Sound of Cinema

Your weekly roundup of the finest film scores and movie music with Edith Bowman.

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He'll Be Back...!
Matthew Sweet on film and fllm music
24 Jul 2021,20 mins
Mark Mothersbaugh
Sound of Cinema meets the American film composer Mark Mothersbaugh
17 Jul 2021,34 mins
Who Do You Think You Are?
Series of programmes exploring film music.
10 Jul 2021,22 mins
A Need For Speed
Series of programmes exploring film music.
26 Jun 2021,27 mins
Clint Mansell
Matthew Sweet talks to composer Clint Mansell, whose film credits include Black Swan.
19 Jun 2021,39 mins
Anxiety
Matthew Sweet on film and film music.
12 Jun 2021,25 mins
Joseph Bishara
Matthew Sweet talks to Insidious composer Joseph Bishara about contemporary horror.
29 May 2021,33 mins
Real-Life Spies
Matthew Sweet marks the release of Dominic Cooke's thriller The Courier.
15 May 2021,23 mins
Bertrand Tavernier
Matthew Sweet looks at music composed for the films of French director Bertrand Tavernier.
08 May 2021,25 mins
Bruce Broughton
Matthew Sweet in conversation with Hollywood composer Bruce Broughton.
24 Apr 2021,27 mins
Road Movies
Matthew Sweet with music for the road movie genre.
17 Apr 2021,23 mins
Spring
Matthew Sweet with a selection of film music to evoke the start of spring.
20 Mar 2021,24 mins
The Women That Score
Matthew Sweet marks International Women’s Day
06 Mar 2021,19 mins
Christopher Lennertz
Matthew Sweet talks to Christopher Lennert about his music for the new Tom and Jerry.
27 Feb 2021,33 mins
Future Visions of the Present
Matthew Sweet presents a selection of music from films that looked ahead to the 2020s.
20 Feb 2021,20 mins
Mark Isham
Mark Isham discusses his career in film with Matthew Sweet.
13 Feb 2021,30 mins
Small Screen, Many Parts
A look at music for recent TV series.
23 Jan 2021,21 mins
Terence Blanchard
American composer and jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard talks to Matthew Sweet.
16 Jan 2021,30 mins
I Remember
Matthew Sweet looks at film music inspired by the idea of autobiography.
09 Jan 2021,25 mins
The Cinema at Christmas
Matthew Sweet on film music
26 Dec 2020,24 mins
The Films of Orson Welles
Matthew Sweet on film music.
19 Dec 2020,24 mins
Turkish Bond and Indian Potter
Matthew Sweet with music for transnational film adaptations.
28 Nov 2020,28 mins
Dave Grusin
Matthew Sweet meets composer Dave Grusin.
21 Nov 2020,28 mins
Secret Places
Matthew Sweet with film music about hidden worlds.
24 Oct 2020,22 mins
Zbigniew Preisner
Polish composer Zbigniew Preisner talks to Matthew Sweet.
03 Oct 2020,34 mins
History
Matthew Sweet on the film world's take on history.
26 Sep 2020,24 mins
Movie Tyrants
Matthew Sweet with film music for the wicked.
19 Sep 2020,23 mins
Harry Gregson-Williams
Matthew Sweet with the composer of Shrek, The Martian and Mulan.
12 Sep 2020,34 mins
Hallowe'en
Timely film music to set the heartbeat racing.
05 Sep 2020,24 mins
Christopher Nolan
Matthew Sweet on music for the British director's films
29 Aug 2020,23 mins