Film.Music.Media
387 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsFilm.Music.Media features interviews with today’s top film, TV and game composers. We sit down and talk extensively with today’s top composers working across all visual media. Get to know the people behind some of your favorite soundtracks! Video versions of our interviews can be found on our YouTube channel.
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Composer Interview: Roque Baños (December 17, 2015)
September 15, 2017 19:30 - 26 minutes - 36.8 MBThe wonderfully talented Roque Baños takes some time to chat about his recent score to Ron Howard's maritime epic In The Heart Of The Sea starting Chris Hemsworth. Roque shares talks about how he found his way to film scoring and bridge the gap from Spanish cinema to American cinema. We talk about his work on In The Heart Of The Sea and how he got the job through Hans Zimmer's recommendation and went on to build a score as big as the story. From rebuilding sections of the ship in the recordi...
All Access: Inon Zur (December 16, 2015) *Video Interview Available
September 15, 2017 19:30 - 52 minutes - 72.5 MB[Watch the video interview on our YouTube Channel] On this episode of All Access, we get to sit down with one of the master auteur composers of video games. Inon Zur talks about his journey from Israel to the United States and how his dream of being a jazz musician took an unexpected turn when he discovered the world of video game music. Inon talks about his approach and process to scoring, and we go into detail for his most recent score to the massive worldwide sensation Fallout 4. Other t...
All Access: Jeff Russo (December 14, 2015) *Video Interview Available
September 15, 2017 19:29 - 45 minutes - 63.1 MB[Watch the video interview on our YouTube Channel] On this "All Access" we sit down with Fargo composer Jeff Russo to examine his process and approach to scoring in intricate detail. Jeff tells us some wild stories about his initial path as a singer/songwriter and how that eventually led him to film and TV composing. We look into his work for Fargo specifically and what his approach for Season 2 was as he collaborated with show runner Noah Hawley. Jeff shares many amazing memories from his ...
All Access: Dominic Lewis - Episode 1 (December 11, 2015) *Video Interview Available
September 15, 2017 19:29 - 35 minutes - 49 MB[Watch the video interview on our YouTube Channel] On this episode of All Access, we get to sit down with the extremely fun and talented Dominic Lewis. Dom worked with Henry Jackman on the score for the critically-acclaimed Amazon series The Man In The High Castle based on the classic novel by Philip K. Dick. Dominic gives us a fresh and unique perspective into the film music industry as he very quickly rose up the ranks at Remote Control Productions after working with such notable composer...
Composer Interview: Edwin Wendler (November 9, 2015)
September 15, 2017 19:23 - 1 hour - 91.8 MBThe talented and versatile Edwin Wendler takes some time to talk about the three spooky scores he cooked up this fall. Edwin shares his approach to the three horror scores Unnatural, I Spit On Your Grave: Vengeance Is Mine and his contribution to Tales Of Halloween which is a collection of shorts. We go deep into the horror genre as well as cover many other things revolving around the world of film scoring. It's a true pleasure to have Edwin return as a guest. Interview Conducted By: Michae...
All Access: John Powell (September 10, 2015) *Video Interview Available
September 15, 2017 19:23 - 1 hour - 123 MB[Watch the video interview on our YouTube Channel] Have you ever wanted to sit down for an hour and half with John Powell and really get to know him and his process fully? Well now you can with our latest installment in the All Access series. We cover everything from John's path into music and what really made him settle down to become a film composer. He takes us through his journey starting out working under Hans Zimmer in the 90's, including teaming up with Harry Gregson-Williams. John t...
Composer Interview: Daniel Pemberton (August 7, 2015)
September 15, 2017 19:22 - 22 minutes - 30.8 MBComposer Daniel Pemberton has very quickly established himself as one of the premiere and unique sounds of the film industry. His bold style and approach is on full display in Guy Ritchie's The Man From U.N.C.L.E. We dive right into his scoring process of the film, including how he got the job plus how Guy Ritchie as a director is very specific in his musical directions. Daniel talks about re-capturing the essence of 60's and 70's spy films and TV series such as the original The Man From U.N...
Composer Interview: Richard Harvey (July 23, 2015)
September 15, 2017 19:21 - 43 minutes - 59.5 MBThe wonderfully talented and incomparable Richard Harvey takes some time to chat about his newest score to The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince) that he co-scored with Hans Zimmer. Richard takes us on an enlightening journey about his career and his views on the industry. He shares why he decided to stay in the UK and still have a successful career as a composer and musician without having to relocate to Los Angeles. Richard also talks about his longtime friendship and working relationship wit...
Composer Interview: Christophe Beck (July 23, 2015)
September 15, 2017 19:06 - 26 minutes - 59.8 MBChristophe Beck's career is a prime example of versatility in a composer's storytelling ability. We dive into Ant-Man, which is Beck's most recent project. The film is a meshing of genres by being a superhero heist film that blends action with comedy. Before we dive into Ant-Man and writing the score to Marvel's newest onscreen superhero, Chris shares his path to film composing and his approach to genres like comedies and musicals. We also discuss the process of being a replacement composer ...
All Access: Heitor Pereira (July 12, 2015) *Video Interview Available
September 15, 2017 19:01 - 1 hour - 88 MB[Watch the video interview on our YouTube Channel] Our second episode of "All Access" finds us sitting with composer Heitor Pereira in his studio. We cover his approach to his colorful score to the worldwide sensation Minions, and how he tried to deconstruct his melodies from Despicable Me 1 & 2. Beyond that Heitor shares how he immigrated to the USA via a boat from Brazil all the way to New York City to begin his musical path. Other topics include his love for melodies, working with a temp...
All Access: Lorne Balfe (July 8, 2015) *Video Interview Available
September 15, 2017 18:59 - 51 minutes - 70.3 MB[Watch the video interview on our YouTube Channel] On the first episode of "All Access" we visit Lorne Balfe at his studio to sit down and talk a bit about his score to Terminator: Genisys. The conversation evolves as we chat about the usage of very famous themes from past entries of a franchise, presenting music to directors and producers, composing music for action, big budget vs small budget filmmaking, scheduling, creativity, and even what the best late-night snacks are. Lorne also demo...
Composer Interview: Elliot Goldenthal (June 18, 2015)
September 15, 2017 18:56 - 21 minutes - 29.7 MBOscar-winning composer Elliot Goldenthal takes some time to chat about his newest score to Julie Taymor's A Midsummer Night's Dream. The unique take on the Shakespearean classic was performed live on stage, but was shot cinematically to be edited into a film. This presented Elliot with a completely new way of writing music. The film plays for a special one-night only event via Fathom Events on June 22nd at theaters around the country. Beyond that, Elliot also composed a 3-act ballet adaptati...
Composer Interview: James S. Levine (June 9, 2015)
September 15, 2017 18:51 - 19 minutes - 26.6 MBComposer James S. Levine takes some time to talk about his background and how he found his path to film music. He talks about his early days working with Hans Zimmer and learning the ropes through that path. James reflects on his scores for American Horror Story and Glee, and discusses his evolving collaboration with showrunner Ryan Murphy dating all the way back to Nip/Tuck. James talks about working on the first 3 seasons of American Horror Story, and how he treats each one as its own thin...
Composer Interview: Mac Quayle (June 9, 2015)
September 15, 2017 18:51 - 16 minutes - 22.2 MBMac Quayle takes some time to talk to us about his background and journey to film composing. Mac formed a close collaboration with Cliff Martinez and learned a lot working on many of Cliff's scores. He jumped into the spotlight by taking over on American Horror Story: Freak Show where he delivered a very unique and immersive score for that season's storyline. Mac continues his collaboration with Ryan Murphy as we discuss what he will be cooking up for Scream Queens premiering this fall. Mac ...
Composer Interview: Evan Roth (May 27, 2015)
September 15, 2017 18:50 - 10 minutes - 14.9 MBComposer Evan Roth takes some time to speak about his new feature score to the documentary Maree V. State. We also chat about how he began his path in music and how he pursued becoming a film and television composer. From his approaches and techniques, we cover how Evan takes on each new project. We also chat about his successful work in commercials where he describes how commercial scoring is some of the best training a composer can get. Enjoy this great interview with a bright young talent...
Composer Interview: Gabriel Mann (May 27, 2015)
September 15, 2017 18:50 - 30 minutes - 42.5 MBThe awesome and talented Gabriel Mann chats Modern Family, Rectify and The Exes in this in-depth interview that explores Gabriel's background into film scoring and his current works. Gabriel shares his unconventional path to becoming a composer (by dropping out of med school), and candidly speaks on the hectic time of year known as pilot season. Gabriel has successfully walked away from pilot season with a handful of new shoes including Angel From Hell, Rosewood, Dr. Ben and School Of Rock. ...
Composer Interview: Dominic Lewis (May 13, 2015)
September 15, 2017 18:44 - 21 minutes - 29.1 MBIf Dominic Lewis is not on your radar, he should be. Dominic has been a go-to collaborator for some of Hollywood's biggest names including John Powell, Henry Jackman and Hans Zimmer. He is also one of the most impressive talents and voices as a composer in the industry. His premiere score to the hit animated film Free Birds instantly perked up everyone's ears. He was also behind the teen comedy The DUFF and now the big-screen adaptation of the hit series Spooks. US audiences may not know wha...
Composer Interview: Tom Holkenborg [Junkie XL] (May 13, 2015)
September 15, 2017 18:44 - 20 minutes - 28 MBEven though Tom was a guest on Film.Music.Media very recently, we had to have him back to talk about his masterful score to Mad Max: Fury Road. Tom (also known as Junkie XL) shares the fantastic and rare approach he was able to do working with master auteur George Miller as he brought his classic Mad Max universe to a new audience. Tom worked 18 months on this score and was part of George Miller's collaborative process as he went back and forth scoring to picture as well as the picture shapi...
Composer Interview: Solomon Grey (May 13, 2015)
September 15, 2017 18:43 - 34 minutes - 48.1 MBTom Kingston and Joe Wilson are the UK-based musician/composing duo that may be better known for their amazing and unique songs in the electronic genre, but they are prominent new voices in the composing world as well. Tom unfortunately couldn't join us, but here Joe Wilson takes some time to chat about their score to the BBC/HBO co-production of The Casual Vacancy. This miniseries is adapted from the critically praised novel by J.K. Rowling. Joe describes one of the most inspiring and creat...
Composer Interview: Brian Tyler (May 2, 2015)
September 15, 2017 18:43 - 27 minutes - 38 MBBrian Tyler is one of the most in-demand and talented composers working in the industry today. His incredible style and strong voice as an auteur in the field has helped bring us some of the most memorable high-octane and emotionally infused scores in recent years. Brian joins us for the 6th time here on Film.Music.Media to talk about his two recent scores to Furious 7 and Avengers: Age Of Ultron. We waste no time and dive right into Furious 7. Brian discusses how the series has lasted so lo...
Composer Interview: Carl Thiel (May 2, 2015)
September 15, 2017 18:39 - 13 minutes - 19.1 MBIf you're a fan of Robert Rodriguez then you know Carl Thiel's music well. Carl has been a part of Robert's creative fold for many many years now, and has become the most prominent aspect of a Robert Rodriguez film's soundscape. Carl started working with Robert all the way back on Spy Kids 3-D, and since then has co-composed scores like Shorts, Spy Kids 4, Grindhouse: Planet Terror, Machete Kills and Sin City: A Dame To Kill For. Carl talks about his collaborative relationship with Robert an...
Composer Interview: Jeff Russo (May 2, 2015)
September 15, 2017 18:37 - 22 minutes - 30.6 MBGrammy and Emmy-nominated composer Jeff Russo takes some time to talk about his expansive slate of projects for 2015. Jeff has quickly become one of the most in-demand composers for television with shows like Fargo, CSI: Cyber, Power, The Returned, Battle Creek, and the upcoming mini-series Tut starring Ben Kingsley. Jeff also has two upcoming features called Surface starring Sean Astin and the Wilt Chamberlain Biopic titled Wilt. Jeff talks about the importance of scheduling and how his cur...
Composer Interview: Nathaniel Levisay (April 16, 2015)
September 15, 2017 18:37 - 16 minutes - 22.4 MBComposer Nathaniel Levisay takes some time to speak about his newest score to The Toy Soldiers; a film that follows a group of teens in the 1980's over the course of one night. Nathaniel talks about his upbringing and how he discovered his love for music and eventually film scoring. We chat about his work on the film, and how he approached scoring a period film where the music of the time was so iconic in its sound. From what sparks the first note to being inspired by colors, we chat about h...
Composer Interview: Rich Vreeland [Disasterpeace] (April 2, 2015)
September 15, 2017 18:36 - 19 minutes - 26.4 MBComposer Rich Vreeland (better known as Disasterpeace) is the composer behind the fantastically bold and unique score to the horror sensation, It Follows. We chat about how Rich got into music and how he stumbled into video game scoring, which in turn led him to film scoring. Rich shares the unique process for It Follows and how he worked with director David Robert Mitchell to achieve what the film needed. In this situation Rich worked closely with a temp track that he embraced with open arm...
Composer Interview: Fil Eisler (March 23, 2015)
September 15, 2017 18:33 - 32 minutes - 44.7 MBComposer Fil Eisler returns to Film.Music.Media for a chat about his most recent work including the season's biggest smash-hit series, Empire. We dive-in to discuss Fil's approach for a show that isn't afraid to hide what it is. Empire is a drama with soap opera qualities, and we discuss what is needed from the score on a show such as that. Fil also talks about how the score must work with the songs appearing in the series as well. Beyond the world of Empire we also chat about Fil's other se...
Composer Interview: Patrick Doyle (March 11, 2015)
September 15, 2017 18:32 - 29 minutes - 40.7 MBOscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA nominated Patrick Doyle is one of the industry's most respected film composers, and one of the warmest and friendliest people out there. Patrick takes some time to discuss his simply wonderful score to Disney's Cinderella, which sees him re-teaming once again with director Kenneth Branagh. Patrick shares how he followed the path to becoming a composer, and how he met Kenneth Branagh while working in the same theater company. We discuss what it's like collaborati...
Composer Interview: Tom Holkenborg [Junkie XL] (March 11, 2015)
September 15, 2017 18:30 - 15 minutes - 20.6 MBComposer Tom Holkenborg (also known as Junkie XL) is on an unstoppable roll as one of Hollywood's most in-demand composers. With such hits as 300: Rise Of An Empire, Divergent and much more under his belt he has become one of the prominent sounds of the industry. Tom takes some time to chat about his most recent score to Run All Night starring Liam Neeson. We discuss the unusual process that this score had including the quick 4-week process, as well as compiling a conceptual score after only...
Composer Interview: Cris Velasco (February 15, 2015)
September 15, 2017 18:30 - 22 minutes - 31.2 MBComposer Cris Velasco takes some time to chat about his recent scores to Assassin's Creed: Unity - Dead Kings as well as his work with Clive Barker on the Book Of Blood digital comics. Cris shares about how he found the calling of music composition in college, and why he chose to pursue video game scoring. We discuss his approach and process for video game scoring including what every type of gameplay requires from the music as well as his trick on how to avoid the annoying music loops that ...
Composer Interview: Matthew Margeson (February 10, 2015)
September 15, 2017 18:26 - 19 minutes - 27.1 MBComposer Matthew Margeson takes some time to talk about his fantastic new score to Kingsman: The Secret Service, which he co-composed with friend and collaborator Henry Jackman. Matt shares his path to film composing and reveals his love for Broadway and musicals, which was the source of his love for music. He got to realize his dream by doing additional orchestrating for the recent Disney adaptation of Into The Woods. We talk in-depth about collaboration, and how he found his path working a...
Composer Interview: Eric Serra (January 23, 2015)
September 15, 2017 18:26 - 47 minutes - 65.4 MBEric Serra is one of the most iconic sounds and talents in the film music world. For this all-encompassing interview we discuss how he was reluctantly dragged into film music by an early acquaintance named Luc Besson early in his career, which ended up leading him to find his true passion as a composer. Eric shares so many interesting stories from scores like The Fifth Element, Leon: The Professional and working on GoldenEye. He shares the origin of his signature "cohhhh" sound that permeate...
Composer Interview: Joseph S. DeBeasi (January 23, 2015)
September 15, 2017 18:11 - 34 minutes - 48 MBJoseph S. DeBeasi jumped into the Hollywood spotlight over the 2015 Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend with his work on the underscore for Clint Eastwood's record-breaking film American Sniper starring Bradley Cooper. In this fascinating interview Joseph shares about his musical path, and how he has made an amazing career as a music editor working on huge projects. Through a series of fortunate circumstances he found himself working with one of the greatest filmmaking legends of all-tim...
Composer Interview: Geoff Zanelli (January 16, 2015)
September 15, 2017 18:11 - 33 minutes - 46.5 MBEmmy-winning composer Geoff Zanelli takes some time to talk about his two recent scores to Mortdecai and The Scorpion King 4: Quest For Power. For Mortdecai we discuss Geoff's continuing collaboration with director David Koepp as well as co-scoring with Mark Ronson. The collaboration with Mark was a unique one, but Geoff found that it reawakened a part of his musical background he hadn't tapped into for a while. We chat about the stylistic approach of a film that draws inspiration from the c...
Composer Interview: Alex Ebert (January 16, 2015)
September 15, 2017 18:08 - 16 minutes - 22.7 MBGolden Globe-winning composer Alex Ebert takes some time to chat about his recent score to A Most Violent Year. Alex talks about how he started an interest in filmmaking, but then decided to pursue singing and songwriting with his bands IMA Robot & Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeroes. He tells the story of how he ended up with J.C. Chandor on All Is Lost and how that collaboration started. We delve into his process for A Most Violent Year. Alex is definitely a noteworthy talent and his wor...
Composer Interview: Ilan Eshkeri (December 5, 2014)
September 15, 2017 18:08 - 30 minutes - 42.5 MBThe very talented and versatile Ilan Eshkeri takes some time to chat about two of his recent scores, Still Alice and Black Sea. Ilan shares how he accidentally fell into the world of film music, and his path to becoming a composer. We talk extensively about his methods and approach, and Ilan goes into great detail about instrumentation and sound design on some of his work. We discuss in the ideas behind the score for Still Alice, and how much of a personal connection Ilan has to the topic of...
Composer Interview: Lorne Balfe (December 4, 2014)
September 15, 2017 18:07 - 34 minutes - 47.8 MBThe supremely versatile Lorne Balfe takes some time to chat about his fantastic new score to the new Dreamworks animation film, The Penguins Of Madagascar. Lorne explains everything that came with scoring a spin-off to characters who have become very familiar to audiences in another franchise. We discuss thematic writing, including Lorne's process for writing a theme. Beyond Penguins we get into a fantastic discussion of certain composing techniques and trends happening in the industry. We t...
Composer Interview: John Powell (November 15, 2014)
September 15, 2017 18:07 - 40 minutes - 56.2 MBA true and special delight, John Powell takes some time to reflect on his career in film music as well as discuss his recent score to How To Train Your Dragon 2. John shares how he fell into the film music path, how he met Hans Zimmer and reflects on his collaborations with Gavin Greenaway, Hans Zimmer and Harry Gregson-Williams. From his thematic process, the source of his signature percussion sound, his views on film music today and how to draw emotion from real-life experiences we cover i...
Composer Interview: Henry Jackman (November 15, 2014)
September 15, 2017 18:03 - 21 minutes - 29.5 MBThe incredibly versatile Henry Jackman joins Film.Music.Media for the 4th time, this time to discuss his newest score to Big Hero 6. We dive right into Big Hero 6 and explore the approach to scoring something that carries some genre archetypes yet is extremely unique and intimate to its characters. Henry discusses the dual nature his theme had to carry; being big and heroic in some parts yet poignant and emotional in others. We also reflect on Henry's career in animation from scoring Monster...
Composer Interview: Jóhann Jóhannsson (November 7, 2014)
September 15, 2017 18:03 - 18 minutes - 25.1 MBThe wonderful Jóhann Jóhannsson takes some time to discuss his latest score to the critically-acclaimed The Theory Of Everything. We start by exploring Jóhann's journey to becoming a composer and then delve into his work on the film. Jóhann shares his approach for this emotional story about Stephen Hawking and his wife Jane Hawking. We talk about how to make sure the music is not doing too much to keep from being melodramatic, what he connected to in the story, and how knowing Stephen Hawkin...
Composer Interview: Joe Henson & Alexis Smith [aka The Flight] (November 7, 2014)
September 15, 2017 18:02 - 23 minutes - 32.3 MBThe composing duo of Joe Henson & Alexis Smith also known as The Flight take some time to speak about their recent score to Alien: Isolation. We discuss how the two got into music and what made them decide to pair up instead of venture alone. We then focus on what their approach was for such an iconic franchise such as Alien, and how they were able to incorporate Jerry Goldsmith's original score into the DNA of their score. We touch very lightly on their music for another game, Little Big Pl...
Composer Interview: Joe Henson & Alexis Smith [aka The Flight] (November 7, 2014)
September 15, 2017 18:02 - 23 minutes - 32.3 MBThe composing duo of Joe Henson & Alexis Smith also known as The Flight take some time to speak about their recent score to Alien: Isolation. We discuss how the two got into music and what made them decide to pair up instead of venture alone. We then focus on what their approach was for such an iconic franchise such as Alien, and how they were able to incorporate Jerry Goldsmith's original score into the DNA of their score. We touch very lightly on their music for another game, Little Big Pl...
Composer Interview: Albert Chang (November 7, 2014)
September 15, 2017 18:01 - 15 minutes - 21.7 MBAlbert Chang is an extremely versatile composer of film, television and his own solo concert pieces. We sit down and talk about his recent project, Blood Ransom. Albert shares a lot about his background and how he fell in love with film music when seeing Dances With Wolves at a very young age. He also shares inspirations and techniques from his former professor at UCLA, Jerry Goldsmith. We then discuss his approach for Blood Ransom, which came with a set of challenges musically as Albert had...
John Powell Interviewed By Jon Burlingame [Audio Sourced From Video] (October 28, 2014)
September 15, 2017 17:57 - 28 minutes - 39.2 MBSAG/AFTRA presents another special "Meet The Composer" event. For this event composer John Powell was featured, who has utilized SAG/AFTRA choir members and singers in many of his scores. Before his master class, film music journalist Jon Burlingame sat down with John Powell for this fantastic interview. Watch the master class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqGLRQqChGc filmmusicmedia.com sagaftra.org
Composer Interview: Antonio Sanchez (October 10, 2014)
September 15, 2017 17:56 - 21 minutes - 28.9 MBAntonio Sanchez is a world-renowned composer, drummer, jazz musician and winner of 4 Grammy Awards. He was personally called upon by Alejandro González Iñárritu to score Birdman, which is his feature film debut as a composer. Going a completely unconventional route, Iñárritu wanted an improvised drum score, and we discuss the process in-depth. Antonio shares the entire process from writing demos simply from ideas and the script, how that evolved into music being used on the set, and how they...
Composer Interview: Heitor Pereira (September 6, 2014)
September 15, 2017 17:56 - 29 minutes - 40.3 MBHeitor Pereira takes some time to discuss his latest score to the film If I Stay, which was adapted from the popular novel. Heitor discusses his approach to a film with a subject matter like If I Stay versus something lighter like Despicable Me. We discuss the state of mind one has to put themselves in depending on the project. We discuss a lot about melodies, including Heitor's unique process of recording himself reading the script because he hums out melodies if an idea strikes him while r...
Composer Interview: Brian Tyler (August 20, 2014)
September 15, 2017 17:54 - 24 minutes - 33.8 MBThe incredibly busy and talented Brian Tyler takes some time to catch up about the three blockbuster films he scored this summer. We chat about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Into The Storm and The Expendables 3. Brian shares his approach for all three films and what he wanted to do with each score. Such as add a swashbuckling old-school adventure style to TMNT, approach Into The Storm as a conceptual score, and working with Sylvester Stallone to craft continuity yet bring something new to th...
Composer Interview: Joey Newman (August 20, 2014)
September 15, 2017 17:50 - 17 minutes - 24.1 MBEmmy-nominated composer Joey Newman takes some time to discuss his latest project, the new NBC series The Mysteries Of Laura. The series stars Debra Messing and Josh Lucas, and premieres this fall. Joey shares how he approached the show and what it takes to find the sound of a series from the start. We also discuss Joey's other projects including the long-running The Middle on ABC, which enters its sixth season. Here we discuss the arc of his work from the start to now, and all the little in...
Composer Interview: Mario Grigorov (August 20, 2014)
September 15, 2017 17:50 - 24 minutes - 34.1 MBComposer Mario Grigorov's versatility is reflected in the scores he's composed. From Oscar-winning drama Precious to the heartfelt Musical Chairs, Mario has demonstrated an uncanny ability to craft an emotional narrative around a film. We discuss his incredibly interesting path to film scoring, and how how he actually disliked composing when he first dabbled in it. Mario shares his journey to Los Angeles where he snagged a record deal with Warner Brothers within a month of moving there, and ...
Composer Interview: Daniel Licht (August 15, 2014)
September 15, 2017 17:49 - 21 minutes - 29.9 MBThe versatile Daniel Licht takes some time to discuss some projects new and old. We take a look back at Dexter and the entire body of his work for the Emmy-winning drama over the course of 8 seasons including the most challenging things that came his way. Daniel also discusses his newest project, which is The Red Road airing on The Sundance Channel. The drama starring Jason Momoa is entering its second season and we discuss the process of starting a series from the beginning and anticipating...
Composer Interview: Nathan Whitehead (July 21, 2014)
September 15, 2017 17:49 - 23 minutes - 32.8 MBNathan Whitehead is a composer whose ability to craft engrossing musical narratives in a distinct style makes him stand out of the crowd. Last year he composed an impressive horror score with The Purge, and only a year later he is back with The Purge: Anarchy. We chat about the different direction this film is taking versus the first one, and how he needed to approach the music differently. Nathan discusses his relationship with director James DeMonaco and what it was like working with him a...
Composer Interview: Trevor Morris (June 18, 2014)
September 15, 2017 17:45 - 15 minutes - 21.7 MBEmmy-winner Trevor Morris takes some time to discuss his latest projects including Vikings and Brick Mansions. We delve into the creative evolution Trevor's music has experienced over the course of Vikings' seasons and his approach for the show. We also discuss his score for Brick Mansions including what it's like composing a film score in a time-crunch with a two week timeframe. Trevor also shares how he handled the score differently knowing he was scoring one of Paul Walker's final perform...