598: Oliver Coates Live At The London Soundtrack Festival (Part I)

598: Oliver Coates Live At The London Soundtrack Festival (Part I)

Author: Edith Bowman April 27, 2026 Duration: 44:56
It's a very special episode of Soundtracking, as we bring you the first part of our live recording with composer Oliver Coates, recorded at St Luke's Church as part of the London Soundtrack Festival in partnership with our very good friends at Milan Records. We cannot tell you how much work Oliver put into the event - going way above and beyond the expectations for an average Q&A. So it is that you'll hear him breaking down cues, deconstructing clips from films he's worked on and whipping out (and performing on) his beloved cello.

Edith Bowman sits down with the filmmakers and composers who define modern cinema, pulling back the curtain on the powerful, often unseen relationship between picture and score. Soundtracking with Edith Bowman is a conversation about creative partnership, exploring how a director’s vision and a composer’s music intertwine to shape the emotional core of a film or series. Each episode delves into specific scenes and pivotal moments, with guests sharing the stories behind the music-from initial temp tracks and thematic inspiration to the technical challenges of the recording studio. The discussions are intimate and detailed, revealing how a simple melody can become iconic and why certain chords evoke fear, joy, or nostalgia. Listeners gain a deeper appreciation for the craft, hearing firsthand how musical choices are debated, refined, and ultimately locked into the final cut. This podcast moves beyond simple soundtrack listings to examine the alchemy of collaboration, offering a unique backstage pass to the artistic process that fuels our favorite visual stories. It’s for anyone who has ever been moved by a film score and wondered about the people and decisions that made it possible.
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