Sound of Cinema Podcast
Matthew Sweet's weekly look at music for the screen
UK Only
Episodes to download
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Part 2—Game Changers
Sat 31 Dec 2016
Matthew Sweet and Neil Brand explore music from films of the 1960s onwards.
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Part 1—Game Changers
Christmas Eve 2016
Matthew Sweet and Neil Brand explore film music from the golden age of cinema.
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In the Blood
Sat 10 Dec 2016
Matthew Sweet with music for films that explore ideas of heredity and genetics.
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First Peoples
Sat 3 Dec 2016
Matthew Sweet explores music for films reflecting the depictions of indigenous peoples.
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Women at War
Sat 26 Nov 2016
Matthew Sweet presents a selection of film music on the theme of women at war.
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James Newton Howard
Sat 19 Nov 2016
Matthew Sweet presents music and conversation with film composer James Newton Howard.
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First Contact
Sat 12 Nov 2016
Music for films about contact with new worlds, new people and extra-terrestrials.
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The Judgement of Solomon
Sat 5 Nov 2016
Matthew Sweet introduces film music on the theme of parent/child relationships.
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Black British cinema
Sat 22 Oct 2016
Matthew Sweet presents a selection of music giving a brief history of black british cinema
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Howard Shore at 70
Sat 15 Oct 2016
Matthew Sweet is in conversation with film composer Howard Shore.
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An Alternative Life
Sat 8 Oct 2016
Matthew Sweet presents music for films about people leading double lives.
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Music for Stanley Kubrick
Sat 1 Oct 2016
Matthew Sweet presents a selection of music featured in the films of Stanley Kubrick.
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Sound Frontiers: 1946
Sat 24 Sep 2016
Matthew Sweet presents a selection of film music from the year 1946.
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The Modern Prometheus
Sat 3 Sep 2016
Matthew Sweet introduces a selection of film music inspired by the Frankenstein story.
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From Ealing to Indiana Jones
Sat 30 Jul 2016
Matthew Sweet introduces music for films associated with cinematographer Douglas Slocombe.
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Roald Dahl
Sat 23 Jul 2016
Matthew Sweet introduces film music inspired by the works of writer Roald Dahl.
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Man Overboard!
Sat 16 Jul 2016
Matthew Sweet with music for films mapping female power and male anxiety.
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The Music of Georges Delerue
Sat 2 Jul 2016
Matthew Sweet reflects on the film music of French composer Georges Delerue.
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The American Civil War
Sat 18 Jun 2016
Matthew Sweet introduces film music inspired by the American Civil War.
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Courtroom Drama
Sat 11 Jun 2016
Matthew Sweet introduces a selection of film music inspired by courtroom dramas.
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Race
Sat 4 Jun 2016
Matthew Sweet introduces music for films dealing with the subject of racial prejudice.
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Alice
Sat 28 May 2016
Matthew Sweet introduces film music inspired by Lewis Carroll's character Alice.
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Mutants!
Sat 21 May 2016
Matthew Sweet introduces film music inspired by the idea of 'mutant' beings in the cinema.
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Imaginary Films
Sat 14 May 2016
Matthew Sweet explores the trend among composers of creating scores for imaginary films.
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The Entertainer
Sat 7 May 2016
Matthew Sweet introduces film music inspired by the idea of the entertainer.
Moon River: The story of the 1962 Oscars Best Song winner
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