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.
621: Samuel Abrahams On The Music Of Lady
Aug 14, 2026
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It's bonus time here on Soundtracking, as writer director Samuel Abrahams joins us to discuss his brilliant debut feature, Lady Starring Sian Clifford, Lady tells the story of a member of the British aristocracy who hires a camera crew to film her life. It is by turns surreal, tender and outrageously funny - and we highly recommend you getting along to see it.
620: Actor Vicky Krieps On The Importance Of Music In Her Work
Aug 10, 2026
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Our latest guest on Soundtracking is actor Vicky Krieps is actor Vicky Krieps, who join us to discuss her beautiful performance in Love Me Tender. In it, she plays Clemence, a Parisian mum fighting her ex-husband for custody of their son. For every part she plays, Vicky writes a song, which either helps inspire her or find closure for her relationship with the character.
619: Megan Park On The Music Of Her YA Drama Sterling Point
Aug 03, 2026
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Our latest guest is Megan Park, who returns to Soundtracking to discuss her young adult drama, Sterling Point, which will be streaming on Amazon Prime Video from 5th August. The story revolves around Annie and her twin brother, who inherit their mysterious grandfather's lake island in Canada, where they find new friends, budding romances and untold family secrets.
618: Isabella Summers On The Music Of Lucky & Her Career
Jul 27, 2026
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Our latest guest on Soundtracking is musician Isabella Summers, founding member of Florence + The Machine and now esteemed film and TV composer. She joins us ostensibly to discuss her work on Lucky, which is streaming now on Apple TV - though we cover so much more in what is a thoroughly broad and entertaining conversation. Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Annette Bening and Timothy Olyphant, Lucky tells the story of a con-artist forced to go on the run when a multimillion dollar heist goes sideways after her boyfriend double-crosses her.
617: Christopher Nolan On The Music Of The Odyssey
Jul 20, 2026
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Our latest guest on Soundtracking marks the cinematic event of the year thus far, as Christopher Nolan joins us to discuss his latest masterpiece, The Odyssey. Boasting a stellar cast, Chris's retelling of Homer's classic poem has been selling out cinemas in seconds and even crashing ticketing sites - and we can assure you if you're one of the people who's booked, you're in for an absolute treat. The Odyssey is scored by friend-of-the-show, Ludwig Goransson, and Christopher goes into great depth about the nature of their process.
616: Rafe Spall & Orla Gartland On The Music Of Trying
Jul 13, 2026
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Our latest guests on Soundtracking join us to chat about season 5 of comedy-drama Trying, which is streaming now on Apple TV. First up is star of the show, Rafe Spall, followed by Orla Gartland, who is the latest in a line of fantastic musicians to provide original music for the show. For those who don't know, Trying tells the story of Jason and Nikki - played by Rafe's real-life partner, Esther Smith - who struggle to conceive before deciding to adopt, which presents its own set of problems for them to deal with.
615: Philip Barantini, Aaron May & David Ridley On The Music Of Enola Holmes 3
Jul 08, 2026
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Our latest episode is a special double header on Enola Holmes 3, which is streaming now on Netflix. First up is friend of the show, Philip Barantini, who directed the film, before we hear from his regular composers Aaron May and David Ridley. Starring Millie Bobbie Brown, Enola Holmes 3 tells the story of the world-famous detective's sister, who heads to Malta to get married only to be embroiled in and investigate Sherlock's mysterious kidnapping.
614: Isobel Waller-Bridge & Hania Rani In Conversation (Live At Soho House)
Jun 29, 2026
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Our latest guests on Soundtracking are composers Isobel Waller-Bridge and Hania Rani, who joined Edith in conversation at a very special event organised by Dirty Soup Music, live at Soho House in London. A previous guest on the show, Isobel is responsible for scoring the likes of Emma, The Phantom Of The Open and Wicked Little Letters. Hania, meanwhile, topically provided British broadcaster ITV with their theme music for the England men's football team, and won the European Film Award for Best Composer for her score for Sentimental Value. Speaking of which, you can check out my chat with the direct and star of that film, Joachim Trier and Stellan Skarsgaard respectively, at edithbowman.com
613: Jodie Foster Discuss A Private Life & Her Career
Jun 22, 2026
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Our latest guest on Soundtracking - and boy have we had some crackers recently - is none other than Jodie Foster, who joins us to discuss her starring role in psychological thriller, A Private Life. Speaking French (it's a French film), Jodie plays a renowned psychiatrist who launches a private investigation into the suicide of one of her patients, who she believes was murdered.
We also discuss Bugsy Malone, Taxi Driver and Silence Of The Lambs.
612: Andrew Stanton & Lindsey Collins On The Music Of Toy Story 5
Jun 20, 2026
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We have a couple of Pixar legends for you on our latest episode of Soundtracking. We're thrilled to welcome writer / director Andrew Stanton and producer Lindsay Collins to the podcast on the much-anticipated release of Toy Story 5. Toy Story 5 has the band back together but facing an existential threat as Bonnie's interest in them wanes as she is introduced to technology. In a beautiful stroke of creative circularity, Toy Story 5 is scored by Randy Newman, who also provided the music for the first film.