Sound of Cinema Podcast
Matthew Sweet's weekly look at music for the screen
UK Only
Episodes to download
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A celebration of German film
Sat 4 Jan 2025
Matthew Sweet explores some of the best soundtracks in German cinema.
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Alfred Hitchcock
Sat 14 Dec 2024
Matthew Sweet delves into the soundtracks of the films of Alfred Hitchcock.
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Comfort films
Sat 7 Dec 2024
Matthew Sweet with the music of films that bring comfort to those dark, wintry nights鈥�
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Music from films themed around the Vatican
Sat 30 Nov 2024
Matthew Sweet with the music of films featuring the Vatican and Papal Rome.
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The Roman Empire
Sat 16 Nov 2024
With the release of Gladiator II, Matthew Sweet brings us the music of the Roman Empire.
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Cinematic Presidents
Sat 9 Nov 2024
Matthew Sweet explores what makes a president on the big screen.
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Westerns
Sat 12 Oct 2024
Matthew Sweet saddles up to explore the most iconic soundtracks of the Wild West.
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Cinema Paradiso and the long hot summer
Sat 24 Aug 2024
Matthew Sweet packs his bags in search of the films that evoke summer.
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An interview with visionary filmmaker and director M. Night Shyamalan
Sat 10 Aug 2024
Director M. Night Shyamalan talks to Matthew Sweet about how music influences his films.
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Actor Kiefer Sutherland on the life and films of his father Donald Sutherland
Sat 20 Jul 2024
Actor and Hollywood star Kiefer Sutherland looks back at his late father's life and films.
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It's all lies! Music for films of deceit and fakery...or is it?
Sat 13 Jul 2024
Matthew Sweet with soundtracks for films where deceit and fakery are the name of the game.
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Hollywood composer Marc Shaiman
Sat 29 Jun 2024
Matthew Sweet's weekly look at music for the screen.
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Composer of The Watched - Abel Korzeniowski
Sat 15 Jun 2024
Matthew Sweet talks to Abel Korzeniowski about his music for The Watched.
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Cannes Film Festival
Sat 25 May 2024
Matthew Sweet catches up with Agnes Poirier at Cannes Film Festival.
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Planet of the Apes
Sat 11 May 2024
Matthew Sweet hails cinema's greatest apes from Caesar to King Kong.
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The Ex Factor
Sat 27 Apr 2024
With the release of Zendaya's "Challengers", Matthew Sweet takes on the best film breakups
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Real Lives and the musical world of cinema biopics
Sat 13 Apr 2024
With the release of the Amy Winehouse biopic, Matthew Sweet explores lives told on film.
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Denis Villeneuve, director of Dune Part 2, the biggest Sci-fi movie of the decade
Sat 9 Mar 2024
Matthew talks music with Denis Villeneuve director of the huge new sci-fi sequel Dune 2.
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Stephen Warbeck
Sat 17 Feb 2024
Matthew Sweet with the Oscar-winning composer of Shakespeare in Love, Stephen Warbeck.
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Survival films
Sat 20 Jan 2024
Matthew Sweet musters all his resources to bring us the best modern survival film scores.
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Spielberg and Williams
Sat 30 Dec 2023
Matthew Sweet celebrates 50 years of one of cinema's greatest collaborations.
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First Dates
Sat 21 Oct 2023
Matthew Sweet looks at the music from films listeners have seen on first dates.
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George Fenton
Sat 30 Sep 2023
Matthew Sweet speaks to composer George Fenton about his rich and varied career.
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Moon River: The story of the 1962 Oscars Best Song winner
"Wherever you're going, I'm going your way..."
