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Soundtracking with Edith Bowman

Episode 125: M. Night Shyamalan On The Music Of Unbreakable, Split, Glass & The Sixth Sense

Soundtracking with Edith Bowman

Edith Bowman

Music, Tv & Film, Arts

4.6754 Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2019

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

18 years after he brought us the lo-fi superhero thriller Unbreakable - and a mere 3 since the surprise sequel Split - M Night Shyamalan finally completes his so-called Eastrail 177 trilogy with Glass.

All the key players from the pervious films return, led by Bruce Willis's blue collar vigilante and Samuel L Jackson and James McEvoy's super-villains. Much of the action takes place in the mental institution where the trio are incarcerated and probed by Sarah Paulson's sceptical psychiatrist. 

Glass is scored by West Dylan Thordson, who also provided the music for Split. It's an edgy, minimalist affair - with the ambient gloom and agitated strings reminiscent of Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow's incredible work on Alex Garland's Annihilation (see episode 85!) 

And it's with West's cue Backfire that we begin, as Night reflects upon the history of a trilogy nearly two decades in the making. 

We should say that if you haven't seen Split and intend to do so anytime soon, you might want to wait before listening to this, though it wouldn't be the end of the world ...

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello, this is Simon Mayo.

0:01.4

And this is Mark Kermote.

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He's the UK's best and most trusted film critic.

0:05.4

He's a best-selling writer, broadcaster and national treasure.

0:08.7

Far too kind.

0:09.6

Kermode and Mayo's take has all the reviews you need.

0:12.7

And star guests, such as Sir Ian McKellen.

0:15.7

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0:17.5

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0:19.8

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0:20.8

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0:21.4

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0:21.9

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0:24.0

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Kermitomeo's Take All the Film You Need, available wherever you get your podcasts.

0:29.9

18 years after he brought us the Lofi superhero thriller Unbreakable and a mere three

0:36.1

since the surprise sequel split, M. Night Shyamalan

0:40.1

finally completes his so-called East Rail 177 trilogy with glass. All the key players from

0:47.5

the previous film's return led by Bruce Willis's Blue Collar Vigilante and Samuel L Jackson

0:53.0

and James McAvoy's supervillains.

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