Question of Taste: Cork composer Linda Buckley picks some of her favourite music 

As well as some classic film soundtracks, the Old Head native has a love of the new wave era and bands such as Joy Division and Cocteau Twins
Question of Taste: Cork composer Linda Buckley picks some of her favourite music 

Cork sibling composers Irene and Linda Buckley have created a new soundtrack for Metropolis, to be performed at Cork International Film Festival. Picture: Jed Niezgoda

Linda Buckley is a composer from the Old Head of Kinsale, who works on a lot of pieces for dance and film. For the past few years, Linda has been mostly based in Glasgow, where she lectures in composition at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Also, with her sister, Irene Buckley, she has composed a new score for Fritz Lang's film Metropolis. It will be performed with screenings of the film at Cork International Film Festival on Monday and Tuesday (Nov 8-9) at the Everyman.

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