Excited to have composer Ariel Marx join the show! Ariel has been on a major upswing in 2021, scoring Shiva Baby (which I loved), Rebel Hearts, and the third episode of American Horror Stories. We talk about a few of these projects (as well as some others that are on the way), how the love of collaboration brought her into composing for media, and more!
You can find more about Ariel on her website. Shiva Baby and American Horror Stories are both streaming on Hulu while Rebel Hearts is on discovery+. Meanwhile, most of Ariel’s scores are available on all major platforms.
I also wrote about Ariel’s score for Shiva Baby in my recap of some of the best film scores of April 2021: “We’re fortunate that Ariel Marx’s score for Shiva Baby clocks in at just under 22 minutes. Not because it’s bad, no, but because it’s almost too good at what it does. Shiva Baby is endless anxiety. Through a constant cacophony of strings, Marx twists our guts into knots as we clench our jaws and wait for any kind of respite from this unyielding tension.”
Have a listen to our conversation below or wherever you get your podcasts (including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube).