Elliott Gould has lived a life in show business. He was just 12 when he started singing and dancing in a vaudeville routine in 1951. Dancing has been a fixture: Gould says he tangoed with his mother to "I Get Ideas" at his own bar mitzvah, perhaps hintin
Nov 11
From the Archives: Steve Jones: From Sex Pistol to Lonely Boy
Coming from a challenging, working class upbringing in the United Kingdom, Steve Jones discovered his outlet in music - as founding guitarist of the groundbreaking punk rock band the Sex Pistols. Despite the release of only one album,”Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pisto ... Show More
38m 21s
Nov 4
Journalist Zoë Schlanger Describes What Happens When a Plastic City Burns
Zoë Schlanger is an author, journalist, and current staff writer at the Atlantic, where she covers the newsletter “The Weekly Planet”. Schlanger has written for major outlets such as Newsweek, Quartz, Wired, The New York Times, The Nation, Time Magazine, and NPR. Schlanger is als ... Show More
39m 38s
Aug 2020
Episode 208: Glen Ballard On The Music Of The Eddy & His Career
You may not know Glen Ballard, but you do know Glen Ballard. For Glen is a songwriter, lyricist and producer who's worked with some of the biggest names in the business, including Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson, Aerosmith, Anastacia and Alanis Morissette - with whom he co-wrote Ja ... Show More
45m 42s
Jan 2024
Willy Wonka, Naive Sweetheart?
On this week’s show, the hosts begin by jumping into the fantastical world of Wonka, a prequel to Roald Dahl’s enduring novel that explores the origins of its famously impish character, Willy Wonka, portrayed here by a wide-eyed, sugary sweet Timothée Chalamet. The musical film, ... Show More
57m 51s
Jun 2021
Episode 252: Harry Macqueen & Keaton Henson On The Music Of Supernova
Our latest guests on Soundtracking are actor, writer and director Harry Macqueen and musician Keaton Henson, who makes his first foray into film scoring for Harry's deeply moving road movie, Supernova.
Starring Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth, Supernova tells the story of a gay cou ... Show More
49m 41s
Sep 2017
Benedict Andrews On The Music Of Film, Theatre & Opera
Following a string of seasoned moviemakers such as Luc Besson, Doug Liman and Steven Soderbergh, we bring you a relative novice this week in the shape of Benedict Andrews. At least - a novice in cinematic terms. For Benedict is one of the world's foremost theatre and opera direct ... Show More
29m 44s
Aug 2017
Clint Mansell On His Scores For High Rise, Moon, Requiem For A Dream & More
It's fair to say Soundtracking might not exist without Clint. That's because the genesis of the idea formed when Edith saw him performing his film scores at the Largo in Los Angeles back in 2012.
And 5 years later, here we all are!
After his band Pop Will Eat Itself disbanded in ... Show More
48m 51s
Feb 2019
Episode 130: Composer Nicholas Britell On The Music Of If Beale Street Could Talk, VICE and Battle Of The Sexes
If the release of If Beale Street Could Talk gave us a much needed excuse to get Barry Jenkins onto our screen music podcast, Soundtracking, then it also provided the perfect opportunity to invite his composer Nicholas Britell back for a second time.
Nicholas's turn in episode 46 ... Show More
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