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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Mar 4, 2022 • 41min
Episode 295: Andrew Garfield Talks Tick, Tick, Boom
We continue our bumper run of guests on Soundtracking with a man who's up for an Oscar this month in the Best Actor category.Andrew Garfield delivers a knockout performance as Jonathan Larson in Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical biopic Tick Tick Boom, as you can see for yourself on Netflix. It's always a joy chatting to him, though if you haven't seen the latest Spiderman film, we should say this interview contains a major spoiler.Amazingly, Andrew has never been required to sing for a project before, not that you'd know it.
Feb 28, 2022 • 36min
Episode 294: Dave Grohl Talks Studio 666
Rock 'n' roll royalty joins Edith for the latest episode of Soundtracking, as Dave Grohl discusses his comedy horror Studio 666 among many other things.Featuring all six members of The Foo Fighters as themselves, Studio 666 is a pretty bonkers yarn about the band recording an album in an old mansion possessed by evil spirits. As you might imagine, carnage ensues!
Feb 25, 2022 • 47min
Episode 293: Adam McKay On The Music Of Don't Look Up
We're starting a bumper run of Soundtracking episodes in the coming weeks, with two shows a week for the foreseeable future, including conversations with PTA, Dave Grohl & Jonny Greenwood. Eesh!
Today, it's the turn of writer, director, producer and all round legend, Adam McKay. He is FANTASTIC company, and we have an absolute ball discussing the music in his latest film, Don't Look Up, which is scored by our dear friend, Nicholas Britell.
Enjoy!
Feb 22, 2022 • 1h 24min
Episode 292: Bryce Dessner & Joe Wright On The Music Of Cyrano
It's another double-header for you, with two returning guests to Soundtracking. First up, it's Bryce Dessner from the National, who composed the score and music for Cyrano with his brother, Aaron. Then it's the man who directed this latest interpretation of the classic tale, Joe Wright, who is always a joy to speak to.
Feb 15, 2022 • 32min
Episode 291: Ariana DeBose On West Side Story
Our latest guest on Soundtracking is an actress, singer and dancer who dazzled us all in Steven Spielberg's adaptation of West Side Story.
Ariana DeBose's performance as Anita has already seen her win a Golden Globe - and she's also been nominated for an Oscar and Bafta among many other accolades.
It was an absolute delight to catch up with her - Ariana really is a thoroughly sparky and likeable character.
Feb 7, 2022 • 45min
Episode 290: Maggie Gyllenhaal & Dickon Hinchliffe On The Music Of The Lost Daughter
Our latest guests on Soundtracking are actor and now writer/director Maggie Gyllenhaal and composer Dickon Hinchliffe, who join us to discuss their collaboration on The Lost Daughter.Available on Netflix, The Lost Daughter stars Olivia Coleman, Dakota Johnson and Jessie Buckly, and is - among many other things - a genuinely powerful meditation on the trials and tribulations of motherhood. We absolutely love it - and can guarantee music lovers will LOVE this conversation.
Jan 31, 2022 • 38min
Episode 289: Garth Jennings On Bono & The Music Of Sing 2
Our latest guest on Soundtracking is a friend of the show, returning to discuss his sequel to a massive family favourite in households across the globe - not least Edith's.Garth Jennings found a winning formula with his joyous animation, Sing, and has thankfully managed to recreate it with Sing 2. In addition to an all-star cast reprising their roles from the first film, Garth also managed to persuade none other than Bono to play a reclusive rock star and allow him to rework some classic U2 songs. He shares a couple of lovely anecdotes about that too ...
Jan 25, 2022 • 28min
Episode 288: Sir Kenneth Branagh On The Music Of Van Morrison & Belfast
We have a proper legend for you on our latest episode of Soundtracking in the shape of the great Sir Kenneth Branagh, who also happens to be one of the loveliest people you could ever wish to interview.Edith caught up with him a few months back to discuss Belfast, a coming-of-age comedy drama and beautiful ode to his hometown, which he both wrote and directed. It really is a very special movie, and we highly recommend getting to your local cinema to see it if you feel safe doing so.Apart from anything else, you'll get to hear loads of classic Van Morrison tunes - with Van also having scored the film.
Jan 17, 2022 • 51min
Episode 287: Composer Carter Burwell On The Music Of The Coens & His Career
Our latest guest is a composer who's perhaps best known for his work with the Coen Brothers, though he's collaborated with plenty of other great filmmakers too.Carter Burwell was something of a punk rocker before landing the gig to score Joel and Ethan's first feature, Blood Simple. He's since provided the music for virtually all of their films - including the latest, The Tragedy Of Macbeth.
Jan 10, 2022 • 46min
Episode 286: Composer Nicholas Britell On The Music Of Don't Look Up & Succession
Our latest episode sees the welcome return of Nicholas Britell - with us on this occasion to discuss his score for Adam McKay's Don't Look Up.
Heading up the extraordinary cast are Leonardo Di Caprio and Jennifer Lawrence as astronomers attempting to warn mankind about an approaching comet that will destroy civilization.
It's fair to say the film has strongly divided opinions, but Edithfor one really enjoyed it - and Nicholas's score is great too.
