Half the Picture

Half the Picture’s guest this episode is Tyler Bates, the film composer perhaps best known for his remarkable scores for films such as ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’, ‘John Wick’, Watchmen’, ‘Dawn of the Dead’ and ‘300’ amongst so many other gems.
Tyler joined Billy on the pod’ to discuss what exactly makes a good film composer as well as to delve into his collaborations with filmmakers such as Zack Snyder and James Gunn. He also touched on the humour of the scoring sessions for Deadpool 2, the film score he mortgaged his house to finance and the improvised guitar riff that ended up in the final score for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. For all this and more, listen on!
Note: This interview was recorded on 30th March, 2026.
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Half the Picture’s guest this episode is Patrick H. Willems, the brilliant filmmaker and video essayist behind the eponymous YouTube channel who is responsible for crafting some of the most insightful and well produced video essays of the last several years, including his pieces on directors as diverse as Francis Ford Coppola and Zack Snyder amongst so many other greats.
Patrick joined Billy on the pod’ to reminiscence about his early days on YouTube when he started out producing work such as ‘What if Wes Anderson Directed X-Men?"'‘ before breaking out with video essays on filmmaking and then evolving his craft from there. He also touched on his strategies for avoiding “YouTube burnout”, teased what fans can look forward to in his upcoming season of videos and recounted his experience meeting Tom Cruise at the Mission Impossible premiere following the success of ‘Mission Impatssible’ (as well as his top three personal favourite Cruise movies). For all this and more, listen on!
Note: This interview was recorded on 14th May, 2026.
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Half the Picture’s guest this episode is Steven Moffat, the writer best know for his brilliant work on projects such as ‘Doctor Who’, ‘Sherlock’, ‘Coupling’, ‘The Adventures of Tintin’, ‘Inside Man’ & ‘Press Gang’ amongst so many other gems.
Billy joined Steven in his office to chat with him about his work on Doctor Who and his memories of writing such iconic episodes as ‘The Empty Child’ and ‘Blink’ as well as the show’s future since being put out to tender by the BBC. They also touched on Steven’s desire to return to the world of ‘Sherlock’, his upcoming show ‘Number 10’ along with the importance of showing empathy to our politicians, his penpalship with Peter Jackson and why he believes the beauty and baseness of humanity should both be celebrated and forgiven. For all this and more, listen on!
Note: This interview was recorded on 22nd June, 2026.
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Half the Picture’s guest this episode is Adam Carter Rehmeier, the formidable director behind ‘Carolina Caroline’, his latest film starring Samara Weaving and Kyle Gallner as well as the modern cult classic ‘Dinner in America’ and the sun-drenched coming of age movie ‘Snack Shack’ amongst many others!

Adam joined Billy on the pod’ to chat about the making of ‘Carolina Caroline’ and his experience working with stars Samara and Kyle on the film, which dextrously shifts from road movie to heist thriller to tender romance and back again. He also touched on his time making ‘Dinner in America’ and the astounding resurgence the film had when it’s original song ‘Watermelon’ exploded on TikTok years after it’s release, the importance of finding your tribe and connecting with others through your art and why Caligula is a perfect midnight movie. For all this and more, listen on!

Note: This interview was recorded on 4th June, 2026.

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Half the Picture’s guest this episode is Steven Price, the Academy Award-winning film composer best know for his phenomenal scores for ‘Gravity’, ‘Fury’, ‘The World’s End’, ‘The Running Man’ and ‘Attack the Block’ amongst so many others.
Steven joined Billy on the pod’ to chat about all things film music, looking back at his beginnings in the industry when he worked in recording studios with renowned artists such as Bono before scoring his first film composer gig with Joe Cornish’s ‘Attack the Block.’ He also touched on his close working relationship with Edgar Wright and the sense of precision and detail they bring to their work together, his time working with David Attenborough and how Attenborough’s own musical tastes influenced his approach to scoring shows such as ‘Our Planet’ and his experience on Oscars night in 2013 when he won the Oscar for Best Original Score for ‘Gravity.’ For all this and more, listen on!
Note: This interview was recorded on 30th March, 2026.
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