Sound of Cinema Podcast
Matthew Sweet's weekly look at music for the screen
UK Only
Episodes to download
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Live at Southbank Centre: Mica Levi
Sat 22 Mar 2014
Matthew Sweet is joined by Under the Skin composer Mica Levi. Plus listener suggestions.
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Number Crunching
Sat 15 Mar 2014
Matthew Sweet presents a selection of film music on the theme of mathematics and numbers.
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Ancient Greece - the Soundtrack (According to Hollywood)
Sat 8 Mar 2014
Matthew Sweet introduces music written for films set in Ancient Greece.
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Books
Sat 22 Feb 2014
Inspired by The Book Thief, Matthew Sweet introduces film music inspired by books.
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BAFTAs
Sat 15 Feb 2014
Matthew Sweet focuses on music from some of the prize-winning BAFTA films of the past.
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19th Century Women
Sat 8 Feb 2014
Matthew Sweet introduces a selection of film music inspired by women of the 19th century.
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Behind Enemy Lines
Sat 1 Feb 2014
Matthew Sweet introduces film music about war and military action behind enemy lines.
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Imprisoned
Sat 4 Jan 2014
Matthew Sweet introduces excerpts from film scores inspired by the theme of prisoners.
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Here Be Dragons...
Sat 7 Dec 2013
Matthew Sweet presents a selection of film scores inspired by fantasy. myth and adventure.
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From the Writings of Stephen King
Sat 30 Nov 2013
Matthew Sweet introduces film music inspired by the works of Stephen King.
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The Films of Ridley Scott
Sat 16 Nov 2013
Matthew Sweet explores scores from films of distinguished British director Ridley Scott.
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The Final Frontier
Sat 9 Nov 2013
Matthew Sweet introduces film music about exploration and adventure on the frontier.
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Lost Children
Sat 2 Nov 2013
Film music on the theme of lost children, inspired by the new release Philomena.
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Hijack
Sat 19 Oct 2013
Matthew Sweet introduces a selection of film music inpired by the theme of hijacking.
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Movie Journalists - Music for the Press
Sat 12 Oct 2013
Matthew Sweet explores music in films about journalism, from Citizen Kane to Frost/Nixon.
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The Sea, the Sea!
Sat 5 Oct 2013
Matthew Sweet explores film scores inspired by our relationship with the sea.
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Franz Waxman - Sunset Boulevard
Fri 4 Oct 2013
Neil Brand introduces the music Franz Waxman wrote for Billy Wilder's Sunset Boulevard.
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Arthur Honegger - Pacific 231
Thu 3 Oct 2013
Neil Brand looks at Arthur Honegger's work Pacific 231 and its use in Jean Mitry's film.
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Aaron Copland - The Heiress
Wed 2 Oct 2013
Neil Brand introduces Aaron Copland's score for the film The Heiress.
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Patrick Doyle - Henry V
Tue 1 Oct 2013
Neil Brand looks at the music Patrick Doyle wrote for Kenneth Branagh's 1989 film Henry V.
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John Williams - Close Encounters
Mon 30 Sep 2013
Neil Brand introduces composer John Williams' Close Encounters Suite.
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Vaughan Williams - Scott of the Antarctic
Fri 27 Sep 2013
Neil Brand looks at the music Ralph Vaughan Williams wrote for Scott of the Antarctic.
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Gershwin - An American in Paris
Thu 26 Sep 2013
Neil Brand looks at George Gershwin's music in the film An American in Paris.
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Rosza - Violin Concerto
Wed 25 Sep 2013
Introducing Mikloas Rosza鈥檚 Violin Concerto, from The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes.
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Walton - Spitfire Prelude and Fugue
Tue 24 Sep 2013
Neil Brand looks at William Walton's Spitfire Prelude and Fugue from The First of the Few.
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Korngold - Robin Hood
Mon 23 Sep 2013
Neil Brand introduces Erich Wolfgang Korngold's music for The Adventures of Robin Hood.
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Alex North - Streetcar Named Desire
Fri 20 Sep 2013
Neil Brand introduces Alex North's score for the film A Streetcar Named Desire.
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Mahler - Death in Venice
Thu 19 Sep 2013
Neil Brand introduces music from Mahler's Symphony No.5 used in the film Death in Venice.
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Arnold - The Belles of St Trinian's
Wed 18 Sep 2013
Neil Brand introduces Malcolm Arnold鈥檚 score for The Belles of St Trinian's .
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