Soundtracking with Edith Bowman

It's bonus time ... and what a fine bonus we have for you this Spring Friday. After director Tom Harper joined us in our previous episode to discuss Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, Edith hooks up with Tommy Shelby himself, Cillian Murphy, and one of the film's composers, Antony Genn, in New York (thanks to our very good friends at Netflix).

Our latest guest on Soundtracking is Tom Harper, director of Netflix's Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man. Set amid the chaos and turmoil of World War II, it sees Tommy Shelby return from self-imposed exile to do some seriously anti-heroic work to foil a Nazi plot, among many other things. As you'd expect from a Peaky project, the music is sensational, and we take a deep dive with Tom. More ... Edit...

It's a very happy return to Soundtracking to one of our very faves, Hildur Guðnadóttir, who joins us to discuss her work on Hedda, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple and, most recently, The Bride!. Both Hedda and The Bone Temple were directed by Nia DaCosta, who has been a guest twice on the show, while The Bride! is the latest offering from Maggie Gyllenhall. More ... Edith's website Soundtracking O...

Our latest guests on Soundtracking is Oliver Laxe co-writer and director of Sirat. Sirat sees Luis and his son travel through Morocco from party to party in search of Luis's daughter, who has been missing for five months having last been seen at a rave in the desert. It features an incredibly immersive score by French techno wizard, Kangding Ray. More ... Edith's website Soundtracking On Instagram...

Our latest guests on soundtracking are a couple of firecrackers, as Kristen Stewart and Imogen Poots, who join us to discuss Kristen's debut as a writer and director, The Chronology Of Water. Based on Lidia Yuknavitch 's acclaimed memoir, it tells the story of a woman who reclaims ownership of her life following an abusive childhood by becoming a competitive swimmer among many other things. More ....

After Bradley Cooper netted his hat-trick a couple of weeks back, Emerald Fennell becomes the latest guest to take the Soundtracking match ball home, as she joins us for a third time - on this occasion to discuss her thrilling adaptation of Wuthering Heights. Based on Emily Bronte's classic novel, it stars Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi and has all the wit and subversiveness one has come to expect...

Our latest guests on Soundtracking are Bart Layton and composer Benjamin Power - AKA Blanck Mass - who join us to discuss their collaboration on Bart's new film Crime 101, which he wrote and directed. Featuring a star-studded cast, it tells the story of a jewel thief operating along the 101 freeway on the west coast of America, the relationship he forms with an insurance broker, and the cop out to...

Now we know Edith said we are going easy on the bonus episodes in 2026, but like all the best new year resolutions, that's gone right up the swanny. Because ... there are simply too many great movies and wonderful creatives around. Case in point - Pillion - written and directed by our latest guest, Harry Lighton. Starring Harry Melling and Alexander Skarsgard, it tells the story of a timid gay man...

Our latest guest on Soundtracking is, finally, Bobby Krilic, who we've been promising you for weeks now, but has been pushed back due to last minute bookings with directors and actors of new releases. Bobby - aka The Haxan Cloak - joined Edith to discuss his work on two cinematic gems, Anemone and Eddington.

Our latest guest on Soundtracking is Bradley Cooper, completing his hat-trick by joining me to discuss his new film Is This Thing On, which he co wrote, directs and also appears in. Loosely inspired by the life of comedian John Bishop and starring Will Arnett as Alex, a dad who takes up comedy in the wake of his amicable separation from his wife Tess, played by Laura Dern.  Edith's website Soundtr...

It's bonus time here again on Soundtracking, as actor Claire Foy joins us to discuss her starring role in H Is For Hawk. Based on Helen Macdonald's incredibly moving memoir, it tells the story of how they cope with the grief of losing their beloved father by forming an unlikely friendship with a stubborn goshawk called Mabel. More ... Edith's website Soundtracking On Instagram Edith's Instagram So...

Our latest guests on Soundtracking are Oliver Hermanus, Paul Mescal and Josh O'Connor, respectively the director and leading men in Oliver's beautiful new film, The History Of Sound. Based on two short stories by Ben Shattuck, who also wrote the screenplay, it follows the story of two men who meet at the New England Conservatory Of Music in 1917, and subsequently travel together recording the folk...

New year, new raft of bonus episodes, as those stellar guests just keep on coming. And it's a speedy return to Soundtracking for Nia DaCosta, who joins us to discuss her follow-up to 28 Years Later, The Bone Temple. Starring Ralph Feinnes, Jack O'Connell, Alfie Williams and Erin Kellyman, it picks up the story on the mainland, as our young hero from the previous film, Spike, is taken in by a craze...

Our latest guest on Soundtracking is Hikari, co-writer and director of the heartwarming comedy drama, Rental Family. Starring Brendan Fraser, it tells tells the story of an American actor based in Japan, who takes a job with an agency that provides stand-in family members for strangers. Rental Family is score by Jonsi & Alex Somers of Sigur Ros fame - and quite beautifully too! Socials Soundtr...

We have a Hamnet special for you on Soundtracking, as first writer / director Chloe Zhao and stars Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley join Edith. Based on Maggie O'Farrell's novel - who also worked on the script - it tells the story of how the horrendous tragedy that strikes Shakespeare and his wife, Agnes, inspires him to write Hamlet. Hamnet is scored by friend of the show Max Richter, and we'll hea...

Our last guests on Soundtracking are Will Sharpe and Paul Bettany, who join us to discuss Amadeus. Available to watch on Sky and Now TV, it’s a reworking of Peter Shaffer’s classic play, in which the precocious composer arrives in Vienna and soon makes an enemy of court composer Salieri. Socials Soundtracking On Instagram Edith's Instagram Soundtracking Extra On Youtube

As promised, we have a second episode of Soundtracking for you this Boxing Day, as Joachim Trier and Stellan Skarsgard join us to discuss Sentimental Value, which is on general release in the UK as of now. Addressing themes of intergenerational trauma, nepotism and suicide, Sentimental Value follows a fractured relationship between an acclaimed director and his two estranged daughters, which becom...

It’s a Boxing Day bonus, as we bring you not one but two episodes of Soundtracking in the spirit of festive cheer. First up is Josh Safdie, co-writer, producer and director of Marty Supreme, the film which has been wowing critics across the globe with five star review after five star review. Then, after you've polished off your Christmas Day leftovers, we'll hear from Joachim Trier & Stellan S...

Our latest episode of Soundtracking sees a welcome return to the podcast for the legend that is Warren Ellis, who joins us to discuss his score for The Death Of Bunny Munro, which he composed with Nick Cave. Based on Nick's novel, The Death Of Bunny Munro stars Matt Smith as a salesman who takes his son on a road trip around Sussex after his wife's suicide at the same time a serial killer is opera...

Our latest guest on Soundtracking is Nia DaCosta, who joins us to discuss her film Hedda, which is streaming now on Amazon Prime as well as other home entertainment platforms. Based on the Henrik Ibsen play, Hedda stars former Soundtracking guests Tessa Thompson and Tom Bateman among a fine cast, and centres around a lavish party in which personal and professional tensions simmer. Hildur Guanodott...

We're very excited to be bringing you this latest episode, recorded in front of an audience as part of our Everyman Soundtracking film club. Edith was joined on stage by Kathryn Bigelow, Noah Oppenheim, Greg Shapiro, Rebecca Ferguson and Volker Bertelmann after a screening of Kathryn's Netflix film, A House Of Dynamite. Told non-chronologically and from multiple perspectives, the narrative follows...

Our latest guests on Soundtracking are Alex Russell and Archie Madekwe, who join us to discuss Alex's debut feature, Lurker. Archie stars as Oliver, a rising pop musician who is befriended by a fan who infiltrates Oliver's inner circle, becoming an evermore disturbing presence.  More ... Edith's website Soundtracking On Instagram Edith's Instagram Soundtracking Extra On Youtube

Our latest episode of Soundtracking involves a lovely conversation between Kate Winslet, her son Joe Anders, composer Ben Harlan and music supervisor James Taylor, who join us to discuss Kate's directorial debut Goodbye June, which Joe wrote. Goodbye June tells the story of a family who gather around their dying mother at Christmas, confronting themes of grief, reconciliation and love. The ensembl...

We have yet another bonus episode of Soundtracking for you, celebrating the release of Noah Baumbach's comedy, Jay Kelly. First up is Noah himself, then leading men George Clooney and Adam Sandler. Jay Kelly tells the story of the titular movie star and his devoted manager, Ron (played by George and Adam), who embark on an unexpectedly profound journey through Europe. Along the way, both men confr...

Every now and again on Soundtracking, we share an interview which doesn't refer to music at all - and that's the case with this bonus episode with Carmen Emmi, Russell Tovey and Tom Blyth. But they joined Edith to discuss such a beautiful film about such an important story that we wanted to bring it to you on the podcast anyway, as well as our youtube channel Soundtracking Extra, where the convers...