624: Michael Giacchino On The Music Of Spider-Man: Brand New Day & Other Projects

624: Michael Giacchino On The Music Of Spider-Man: Brand New Day & Other Projects

Author: Edith Bowman August 31, 2026 Duration: 42:12
It's a welcome return to Soundtracking for composer Michael Giacchino, who joins us to discuss his work on Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Starring Tom Holland & Zendaya, it sees Spidey fighting a telepathic threat while coping with the stresses of protecting New York City as his own superpowers evolve. And as you'd expect, plenty of familiar faces from the MCU help him along the way. We also discuss several other movies he's worked on or has coming up, including the next outing for Matt Reeves' Batman.

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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586: Oliver Laxe On The Music Of Sirat [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:22
Our latest guests on Soundtracking is Oliver Laxe co-writer and director of Sirat. Sirat sees Luis and his son travel through Morocco from party to party in search of Luis's daughter, who has been missing for five months…
585: Kristen Stewart & Imogen Poots Discuss The Chronology Of Water [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 42:11
Our latest guests on soundtracking are a couple of firecrackers, as Kristen Stewart and Imogen Poots, who join us to discuss Kristen's debut as a writer and director, The Chronology Of Water. Based on Lidia Yuknavitch's…
584: Emerald Fennell On The Music OF Wuthering Heights [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:16
After Bradley Cooper netted his hat-trick a couple of weeks back, Emerald Fennell becomes the latest guest to take the Soundtracking match ball home, as she joins us for a third time - on this occasion to discuss her thr…
583: Bart Layton & Benjamin Power On The Music Of Crime 101 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:50
Our latest guests on Soundtracking are Bart Layton and composer Benjamin Power - AKA Blanck Mass - who join us to discuss their collaboration on Bart's new film Crime 101, which he wrote and directed. Featuring a star-st…
582: Harry Lighton On The Music Of Pillion [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:57
Now we know Edith said we are going easy on the bonus episodes in 2026, but like all the best new year resolutions, that's gone right up the swanny. Because ... there are simply too many great movies and wonderful creati…
581: Composer Bobby Krilic Discuss His Career [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:47
Our latest guest on Soundtracking is, finally, Bobby Krilic, who we've been promising you for weeks now, but has been pushed back due to last minute bookings with directors and actors of new releases. Bobby - aka The Hax…
580: Bradley Cooper On The Music Of 'Is This Thing On' [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:17
Our latest guest on Soundtracking is Bradley Cooper, completing his hat-trick by joining me to discuss his new film Is This Thing On, which he co wrote, directs and also appears in. Loosely inspired by the life of comedi…
579: Claire Foy On H Is For Hawk [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:32
It's bonus time here again on Soundtracking, as actor Claire Foy joins us to discuss her starring role in H Is For Hawk. Based on Helen Macdonald's incredibly moving memoir, it tells the story of how they cope with the g…