The Soundtrack with Haley Taylor

This Oscars season, The Soundtrack puts the spotlight on one of the Academy’s most fascinating categories: Best Original Score. Host Haley Taylor guides listeners through this year’s eclectic lineup—from the blues-soaked supernatural world of Sinners (Ludwig Göransson) and the anxious, modernist tension of Jonny Greenwood’s score for One Battle After Another, to Alexandre Desplat’s gothic orchestral writing for Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, Jerskin Fendrix’s experimental paranoia in Bugonia, and Max Richter’s quiet, devastating music for Hamnet. With behind-the-scenes stories, creative inspirations, and a closer listen to how each composer shaped their film’s emotional world, this episode invites you to play Oscar voter and decide which score deserves to take home the golden statuette.

 

Haley Taylor hosts “The Soundtrack,” every Saturday and Sunday at 6 p.m. where she explores the scores of the silver screen. Tune in for an hour of unforgettable film music with a look at the composers and the stories that made these melodies sing. Stay connected by following #TheSoundtrack on Instagram.