THE POWER OF THE DOG

Jonny Greenwood

This is your second nomination in the category. What would a win mean?

It would mean having a statue in my sitting room that friends and visitors would be keen to see, hold and improvise amusing acceptance speeches to. That’d be nice.

What appealed to you about this project?

I liked the very visceral script.

It’s not often you have to compose music to bovine castration and the complexity of Benedict Cumberbatch’s character: It felt there was an unusual tone of music needed, and that that would be enjoyable to think through.

What stands out most about scoring this film?

The mistakes — trying to write contemporary classical music for banjo, which led to interesting alternatives, like learning to play my cello like a banjo. People still think it’s a guitar in the score... I just wish it had frets on it.

CONTRIBUTORS Katie Atkinson, Keith Caulfield, Griselda Flores, Josh Glicksman, Paul Grein, Lyndsey Havens, Melinda Newman