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Matthew Sweet's weekly look at music for the screen

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Updated: weekly
Episodes available: indefinitely

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    Survival films

    Sat 20 Jan 2024

    Matthew Sweet musters all his resources to bring us the best modern survival film scores.

  • Spielberg and Williams

    Sat 30 Dec 2023

    Matthew Sweet celebrates 50 years of one of cinema's greatest collaborations.

  • Laura Karpman

    Sat 11 Nov 2023

    Matthew Sweet talks with the composer of The Marvels.

  • Hammer

    Sat 28 Oct 2023

    Music for an iconic name in British film.

  • First Dates

    Sat 21 Oct 2023

    Matthew Sweet looks at the music from films listeners have seen on first dates.

  • George Fenton

    Sat 30 Sep 2023

    Matthew Sweet speaks to composer George Fenton about his rich and varied career.

  • Family Films

    Sat 23 Sep 2023

    Film and music for all the family.

  • Zoomorphia

    Sat 19 Aug 2023

    Films in which humans take on animal characteristics

  • Think Pink

    Sat 29 Jul 2023

    Following the release of Barbie, what is cinema's fascination with the colour pink?

  • Destroyer of Worlds

    Sat 22 Jul 2023

    Explosive film music with Matthew Sweet.

  • Stunt Films

    Sat 15 Jul 2023

    Matthew Sweet's looks at music written for the stunts performed in cinema.

  • The Elements

    Sat 8 Jul 2023

    Earth, wind, fire, water. How the elements have been portrayed in film music.

  • The world of director Wes Anderson

    Sat 24 Jun 2023

    Matthew Sweet's listens to the music in Wes Anderson's films.

  • Films that made an impression

    Sat 17 Jun 2023

    Listeners' stories of how film changed their lives.

  • Chevalier and cinema's ear on the past

    Sat 10 Jun 2023

    Matthew Sweet's weekly look at music for the screen.

  • David Lynch

    Sat 27 May 2023

    Matthew Sweet talks to iconic film director David Lynch.

  • Hallyu - The South Korean Wave

    Sat 20 May 2023

    Matthew Sweet with music for the screen from the Korean Wave.

  • The Crowded Planet

    Sat 13 May 2023

    Matthew Sweet's weekly look at music for the screen.

  • Folk music in films

    Sat 29 Apr 2023

    Film music and the folk influence.

  • The Earth

    Sat 22 Apr 2023

    Screen music to underscore the natural world.

  • Dracula

    Sat 15 Apr 2023

    Matthew Sweet with screen music for Dracula.

  • John Debney

    Sat 25 Mar 2023

    Hollywood composer John Debney talks to Matthew Sweet.

  • 1997

    Sat 11 Mar 2023

    Looking back at the 70th Academy Awards ceremony in 1998.

  • Rampage!

    Sat 25 Feb 2023

    Matthew Sweet looks at music written for films about animals behaving badly.

  • Volker Bertelmann

    Sat 18 Feb 2023

    Matthew Sweet meets Bafta nominee Volker Bertelmann.

  • Discover the world of film composer Hildur Gu冒nad贸ttir

    Sat 11 Feb 2023

    Matthew is joined by award-winning Icelandic composer Hildur Gu冒nad贸ttir.

  • Cinema with Dad

    Sat 28 Jan 2023

    Matthew Sweet explores the experience of going to the pictures with your Dad.

  • Decadence

    Sat 21 Jan 2023

    With Babylon now in cinemas, Matthew Sweet looks at the theme of decadence in the movies.

  • Second Chance

    Sat 31 Dec 2022

    Matthew Sweet looks at the music of films that offer their protagonists redemption.

  • Avatar and Simon Franglen

    Sat 17 Dec 2022

    Matthew Sweet meets the composer of the new Avatar.

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