Daniel Pemberton

In this special summer episode, Daniel Pemberton, composer of Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse, Daniel discusses his unique approach to the hit sequel's postmodern score, the success he’s had since his last appearance on Score: The Podcast — including SLOUGH HOUSE and The Trial of the Chicago 7 — and details about the upcoming tour of his Spider-Verse score, live to picture! Interview by Robert Kraft.

In this special summer episode, Daniel Pemberton, composer of Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse, Daniel discusses his unique approach to the hit sequel's postmodern score, the success he’s had since his last appearance on Score: The Podcast — including SLOUGH HOUSE and The Trial of the Chicago 7 — and details about the upcoming tour of his Spider-Verse score, live to picture! Interview by Robert Kraft.

Special | Daniel Pemberton

Carter Burwell

In this special pre-Oscars episode of Score: The Podcast, Oscar-nominated composer Carter Burwell speaks with Robert Kraft about his latest score for The Banshees of Inisherin. Will his third nomination be the charm? Carter talks about meeting the other nominees at the Academy luncheon, recording at Abbey Road, and working with directors.

In this special pre-Oscars episode of Score: The Podcast, Oscar-nominated composer Carter Burwell speaks with Robert Kraft about his latest score for The Banshees of Inisherin. Will his third nomination be the charm? Carter talks about meeting the other nominees at the Academy luncheon, recording at Abbey Road, and working with directors.

Special | Carter Burwell

Colin Stetson

Composer Colin Stetson (The Menu, Hereditary, Color Out of Space) talks about capturing a fresh sound for The Menu, trying not to collapse while playing saxophone, and why it makes for terrible bar tricks. Interview by Kenny Holmes and Matt Schrader.

Composer Colin Stetson (The Menu, Hereditary, Color Out of Space) talks about capturing a fresh sound for The Menu, trying not to collapse while playing saxophone, and why it makes for terrible bar tricks. Interview by Kenny Holmes and Matt Schrader.

More Score #61 | Colin Stetson (The Menu)

Hildur Guðnadóttir

Oscar-winning composer Hildur Guðnadóttir talks about her 2019 success on JOKER and CHERNOBYL and how she responded to pandemic slowdown at the breakout moment of her career. Why becoming a mother is something she holds so dearly and credits for some of her approach. Plus, why WOMEN TALKING challenged her to find a quiet inner strength, and TÁR created a mirror opposite of Hildur's approach to her music. Interview by Robert Kraft and Matt Schrader.

Oscar-winning composer Hildur Guðnadóttir talks about her 2019 success on JOKER and CHERNOBYL and how she responded to pandemic slowdown at the breakout moment of her career. Why becoming a mother is something she holds so dearly and credits for some of her approach. Plus, why WOMEN TALKING challenged her to find a quiet inner strength, and TÁR created a mirror opposite of Hildur's approach to her music. Interview by Robert Kraft and Matt Schrader.

More Score #62 | Hildur Guðnadóttir (Women Talking, Tár)

Damien Chazelle

Justin Hurwitz

Special Episode! Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelle sits down with his composer Justin Hurwitz ahead of their new film, BABYLON. Why Chazelle involves his composer long before his script is "final," and how he uses it to create storyboards. How the music of WHIPLASH and LA LA LAND were informed by music, and the challenges of bringing to life the 1920s-era BABYLON with all its brilliant, raucous and cacophonous musical splendor. Interview by Robert Kraft and Matt Schrader.

Special Episode! Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelle sits down with his composer Justin Hurwitz ahead of their new film, BABYLON. Why Chazelle involves his composer long before his script is "final," and how he uses it to create storyboards. How the music of WHIPLASH and LA LA LAND were informed by music, and the challenges of bringing to life the 1920s-era BABYLON with all its brilliant, raucous and cacophonous musical splendor. Interview by Robert Kraft and Matt Schrader.

More Score #59 | Damien Chazelle & Justin Hurwitz (Babylon)

David Newman

The great David Newman has been scoring memorable and iconic films since the mid-1980s, and after his own prolific career has found himself being a part of a unique world — live film music concerts. From conducting John Williams concerts at the world-famous Hollywood Bowl, to conducting orchestras live-to-picture at Walt Disney Concert Hall, David has stumbled into a world of new opportunities. We talk about why film music concerts feel more like rock concerts than classical ones, and why experimenting with the performances can trigger massive audience responses. This is everything you wanted to know about the experience of seeing a film music concert! Interview by Kenny Holmes and Matt Schrader.

The great David Newman has been scoring memorable and iconic films since the mid-1980s, and after his own prolific career has found himself being a part of a unique world — live film music concerts. From conducting John Williams concerts at the world-famous Hollywood Bowl, to conducting orchestras live-to-picture at Walt Disney Concert Hall, David has stumbled into a world of new opportunities. We talk about why film music concerts feel more like rock concerts than classical ones, and why experimenting with the performances can trigger massive audience responses. This is everything you wanted to know about the experience of seeing a film music concert! Interview by Kenny Holmes and Matt Schrader.

More Score #55 | David Newman

Henry Jackman

Composer Henry Jackman joins to talk about THE GRAY MAN, his musical relationship with the Russo brothers, how the birth of his son during the pandemic changed his perspective, and what kind of obsession it takes to truly make something meaningful. Interview by Kenny Holmes and Matt Schrader.

Composer Henry Jackman joins to talk about THE GRAY MAN, his musical relationship with the Russo brothers, how the birth of his son during the pandemic changed his perspective, and what kind of obsession it takes to truly make something meaningful. Interview by Kenny Holmes and Matt Schrader.

More Score #54 | Henry Jackman (The Gray Man)

Daniel Hart

David Lowery

Composer Daniel Hart and director David Lowery talk about the upcoming World Soundtrack Awards in Ghent, their musical collaboration and workflow on THE GREEN KNIGHT and how they met, other projects currently in the works, and even vegan French fries. Interviewed by Robert Kraft, only on MORE SCORE. THEN: Around the 45:00 mark, Robert and Carol Kuswanto catch us up on the nominees for the World Soundtrack Awards, and what to look for in October!

Composer Daniel Hart and director David Lowery talk about the upcoming World Soundtrack Awards in Ghent, their musical collaboration and workflow on THE GREEN KNIGHT and how they met, other projects currently in the works, and even vegan French fries. Interviewed by Robert Kraft, only on MORE SCORE. THEN: Around the 45:00 mark, Robert and Carol Kuswanto catch us up on the nominees for the World Soundtrack Awards, and what to look for in October!

More Score #51 | Daniel Hart and director David Lowery (The Green Knight)

Dave Porter

Special episode of MORE SCORE on SCORE: THE PODCAST! (For year-round interviews like this one, and 49 bonus interviews to date, subscribe to our bonus show MORE SCORE using any of the links below. IN THIS EPISODE OF MORE SCORE: Dave Porter, the prolific composer of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, reflects on 15 years making what some (including Matt) consider to be the best television shows ever made. The bumps along the road, the phrases Dave hears in his head still from creator Vince Gilligan, whether the Breaking Bad universe is really over, and how his career’s future is in the hands of his TV family built over the last two decades. Interview by Kenny Holmes and Matt Schrader. MORE SCORE is a fan-supported show available on Patreon, Apple Podcast and Spotify. To support for $10/month and get full episodes from inside the film score world, use the links below: Apple (iOS 15+): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/score-the-podcast/id1357882784 Spotify (via Anchor): http://anchor.fm/score/subscribe Patreon: http://Patreon.com/MoreScore

Special episode of MORE SCORE on SCORE: THE PODCAST! (For year-round interviews like this one, and 49 bonus interviews to date, subscribe to our bonus show MORE SCORE using any of the links below. IN THIS EPISODE OF MORE SCORE: Dave Porter, the prolific composer of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, reflects on 15 years making what some (including Matt) consider to be the best television shows ever made. The bumps along the road, the phrases Dave hears in his head still from creator Vince Gilligan, whether the Breaking Bad universe is really over, and how his career’s future is in the hands of his TV family built over the last two decades. Interview by Kenny Holmes and Matt Schrader. MORE SCORE is a fan-supported show available on Patreon, Apple Podcast and Spotify. To support for $10/month and get full episodes from inside the film score world, use the links below: Apple (iOS 15+): <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/score-the-podcast/id1357882784" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/score-the-podcast/id1357882784</a> Spotify (via Anchor): <a href="http://anchor.fm/score/subscribe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://anchor.fm/score/subscribe</a> Patreon: <a href="http://patreon.com/MoreScore" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://Patreon.com/MoreScore</a>

More Score #49 | Dave Porter (Better Call Saul & Breaking Bad)

Siddhartha Khosla

Composer Siddhartha Khosla on his massive hit that is ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING (now midway through Season 2), where those incredibly catchy melodies came from and why he loves to write them. The thematic reason why Sidd says the show needed an orchestra — and how SCORE: THE PODCAST’s own Carol Kuswanto ended up playing piano for the score! (She joins to break it down.) We also chat with Sidd about whether discovering true-crime podcasts in between seasons changed the tone of his music, working with top-notch editors, and the hidden clues in season 1’s score. Interview by Robert Kraft and Matt Schrader, with Carol Kuswanto, only on MORE SCORE.

Composer Siddhartha Khosla on his massive hit that is ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING (now midway through Season 2), where those incredibly catchy melodies came from and why he loves to write them. The thematic reason why Sidd says the show needed an orchestra — and how SCORE: THE PODCAST’s own Carol Kuswanto ended up playing piano for the score! (She joins to break it down.) We also chat with Sidd about whether discovering true-crime podcasts in between seasons changed the tone of his music, working with top-notch editors, and the hidden clues in season 1’s score. Interview by Robert Kraft and Matt Schrader, with Carol Kuswanto, only on MORE SCORE.

More Score #46 | Siddhartha Khosla (Only Murders In the Building)

From the creators of the #1 documentary SCORE comes this award-winning podcast inviting you into the world of today's most beloved film composers and brilliant musical storytellers.

This podcast is great for anyone fascinated by how music scores are written for film. Great insight into the intersection of the film and music business and always excellent interviews with composers.

Great podcast for film music fans

I love hearing all of the discussion and insight about this amazing music! It’s fun to hear the composers’ stories and background. I’m not a fan of the explicit stuff, but I’m glad the episodes are labeled to give warning. I love the games at the end of each episode! So fun!

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Score: The Podcast

James Newton Howard

Hans Zimmer

Score: The Podcast welcomes James Newton Howard, Oscar-nominated and Grammy Award-winning composer of films including Pretty Woman, The Fugitive, The Sixth Sense, Treasure Planet, Signs, The Village, King Kong, Blood Diamond, Michael Clayton, Defiance, Batman Begins &amp; The Dark Knight, The Hunger Games series, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and most recently Red Sparrow. Robert and Kenny begin the show discussing the score-only release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which is a major indicator that audiences are expressing more interest than ever in the music of entertainment. Robert and Kenny discuss how the music of "Atlanta" and "The Chi" are evolving hip hop in music. James Newton Howard talks about working with M. Night Shyamalan on "Signs," Hans Zimmer on Batman Begins and The Dark Knight and scoring Peter Jackson's King Kong via video conference in four and a half weeks. In "Behind the Score," Hans Zimmer talks about the importance of capturing the first few frames of a movie to set its musical tone. Lastly, the guys play a Danny Elfman-themed edition of the game "Name That Score," where you — yes, you — can be a winner!   EPISODE NOTES, PICTURES &amp; VIDEOS: https://www.score-movie.com/podcast FOLLOW @ScoreThePodcast http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft and Kenny Holmes. Executive Producer: Matt Schrader. Copyright 2018 Epicleff Media.

Score: The Podcast welcomes James Newton Howard, Oscar-nominated and Grammy Award-winning composer of films including Pretty Woman, The Fugitive, The Sixth Sense, Treasure Planet, Signs, The Village, King Kong, Blood Diamond, Michael Clayton, Defiance, Batman Begins &amp; The Dark Knight, The Hunger Games series, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and most recently Red Sparrow. Robert and Kenny begin the show discussing the score-only release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which is a major indicator that audiences are expressing more interest than ever in the music of entertainment. Robert and Kenny discuss how the music of "Atlanta" and "The Chi" are evolving hip hop in music. James Newton Howard talks about working with M. Night Shyamalan on "Signs," Hans Zimmer on Batman Begins and The Dark Knight and scoring Peter Jackson's King Kong via video conference in four and a half weeks. In "Behind the Score," Hans Zimmer talks about the importance of capturing the first few frames of a movie to set its musical tone. Lastly, the guys play a Danny Elfman-themed edition of the game "Name That Score," where you — yes, you — can be a winner! EPISODE NOTES, PICTURES &amp; VIDEOS: <a href="https://www.score-movie.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.score-movie.com/podcast</a> FOLLOW <a href="http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@ScoreThePodcast</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast</a> Hosts: Robert Kraft and Kenny Holmes. Executive Producer: Matt Schrader. Copyright 2018 Epicleff Media.

#3 | James Newton Howard, Behind the Score: Hans Zimmer & Name That Score

Robert and Kenny return for the Season 2 premiere and begin the show discussing headlines from the offseason. Matt Schrader joins to talk the release of his six-part podcast series, Blockbuster. Then Emmy-winning composer Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Outlander, Battlestar Gallactica, 10 Cloverfield Lane) joins to tell the story of his path into the film music world and working under the late maestro Elmer Bernstein, the evolution of the God of War score, his score for the upcoming summer blockbuster Godzilla: King of the Monsters and many of his behind the scenes stories of his successful career as a TV/Film/Video Game composer. Follow us on Twitter @ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft &amp; Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Copyright 2019 Score: The Podcast

Robert and Kenny return for the Season 2 premiere and begin the show discussing headlines from the offseason. Matt Schrader joins to talk the release of his six-part podcast series, Blockbuster. Then Emmy-winning composer Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Outlander, Battlestar Gallactica, 10 Cloverfield Lane) joins to tell the story of his path into the film music world and working under the late maestro Elmer Bernstein, the evolution of the God of War score, his score for the upcoming summer blockbuster Godzilla: King of the Monsters and many of his behind the scenes stories of his successful career as a TV/Film/Video Game composer. Follow us on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/scorethepodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@ScoreThePodcast</a> Hosts: Robert Kraft &amp; Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Copyright 2019 Score: The Podcast

#1 | Bear McCreary says never withhold good news

Ramin Djawadi

Score: The Podcast welcomes Ramin Djawadi, award-winning composer of Game of Thrones, Westworld, Prison Break, Person of Interest, Amazon's upcoming Jack Ryan series, Iron Man, Pacific Rim and A Wrinkle In Time. Robert and Kenny begin the show discussing AmperMusic.com and the new "computer learned" composing tools Silicon Valley is funding, as well as the retro 80s-inspired soundtrack of Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One. Ramin talks about the boom of interest in film scores and specifically his international Game of Thrones tour and its many spectacles accompanying the orchestral performances. Kenny and Robert ask Ramin about whether he gets special access to top-secret storylines in Game of Thrones, and how he tips off audiences to what may or may not happen next through the type of music he uses in the show. Ramin talks about meeting Hans Zimmer and Klaus Badelt and their invitation to him to join Remote Control Productions in Santa Monica. Score: The Podcast debuts "The Inside Track," a new music psychology segment featuring Dr. Siu-Lan Tan, a leading researcher into the effects of film music on audiences. In this first edition, Dr. Tan examines the use of music to signal "the end" of a scene or of a film, and how a composer can create audience satisfaction with examples of The Matrix, Inception and more.  Then they jump into Westworld (returning Sunday, April 22) and discover how his musical expertise informs other creative aspects of the show, including the opening theme and the player piano. Lastly, Ramin joins the guys to play a Hans Zimmer-themed edition of the game “Name That Score,” where you — yes, you — can be a winner! EPISODE NOTES, PICTURES &amp; VIDEOS: https://www.score-movie.com/podcast FOLLOW @ScoreThePodcast http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft and Kenny Holmes. Executive Producer: Matt Schrader. Copyright 2018 Epicleff Media

Score: The Podcast welcomes Ramin Djawadi, award-winning composer of Game of Thrones, Westworld, Prison Break, Person of Interest, Amazon's upcoming Jack Ryan series, Iron Man, Pacific Rim and A Wrinkle In Time. Robert and Kenny begin the show discussing <a href="http://AmperMusic.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AmperMusic.com</a> and the new "computer learned" composing tools Silicon Valley is funding, as well as the retro 80s-inspired soundtrack of Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One. Ramin talks about the boom of interest in film scores and specifically his international Game of Thrones tour and its many spectacles accompanying the orchestral performances. Kenny and Robert ask Ramin about whether he gets special access to top-secret storylines in Game of Thrones, and how he tips off audiences to what may or may not happen next through the type of music he uses in the show. Ramin talks about meeting Hans Zimmer and Klaus Badelt and their invitation to him to join Remote Control Productions in Santa Monica. Score: The Podcast debuts "The Inside Track," a new music psychology segment featuring Dr. Siu-Lan Tan, a leading researcher into the effects of film music on audiences. In this first edition, Dr. Tan examines the use of music to signal "the end" of a scene or of a film, and how a composer can create audience satisfaction with examples of The Matrix, Inception and more.  Then they jump into Westworld (returning Sunday, April 22) and discover how his musical expertise informs other creative aspects of the show, including the opening theme and the player piano. Lastly, Ramin joins the guys to play a Hans Zimmer-themed edition of the game “Name That Score,” where you — yes, you — can be a winner! EPISODE NOTES, PICTURES &amp; VIDEOS: <a href="https://www.score-movie.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.score-movie.com/podcast</a> FOLLOW <a href="http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@ScoreThePodcast</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast</a> Hosts: Robert Kraft and Kenny Holmes. Executive Producer: Matt Schrader. Copyright 2018 Epicleff Media

#5 | Ramin Djawadi, The Inside Track with Dr. Siu-Lan Tan & Name That Score

Robert and Kenny start discussing the Back to the Future musical coming to the U.K. in 2020, Avengers: Endgame finally knocked out of #1 at the box office, Ramin Djawadi climbing the pop music charts with new Game of Thrones soundtrack and more. Then Icelandic composer and musician Hildur Guðnadóttir joins us to talk scoring Joker and working with famed comedy director Todd Phillips on a more serious and dark movie, discusses her trip to Lithuania to physically identify the sound and feel of her score for HBO’s new mini-series Chernobyl and being proud to help carry the torch for women composers in Hollywood. Follow us on Twitter @ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft &amp; Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Coordinator: Carol Kuswanto Copyright 2019 Score: The Podcast

Robert and Kenny start discussing the Back to the Future musical coming to the U.K. in 2020, Avengers: Endgame finally knocked out of #1 at the box office, Ramin Djawadi climbing the pop music charts with new Game of Thrones soundtrack and more. Then Icelandic composer and musician Hildur Guðnadóttir joins us to talk scoring Joker and working with famed comedy director Todd Phillips on a more serious and dark movie, discusses her trip to Lithuania to physically identify the sound and feel of her score for HBO’s new mini-series Chernobyl and being proud to help carry the torch for women composers in Hollywood. Follow us on Twitter @ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft &amp; Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Coordinator: Carol Kuswanto Copyright 2019 Score: The Podcast

#6 | Hildur Guðnadóttir needs an outlet for her darkness

John Powell

Score: The Podcast welcomes composer John Powell, Academy Award nominated composer of How To Train Your Dragon and How To Train Your Dragon 2, the Bourne franchise of films, Shrek, Antz, Happy Feet, Ice Age series, Rio, and the new Solo: A Star Wars Story (May 25).   Robert and Kenny begin the show talking about Deadmau5’s new comments about wanting to become a film composer and how often popular recording artists can cross over successfully. Robert gives examples of artists who’ve broken out into film music success immediately, including Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Junkie XL (Tom Holkenborg), Daft Punk and Joseph Trapanese and others.   Then John Powell enters the studio to talk about his new score for Solo: A Star Wars Story and working alongside John Williams. Plus, the groove of the Bourne series and why Powell says he thanks “Matt Damon’s backside” for making the music work.   A new episode of The Inside Track with Music Psychologist Dr. Siu-Lan Tan explores the musical foundation of film scores and how rhythms of twos and threes are the building blocks for great music.   Then John and the guys talk about How To Train Your Dragon and sitting next to Hans Zimmer when Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ The Social Network beat him for the Academy Award. Plus, his approach for getting multiple cues “spinning” until the last minute on an animated film where things can change until the very end, and his work with Blue Man Group and Rio.   Lastly, John and the guys play an animated film score edition of Name That Score, where you — yes, you! — could be a winner! Plus, John teases the unique sound of vuvuzelas he recorded for Solo: A Star Wars Story.   EPISODE NOTES, PICTURES &amp; VIDEOS: https://www.score-movie.com/podcast   FOLLOW @ScoreThePodcast http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast   Hosts: Robert Kraft and Kenny Holmes. Executive Producer: Matt Schrader. Copyright 2018 Epicleff Media

Score: The Podcast welcomes composer John Powell, Academy Award nominated composer of How To Train Your Dragon and How To Train Your Dragon 2, the Bourne franchise of films, Shrek, Antz, Happy Feet, Ice Age series, Rio, and the new Solo: A Star Wars Story (May 25). Robert and Kenny begin the show talking about Deadmau5’s new comments about wanting to become a film composer and how often popular recording artists can cross over successfully. Robert gives examples of artists who’ve broken out into film music success immediately, including Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Junkie XL (Tom Holkenborg), Daft Punk and Joseph Trapanese and others. Then John Powell enters the studio to talk about his new score for Solo: A Star Wars Story and working alongside John Williams. Plus, the groove of the Bourne series and why Powell says he thanks “Matt Damon’s backside” for making the music work. A new episode of The Inside Track with Music Psychologist Dr. Siu-Lan Tan explores the musical foundation of film scores and how rhythms of twos and threes are the building blocks for great music. Then John and the guys talk about How To Train Your Dragon and sitting next to Hans Zimmer when Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ The Social Network beat him for the Academy Award. Plus, his approach for getting multiple cues “spinning” until the last minute on an animated film where things can change until the very end, and his work with Blue Man Group and Rio. Lastly, John and the guys play an animated film score edition of Name That Score, where you — yes, you! — could be a winner! Plus, John teases the unique sound of vuvuzelas he recorded for Solo: A Star Wars Story. EPISODE NOTES, PICTURES &amp; VIDEOS: <a href="https://www.score-movie.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.score-movie.com/podcast</a> FOLLOW <a href="http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@ScoreThePodcast</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast</a> Hosts: Robert Kraft and Kenny Holmes. Executive Producer: Matt Schrader. Copyright 2018 Epicleff Media

#9 | John Powell, The Inside Track with Music Psychologist Dr. Siu-Lan Tan & Name That Score

Steve Jablonsky

Score: The Podcast welcomes Steve Jablonsky, award-winning composer of Michael Bay films such as the Transformers film franchise, The Island and Pain &amp; Gain; Peter Berg films such as Battleship, Lone Survivor and Deepwater Horizon; Keanu; Netflix's Game Over, Man; and the upcoming Dwayne Johnson summer blockbuster Skyscraper. He is also the composer of television shows such as Desperate Housewives and video games including Gears of War: Judgment, Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, The Sims 3 and Transformers: The Game. Robert and Kenny begin the show discussing Ready Player One and how Alan Silvestri's score samples iconic music from the 1980s, true to the story's nostalgic subject matter. Silvestri is also scoring Avengers: Infinity War which releases this Friday. Robert shares a story about a mistake he made with Ennio Morricone and Warren Beatty while recording a score with a full orchestra in Rome.   Steve Jablonsky joins to talk about his work with Michael Bay on five Transformers films, The Island and Pain &amp; Gain — and how Bay communicates his elaborate visual style and explosions, sometimes before the special effects even exist.    In Behind the Score, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross discuss how David Fincher led to a thriving career scoring films after being in the recording and live performance industry with Nine Inch Nails.   Then Steve talks about the first cue with his name on it — "The Jablonsky Variations" from Tears of the Sun — and how Hans realized then Steve was destined to become a great film composer in his own right. And how films "based on a true story" or with real-life characters mean his music has to find the different kind of balance.   Lastly, Steve and the guys play a sports movie edition of the game “Name That Score,” where you — yes, you — can be a winner! Plus a story about Steve's first meeting with the great John Williams. EPISODE NOTES, PICTURES &amp; VIDEOS: https://www.score-movie.com/podcast FOLLOW @ScoreThePodcast http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft and Kenny Holmes. Executive Producer: Matt Schrader. Copyright 2018 Epicleff Media

Score: The Podcast welcomes Steve Jablonsky, award-winning composer of Michael Bay films such as the Transformers film franchise, The Island and Pain &amp; Gain; Peter Berg films such as Battleship, Lone Survivor and Deepwater Horizon; Keanu; Netflix's Game Over, Man; and the upcoming Dwayne Johnson summer blockbuster Skyscraper. He is also the composer of television shows such as Desperate Housewives and video games including Gears of War: Judgment, Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, The Sims 3 and Transformers: The Game. Robert and Kenny begin the show discussing Ready Player One and how Alan Silvestri's score samples iconic music from the 1980s, true to the story's nostalgic subject matter. Silvestri is also scoring Avengers: Infinity War which releases this Friday. Robert shares a story about a mistake he made with Ennio Morricone and Warren Beatty while recording a score with a full orchestra in Rome.   Steve Jablonsky joins to talk about his work with Michael Bay on five Transformers films, The Island and Pain &amp; Gain — and how Bay communicates his elaborate visual style and explosions, sometimes before the special effects even exist.    In Behind the Score, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross discuss how David Fincher led to a thriving career scoring films after being in the recording and live performance industry with Nine Inch Nails.   Then Steve talks about the first cue with his name on it — "The Jablonsky Variations" from Tears of the Sun — and how Hans realized then Steve was destined to become a great film composer in his own right. And how films "based on a true story" or with real-life characters mean his music has to find the different kind of balance.   Lastly, Steve and the guys play a sports movie edition of the game “Name That Score,” where you — yes, you — can be a winner! Plus a story about Steve's first meeting with the great John Williams. EPISODE NOTES, PICTURES &amp; VIDEOS: <a href="https://www.score-movie.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.score-movie.com/podcast</a> FOLLOW <a href="http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@ScoreThePodcast</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast</a> Hosts: Robert Kraft and Kenny Holmes. Executive Producer: Matt Schrader. Copyright 2018 Epicleff Media

#6 | Steve Jablonsky, Behind the Score: Trent Reznor/Atticus Ross & Name That Score

Christophe Beck

Score: The Podcast welcomes Christophe Beck, Emmy Award-winning composer of some of the biggest shows and movies of the last two decades, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, The Muppets, Pitch Perfect, Disney's Frozen, Trolls, Edge of Tomorrow, The Hangover comedy movies, and Marvel's Ant-Man and upcoming Ant-Man and the Wasp (July 6).   Robert and Kenny begin the show making their Emmy nomination picks for the best TV shows and TV scores of the year.   Then Christophe Beck comes in to discuss how to score comedy and exaggerating a punchline with humorous music.   Behind the Score dives into the studio musicians that record on most of Hollywood’s biggest scores, including cellist Steve Erdody who has recorded on over 1,200 scores in his career.   Then Christophe dives into his new $1M SESAC Scores: The Beck Diversity Project initiative, meant to foster new talent from diverse backgrounds, and discusses how he got the Ant-Man gig, and previews Ant-Man and The Wasp!   Lastly, Chris joins us to play an “alien movie”-themed edition of Name That Score, where you — yes, you — could be a winner! Play along for your chance to win a fabulous prize on Twitter @ScoreThePodcast.   EPISODE NOTES, PICTURES &amp; MUSIC: http://score-movie.com/podcastHosts: Robert Kraft &amp; Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Copyright 2018 Score: The Podcast

Score: The Podcast welcomes Christophe Beck, Emmy Award-winning composer of some of the biggest shows and movies of the last two decades, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, The Muppets, Pitch Perfect, Disney's Frozen, Trolls, Edge of Tomorrow, The Hangover comedy movies, and Marvel's Ant-Man and upcoming Ant-Man and the Wasp (July 6).   Robert and Kenny begin the show making their Emmy nomination picks for the best TV shows and TV scores of the year.   Then Christophe Beck comes in to discuss how to score comedy and exaggerating a punchline with humorous music.   Behind the Score dives into the studio musicians that record on most of Hollywood’s biggest scores, including cellist Steve Erdody who has recorded on over 1,200 scores in his career.   Then Christophe dives into his new $1M SESAC Scores: The Beck Diversity Project initiative, meant to foster new talent from diverse backgrounds, and discusses how he got the Ant-Man gig, and previews Ant-Man and The Wasp!   Lastly, Chris joins us to play an “alien movie”-themed edition of Name That Score, where you — yes, you — could be a winner! Play along for your chance to win a fabulous prize on Twitter @ScoreThePodcast.   EPISODE NOTES, PICTURES &amp; MUSIC: <a href="http://score-movie.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://score-movie.com/podcast</a>Hosts: Robert Kraft &amp; Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Copyright 2018 Score: The Podcast

#14 | Christophe Beck, Behind the Score & Name That Score

Kenny begins this extended edition of the show by talking about the sudden surge in vinyl sales, and argues there’s a huge future ahead for the medium, with major companies jumping into the industry. Then Matt presents his spoiler-free Summer TV roundup of recommendations and disappointments, and the guys tally the scores from their Emmy Nomination predictions. Then we’re joined by Tom Holkenborg, electronic DJ and composer of films including Mad Max: Fury Road, Deadpool, Tomb Raider, 300: Rise of an Empire and Peter Jackson’s upcoming Mortal Engines. Tom talks about first meeting Robert Kraft at Fox, years before his composer career took off, and getting kicked out of music school for his rebellious approach to drums. Then Tom talks about why he recorded custom drums for Mad Max, and his Studio Time series that breaks down his musical approaches. Lastly, Tom joins the guys for a “#1 Blockbusters of the 2000s” edition of Name That Score where you — yes, you — can be a winner! Play along for free by tweeting @ScoreThePodcast, where you could win a fabulous prize! EPISODE NOTES, PICTURES &amp; VIDEOS: https://www.score-movie.com/podcast FOLLOW @ScoreThePodcast http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft and Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Copyright 2018 Score: The Podcast

Kenny begins this extended edition of the show by talking about the sudden surge in vinyl sales, and argues there’s a huge future ahead for the medium, with major companies jumping into the industry. Then Matt presents his spoiler-free Summer TV roundup of recommendations and disappointments, and the guys tally the scores from their Emmy Nomination predictions. Then we’re joined by Tom Holkenborg, electronic DJ and composer of films including Mad Max: Fury Road, Deadpool, Tomb Raider, 300: Rise of an Empire and Peter Jackson’s upcoming Mortal Engines. Tom talks about first meeting Robert Kraft at Fox, years before his composer career took off, and getting kicked out of music school for his rebellious approach to drums. Then Tom talks about why he recorded custom drums for Mad Max, and his Studio Time series that breaks down his musical approaches. Lastly, Tom joins the guys for a “#1 Blockbusters of the 2000s” edition of Name That Score where you — yes, you — can be a winner! Play along for free by tweeting @ScoreThePodcast, where you could win a fabulous prize! EPISODE NOTES, PICTURES &amp; VIDEOS: <a href="https://www.score-movie.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.score-movie.com/podcast</a> FOLLOW @ScoreThePodcast <a href="http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast</a> Hosts: Robert Kraft and Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Copyright 2018 Score: The Podcast

#16 | Junkie XL, Summer TV Review & Name That Score

Kyle Dixon

Michael Stein

Robert and Kenny begin the show talking about the trailer for Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, and how much Robert once offered Led Zeppelin to use Stairway to Heaven in a Ridley Scott film.   Then Austin-based composing duo Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein of Stranger Things join to talk musical inspirations from 311 and Portishead to Radiohead, and their band SURVIVE getting a random email from The Duffer Brothers back in 2014.   In The Inside Track, music psychologist Dr. Siu-Lan Tan explores the fascinating ways music changes our perception of New York City.   Then our guests talk about sneaking onto the Predator set, and their film composing careers as they start scoring Stranger Things 3. Then, a '80s Movies edition of Name That Score, where you — yes, you — can be a winner!   EPISODE NOTES, PICTURES &amp; VIDEOS: https://www.score-movie.com/podcast   FOLLOW @ScoreThePodcast http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast   Hosts: Robert Kraft and Kenny Holmes. Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Copyright 2018 Score: The Podcast

Robert and Kenny begin the show talking about the trailer for Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, and how much Robert once offered Led Zeppelin to use Stairway to Heaven in a Ridley Scott film. Then Austin-based composing duo Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein of Stranger Things join to talk musical inspirations from 311 and Portishead to Radiohead, and their band SURVIVE getting a random email from The Duffer Brothers back in 2014. In The Inside Track, music psychologist Dr. Siu-Lan Tan explores the fascinating ways music changes our perception of New York City. Then our guests talk about sneaking onto the Predator set, and their film composing careers as they start scoring Stranger Things 3. Then, a '80s Movies edition of Name That Score, where you — yes, you — can be a winner! EPISODE NOTES, PICTURES &amp; VIDEOS: <a href="https://www.score-movie.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.score-movie.com/podcast</a> FOLLOW <a href="http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@ScoreThePodcast</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast</a> Hosts: Robert Kraft and Kenny Holmes. Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Copyright 2018 Score: The Podcast

#11 | Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, The Inside Track with Dr. Siu-Lan Tan & Name That Score

John Ottman

Robert and Kenny start off the show by talking about Ramin Djawadi’s tour announcement for Game of Thrones Live, the 2019 Cannes Film Festival and other hot releases for the week! Then Academy Award-winning editor and award-winning composer John Ottman (Bohemian Rhapsody, X-Men series, The Usual Suspects, Valkyrie) joins us to tell the story of his path into the film music world, having to put both the film editor and composer hats on major studio films, working alongside the band members of Queen on Bohemian Rhapsody and the major bumps in the road during production and co-writing a song with Robert back in his time at Fox. Follow us on Twitter @ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft &amp; Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Coordinator: Carol Kuswanto Copyright 2019 Score: The Podcast

Robert and Kenny start off the show by talking about Ramin Djawadi’s tour announcement for Game of Thrones Live, the 2019 Cannes Film Festival and other hot releases for the week! Then Academy Award-winning editor and award-winning composer John Ottman (Bohemian Rhapsody, X-Men series, The Usual Suspects, Valkyrie) joins us to tell the story of his path into the film music world, having to put both the film editor and composer hats on major studio films, working alongside the band members of Queen on Bohemian Rhapsody and the major bumps in the road during production and co-writing a song with Robert back in his time at Fox. Follow us on Twitter @ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft &amp; Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Coordinator: Carol Kuswanto Copyright 2019 Score: The Podcast

#5 | John Ottman sets the record straight on Bohemian Rhapsody

Mychael Danna

Robert and Kenny begin the show talking about the new Halloween trailer, why the horror genre isn’t generally as widely respected for its music, and why some directors want to score their own movies.   Mychael Danna comes in to discuss Ang Lee stumbling into his music and collaborating on The Ice Storm, a score Elmer Bernstein originally slammed. Then Robert and Mychael recall working together on Life of Pi, and how Mychael was nearly fired before Robert and Mychael added a “shaker” sound to the score, and later won Danna his first Academy Award for Best Original Score.   In The Inside Track, music psychologist Dr. Siu-Lan Tan breaks down how sound design, including the “cocktail party effect,” can alter our perceptions in film and television, using examples from several classic films.   Then, Mychael talks about working with his brother Jeff Danna, and how they complement each other’s styles and approaches, and the music of The Good Dinosaur.   Lastly, Mychael joins Robert and Kenny to play a “Academy Awards” edition of Name That Score, where you — yes, you — can be a winner!   EPISODE NOTES, PICTURES &amp; VIDEOS: https://www.score-movie.com/podcast   FOLLOW @ScoreThePodcast http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast   Hosts: Robert Kraft and Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Copyright 2018 Score: The Podcast

Robert and Kenny begin the show talking about the new Halloween trailer, why the horror genre isn’t generally as widely respected for its music, and why some directors want to score their own movies. Mychael Danna comes in to discuss Ang Lee stumbling into his music and collaborating on The Ice Storm, a score Elmer Bernstein originally slammed. Then Robert and Mychael recall working together on Life of Pi, and how Mychael was nearly fired before Robert and Mychael added a “shaker” sound to the score, and later won Danna his first Academy Award for Best Original Score. In The Inside Track, music psychologist Dr. Siu-Lan Tan breaks down how sound design, including the “cocktail party effect,” can alter our perceptions in film and television, using examples from several classic films. Then, Mychael talks about working with his brother Jeff Danna, and how they complement each other’s styles and approaches, and the music of The Good Dinosaur. Lastly, Mychael joins Robert and Kenny to play a “Academy Awards” edition of Name That Score, where you — yes, you — can be a winner! EPISODE NOTES, PICTURES &amp; VIDEOS: <a href="https://www.score-movie.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.score-movie.com/podcast</a> FOLLOW @ScoreThePodcast <a href="http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast</a> Hosts: Robert Kraft and Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Copyright 2018 Score: The Podcast

#13 | Mychael Danna, The Inside Track with Dr. Siu-Lan Tan & Name That Score

Lorne Balfe

Robert and Kenny begin the season finale episode talking about Robert's renovating of Fox's "Stage One," in 1994, which saved the famous recording stage that would become the Alfred Newman Scoring Stage. Then the guys reflect on their favorite moments from Season 1 of Score: The Podcast and make their epic Emmy Picks. Then Lorne Balfe joins to talk about his Mission: Impossible - Fallout score, and Ozzy Osbourne and others working with his dad, Stewart Copeland’s angry letter correcting his grammar, and how he crossed paths with Hans Zimmer and Christopher Nolan. Also, why he used 12 bongo players at the same time. Lastly, Lorne joins us to play a “Spy and Secret Agent Movie" edition of of Name That Score, where you — yes, you — could be a winner! Plus, an update on the final rankings for #NameThatScore. EPISODE NOTES, PICTURES &amp; VIDEOS: https://www.score-movie.com/podcast FOLLOW @ScoreThePodcast http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft and Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Copyright 2018 Score: The Podcast

Robert and Kenny begin the season finale episode talking about Robert's renovating of Fox's "Stage One," in 1994, which saved the famous recording stage that would become the Alfred Newman Scoring Stage. Then the guys reflect on their favorite moments from Season 1 of Score: The Podcast and make their epic Emmy Picks. Then Lorne Balfe joins to talk about his Mission: Impossible - Fallout score, and Ozzy Osbourne and others working with his dad, Stewart Copeland’s angry letter correcting his grammar, and how he crossed paths with Hans Zimmer and Christopher Nolan. Also, why he used 12 bongo players at the same time. Lastly, Lorne joins us to play a “Spy and Secret Agent Movie" edition of of Name That Score, where you — yes, you — could be a winner! Plus, an update on the final rankings for #NameThatScore. EPISODE NOTES, PICTURES &amp; VIDEOS: <a href="https://www.score-movie.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.score-movie.com/podcast</a> FOLLOW @ScoreThePodcast <a href="http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast</a> Hosts: Robert Kraft and Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Copyright 2018 Score: The Podcast

#20 | Lorne Balfe, Emmy Predictions & Name That Score

Brian Tyler

Rachel Portman

Score: The Podcast welcomes Brian Tyler, award-winning composer of the Fast and Furious and Marvel films, Now You See Me, and the upcoming film Crazy Rich Asians, plus television shows like Hawaii Five-0 and Scorpion and video game franchises Call of Duty, Assassin's Creed Black Flag and Need For Speed. Brian shares a story about first meeting Robert at Fox and it leading to his film career.   Robert and Kenny begin the show discussing how Marvel and Black Panther films are evolving the sound of Disney, and talk about "Hans Zimmer Live" documentary now on Netflix.   In "Behind the Score," Rachel Portman talks about her path in an industry made up of mostly men. The first female Oscar-winning composer talks about how determination helped her through musical training at an all-boys school in London. Finally, the team and Brian play a "robots and AI" themed edition of the game "Name That Score," where you — yes, you — can be a winner!   EPISODE NOTES, PICTURES &amp; VIDEOS: https://www.score-movie.com/podcast FOLLOW @ScoreThePodcast http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft and Kenny Holmes. Executive Producer: Matt Schrader. Copyright 2018 Epicleff Media

Score: The Podcast welcomes Brian Tyler, award-winning composer of the Fast and Furious and Marvel films, Now You See Me, and the upcoming film Crazy Rich Asians, plus television shows like Hawaii Five-0 and Scorpion and video game franchises Call of Duty, Assassin's Creed Black Flag and Need For Speed. Brian shares a story about first meeting Robert at Fox and it leading to his film career.   Robert and Kenny begin the show discussing how Marvel and Black Panther films are evolving the sound of Disney, and talk about "Hans Zimmer Live" documentary now on Netflix.   In "Behind the Score," Rachel Portman talks about her path in an industry made up of mostly men. The first female Oscar-winning composer talks about how determination helped her through musical training at an all-boys school in London. Finally, the team and Brian play a "robots and AI" themed edition of the game "Name That Score," where you — yes, you — can be a winner! EPISODE NOTES, PICTURES &amp; VIDEOS: <a href="https://www.score-movie.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.score-movie.com/podcast</a> FOLLOW <a href="http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@ScoreThePodcast</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast</a> Hosts: Robert Kraft and Kenny Holmes. Executive Producer: Matt Schrader. Copyright 2018 Epicleff Media

#4 | Brian Tyler, Behind the Score: Rachel Portman & Name That Score

Robert and Kenny start off the show with a special summer movie preview joined by film critic Scott "Movie" Mantz. Previews include Spiderman: Far From Home, The Lion King, Toy Story 4 and Yesterday.   Then Oscar-winning composer Justin Hurwitz (First Man, La La Land, Whiplash) joins us to tell the story of his path into the film music world as a band member and writer, meeting Damien Chazelle for the first time during freshman year at Harvard, working with Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone on the movie set for La La Land and the reason to feature the theremin in the First Man score.    Follow us on Twitter @ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft &amp; Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Coordinator: Carol Kuswanto Copyright 2019 Score: The Podcast

Robert and Kenny start off the show with a special summer movie preview joined by film critic Scott "Movie" Mantz. Previews include Spiderman: Far From Home, The Lion King, Toy Story 4 and Yesterday.   Then Oscar-winning composer Justin Hurwitz (First Man, La La Land, Whiplash) joins us to tell the story of his path into the film music world as a band member and writer, meeting Damien Chazelle for the first time during freshman year at Harvard, working with Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone on the movie set for La La Land and the reason to feature the theremin in the First Man score.   Follow us on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/scorethepodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@ScoreThePodcast</a> Hosts: Robert Kraft &amp; Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Coordinator: Carol Kuswanto Copyright 2019 Score: The Podcast

#4 | Justin Hurwitz loves solving post-production puzzles

Pinar Toprak

Robert and Kenny start the show sharing a clip from the Rise of the Planet of the Apes scoring session with composer Patrick Doyle, discussing whether Toy Story 4's slow start should be considered a disappointment and updating the developing Michael Giacchino subtweeting situation with The Batman. Then award-winning composer Pinar Toprak (Captain Marvel, Justice League, Krypton, Fortnite) joins to tell the story of how Hans Zimmer's The Prince of Egypt soundtrack might have started her journey into the film music world, getting her first scoring gig while working under orchestrator William Ross, writing pop music for another galaxy for Krypton and revealing that her demo for Wonder Woman was heard by Marvel music supervisor Dave Jordan which got her a shot at Captain Marvel. Follow us on Twitter @ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft &amp; Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Coordinator: Carol Kuswanto Copyright 2019 Score: The Podcast

Robert and Kenny start the show sharing a clip from the Rise of the Planet of the Apes scoring session with composer Patrick Doyle, discussing whether Toy Story 4's slow start should be considered a disappointment and updating the developing Michael Giacchino subtweeting situation with The Batman. Then award-winning composer Pinar Toprak (Captain Marvel, Justice League, Krypton, Fortnite) joins to tell the story of how Hans Zimmer's The Prince of Egypt soundtrack might have started her journey into the film music world, getting her first scoring gig while working under orchestrator William Ross, writing pop music for another galaxy for Krypton and revealing that her demo for Wonder Woman was heard by Marvel music supervisor Dave Jordan which got her a shot at Captain Marvel. Follow us on Twitter @ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft &amp; Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Coordinator: Carol Kuswanto Copyright 2019 Score: The Podcast

#11 | Pinar Toprak took a pivotal trip to Tower Records

Benjamin Wallfisch

Robert and Kenny begin the show discussing how the Emmys will start honoring original scores for documentary, DC Universe new TV series Swamp Thing getting canceled after one episode, and other hot releases coming up this week. Then award-winning composer Benjamin Wallfisch (Shazam!, It, Hidden Figures, Blade Runner 2049, Hellboy) joins to tell the story of being raised in a musical family, growing up obsessing over two chords in Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, his mentoring and collaborative relationship with Hans Zimmer, how he and director David Sandberg were just geeking out the entire time working on Shazam! and having first ever meeting in Hollywood was with our very own, Robert Kraft! Follow us on Twitter @ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft &amp; Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Coordinator: Carol Kuswanto Copyright 2019 Score: The Podcast

Robert and Kenny begin the show discussing how the Emmys will start honoring original scores for documentary, DC Universe new TV series Swamp Thing getting canceled after one episode, and other hot releases coming up this week. Then award-winning composer Benjamin Wallfisch (Shazam!, It, Hidden Figures, Blade Runner 2049, Hellboy) joins to tell the story of being raised in a musical family, growing up obsessing over two chords in Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, his mentoring and collaborative relationship with Hans Zimmer, how he and director David Sandberg were just geeking out the entire time working on Shazam! and having first ever meeting in Hollywood was with our very own, Robert Kraft! Follow us on Twitter @ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft &amp; Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Coordinator: Carol Kuswanto Copyright 2019 Score: The Podcast

#9 | Benjamin Wallfisch says the studio is his natural habitat

Jeff Russo

Robert and Kenny discuss the boom in score concerts, and review a few entries of our #NameThatScore theme-writing contest.Jeff Russo comes in to discuss how he got the call to do Star Trek: Discovery, and the music of FX’s award-winning Fargo and Legion (which we find out during the show has been renewed for season 3). Finally Jeff joins a sci-fi edition of Name That Score, where you — yes, you — could be a winner!EPISODE NOTES: https://score-movie.com/podcast

Robert and Kenny discuss the boom in score concerts, and review a few entries of our #NameThatScore theme-writing contest. Jeff Russo comes in to discuss how he got the call to do Star Trek: Discovery, and the music of FX’s award-winning Fargo and Legion (which we find out during the show has been renewed for season 3).  Finally Jeff joins a sci-fi edition of Name That Score, where you — yes, you — could be a winner! EPISODE NOTES: <a href="https://score-movie.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://score-movie.com/podcast</a>

#12 | Jeff Russo, Behind the Score & Name That Score

Vince Gilligan

Robert, Kenny, Matt and Carol begin the season finale discussing Joker breaking the box office record for largest October opening and how composer Hildur Guðnadóttir plays a role in that with her score. Then award-winning composer Dave Porter joins to share stories of how he first got involved in the Breaking Bad universe, working closely with long time collaborator Vince Gilligan, his path into film scoring that started with early classical training and later exploring electronic music in college, interning at Phillip Glass’ studio, how 9/11 played a role in giving him the final push to move to LA and taking a deep dive into his music for Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul and the now released El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie. Lastly, Dave joins for a special round of #NameThatScore with a “science” theme. This episode is presented by Spitfire Audio Follow us on Twitter @ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft &amp; Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Coordinator: Carol Kuswanto Copyright 2019 Score: The Podcast

Robert, Kenny, Matt and Carol begin the season finale discussing Joker breaking the box office record for largest October opening and how composer Hildur Guðnadóttir plays a role in that with her score. Then award-winning composer Dave Porter joins to share stories of how he first got involved in the Breaking Bad universe, working closely with long time collaborator Vince Gilligan, his path into film scoring that started with early classical training and later exploring electronic music in college, interning at Phillip Glass’ studio, how 9/11 played a role in giving him the final push to move to LA and taking a deep dive into his music for Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul and the now released El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie. Lastly, Dave joins for a special round of #NameThatScore with a “science” theme. This episode is presented by Spitfire Audio Follow us on Twitter @ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft &amp; Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Coordinator: Carol Kuswanto Copyright 2019 Score: The Podcast

#20 | Dave Porter would turn down Spielberg to work with Vince Gilligan

Christopher Lennertz

Henry Mancini

Robert and Kenny begin the show by discussing composer Dan Romer to compose for Bond 25, other hot releases like Stuber, The Farewell, and Crawl. The hosts also answer a viewer question about soundtrack releases and discuss the big earthquake in Southern California. Then award-winning composer Christopher Lennertz joins to share the story of growing up with an illustrious group of mentors around him including the late maestro Elmer Bernstein, accidentally walked into Henry Mancini’s recording session which later gave him the final push into becoming a film composer, working with pop stars Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas and Janelle Monáe on Uglydolls, and the artistic genius of Seth Rogen. This episode is presented by Spitfire Audio Follow us on Twitter @ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft &amp; Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Coordinator: Carol Kuswanto Copyright 2019 Score: The Podcast

Robert and Kenny begin the show by discussing composer Dan Romer to compose for Bond 25, other hot releases like Stuber, The Farewell, and Crawl. The hosts also answer a viewer question about soundtrack releases and discuss the big earthquake in Southern California. Then award-winning composer Christopher Lennertz joins to share the story of growing up with an illustrious group of mentors around him including the late maestro Elmer Bernstein, accidentally walked into Henry Mancini’s recording session which later gave him the final push into becoming a film composer, working with pop stars Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas and Janelle Monáe on Uglydolls, and the artistic genius of Seth Rogen. This episode is presented by Spitfire Audio Follow us on Twitter @ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft &amp; Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Coordinator: Carol Kuswanto Copyright 2019 Score: The Podcast

#13 | Christopher Lennertz changed his major after a Henry Mancini scoring session

Diane Warren

Robert and Kenny start the show talking about the trend of the high quality mini-series taking the television spotlight, Godzilla's box office disappointment and run down our guest's incredible songwriting resume. Then Grammy award-winning songwriter Diane Warren joins us and shares why she never wanted to be a performer, her random run-in on an airplane with rapper Common that led to an Oscar-nominated song, getting Michelle Obama on The Late Late Show with James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke, taking Lady Gaga out of her comfort zone and discovering Golden Globe-nominated actress Chrissy Metz's secret talent. Follow us on Twitter @ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft &amp; Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Coordinator: Carol Kuswanto Copyright 2019 Score: The Podcast

Robert and Kenny start the show talking about the trend of the high quality mini-series taking the television spotlight, Godzilla's box office disappointment and run down our guest's incredible songwriting resume. Then Grammy award-winning songwriter Diane Warren joins us and shares why she never wanted to be a performer, her random run-in on an airplane with rapper Common that led to an Oscar-nominated song, getting Michelle Obama on The Late Late Show with James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke, taking Lady Gaga out of her comfort zone and discovering Golden Globe-nominated actress Chrissy Metz's secret talent. Follow us on Twitter @ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft &amp; Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Coordinator: Carol Kuswanto Copyright 2019 Score: The Podcast

#8 | Diane Warren doesn't want to miss a thing

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