Episode 96: Kevin Macdonald On The Music Of Whitney, Marley, Last King Of Scotland & More

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Edith Bowman

Music, Tv & Film, Arts

4.6 • 786 Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2018

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Our guest this week is an Oscar winning Scottish director, equally at home in the realms of fact and fiction.

Kevin Macdonald won his academy award for One Day in September, but has also won widespread critical acclaim for films such as Marley, The Last King Of Scotland, How I Live Now and State Of Play. He's collaborated with some tremendous composers along the way, including Jon Hopkins and Alex Heffes - of which more later.

But we begin with his latest project Whitney, a gut-wrenching documentary about the ill-fated singer, featuring candid interviews with those closest to her, as well as plenty of her music.

We also hope it provides aspiring filmmakers with a fascinating insight into his processes.

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0:00.0	Hello, this is Simon Mayo.
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0:02.6	He's the UK's best and most trusted film critic.
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0:12.6	And star guests, such as Sir Ian McKellen.
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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.
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0:21.8	Kate Blanchett.
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0:29.8	My guest this week is an Oscar-winning Scottish director,
0:32.7	equally at home in the realms of fact and fiction. Kevin McDonald won his Academy Award for one day in September,
0:40.1	but has also won widespread critical acclaim for films such as Marley, The Last King of
0:44.9	Scotland, How I Live Now and State of Play. He's collaborated with some tremendous composers
0:50.5	along the way, including John Hopkins and Alex Heffis of which more later.
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