Episode 199: Simon Bird & Stuart Murdoch On The Music Of Days Of The Bagnold Summer

Soundtracking with Edith Bowman

Edith Bowman

Music, Tv & Film, Arts

4.6 • 754 Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2020

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

We have another Soundtracking Live for you this week, recording at the Glasgow Film Festival back in February before lockdown came into effect.

Edith's guests were Simon Bird and Stuart Murdoch, discussing their collaboration on Simon's gorgeous directorial debut The Days Of The Bagnold Summer, for which Belle & Sebastian provided the music.

Starring Monica Dolan and Earl Cave (son of Nick), Days of The Bagnold Summer is based on a graphic novel by Joff Winterhart, and tells the story of a single mother and her 15 year-old son as they navigate the stresses and strains of a school summer holiday in each other's company. It's a beautiful piece of work, and you can watch it now on home entertainment formats.

As we'll hear, Belle & Sebastian furnished Simon with loads and loads of music, some of which had lyrics, some of which did not - instead serving as more traditional instrumental score. You can listen to the album in full via Matador records.

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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	I'm very good.
0:21.4	How are you doing?
0:21.9	Kate Planchette.
0:22.8	What was that word you used?
0:24.0	Katiwompas.
0:25.0	Kermitomeo's Take All the film you need.
0:27.5	Available wherever you get your podcasts.
0:29.8	We have another soundtrack in live for you this week,
0:32.1	recorded at the Glasgow Film Festival back in February, think before lockdown came into effect. Man, that feels like a
0:40.7	lifetime ago already. My guests were Simon Bird and Stuart Mardoch discussing their collaboration
0:46.2	on Simon's gorgeous directorial debut Days of the Bagnold Summer for which Bell and Sebastian
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