617: Christopher Nolan On The Music Of The Odyssey

Our latest guests on Soundtracking are director Michael Sarnoski and Jodie Comer, who join Edith at our Soundtracking Film Club in partnership with Range Rover at Everyman Borough Yards to discuss The Death Of Robin Hood. This is the third of our events brought to you by Range Rover, a brand synonymous with mastery in all its forms, championing those who push boundaries, define standards and create enduring impact. Both Soundtracking and Everyman align naturally with Range Rover’s core principles relating to leadership, cultural authority and creative excellence, so we're absolutely thrilled they have chosen to support our podcast, which was recorded live in front of an audience following a screening of the film. Also starring Hugh Jackman, The Death Of Robin Hood is a dark retelling of the outlaw myth, in which an aged, tormented Robin takes refuge in a priory, where he befriends the prioress and an orphaned girl.

It's a welcome return to Soundtracking for composer Michael Giacchino, who joins us to discuss his work on Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Starring Tom Holland & Zendaya, it sees Spidey fighting a telepathic threat while coping with the stresses of protecting New York City as his own superpowers evolve. And as you'd expect, plenty of familiar faces from the MCU help him along the way. We also discuss several other movies he's worked on or has coming up, including the next outing for Matt Reeves' Batman.

Our latest guest on Soundtracking is the precociously talented actor, Noah Jupe, who joins us to discuss his latest starring role in British drama, & Sons. Also starring Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, George Mackay, Jonny Flynn and Dominic West, it & Sons tells the story of a reclusive novelist who calls his sons to meet, convinced he's about to die. Now as occasionally happens on Soundtracking, this episode is less about music than usual, but Noah is fascinating on his craft, and also discusses many of the other projects he's been involved with, including A Quiet Place. He is also a lover of score!

Our latest guests on Soundtracking are director George Jaques and actor Neil Patrick Harris, who joined Edith at our Soundtracking Film Club in partnership with Range Rover at Everyman Whiteley's to discuss coming-of-age comedy drama, Sunny Dancer. Sunny Dancer tells the story of Ivy, a 17-year old who conquers cancer, only to be signed up to what she calls 'chemo camp' by her parents over the summer. It is scored by Este Haim and Zachary Dawes. This is the second of our events brought to you by Range Rover, a brand synonymous with mastery in all its forms, championing those who push boundaries, define standards and create enduring impact. Both Soundtracking and Everyman align naturally with Range Rover’s core principles relating to leadership, cultural authority and creative excellence, so we're absolutely thrilled they have chosen to support our podcast, which was recorded live in front of an audience following a screening of the film.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.