Soundtracking with Edith Bowman

It's bonus episode time again, as writer / director Gareth Edwards joins us to discuss his riotously entertaining action thriller, Havoc, which is currently the number one film on Netflix. Starring Tom Hardy, it tells the story of a hard-nosed detective, who must fight his way through the criminal underworld to save a politician's estranged son. Havoc is scored by Aria Prayogi, who has worked with Gareth on numerous occasions and very kindly responded immediately when producer Ben reached out to him on Instagram, desperately seeking an example from his unreleased score to Apostle. Thank you Aria! 

As we like to do as often as possible on Soundtracking, we are celebrating an independent film this week, as first directors Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard and then musicians Emiliana Torrini and SImon Byrt join Edith to discuss their collaboration on an esoteric gem, The Extraordinary Miss Flower. This picture is quite hard to describe, if we're honest, but was basically inspired by behind-the-scenes friend of the show, Zoe, who discovered a suitcase full of her late mother Geraldine's letters, which suggested that Geraldine had led a much more exotic and, well, extraordinary life than Zoe could have possibly imagined. This in turn inspired an album's worth of songs from Emiliana, co-written and produced by Simon, which form the backbone of this movie - directed by Iain and Jane. 

Our latest guests on Soundtracking are friends of the show, but have never been on together. So it's an absolute delight to welcome Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Goranssen to discuss their collaboration on Ryan's new film, Sinners. Starring Michael B. Jordan in a dual role, it tells the story of twin brothers who return to their hometown, only to be confronted by a supernatural evil.

Our latest guest on Soundtracking is Kevin Macdonald, who joins us to discuss his extraordinary documentary, One To One: John & Yoko. Set in the period between 1971-73 when the pair lived in a tiny apartment New York's Greenwich Village, it revolves around the footage of their One To One benefit concert at Madison Square Garden, which was, remarkably, the only significant live performance of John's after he left the Beatles. We also get plenty of never-before-seen video of their time in the Village and a truly insightful series of telephone conversations. One To One was made with the blessing of the Lennon estate - with Sean Ono Lennon overseeing the remastering of the audio, which was only salvageable thanks to developments in technology. 

Edith is joined by now fewer than EIGHT people involved with the hit show, as Ben Stiller, creator Dan Erickson and actors Adam Scott, Zach Cherry, Britt Lower, Tramell Tillman, Dichen Lachman & Gwendoline Christie share their insights in front of an audience. We also have a separate chat with Ben, which is more focussed on the music. 

Our latest guests on Soundtracking are writer/director Christopher Andrews and composer Hannah Peel, who join Edith to discuss their collaboration on Christopher's dark, debut feature, Bring Them Down. Counting Christopher Abbott, Barry Keoghan and Nora-Jane Noone among its excellent cast, it tells the story of a family of Irish sheepherders who are dealing with various conflicts, not least a local rivalry. Bring Them Down is available to watch now exclusively on MUBI - and if you don't have it already, there's currently a 7 day free trial on offer.

We celebrate our 500th episode in the company of Stephen and Philip - but also friends of the show and you, with many wonderful contributions reflecting upon our mutual love of film score and music. In addition to messages from listeners, we hear from Hans ZImmer, Ben Wheatley, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch and Daniel Pemberton.

Our latest guests on Soundtracking are director Barry Levinson and producer Irwin Winkler, who join us separately to discuss their collaboration on The Alto Knights. Starring Robert De Niro in two roles, The Alto Knights tells the story of two young friends who rise through the ranks of the New York mafia, only to have a reckoning in later life. as their paths diverge.

Our latest guests on Soundtracking in what has been an exceedingly busy period are Hans Zimmer and Paul Dugdale, who join me to discuss their collaboration on the documentary, Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond In The Desert. Featuring conversations with Billie Eilish, Finneas, Christopher Nolan, Denis Villeneuve, Jerry Bruckheimer, Johnny Marr, Pharrell Williams, Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya, it also sees Hans conduct some of his most memorable work with musicians from around the world in Dubai. To find out where you can watch it in the cinema, head to hanszimmerfilm.com - but be quick as there is a limited screening window in the UK

Our latest episode of Soundtracking sees a return to the podcast of Steven Soderbergh, who joins us to discuss his spy thriller, Black Bag. Counting Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender among its excellent cast, Black Bag tells the story of an intelligence agent whose husband is assigned to investigate her when she is suspected of espionage. Black Bag is scored by friend of the show David Holmes, and we also play a clip of him talking about working with Steven when he appeared on the podcast.