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January 28, 2020Sia
Welcome to the last episode, of the first season, of Film on the Radio! This week we’re going to do something a little bit different and cover the work of an artist over many different films, instead of just a single film. I’ve been working really hard this season to highlight female musicians in soundtrack and film scoring… and one of the most successful is our very own, Sia Furler. With contributions to over 25 film soundtracks it was a difficult task whittling down her substantial catalogue. And, of course, no discussion about screen music and Sia can be complete without the Six Feet Under finale. Thanks for listening and tell your friends about this show!
‘Breathe Me’: The Oral History of the Six Feet Under Finale’s Death Montage
Vice: How the Closing Scene of ‘Six Feet Under’ Helped Shape Sia’s Career
Rolling Stone: How Sia Saved Herself
Time: All 73 Songs Sia Has Written for Other Artists, Ranked
Stylecaster: 20 Epic Songs You Never Knew Were Written by Sia
Wikipedia – Songs Written by Sia
A transcript of this episode is available here.
Credits
Produced, hosted and edited by Carla Donnelly
Theme music by Carlos D’Alessio, from the Delicatessen score
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49 min
January 21, 2020Drawing Restraint 9
Join us for the challenging, inspiring and unusual score to the Matthew Barney art-film Drawing Restraint 9. Composed by his then wife Bjork, it features incredible instrumentation with harpsichord, crotales, glockenspiel and the ancient Japanese instrument the sho.
Wikipedia: Drawing Restraint 9
Bjork on the set of Drawing Restraint 9 – the documentary No Restraint
Bjork on writing the score – the documentary No Restraint
New York Magazine: New Bjork
Runnersworld.com: The Amazing Physiology of Pearl Divers
IMDB: Drawing Restraint 9 song credits
A transcript of the podcast is available here.
Credits
Produced, hosted and edited by Carla Donnelly
Theme music by Carlos D’Alessio, from the Delicatessen score
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57 min
January 14, 2020San Junipero
San Junipero is Black Mirror’s most upbeat episode – it also centres a lesbian love story across multiple decades, not something that happens in television! #buryyourgays. A rare bird with an (unofficial) soundtrack as robust as it’s score, join us as we dive deep on its 80’s amazingness and futuristic synth score.
Research used for this episode:
San Junipero extended playlist
The Quietus: Clint Mansell On His Black Mirror Score
Vogue: Black Mirror Creator Charlie Brooker on What Really Happened at the End of “San Junipero”
Telegraph: The story of San Junipero: Why Charlie Brooker’s Emmy-Winning Vision of Heaven Will Live Forever/
IMDB: San Junipero Trivia
A transcript of this episode is available here.
Credits
Produced, hosted and edited by Carla Donnelly
Theme music by Carlos D’Alessio, from the Delicatessen score
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53 min
January 07, 2020Under the Skin
Join us for a discussion of Jonathan Glazer’s 2013 feminist masterpiece – Under the Skin. We talk the significant under representation of women in scoring and composing in general. This was composer Mica Levi’s first score (at the ripe age of 22) and she has gone onto a successful, and lauded, career. This episode is full of SPOILERS so if you haven’t seen the film please watch before listening.
Research used for this episode:
Pitchfork: Jonathan Glazer and Mica Levi
The Guardian: How Mica Levi got Under The Skin of her first film soundtrack
Pitchfork: Under the Skin OST – Review
Fader: How To Write An Unforgettable Movie Score, According To Mica Levi
New Yorker: Mica Levi’s Intensely Unconventional Film Scores
Interview Magazine: Under Mica Levi’s Score
Indiewire: Mica Levi on Why Composing ‘Under the Skin’ Was “Really Mental”
BFI: Away from the picture: Mica Levi on her Under the Skin soundtrack
Incredible BBC interview with Mica Levi
The Guardian: How blind auditions help orchestras to eliminate gender bias
DP/30 interview with Mica Levi
A transcript of this episode is available here.
Credits
Produced, hosted and edited by Carla Donnelly
Theme music by Carlos D’Alessio, from the Delicatessen score
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53 min
December 31, 2019Boogie Nights
Bring in the new year with the disco tunes of the Boogie Nights soundtrack. There’s plenty to discuss surrounding the creation of this iconic film – another soundtrack supervised by Karyn Rachtman. Put on your boogie shoes and your 12″ prosthetic penis and dance the night away.
Research use for this episode:
Incredible Radio NZ interview with Karyn Rachtman
Livin’ Thing: An Oral History of ‘Boogie Nights’
Do You Have ‘The Touch’? Learn the Bizarre History of the Greatest Transformers Song Ever
Maxim: 10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Boogie Nights
A transcript of this episode is available here.
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1 hr 1 min
December 24, 2019Home Alone
Christmas! Do you give up? Or are you thirsty for more? In case its passed you by it’s Christmas Eve and I, even I – the anti-capitalist, kind of Marxist bah-humbug Grinch couldn’t resist the challenge of finding something Christmassy to play so.. dear listener… tonight is Home Alone! AHHHH – part score, part soundtrack by the granddaddy of modern scoring John Williams. Keep the change you filthy animals!
Research used for this episode:
rETro: John Williams Shares Backstory of ‘Home Alone’ Score
How John Williams Brought ‘Home Alone’ To Life Through Music
Home Alone’s enduring popularity, explained
Wikipedia – Home Alone: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
‘Home Alone’ turns 25: A deep dive with director Chris Columbus
Tune Find: Songs and music featured in Home Alone
Holy Cow, Home Alone Is 25!
IMDB Home Alone trivia
A transcript of this episode is available here.
Credits
Produced, hosted and edited by Carla Donnelly
Theme music by Carlos D’Alessio, from the Delicatessen score
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54 min
December 17, 2019Phantom Thread
In this episode we discuss the sublime score to the 2018 film Phantom Thread – Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood’s modern day classical music masterpiece.
Research used for this episode:
Pitchfork review of the Phantom Thread score
Variety interview with Jonny Greenwood
New York Times interview with Jonny Greenwood
Vicky Krieps interview with The Guardian
Phantom Thread deleted scenes
Village Voice – Why Phantom Thread’s Revolutionary Score Should Win the Oscar
A transcript of this episode is available here.
Credits
Produced, hosted and edited by Carla Donnelly
Theme music by Carlos D’Alessio, from the Delicatessen score

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55 min
December 10, 2019Reality Bites
On our first episode we discuss the iconic soundtrack to the 1994 film Reality Bites, with an interview with the cast and crew for the 25 year anniversary screening at the Tribecca Film Festival. There is also a live version of Lisa Loeb’s Stay and lots interesting info about the soundtracks construction, and competition, for certain songs.
Research we used for this episode:
20 years later – an oral history of Reality Bites
25 years later – Reality Bites captured Gen X
25 year screening Q&A at the Tribecca Film Festival
Stay – Lisa Loeb live at the Tribecca Film Festival
Surf Music and Seventies Soul – The Songs of ‘Pulp Fiction’
Link to transcript
Credits
Produced, hosted and edited by Carla Donnelly
Theme music by Carlos D’Alessio, from the Delicatessen score

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54 min