Ben Wheatley's My World interview: “It’s as close as you can get as an adult to the thrill of Christmas” | Songlines
Thursday, May 14, 2026

Ben Wheatley's My World interview: “It’s as close as you can get as an adult to the thrill of Christmas”

By Patrick Clarke

The acclaimed English auteur tells Patrick Clarke how his love of music drove him to overcome a creative mental block and score his own soundtrack

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Ben Wheatley

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