Sound of Cinema

Matthew Sweet's weekly look at music for the screen

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Sharks
Matthew Sweet's weekly look at music for the screen.
07 Jun 2025,59 mins
Martial Arts
Matthew Sweet's weekly look at music for the screen.
31 May 2025,59 mins
Joe Hisaishi
Matthew Sweet celebrates the work of Studio Ghibli composer Joe Hisaishi
17 May 2025,59 mins
Hans Zimmer on the concert platform
Matthew Sweet is joined by Hans Zimmer to discuss film music on the concert stage.
22 Mar 2025,25 mins
Slumdog Millionaire composer - A.R. Rahman
Matthew Sweet chats to legendary Bollywood film composer A.R. Rahman
15 Mar 2025,37 mins
Bafta Film Awards 2025: Soundtrack highlights
Matthew Sweet chats to this year's Bafta Best Original Score winner, Daniel Blumberg
22 Feb 2025,21 mins
100 years of Ron Goodwin
Matthew Sweet celebrates the centenary of legendary film composer Ron Goodwin.
15 Feb 2025,21 mins
Warsaw Concertos – Film music from Poland
Matthew Sweet and Jesse Eisenberg on Chopin and film music from Poland.
08 Feb 2025,26 mins
And the Beat Goes On: percussion in film
Matthew Sweet bangs the drum for the inventive ways films use percussion.
01 Feb 2025,15 mins
Four trombones and a mandolin? Small but mighty soundtracks
Matthew Sweet on film scores that embrace the intimacy of chamber music.
25 Jan 2025,17 mins
Maria Callas and opera in films
With the Maria Callas biopic in cinemas, Matthew Sweet explores the use of opera in films.
18 Jan 2025,26 mins
Wolf Hall and Period Music in Film
Matthew Sweet talks to composer Debbie Wiseman about using period music in films.
11 Jan 2025,24 mins
A celebration of German film
Matthew Sweet explores some of the best soundtracks in German cinema.
04 Jan 2025,20 mins
Wallace & Gromit and the music of Aardman Animations
With the release of Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, Matthew Sweet visits Aardman.
28 Dec 2024,32 mins
Christmas film scores
Matthew Sweet with the greatest Christmas film soundtracks.
21 Dec 2024,19 mins
Alfred Hitchcock
Matthew Sweet delves into the soundtracks of the films of Alfred Hitchcock.
14 Dec 2024,18 mins
Comfort films
Matthew Sweet with the music of films that bring comfort to those dark, wintry nights…
07 Dec 2024,15 mins
Music from films themed around the Vatican
Matthew Sweet with the music of films featuring the Vatican and Papal Rome.
30 Nov 2024,17 mins
The Roman Empire
With the release of Gladiator II, Matthew Sweet brings us the music of the Roman Empire.
16 Nov 2024,21 mins
Cinematic Presidents
Matthew Sweet explores what makes a president on the big screen.
09 Nov 2024,16 mins
Westerns
Matthew Sweet saddles up to explore the most iconic soundtracks of the Wild West.
12 Oct 2024,15 mins
Cinema Paradiso and the long hot summer
Matthew Sweet packs his bags in search of the films that evoke summer.
24 Aug 2024,16 mins
An interview with visionary filmmaker and director M. Night Shyamalan
Director M. Night Shyamalan talks to Matthew Sweet about how music influences his films.
10 Aug 2024,33 mins
Actor Kiefer Sutherland on the life and films of his father Donald Sutherland
Actor and Hollywood star Kiefer Sutherland looks back at his late father's life and films.
20 Jul 2024,29 mins
It's all lies! Music for films of deceit and fakery...or is it?
Matthew Sweet with soundtracks for films where deceit and fakery are the name of the game.
13 Jul 2024,18 mins
Hollywood composer Marc Shaiman
Matthew Sweet's weekly look at music for the screen.
29 Jun 2024,28 mins
Composer of The Watched - Abel Korzeniowski
Matthew Sweet talks to Abel Korzeniowski about his music for The Watched.
15 Jun 2024,29 mins
First Women
Matthew Sweet's weekly look at music for the screen
08 Jun 2024,23 mins
Cannes Film Festival
Matthew Sweet catches up with Agnes Poirier at Cannes Film Festival.
25 May 2024,25 mins
Planet of the Apes
Matthew Sweet hails cinema's greatest apes from Caesar to King Kong.
11 May 2024,23 mins