大象传媒

鈥淲elcome, fool. You have come of your own free will to the appointed place. The game is over.鈥�

Take a spin around the musical maypole with Verity Sharp as Late Junction marks the 50th anniversary of cult classic The Wicker Man. With a soundtrack that weaves together traditional song, nursery rhymes, psychedelic folk, Robert Burns鈥檚 ballads and medieval polyphony, the film has set the tone and the bar for folk horror since its release in December 1973. Over the past 50 years, it has inspired countless artists, filmmakers and musicians, and become synonymous with a certain kind of sound and aesthetic.

As the seasons change and we approach the end of the wheel of the year鈥檚 current cycle, Verity reaches for some dark eerie folk, sonic rituals and pagan techno as well as ballads of seduction and fertility. Plus an exclusive mixtape from the composer Gary Carpenter, who worked as the associate music director on the film and assembled Magnet, the band that performed most of the soundtrack. Gary鈥檚 mixtape gives us an insight into the musical world that informed the soundtrack, as well as some of his own inspirations and favourites.

Produced by Katie Callin
A Reduced Listening production for 大象传媒 Radio 3