Episode 129: Joe Cornish On The Music Of The Kid Who Would Be King, John Williams & More

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Edith Bowman

Music, Tv & Film, Arts

4.6 • 754 Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2019

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

It's been the best part of eight years since Joe Cornish released his directorial debut Attack The Block. And in our humble opinion, his follow up The Kid Who Would Be King has been well worth the wait.

That's not to say Joe hasn't been busy, co-writing the Adventures Of Tintin with Edgar Wright, Stephen Spielberg and Peter Jackson, and Ant Man with Edgar and Paul Rudd, among others.

But it's great to have him back at the helm. Based on an idea Joe originally had as a twelve year old, The Kid Who Would Be King tells the story of a young boy who finds King Arthur's legendary sword Excalibur, and must then use it to stop the mythical enchantress Morgana from destroying the world.

The film is scored by Electric Wave Bureau, a collective comprising Damon Albarn, his wife Suzi Winstanley, Michael Smith and Nelson De Freitas, and you'll hear plenty of their work sprinkled throughout the conversation.

There's also music by John Williams, Led Zeppelin, Prefab Sprout and, er, Bucks Fizz ...

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0:00.0	Hello, this is Simon Mayo.
0:01.4	And this is Mark Kermote.
0:02.6	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	Nice to be with you.
0:16.7	Emma Stone.
0:17.5	That sounds like something I would love to be a part of.
0:19.8	Ewan McGregor.
0:20.8	Very good.
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0:21.9	Kate Planchette.
0:22.8	What was that word you used?
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0:25.0	Kermitomeo's Take All the Film You Need, available wherever you get your podcasts.
0:29.8	It's been the best part of eight years since Joe Cornish released his directorial debut, Attack the Book, and in, well, my humble opinion, his follow-up,
0:39.5	the kid who would be king, has been well worth the wait. That's not to say Joe hasn't been
0:44.1	busy, co-writing the Adventures of Tintin with Edgar Wright, Stephen Spielberg and Peter Jackson,
0:49.5	and Atman with Edgar and Paul Rudd, amongst others. But it's great to have him back at the helm.
0:55.6	Now based on an idea that Joe originally had as a 12-year-old,
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