Composer (and fan of the show!) Michael Yezerski joins The Film Scorer podcast to give an in-depth look at his score for the new Starz series Blindspotting! Michael actually co-composed the score with avantgarde and renowned jazz trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, […]
August slowed down slightly in terms of excellent film scores, but this doesn’t mean much: it’s still filled with some great music across a variety of genres (though this write-up, incidentally, seems to focus almost exclusively on the strange and […]
David Gordon Green’s 2018 Halloween was a return to form to many, bringing the franchise back to what made it terrifying in John Carpenter’s 1978 original film. Doing away with the troubled sister twist (and many other interesting choices the […]
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 […]
Paying tribute to the master can be a daunting task. The question of whether to stay as close to the source material as possible or do something that is both a spiritual companion to the original and yet uniquely its […]
2021 keeps on giving with great film scores, including one of my favorites of the year: Daniel Hart’s medieval-filled The Green Knight. As always, if you think I’ve missed any scores from this month (or any past months), leave a […]
Blockbuster Chinese composer Elliot Leung joins The Film Scorer Podcast! Elliot’s latest score is for the major Korean War film The Battle at Lake Changjin, which released this weekend and has already smashed numerous box office records (as well as being […]
Focusing on a woman taking control of her own narrative, the Travis Stevens-helmed Jakob’s Wife is, like its score, an experience of dread and wonder. The film, led by a career best performance by Barbara Crampton (You’re Next, Re-Animator), focuses […]
Pleased to have Joe Kraemer join the podcast! Though known for films like Jack Reacher and Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Joe’s latest is the children’s fantasy film Emily and the Magical Journey. We discuss that score near the end […]
The Mortal Kombat games (and especially the 1995 film) have largely managed to strike a balance between being brutal and campy. Characters can be ripped apart in any number of creatively horrific ways and pixelated cutouts of sound designer Dan […]
Composer Frank Ilfman joins The Film Scorer podcast to do a deep dive into his score for the hit Netflix action film Gunpowder Milkshake. During the dive, we touch on the score’s spaghetti western, noir, and broader 60s and 70s […]
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by John Carpenter & Dave Davies (Limited Record Store Day Exclusive LP) While this writer will forever bow at the altar of John Carpenter’s solo work, there’s something very appealing about when the “Master of Horror” […]