543: Composer Rob Simonsen On The Music Of Caught Stealing

Soundtracking with Edith Bowman

Edith Bowman

Music, Arts, Tv & Film

4.6 • 786 Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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It's part two of our Caught Stealing sonic special, as composer Rob Simonsen joins us to discuss his contribution to Darren Aronofsky's latest movie, and plenty more besides. Edith's chat with Joe from IDLES is also available, as indeed is the episode with Darren, so do check those out if you haven't already. But it was great to get Rob on his own so we could dive deep into his own process, as well as some of his other career highlights.

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0:00.0	Well, hello. How are you? It's been so long. How have you been? Welcome along to
0:07.2	soundtracking with me, Edith Bowman. Thank you so much for your ears, for your time, for your
0:14.1	attention on my pride and joy, my podcast where I get to chat to incredible people about
0:20.4	the relationship between film and music.
0:22.2	Be those producers, writers, directors, composers, actors.
0:28.1	We have no goalposts.
0:29.5	We just want to have great chats.
0:31.3	And I really hope that you enjoy the fruits of my labour.
0:36.7	It doesn't feel like labour. It is absolutely joyful.
0:40.2	And this is kind of a part two, or part three really, of a cot-stealing Sonic special.
0:46.2	As composer Rob Simonson joins us to discuss his contribution to Darren Aronofsky's latest
0:51.8	movie and plenty more besides.
0:58.7	My chat with Joe from Idles is also available.
1:03.7	I loved chatting to Joe, who was warned on about Brooklyn as we had our chat.
1:07.1	Might be the best signal I've ever had on a remote chat.
1:09.9	As indeed is the episode with Darren Aronofsky.
1:12.8	So do check those out if you haven't already.
1:17.5	But do you know what? It was absolutely wonderful to get the chance to chat to Rob on his own so that it gave us the opportunity to dive deeper into his process as well as some of his other
1:23.5	career highlights. He was absolutely wonderful to spend time with. But we'll begin with the
1:30.0	cue from Cot Stealing. This is blessings and successes. Ha-ha.
1:45.0	Ha-ha.
1:46.0	Ha-ha. Ha-ha. Ha-ha. Ha-ha. Ha-ha. The
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