Hello, how are you? Good morning, good evening, good afternoon, good day. I hope this finds you in a very lovely state of mind and place, wherever that may be. I like to think about how and where and when you might listen to this podcast, soundtracking with me, Edith Bowman. Maybe you are off on a lovely stroll somewhere, either solo or maybe with a

furry friend. Maybe you're commuting either to or from work on public transport or in the car.

So wherever you are, hello, and thank you very much for taking the time to listen to my podcast.

It's called Soundtracking, if you're joining us for the first time.

And I get to talk about filming music with all manner of wonderful and inspiring people.

If you're a regular listener, welcome back.

It's good to have you with us.

And our latest guests on Soundtracking, I mean, they've got to be pinching themselves

after the film they worked on together landed a staggering nine Oscar nominations, including

best picture and best score. All Quiet on the Western Front was adapted and directed by

Edward Berger and scored by a friend of the show Volker Bertelman.

And the recognition they are receiving across the board is richly deserved.

This is quite an extraordinary and physical experience of a film.

I kind of couldn't speak after watching it.

The story is over 100 years old.

The book that it was based on

was released 100 years ago

and it's a story of war,

the First World War,

but it's a story of war that resonates today

and I think that that's definitely where it's connected.

If you haven't seen it yet, it's available on Netflix.

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