Sat, Sep 26, 2020
The Film Scorer's first guest is Sean Carney. A jazz vocalist, touring guitarist, and member of the bands WOLVES and Miscellaneous, Sean has recently released his first feature-length film score for the Neo-Western To Hell and Gone. We dive deep into the process for scoring To Hell and Gone, making the jump into composing for features, and our joint dislike of the Star Wars prequels.
Sat, Oct 10, 2020
Join The Film Scorer for his second episode in which he talks with film composer duo Two Twenty Two (comprised of Tom Nettleship and Daisy Coole). They chat about a love for adventurous film composers, their complicated (and highly effective) process for writing music as a duo, and their latest score - Clay's Redemption - an eclectic synth/jazz fusion hybrid for this supernatural noir.
Sat, Nov 21, 2020
Join The Film Scorer as he talks with composer Roman Molino Dunn about his score to the new psychological drama Huracán, about an mma fighter struggling with dissociative disorder. They also discuss Dunn's composing process, sampling the sounds of subways, and a mutual love of short film.
Sat, Feb 13, 2021
Experimental composer and musician Tom Hodge joins to talk about his latest film score: 'The Mauritanian,' a Golden Globe nominated political and legal drama starring Jodie Foster, Tahar Rahim, and Benedict Cumberbatch. They also talk about various and historical approaches to film music, dealing with difficult subject matter, and advice for young composers.
Sat, Mar 13, 2021
Composer Jay Wadley joins The Film Scorer to talk about his score to I'm Thinking of Ending Things. As they had a limited amount of time (compared to most other interviews), the two go in-depth into the score, discussing how it came about, Jay's working relationship with director Charlie Kaufman, and the broader abstract thematic elements of Jay's work.
Sat, Mar 27, 2021
Australian composer Stefan Gregory joins The Film Scorer to talk about his score to the new Netflix historical drama 'The Dig.' They also discuss Stefan's journey from being in an indie-rock band to becoming a composer for film, experimentation in film music, and the parallels between opera and film history and development.
Sat, Apr 24, 2021
Composer Will Bates joins me to talk about scoring the Amazon Prime film Bliss, which stars Owen Wilson and Salma Hayek. Along the way we talk about his work on commercials, starting off as a jazz and indie rock musician, and creating recording and production studio Fall On Your Sword.
Sat, May 8, 2021
Gazelle Twin (aka Elizabeth Bernholz) joins the show to head up the season finale of season 1 of The Film Scorer Podcast. The experimental/avantgarde composer talks about her film score debut with 2020's Nocturne and her follow-up collaborative score for The Power with Max de Wardener. In the process, we talk about ritualism and early music, the themes that draw her to horror films, and the amazing British composer Mica Levi.