February really kicks 2021 into high gear with an incredible slate of film score releases. In fact, there were far too many great scores for me to cover! There’s a wide variety of genres and styles, from the touchingly intimate […]
I recently had the pleasure of sending a handful of questions to famed Italian composer Paolo Buonvino. We talk in-depth about his score to the 2020 historical drama Fatima, which tells the story of the 1917 Our Lady of Fátima events in […]
Composer, guitarist, and keyboardist Rob Lord talks about his “cosmic country” score for the Amazon Prime hit ‘Troop Zero.’ Along the way they discuss their favorite scores of 2019, David Bowie, and floating through the jazz world of New Orleans. […]
Australian composer Stefan Gregory joins The Film Scorer to talk about his score to the new Netflix historical drama The Dig. They also discuss Stefan’s journey from being in an indie-rock band to becoming a composer for film, experimentation in […]
The somewhat obscure English cannibal horror film Death Line (known as Raw Meat in the US) boasts one of the great opening tracks in film music. Blurred, grainy shots of seedy burlesque clubs meld with “Main Theme.” A fat, echoing […]
Composer Jay Wadley joins The Film Scorer to talk about his score to I’m Thinking of Ending Things. As they had a limited amount of time (compared to most other interviews), the two go in-depth into the score, discussing how […]
Composer Roman Molino Dunn joins The Film Scorer to talk about his score to the new psychological drama Huracán, about an mma fighter struggling with dissociative disorder. They also discuss Dunn’s composing process, sampling the sounds of subways, and a […]
Kick off the new year with a great set of film score releases. While synth-based scores may have dominated the month, Howard Shore has released a haunting new orchestral score and Thomas Newman has released a jazz-leaning crime thriller. With […]
Composer Nainita Desai joins the show to talk about her new score to the feature documentary The Reason I Jump, as well as her composing process, the differences between scoring for film, tv, and documentaries, and the role of awards acclaim […]
After a prolonged absence, 2021’s award season is finally here, starting with the 78th Golden Globe Awards. Although the Golden Globes are renowned for making some surprising (or downright bizarre) nominations, this year’s nominations for Best Original Score were fairly […]
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 […]
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 […]