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Matthew Sweet talks to composer Isobel Waller-Bridge about her score for the 2020 film of Emma, and looks back at other Jane Austen adaptations over the years.

Matthew Sweet talks to composer Isobel Waller-Bridge about her score for the 2020 film of Emma, and looks back at other Jane Austen adaptations over the years. From famous Mr Darcy's like Laurence Olivier and Colin Firth to Gwyneth Paltrow as Emma, and Kate Winslet and Emma Thompson as the Dashwood Sisters. Featuring music by Rachel Portman, Patrick Doyle, and Dario Marianelli, whose 2005 score for Pride and Prejudice is our classic score of the week.

(first broadcast in 2020)

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59 minutes

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Sat 24 May 2025 16:00
蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Carl Davis

    Pride and Prejudice (1995): Main Title

    Conductor: Carl Davis. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • EMI.

  • Rachel Portman

    Emma (1996): End Titles

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: David Snell.
    • Hollywood.

  • Adrian Johnston

    Becoming Jane (2007): Bond Street Airs

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Lesley Barber

    Mansfield Park - Fireworks

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Nick Ingman.
    • RCA Victor.

  • Patrick Doyle

    Sense and Sensibility (1995): My Father's Favorite

    Performer: Tony Hymas. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Robert Ziegler.
    • Sony Classical.

  • AR Rahman

    Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000): Titles

    Performer: AR Rahman. Performer: Rohit Raj. Performer: Dhina.
    • Ramiy Records 鈥�.

  • Anu Malik

    Bride and Prejudice (2004): Punjabi Wedding Song

    Performer: Anu Malik. Music Arranger: Ranjit Barot.
    • Casablanca.

  • Herbert Stothart

    Pride and Prejudice (1940): Titles

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.

  • Fernando Valazquez

    Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016): An Illustrated History of England

    Orchestrator: Jaime Guti茅rrez. Orchestra: Euskadiko Orkestra Sinfonikoa. Conductor: Fernando Valazquez.
    • Varese Sarabande.

  • Dario Marianelli

    Pride and Prejudice (2005): Suite

    Performer: Jean鈥怸ves Thibaudet. Conductor: Benjamin Wallfisch. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra.
    • UCJ Music.

  • Isobel Waller-Bridge

    Emma (2020): Proposal

    Composer: David Schweitzer. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.

  • Isobel Waller-Bridge

    Emma (2020): Mr Woodhouse

    Composer: David Schweitzer. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.

  • Isobel Waller-Bridge

    Emma (2020): Row with Harriet

    Composer: David Schweitzer. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.

  • Isobel Waller-Bridge

    Emma (2020): Wedding

    Composer: David Schweitzer. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.

  • Aaron Zigman

    The Jane Austin Book Club (2007): Jocelyn and Greg

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Varese Sarabande.

  • Elmer Bernstein

    Far From Heaven (2002): Main Theme

    Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Silva Screen Records Ltd..

  • Darius Milhaud

    Brazileira (Scaramouche Suite)

    Music Arranger: John Harle. Ensemble: Jess Gillam Ensemble.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 15 Feb 2020 15:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3
  • Sat 24 May 2025 16:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

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