Listening Party: Randall Poster's High-Flying Collection of Birdsong

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Jun 29, 2022

Randall Poster is a Grammy-winning music supervisor for film, whose recent work includes "Don't Worry Darling," "No Time to Die," "The French Dispatch," and "Summer of Soul." His current project, For the Birds, is a 5-part series of original recordings inspired by birdsong, featuring contributions from some illustrious names; Mark Ronson, Elvis Costello, Jelani Cobb, Tilda Swinton, and Matthew McConaughey appear among the 242 total tracks. Poster joins us to discuss the project, which will benefit the Audubon Society.

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