The Best Film Scores of 2021
We’re already well into 2022, which means I’m very late! But as they say, better late than never. It’s time for the annual tradition of covering the “best” film scores of 2021. If you don’t want to read through the […]
Colin Stetson on Scoring Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Colin Stetson (Hereditary, Red Dead Redemption II) joins The Film Scorer podcast to talk about his brutal, unconventional score to Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Netflix’s new installment in the iconic horror series. Texas Chainsaw Massacre probably displays Colin at his most unrestrained, as […]
Colin Stetson’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre – Film Score Review
Colin Stetson’s score for 2022’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre begins with the rumblings of an ancient chainsaw awakening, followed by horrible metallic shrieks. Pain is coming, lots of it. Except, there is no chainsaw, there is no metal. Stetson primarily uses […]
Exclusive Premiere – An Intimate, Near-Future Love Song from Roman Molino Dunn’s ‘AI Love You’
I first met Roman Molino Dunn back in late 2020 as he finished up scoring the film Huracán for HBO Max (which we then discussed at length). Since then, he’s worked on films like The Card Counter and Red Rocket […]
An Interview with Derek Kirkup
Derek Kirkup joins The Film Scorer Podcast to talk about his gentle, bittersweet score to the new familial drama Sorority. Along the way we talk about Nic Cage’s acting career and how his boundary-pushing approach may have parallels to pushing film […]
Gretel & Hansel (2020) – Rob Coudert (aka Rob) – Film Score Review
The synths take on a mind of their own, the screen twists and morphs into a fantastical delusion, and we fall ever briefly into the rabbit hole.
An Interview with Matt Sullivan
Four-time Grammy nominated music producer and supervisor Matt Sullivan (Chicago, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast) joins The Film Scorer Podcast! We primarily discuss his work with Steven Spielberg on West Side Story, how he carved this role out for himself almost by accident […]
An Interview with Marcelo Zarvos
To keep 2022 off to a strong start, the great composer Marcelo Zarvos joins me for a quick chat! Marcelo recently scored the newly released film A Journal for Jordan, directed by Denzel Washington and starring Michael B. Jordan. We […]
The Best Film Scores of October 2021
I often see people complain that there have been few, if any, good scores released in 2021. While there may have been a few slower months, October continues the trend of nearly endless good scores. There were almost too many […]
An Interview with Catherine Joy
To kick-off the new year, Catherine Joy joins The Film Scorer Podcast! We discuss a number of her projects, as well as (among other things) the Joy Music House, her work with the Alliance for Women Film Composers, and the […]
Shiva Baby (2021) – Ariel Marx – Film Score Review
After my first listen to Ariel Marx’s score to Shiva Baby, I felt sick. Its constant onslaught was almost too much to bear, with its short runtime saving me. Ordinarily, this would be the mark of truly terrible music. But […]
The Art and Soul of Dune – Hans Zimmer
2021’s Dune has birthed three Hans Zimmer music releases: The Dune Sketchbook, Dune, and The Art and Soul of Dune. The Sketchbook consisted of a series of concepts, experimentations, and ideas that Zimmer and his team created for the film, […]