SET THE SCENE

Edith Bowman – the radio DJ, broadcaster and host of Soundtracking, a podcast celebrating music in films – recommends five summer movies whose accompanying scores have the power to transport us to sunnier climes.

The Big Blue (1988)

‘Based on the real-life friendship and sporting rivalry between two free-divers, this is one of my favourite summer films of all time, and that is mostly down to Eric Serra’s score.’

Point Break (1991)

‘I want to go surfing every time I watch Kathryn Bigelow’s crime thriller, and with tunes by Ice-T, Public Image Ltd and Jimi Hendrix on this soundtrack, the film has such attitude.’

Stand by Me (1986)

‘The carefree joys of school holidays and friendship are accompanied by Fifties and early Sixties records, which beautifully complement a subtle score by the composer Jack Nitzsche.’

Call Me by Your Name (2017)

‘The combination of anthems by Giorgio Moroder with classical pieces from Ryuichi Sakamoto and songs by Sufjan Stevens make this a phenomenal soundtrack to the story of summer love.’

The Seven Year Itch (1955)

‘I adore Marilyn Monroe in this, and Alfred Newman’s old-school Hollywood music is the perfect companion to her character.’ ‘Soundtracking’ with Edith Bowman is available on all podcast providers now.