We meet and celebrate Carlos Rafael Rivera, the composer for the hit Netflix series The Queen's Gambit. His musical background and career rise are discussed, as well as his overall approach to working with directors. His love for Randy Newman and film music is also covered, and we begin our in-depth discussion of The Queen's Gambit's wonderful score.
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Jul 2024
Star Trek the Original Series - the Music (Part IV)
Our final look at the music of Star Trek puts us in the position of the show's music editors and composers. With so many classic episodes to get through, how did they stretch their music budget to cover an entire season? The music of Sol Kaplan, Joseph Mullendore, Gerald Fried an ... Show More
57m 39s
Jul 2023
Star Trek the Original Series - the Music (Part II)
Before making it to air, Star Trek had not one, but two pilots scored by Alexander Courage. Once the first season finally went into production, it took five composers to pull it off. This episode explores the musical, financial and creative realities of 1960s television music pro ... Show More
56m 11s
Jan 2022
Episode 289: Garth Jennings On Bono & The Music Of Sing 2
Our latest guest on Soundtracking is a friend of the show, returning to discuss his sequel to a massive family favourite in households across the globe - not least Edith's.
Garth Jennings found a winning formula with his joyous animation, Sing, and has thankfully managed to recre ... Show More
38 m
Nov 2021
Episode 277: Lin-Manuel Miranda On The Music Of Encanto, Tick Tick Boom & Hamilton
Our latest guest on soundtracking is the actor, songwriter, playwright, producer, rapper and now feature film director, Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Not fair, really, is it?!
Lin-Manuel is perhaps most well known for writing the script, music and lyrics for Hamilton, which has been a glob ... Show More
43m 43s
Mar 2019
Episode 133: Simon Amstell & James Righton On The Music Of Benjamin
Two extremely talented gentlemen join us for our latest episode of Soundtracking, better known for their work in fields other than cinema.
But in Benjamin, writer / director Simon Amstell and composer James Righton of Klaxons fame have collaborated on a film that is tender, movi ... Show More
58m 17s
Feb 2022
Episode 290: Maggie Gyllenhaal & Dickon Hinchliffe On The Music Of The Lost Daughter
Our latest guests on Soundtracking are actor and now writer/director Maggie Gyllenhaal and composer Dickon Hinchliffe, who join us to discuss their collaboration on The Lost Daughter.
Available on Netflix, The Lost Daughter stars Olivia Coleman, Dakota Johnson and Jessie Buckly, ... Show More
45m 4s