Episode 241: Riz Ahmed & Darius & Abe Marder On Sound Of Metal

Soundtracking with Edith Bowman

Edith Bowman

Music, Tv & Film, Arts

4.6 • 754 Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2021

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

We don't just have one guest for you on our latest episode of Soundtracking - or even two. No, it's a 'three-for' this week, as we explore the wonder that is Sound of Metal.

Nominated for six Oscars and four BAFTAs, including shouts from both for the extraordinary Riz Ahmed as best actor, Sound of Metal tells the story of a drummer, Ruben, who is going deaf - with all the emotional trauma that entails.

And Riz is one of our three guests, alongside director and co-writer, Darius Marder, who's in the hunt for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay at the Academy Awards, among other accolades. We'll hear separately from Darius's brother, Abe, who not only co-wrote the script, but also had the tricky job of articulating Ruben's descent into silence sonically as a composer on the movie.

We also have to thank Abe for furnishing us with his yet-to-be-released music from the film, and Matthew at Nonesuch Records, who gave us the all clear to use it.

Sound of Metal is available to watch on Amazon Prime from 12th April, and is coming to cinemas on 17th May.

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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	Ketimpera's Take All the Film You Need, available wherever you get your podcasts.
0:29.8	Hi, everybody.
0:30.7	Welcome along to this week's show.
0:32.2	Thank you so much for joining us. If I am more excitable than normal, that is because I'm very close to hosting this weekend's
0:40.5	BAFTA Film Awards, Sunday the 11th of April from the Royal Albert Hall with the fabulous Dermot
0:44.9	O'Leary, celebrating what has been a testing, but also a brilliant year in terms of the wonderful
0:50.5	films that we have had the opportunity to escape with. So I'm so grateful to all the
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