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Nov 2019
49m 21s

Episode 170: Todd Phillips On The Music ...

Edith Bowman
About this episode
One of our favourite films of the year has undoubtedly been Joker. We've already spoken to composer Hildur Guðnadóttir about her score for the movie, and now it's an utter delight to welcome director Todd Phillips back to Soundtracking for a second sitting.

There was much to discuss, from Hildur's stunning contributions to the influence of Charlie Chaplin and the thorny issue of why he used a Gary Glitter cue. 

We also have tracks from Frank Sinatra and Jimmy Durante.
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