Cinema with Dad
Matthew Sweet explores listeners' experiences of going to the cinema with their Dads and contemplates Steven Spielberg's new autobiographical movie Fabelmans. Other classic 'Dad films' whose scores f...
28 Jan 202324min
Decadence
With the current release of Justin Hurwitz's new score for 'Babylon' in cinemas, Matthew Sweet looks at the theme of decadence in the movies through examples of its music. The programme includes notes...
21 Jan 202319min
Second Chance
During the period of New Year resolutions Matthew Sweet looks at music for films which offer the opportunity of a "second chance", including 'It's a Wonderful Life', 'The Artist', 'The Pursuit of Happ...
31 Des 202227min
Avatar and Simon Franglen
With the appearance this week of James Cameron's long awaited sequel to Avatar - The Way Of Water - Matthew Sweet meets its composer, Simon Franglen, to discuss his music for this and for other films....
17 Des 202227min
The Romance of Horror
Monsters, spooky atmosphere, terrifying effects, but horror is also a genre exploring ideas about relationships, as Matthew Sweet explains with music for the romance of horror. The programme features ...
26 Nov 202224min
Michael Nyman
With the remastered cinematic and digital re-release of The Draughtsman's Contract, marking forty years since it first appeared, Matthew Sweet looks back on the film music career of the man who create...
19 Nov 202221min
Tom Holkenborg
Matthew Sweet talks with the wildly successful, classically trained Dutch composer Tom Holkenborg, a.k.a. Junkie XL, a star of club electronica, video games and film scores. Tom talks about looking to...
17 Nov 202234min
Nuns
The world of the convent has given rise to some interesting and varied cinema - Black Narcissus, Agnes of God, Two Mules for Sister Sara, and not least, this week's new release, Prey for the Devil, a ...
29 Okt 202222min
