Screening Interviews

As part of the SCL’s ongoing movie screening series, we take the time to interview the composer after the film and find out more about their work. Below, we have posted many of the interview recordings here for SCL members to enjoy.

Isle of Dogs with Alexandre Desplat


Isle of Dogs tells the story of Atari Kobayashi, 12-year-old ward to corrupt Mayor Kobayashi. When,…

Vice with Nicholas Britell


Vice explores the story of Dick Cheney (Christian Bale), a bureaucratic Washington insider, who quietly wielded…

On the Basis of Sex with Mychael Danna and Kesha


On the Basis of Sex is based on the true story of young Ruth Bader Ginsburg­…

Mary Poppins Returns with Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman


In Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns, directed by Rob Marshall, Mary Poppins is back to help the…

Mary Queen of Scots with Max Richter


Mary Queen of Scots explores the turbulent life of Mary Stuart (Saoirse Ronan). Queen of France…

If Beale Street Could Talk with Nicholas Britell


Based on the novel by James Baldwin, If Beale Street Could Talk, is the story of…

Green Book with Kris Bowers


When Tony Lip (Viggo Mortensen), a bouncer from an Italian-American neighborhood in the Bronx, is hired…

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs with Carter Burwell


The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is a six-part Western anthology film, a series of tales about…

A Quiet Place with Marco Beltrami


In the horror thriller A Quiet Place, a family of four must navigate their lives in…

Hereditary with Colin Stetson


When Ellen, the matriarch of the Graham family, passes away, her daughter’s (Toni Collette) family begins…