Episode 115 - Rupert Holmes

Singer-songwriter, composer, arranger, playwright and author Rupert Holmes discusses songs from his lavish new box set Songs That Sound Like Movies: The Complete Epic Recordings from Cherry Red Records. The polymath and raconteur talks Simon and Brian through the writing of classic songs like 'Widescreen', 'Him', 'Timothy', 'Brass Knuckles', 'Studio Musician', 'Terminal', 'Partners in Crime', and of course 'Escape (The Piña Colada Song)'. Rupert also describes writing for Barbra Streisand, collaborating with Marvin Hamlisch, and the secret of managing his many projects.

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Sodajerker On Songwriting is a programme devoted to the art and craft of songwriting. The show, created and hosted by the UK songwriting team Sodajerker, features interviews with some of the most successful songwriters and musicians in the world.