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Calming cinematic soundtracks feat. Isobel Waller-Bridge

Settle in with Ólafur Arnalds as he flicks through his film collection to share some favourite soundtracks. Plus composer Isobel Waller-Bridge transports us to her ‘Safe Haven’.

Escape with Icelandic composer and pianist Ólafur Arnalds for another hour-long musical journey into calmness.

In this week’s episode, Ólafur flicks through his film collection to share some of his favourite scores and soundtracks that totally transport their audiences, painting pictures through sound. There’ll be the sounds of deep-sea diving, wanders through the wilderness and even the most peaceful-sounding alien invasion from composers like Jóhann Jóhannsson, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Galya Bisengalieva.

Plus the British composer Isobel Waller-Bridge invites us to join her in her safe haven, the place she feels most calm, listening to the birds and the wind through the trees on Hampstead Heath in London.

Produced by Katie Callin
A Reduced Listening production for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3 and ´óÏó´«Ã½ Sounds

10 months left to listen

59 minutes

Music Played

  • Jonny Greenwood

    Alma

  • Snorri Hallgrímsson

    Chasing the Present

  • Hildur Guðnadóttir

    µþæ°ù

  • Mica Levi

    Vanity

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto

    The Revenant Main Theme

    Performer: Frantic Percussion.
  • Clint Mansell

    The Last Man

    Performer: Mogwai. Performer: Kronos Quartet.
  • Nicholas Britell

    Little's Theme

  • Nicholas Britell

    Chiron's Theme

  • Nicholas Britell

    Who Is You

  • Galya Bisengalieva

    Prelude

  • Galya Bisengalieva

    First Dive

  • Isobel Waller-Bridge

    Illuminations

  • Isobel Waller-Bridge

    The Woman Who Sat on a Shelf

  • Javier Navarrete

    Pan's Labyrinth Lullaby

    Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Mario Klemens.
  • Jóhann Jóhannsson

    Heptapod B

    Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Anthony Weeden.
  • Hans Zimmer

    Dreaming of the Crash

  • Kjartan Sveinsson

    The Last Farm 3

  • Kjartan Sveinsson

    The Last Farm 5

  • Jon Hopkins

    Candles

  • Brian Eno, Roger Eno & Daniel Lanois

    An Ending (Ascent)

Broadcasts

  • Mon 21 Nov 2022 21:00
  • Thu 31 Aug 2023 23:30
  • Sat 11 Nov 2023 01:00
  • Mon 25 Nov 2024 21:00
  • Wed 8 Jan 2025 21:00