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How to score the hot priest from Fleabag | Composing with Isobel Waller-Bridge
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In this episode, Isobel Waller-Bridge joins Rhianna and Michael to wax lyrical about the world of composition. As she recalls creating the unapologetic score for Fleabag in her bedroom and ditching the piano for period drama Vita & Virginia, find out where her inspiration comes from, how to score a sexy priest and why she enjoys ruffling feathers with an unconventional composition. This is Wrap Party, the podcast that toasts the excellence of the creatives and craftspeople working behind-the-scenes on some of your favourite films and TV shows. SHOW NOTES WATCHING - Fleabag (TV series) A generation-defining TV show about an unapologetic young woman navigating grief, lust and love, created by none other than Isobel's sister, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, featuring a grungy score perfect for head-banging. Watch on Prime Video. - Mozart in the Jungle (TV series). Isobel is particularly thrilled there's a show devoted to an oboist, as in this flamboyant comedy drama set amid New York's symphony scene. Watch on Prime Video. - Jurassic Park (film) John Williams' elegiac score is arguably one of the most iconic themes ever created and perhaps his most hummable, after Jaws. Watch on Prime Video. - Emma (film) Music video director Autumn de Wilde brings rock'n'roll panache to Jane Austen's classic tale of a match-making meddler. Rent via Prime Video. - Vita & Virginia (film) An unconventional exploration of the love affair between socialite Vita Sackville-West and literary icon Virginia Woolf, in which pianos were banned from use in the score! Rent via Prime Video. - Black Mirror 'Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too' (TV series) A lonely teen becomes obsessed with a robot doll based on her pop star idol, Ashley O in this musically-centred episode of the zeitgeist-y series. Buy via Prime Video. - War & Peace (TV series) Tolstoy's epic gets a revamp in this seductive and sublime BBC drama. Buy via Prime Video. - Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (film). Williams put a bevy of brass instruments to barnstorming use in the rousing score for Steven Spielberg's adventure masterpiece. Rent via Prime Video. - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) John Williams' compositional wizardry created a spectacularly magical theme for this adaptation of the seminal fantasy novel. Rent via Prime Video. - BlackKlansmen (film) Terence Blanchard's rich and rallying score gave weight to a film already dealing with heavy themes, though with typical verve from director Spike Lee. Rent via Prime Video. - Ed Wood (film). The only Tim Burton film not to have a Danny Elfman score, which instead features exquisite composition from one Howard Shore. Rent via Prime Video. - Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film) Howard Shore did a similarly fantastical job on Peter Jackson's precious franchise. Rent via Prime Video. - Under the Skin (film) Mica Levi's intensely creepy and discordant score is the perfect accompaniment for a film that burrows itself into your soul. Rent via Prime Video. - Jackie (film) Levi's more orchestral score for Pablo Larrain's Jackie Kennedy biopic might be easier listening, but it's no less strange and stirring. Rent via Prime Video. - A Room with a View (film) A sumptuous Merchant Ivory adaptation, which provided the fertile ground from which Autumn de Wilde's Emma sprung. Rent via Prime Video. READING / LISTENING - Emma (soundtrack). Vibrant, joyous and playful, the soundtrack for this recent adaptation of Jane Austen's classic is every bit as winsome as the film itself. Listen via Amazon Music. - Vita & Virginia (soundtrack). Delight in the synth-laden vibes of this decidedly cont...