The first interview from Mike's Hollywood Conversations series, recorded in the mid-90s, with legendary New Hollywood director Bob Rafelson (Five Easy Pieces, The King of Marvin Gardens, Stay Hungry).

Season 2 of The Mike Figgis Podcast kicks off with Mike and Ali discussing Coppola's Megalopolis, Mike's making-of documentary of the film, his dearly departed friend Julian Sands, departed legends Jean-Luc Godard and Jeff Beck, long form TV today, new K-Dramas and intimacy in film.

Mike's musical background, his fascination with audio and the GK4; the band members, the music and the joy of spontaneous playing.

Mike talks about his lifelong fascination with sound, his first recordings, moving down to London, working with the People Show, starting to buy his own equipment, Coppola's The Conversation and eerie audio stories.

Mike and Ali talk Cannes Film Festival: Mike's several visits through the years, being on the red carpet, the politics of festivals, encounters with stars, trying to sell one's film and the evolution of the festival scene as a whole.

Mike and Ali talk about Mike's unhappy experience making Mr. Jones: how the film came about, the shoot, conflicts with the studio, post-production, betrayal, reshoots, the highs and lows of test screenings and the Hollywood Social Contract.

In a wide ranging conversation Mike and Ali touch on film music today, award shows, Mike's favorite Korean actress, the power of the internet, the banality of filmmaking today, composers and writers versus producers and some great film scores from the past.

Part 2 of Mike and Ali's conversation about Timecode: the technical challenges of making the film, the film's reception and the freedom it gave Mike to do more challenging work, the obsession with hi-def and the importance of having good sound on one's film.