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A beautiful soundtrack of melancholy ft. Patrick McDowell

Ultimate CalmErland Cooper: Series 5
Episode 12 of 12

Composer Erland Cooper invites us to roam alongside him through beautiful melancholic yet hopeful sounds. Plus the musical safe haven of fashion designer Patrick McDowell.

Composer Erland Cooper invites us to roam alongside him amongst the vast musical landscapes that melancholy can bring, leaning on music and song to lift ourselves upwards, and to open the door to a feeling of hope. Bringing this series of Ultimate Calm to a close, Erland shares songs from some of the artists he tends to turn to when he needs his spirits to be lifted, including Jónsi and Alex Somers, Stars of the Lid and Adam Wiltzie, alongside new discoveries from Laurie Torres to Henriette Eilertsen.

Plus, we’re transported to the musical safe haven of ethical fashion designer Patrick McDowell, who selects something that always brings a sense of calm during busy days in the studio.

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Music Played

  • Keaton Henson

    Petrichor

    • Romantic Works.
    • Mercury KX.

  • Nainita Desai

    Unravelling Waves

    • TESSELLATION: Fiber Optic Symphonic Orchestra Soundtrack.
    • Nainita Desai.

  • Caroline Shaw, The Crossing, Donald Nally & Dan Schwartz

    Ochre: II. Limonite

    • Ochre.
    • Navona Records.

  • Jónsi & Alex

    Happiness

    • Riceboy Sleeps.
    • Parlophone.

  • Adam Wiltzie

    How to Disappear Inside a Thirty Piece Orchestra

    • Ambient Layers.
    • 7K.

  • Gal Gracen

    Winds of Solace, Pillars of Sand

    • Fantasy Gardens.
    • Jaz Records.

  • Erland Cooper

    Holm Sound

    • Holm Sound.

  • Nala Sinephro

    Dawn

    • The Smashing Machine OST.
    • Warp Records.

  • Marysia Osu

    despite being in love

    • ​​Harp, beats & dreams.
    • Brownswood Recordings.

  • Laurie Torres

    Duvet

    • Après coup.

  • Hiroshi Yoshimura

    View From My Window

    • Music For Nine Post Cards.
    • Sound Process.

  • Marta Sologni

    Internal Logic II

    • Music For Open Spaces.
    • Hands In The Dark.

  • Henriette Eilertsen

    Pastorale

    • Poems For Flute.
    • Motvind Records.

  • Yama Warashi

    Looking at the Pine Tree

    • Looking at the Pine Tree.
    • PRAH Recordings.

  • Stars of the Lid

    Dungtitled (In A Major)

    • Stars Of The Lid And Their Refinement Of The Decline.
    • Kranky.

  • Erland Cooper

    Where I am is here

    • Hether Blether.
    • Self Released.

Broadcast

  • Sat 8 Nov 202521:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind