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Clint Mansell's Key of Life, part 1

Mary Anne Hobbs talks to Grammy-nominated soundtrack composer Clint Mansell as part of the 大象传媒's Sound of Cinema season.

Grammy nominated soundtrack composer Clint Mansell talks in depth to Mary Anne in the Key Of Life interview.
The once Pop Will Eat Itself front man, has scored some of the most recognisable film soundtracks this century. 'Requiem For A Dream', 'The Wrestler', 'Smokin' Aces', 'The Fountain' and (with Mary Anne) Grammy nominated 'Black Swan' are in his highlights.

For 大象传媒 Radio 6 Music's celebration of the Sound Of Cinema, Clint takes a break from his work on next year's epic 'Noah', to talk to Mary Anne in the Key Of Life interview. She will ask him about what it takes to compose the perfect soundtrack, how a boy from Coventry ends up working with Hollywood's finest, plus his thoughts on the art of composing, and the art of living.

The 大象传媒's Sound of Cinema season pays homage to the great soundtracks of the movies/The 大象传媒's Sound of Cinema season is dedicated to the composers, songs and film scores that form the soundtrack to the big screen. The season features a major 大象传媒 Four series and programming across 大象传媒 radio.

3 hours

Last on

Sat 21 Sep 2013 07:00

Music Played

  • Spiritualized

    Come Together

  • Afrikan Boy

    Hit Em Up

    • Yam records.
  • JMSN

    Alone

  • Echo & the Bunnymen

    SILVER

    • Korova.
  • Major Lazer

    Jessica (feat. Ezra Koenig)

    • Because/Mad Decent.
  • Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

    Breakdown

    • MCA.
  • Feist

    My Moon My Man

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Polydor.
  • The Spencer Davis Group

    Keep On Running

    • Fifty Number Ones Of The 60's (Variou.
    • Global Television.
  • Arcade Fire

    Reflektor

    • Sonovox.
  • Loudon Wainwright III

    You Don't Want To Know

    • Strange Fruit.
  • Roots Manuva

    Stolen Youth

    • Big Dada Recordings.
  • SUNRISER

    • Nils Frahm

      Says

      • Erased Tapes.
  • Arctic Monkeys

    Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?

    • Domino Record Co Ltd.
  • Elastica

    Connection

    • Deceptive Records.
  • David Bowie

    Starman

    • EMI.
  • KEY OF LIFE

    • Clint Mansell (Part 1)

      Clint on how Bowie and the Ramones got him in to music.

  • Ramones

    Judy Is A Punk

    • Rhino.
  • R

    Change

    • Salt & Shake.
  • The Smiths

    How Soon Is Now?

  • Beck

    Gimme

  • Bloc Party

    One More Chance

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Wichita Recordings.
    • 1.
  • Anna Calvi

    Eliza

    • CD Single.
    • Domino Records.
  • KEY OF LIFE

    • Clint Mansell (Part 2)

      Clint on the formation of Pop Will Eat Itself

  • Pop Will Eat Itself

    There Is No Love Between Us Anymore

    • BOX FRENZY.
    • Chapter Twenty Two.
  • Paul McCartney

    New

    • Hear Music.
  • Kyson

    How Long

  • Ben E. King

    Supernatural Thing

    • Atlantic.
  • The Lemonheads

    Mrs. Robinson

    • Atlantic.
  • Kwes.

    36

    • Warp Records.
  • The White Stripes

    Fell In Love With A Girl

    • XL.
  • KEY OF LIFE

    • Clint Mansell (Part 3)

      Clint on making the transition from pop to film composition.

  • Clint Mansell

    2 Pi R

  • Waxahatchee

    Misery Over Dispute

    • Cerulean Salt.
    • Wichita Recordings.
    • 001.
  • Stevie Wonder

    Pastime Paradise

    • Motown.
  • Augustines

    Cruel City

  • Small Faces

    What'cha Gonna Do About It

    • Deram.
  • Vampire Weekend

    Step

    • XL Recordings.
  • Sonic Youth

    100%

    • Geffen.
  • Nadine Shah

    Runaway - 6 Music Session 19/09/13

  • De La Soul

    A Roller Skating Jam Named Saturdays

    • A Roller Skating Jam Named Saturdays.
    • Big Life.
  • The xx

    Islands

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Young Turks.
    • 1.
  • SONG FOR EDITH

    • San Fermin

      Sonsick

Broadcast

  • Sat 21 Sep 2013 07:00