One of the complaints about modern film scoring is how it can veer into sound design, with the two sometimes becoming indistinguishable. It’s a far cry from the theme based, Romantic, Wagnerian roots of film scoring and the traditional scoring-as-narrative […]
Here we are, in the dead zone between seasons, where all should be silent. But a voice calls out from the darkness. Who could it be…? Well my friends, that voice belongs to one Daniel Lopatin, also known as Oneohtrix […]
The end is here! Well, the end of season 5 at least. That’s right, after over twelve months the season is finally over (making it, I think, the longest season of The Film Scorer yet), and what better wait to […]
There are a few perks to running every aspect of this site and podcast, the biggest being picking who I want to interview (and avoiding whomever I don’t). Part of that, sometimes, is using film music as an excuse to […]
Although this site and podcast are called “The Film Scorer”, every so often it’s nice to chat with someone who does significant work in another medium instead. Today, that someone is Jesper Kyd (Hitman, Assassin’s Creed). Jesper has been scoring […]
Licensed music in film and tv can often be used because it sounds good, fitting the scene’s tone or style, or maybe just because it works. But I was recently reading an article that discussed how a “pop song” (or […]
I know I keep saying that the end of this season is imminent. And it is, but it seems like every time I think it’s about dead it springs back to life for a little while longer. Reviving it this […]
Composer Jeff Danna (The Good Dinosaur, The Boondock Saints) joins me on The Film Scorer podcast just before we wrap up season 5! Oddly enough, I’ve listened to quite a bit of music from the Silent Hill franchise over the […]
In a Film Scorer first, a repeat guest joins the show! Daniel Pemberton (the Spider-Verse films, King Arthur) comes onto the show for a second time, after chatting with me back in 2023 about his score for Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse. […]
Today I’m joined by Electric Youth! Well, one half of the electronic/synth pop duo – Austin Garrick – without his co-member Bronwyn Griffin. Their latest project is the score for North of Normal, a true coming-of-age drama that jumps between […]
Carlos Rafael Rivera (The Queen’s Gambit, Hacks) is one of the few composers my mom has asked me about, so I’m extra excited to have him join the show! Carlos’s latest project is Department Q, his fourth series with writer-director […]
What a surreal moment – getting to chat with Thomas Newman and Julia Newman! Whether you’re a big film music fan or a casual film goer, I’ll guess that you’re familiar with Tom, having been nominated for fifteen Academy Awards […]