Episode 171: Edward Norton On The Music Of Motherless Brooklyn

Soundtracking with Edith Bowman

Edith Bowman

Music, Tv & Film, Arts

4.6 • 754 Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2019

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

We're very excited about our latest episode of Soundtracking, which sees Edith joined by a supremely gifted actor, Edward Norton. Well, we say actor, but he's a little bit more than that, having written, produced and directed his latest project, the neo-noir Motherless Brooklyn.

Based on a novel by Jonathan Lethem, Motherless Brooklyn tells the story of Lionel Essrog, a private investigator with Tourette's syndrome trying to solve the murder of his mentor.

The film serves up a sonic feast - from our Daniel Pemberton's wonky jazz-infused score to an original song by Thom Yorke featuring Flea and a considerable contribution from virtuoso horn player, Wynton Marsalis.

We should say it also contains spoilers - but for Chinatown rather than Edward's own film!

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0:00.0	Hello, this is Simon Mayo.
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0:25.0	Kermitomeo's Take, all the film you need.
0:27.5	Available wherever you get your podcasts.
0:29.8	Very excited about our latest episode of soundtracking,
0:32.3	which sees me joined by a supremely gifted actor Edward Norton.
0:36.4	Well, I say actor. He's a little bit more than that,
0:38.7	having written, produced and directed his latest project, the neo-noir, Motherless Brooklyn.
0:45.8	Based on a novel by Jonathan Leitham, Motherless Brooklyn tells the story of Lionel S.rog,
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