544: Emma Thompson Discusses Dead Of Winter

Our latest guests on Soundtracking are Joachim Rønning and Jared Leto, respectively the director and star in the latest installment of the Tron series, Ares. In it, two rival companies compete to harness AI technology for very different reasons, with Jared's character from the digital realm entering the real world on the instruction of his programmer with, well, consequences! Tron: Ares has been scored by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross in their Nine Inch Nails guise, and it is an absolutely banging piece of work.

We are really spoiling you on Soundtracking at the moment, with bonus episode after bonus episode. Our latest is a bit of a legend, too, Steven Knight, writer of Peaky Blinders, the next James Bond, and most recently House Of Guinness, which is streaming on Netflix now. With a fabulous ensemble cast, House Of Guinness tells the story of the famed brewing company, as it becomes established in Ireland and New York. 

Our latest guest on Soundtracking is Brett Goldstein, who joins me to discuss the film he co-wrote and stars in All Of You. Streaming now on Apple TV, it tells the story of two best friends who struggle to deal with their relationship and respective love lives, after he pays for her to take a test which claims to establish who your soulmate is.

It's the second part of our Steve Special, as composers Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow join me to discuss their score from the film. We've already heard from writer Max Porter and leading man Cillian Murphy, and that's available to listen to now. Big thanks to the team at the legendary Invada Records for providing us with the score before it was released.

We are double dropping bonus episodes of Soundtracking this week, as first Max Porter and Cillian Murphy and then composers Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury join us to discuss the brilliant new Netflix drama, Steve. Written by Max and based on his novel, Shy, Steve stars Cillian as a teacher at a reform school who struggles to deal with his troubled students while battling his own mental health issues. The music in this film is incredible, not least Geoff and Ben's score. Big thanks to Geoff, Redg and James at Invada Records for sneaking us a copy before it was released.

Our latest guest on Soundtracking is the legend that is Sean Penn, who joins us to discuss his role in Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another. Also starring Leonardo Di Caprio, Regina King and former Soundtracking guest, Benicio Del Toro, One Battle After Another tells the story of an ex-revolutionary who must rescue his daughter from a corrupt military official, played by Sean. We discuss his stellar performance, but also how important music has been to him in his own filmmaking.

Our latest guest on Soundtracking is Dame Emma Thompson, who joins us to discuss her leading role in the thriller, Dead Of Winter. It tells the story of a grief stricken widow who stops at a remote cabin in snowy Minnesota having got lost, and soon finds herself in a desperate fight for survival.

It's part two of our Caught Stealing sonic special, as composer Rob Simonsen joins us to discuss his contribution to Darren Aronofsky's latest movie, and plenty more besides. Edith's chat with Joe from IDLES is also available, as indeed is the episode with Darren, so do check those out if you haven't already. But it was great to get Rob on his own so we could dive deep into his own process, as well as some of his other career highlights. 

It's bonus time again, as we bring you not one but two episodes relating to the music of Darren Aronofsky's riotous and darkly comic thriller, Caught Stealing. We'll drop the episode featuring composer Rob Simonsen shortly, but first it's the turn of Joe from IDLES, who collaborated with Rob and the score and also provided original songs for the film. Appropriately, Joe joined us walking through the streets of Brooklyn!

Our latest guest on Soundtracking is Kogonada, director of a wonderful film called A Big Bold Beautiful Journey. Starring Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell, it tells the story of David and Sarah, two strangers who meet at a mutual friend's wedding and embark on a fantastical exploration of their respective pasts. A Big Bold Beautiful Journey is scored by the legend that is Joe Hisaishi - and we feature extracts from his score throughout the conversation.