BBC series explores the sound of cinema

A BBC season dedicated to cinema soundtracks will feature directors Quentin Tarantino and Martin Scorsese and actors such as Olivia Williams and Cillian Murphy, all exploring the art.

A documentary series on BBC Four and programmes across the radio network will examine the Sound of Cinema in an autumn season from September 12.

Neil Brand, a silent film accompanist and presenter for the season, said: “Film music often battles to get the credit it deserves because it has to follow the demands of the film rather than its own logic. That’s why it’s so fantastic that the BBC is raising the profile this autumn.”

Radio 3 will, from the BFI Southbank, broadcast discussions with directors including Alan Parker, Beeban Kidron and Kevin Macdonald, and actors including Tim Pigott-Smith.

Radio 6 Music will have Jarvis Cocker exploring the sound effects department at a UK film studio, the Asian Network will explore voices of Bollywood and, on Radio 2, critic Mark Kermode will present a personal history of the soundtrack.