Hello, friends. How are you? I hope you've had a wonderful weekend. I say this because it is

Monday morning as I record this, the 22nd of August. And yeah, I hope you've had a good weekend.

You've had the chance to maybe nip to the cinema because I think it's something we need to be,

well, I want to kind of remind people that although we have this

fantastic luxury of having, you know, films at the end of a remote control or a button on the

end of a screen, we can't take for granted how important and wonderful the cinematic experience

can be. And none more so than when we hear of, you know, cinema's closing and things like that,

it kind of puts the fear of God in me, to be honest.

So I just want to remind you all that if and when you can to get out and watch a film on the big screen

because you're doing your bit not only for yourself in terms of the escapism

that it offers and the wonderful imagination that we see in creative talents that we see on

screen but it's it's also just doing your bit to support the industry really so my youngest my oldest

actually took himself off to watch dragon Ball at the cinema this weekend,

which is getting great reviews, and he absolutely loved it. He's a big fan of anime. So, yeah,

he came back, tell me how wonderful that was. So it's great. And also, I love the fact that he's

continuing my love of nipping off to the cinema on your own. I find it just brilliant because you don't have to answer any questions.

You don't have to share your popcorn as well.

So yeah.

Anyway, for this week's episode of my podcast, which celebrates the beautiful world of music and film,

we've got a composer for you who has been on my wish list for a very long time. Benjamin

Walfish has built up a very strong relationship in the industry, perhaps most notably

with our dear friend Hans Zimmer, with whom he's collaborated on several projects, including

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