Air-Edel managing director, music supervisor, and agent Maggie Rodford will be on BBC Radio 3: The Listening Service – ‘Needle Drop: the power of classical music in film’, this Sunday 10th March at 5 pm.

“Tom Service discovers the mighty musical power of needle drop – the use of pre-existing music in film soundtracks.

From 2001: A Space Odyssey to Barbie, from The Shining to Maestro, Tom listens in to some of the most iconic film scenes using needle-dropped classical music. He explores how directors harness the resonance and meanings of a piece of music to enrich the film’s storytelling, and how a successful fusion of sound and image can leave such a deep impression in viewers’ minds that music and film become inextricably entwined in popular consciousness.

Plus, Maggie Rodford – one of the film industry’s most sought-after music supervisors – pulls back the curtain on the processes and thinking behind choosing the right needle drop for the right scene to make the most meaningful movie.”