories of two boys on the Pine Ridge Reservation - brilliantly played by Jojo Bapteise Whiting and Ladainian Crazy Thunder - and comes out in cinemas in the UK and Ireland on Friday.
May 30, 2023 · 36 min
Episode 370: Composer Atli Örvarsson On His Music For Silo
Our latest guest on Soundtracking is the Icelandic composer, Atli Örvarsson, who has provide the score for the brilliant Apple TV show, Silo. With a cast led by the ever-excellent Rebecca Ferguson, the show is set in a dystopian future in which a community exists in a silo hundreds of stories beneath the ground. We also talk Eurovision, The Simpsons, and why Iceland is such a prolific producer of outstanding musicians.
May 23, 2023 · 1 hr 10 min
Episode 369: Rob Marshall & Alan Menken On The Music Of The Little Mermaid
We have not one but two guests on our latest episode of Soundtracking, in the shape of Rob Marshall and Alan Menken. Rob has reimagined the 1989 Disney classic, The Little Mermaid, in live action, while composer Alan Menken provided music for both. Edith sat down with Rob and Alan separately to dive deep into the score and songs.
May 16, 2023 · 37 min
Episode 368: Este Haim & Ariel Marx On The Music Of A Small Light
Our latest guests on Soundtracking are two very talented women who have worked together on the music for A Small Light - the brilliantly-told story of Miep Gies, who helped Anne Frank's family and other Jewish refugees into hiding during World War 2. Ariel Marx provided the score, while Este Haim worked on contemporary reversionings of songs from the era with the likes of Sharon Van Etten, Angel Olsen, and her sister Danielle.
May 8, 2023 · 37 min
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 Peaches.
May 1, 2023 · 50 min
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 Kapadia has brought the original stage performance to our screens in spectacular style, aided by Vincenzo and editor Sylvie Landra
Apr 24, 2023 · 34 min
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 their musical choices and decisions.
Apr 18, 2023 · 1 hr 33 min
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 game was scored by Gustavo Santaolalla, who returns to work alongside David Fleming on the HBO show - which you can watch on Sky and Now TV.
Apr 10, 2023 · 42 min
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 believes his has been so popular with audiences and critics.
Apr 3, 2023 · 26 min
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 enjoy.
Mar 27, 2023 · 38 min
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!
Mar 20, 2023 · 39 min
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 day. Rye Lane is scored by the wonderful producer and composer Kwes - and we must say a big thanks to everyone at Warp Records for providing us with his as yet unreleased cues. Website: edithbowman.com Email: info@edithbowman.com Social Handle: @SoundtrackingUK
Mar 13, 2023 · 39 min
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. Congratulations to all this year's winners!
Mar 6, 2023 · 31 min
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.