The actor’s rendition of Plato’s Allegory of the Cave has been set to music and remixed by musicians ranging from Yoko Ono to OMD. ‘If someone has an idea, I’ll collaborate with them,’ he saysComposer Eric Alexandrakis had an idea. He had written an ambient piece of music called Cryogenia X and decided that he wanted – or perhaps needed – actor John Malkovich to read Plato’s Allegory of the Cave over it.