The Best Film Scores of 2020
A new year has started, which means it’s time to run through the “best” film scores of 2020! If you don’t want to read through the process, scroll down to listen to the podcast or scroll even further to get […]
An Interview with Composer Tom Hodge
Experimental composer and musician Tom Hodge joins to talk about his latest film score: The Mauritanian. It is a Golden Globe nominated political and legal drama starring Jodie Foster, Tahar Rahim, and Benedict Cumberbatch. We also talk about various and historical […]
Best Film Scores of December 2020
While November was a somewhat slower month than normal for film music releases, December proved to be the opposite. In fact, there were far too many scores to cover (and almost too many to even keep track of!) and four […]
An Interview with Composer Reed Reimer
Composer Reed Reimer joins The Film Scorer Podcast. They talk about Reed’s recent cyberpunk multimedia project Codeburst, juggling genres from orchestral to djent to trap, and collaborating with a co-composer. Reed also flips the script and takes over as interviewer […]
A 1930s Droning Nightmare – ‘Capone’ by El-P (2020)
Sometimes the critical and commercial failure of a film can overshadow its strong points. Such is the case with Capone, whose score by legendary rapper and produce El-P is among the film’s saving graces. I was, admittedly, cautious of how […]
Best Film Scores of November 2020
November proved to be a somewhat slower month than normal, the calm before December’s great deluge of excellent scores. This isn’t to say that November’s scores were bad, not at all – the month was still filled with plenty of […]
Scored to Death with J. Blake Fichera
Fellow film music fan and writer J. Blake Fichera joins The Film Scorer Podcast to discuss his new book Scored to Death 2, in which Blake interviews some of modern horror’s greatest composers like Michael Abels (Interview), Richard Band, Bear […]
An Interview with Composer Ros Gilman
Recently I had a quick conversation with composer Ros Gilman, one which was unfortunately cut short by some technical issues and an already tight window. Nonetheless, we had a chance to go over his latest film The Last Cloudweaver, how he […]
An Interview with Mondo Boys
Composer duo Mondo Boys celebrate their meteoric rise in 2020 by joining The Film Scorer to discuss their recent scores to the films Fatman, She Dies Tomorrow, and Mortuary Collection. Mondo Boys also talk about how they collaborate with directors, […]
Girl on the Third Floor (2019) – Film Score Review
Legendary producer Steve Albini, Tim Midyett, and Alison Chesley have come together to score Girl on the Third Floor, possibly the most metal film score since Mandy. The film follows Don Koch (played by former WWE wrestler Phil “CM Punk” […]