The Film in the Other Room
@theotherroom.bsky.social
Personal notes on the sounds of film, TV, & other media. Plus some audio history & culture in the mix. By Dr. Suzy Mangion, film sound PhD graduate & music maker.
May I also suggest said podcast could be called The Sweet Smell of Success? (Named after the Curtis/Lancaster film, or the episode of Are You Being Served?, takes your choice)
October 28, 2025 at 12:01 PM
May I also suggest said podcast could be called The Sweet Smell of Success? (Named after the Curtis/Lancaster film, or the episode of Are You Being Served?, takes your choice)
I know... but the Gatiss Sweet Bond show was years ago now... I was just making a light-hearted observation about how a new show, with them as regular-ish guests, would be a great listen, now that the Sweet Sound of Cinema is no more. And yes, I know about the early Sound of Cinema episodes too!
October 28, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I know... but the Gatiss Sweet Bond show was years ago now... I was just making a light-hearted observation about how a new show, with them as regular-ish guests, would be a great listen, now that the Sweet Sound of Cinema is no more. And yes, I know about the early Sound of Cinema episodes too!
podcast would be *brilliant*. It would be the dream podcast if also occasionally Neil Brand turned up to deconstruct melodies on his piano, and Mark Gatiss popped his head round to talk James Bond once in a while. #filmmusic #cinemasound @neilkbrand.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 11:07 AM
podcast would be *brilliant*. It would be the dream podcast if also occasionally Neil Brand turned up to deconstruct melodies on his piano, and Mark Gatiss popped his head round to talk James Bond once in a while. #filmmusic #cinemasound @neilkbrand.bsky.social
I loved the broad church and detailed knowledge of this show, from early cinema to the present day. Without @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social on R3 and Neil Brand on R4, I have no idea where to get really intelligent film music insights from on radio/podcast any more.
October 25, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I loved the broad church and detailed knowledge of this show, from early cinema to the present day. Without @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social on R3 and Neil Brand on R4, I have no idea where to get really intelligent film music insights from on radio/podcast any more.
listening now - very sorry to hear it's the last one. Admired your observations on film music since I heard you talking about when the snake charmer plays the Bond theme in Octopussy. There's someone who knows their film music I thought!
October 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
listening now - very sorry to hear it's the last one. Admired your observations on film music since I heard you talking about when the snake charmer plays the Bond theme in Octopussy. There's someone who knows their film music I thought!
guess it's to make it more like a tik tok thing... or any social m, where you put your fav choons onto your fav image. For re-released classics it's a travesty. And I'm talking to all of you guys, StudioCanal, BFI, the lot! Oddly it's not the norm to just AI change the actors but keep the soundtrack
October 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
guess it's to make it more like a tik tok thing... or any social m, where you put your fav choons onto your fav image. For re-released classics it's a travesty. And I'm talking to all of you guys, StudioCanal, BFI, the lot! Oddly it's not the norm to just AI change the actors but keep the soundtrack
it's probably gorgeous in blu-ray, I just don't have a blu-ray player, and the film was only available in DVD when I got it. Some film's absolutely should be seen in HD.
September 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
it's probably gorgeous in blu-ray, I just don't have a blu-ray player, and the film was only available in DVD when I got it. Some film's absolutely should be seen in HD.
I don't have blu-ray! I have a not-particularly great DVD transfer. Someone has put up on youtube in HD I think, in the grey zone of whether that's good or bad.... but sometimes a grainier quality can even enhance something?
September 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I don't have blu-ray! I have a not-particularly great DVD transfer. Someone has put up on youtube in HD I think, in the grey zone of whether that's good or bad.... but sometimes a grainier quality can even enhance something?
any more links between Zinovieff & Hine / this film?
September 15, 2025 at 1:13 PM
any more links between Zinovieff & Hine / this film?
fantastic info thanks @jegcomposer.bsky.social How do you know about the loan of the EMS gear? Rupert Hine (who did the electronic music for the film) ran his own studio (The Farmhouse?) which was v successful, I wondered if the kit in the film was all his…
September 15, 2025 at 1:12 PM
fantastic info thanks @jegcomposer.bsky.social How do you know about the loan of the EMS gear? Rupert Hine (who did the electronic music for the film) ran his own studio (The Farmhouse?) which was v successful, I wondered if the kit in the film was all his…