While November was a somewhat slower month than normal for film music releases, December proved to be the opposite. In fact, there were far too many scores to cover (and almost too many to even keep track of!) and four […]
Composer Reed Reimer joins The Film Scorer Podcast. They talk about Reed’s recent cyberpunk multimedia project Codeburst, juggling genres from orchestral to djent to trap, and collaborating with a co-composer. Reed also flips the script and takes over as interviewer […]
Sometimes the critical and commercial failure of a film can overshadow its strong points. Such is the case with Capone, whose score by legendary rapper and produce El-P is among the film’s saving graces. I was, admittedly, cautious of how […]
November proved to be a somewhat slower month than normal, the calm before December’s great deluge of excellent scores. This isn’t to say that November’s scores were bad, not at all – the month was still filled with plenty of […]
Fellow film music fan and writer J. Blake Fichera joins The Film Scorer Podcast to discuss his new book Scored to Death 2, in which Blake interviews some of modern horror’s greatest composers like Michael Abels (Interview), Richard Band, Bear […]
Recently I had a quick conversation with composer Ros Gilman, one which was unfortunately cut short by some technical issues and an already tight window. Nonetheless, we had a chance to go over his latest film The Last Cloudweaver, how he […]
Composer duo Mondo Boys celebrate their meteoric rise in 2020 by joining The Film Scorer to discuss their recent scores to the films Fatman, She Dies Tomorrow, and Mortuary Collection. Mondo Boys also talk about how they collaborate with directors, […]
Legendary producer Steve Albini, Tim Midyett, and Alison Chesley have come together to score Girl on the Third Floor, possibly the most metal film score since Mandy. The film follows Don Koch (played by former WWE wrestler Phil “CM Punk” […]
October’s release schedule has created the mirage that things are somewhat back to normal – almost eighty new scores released that month! That many new scores means a lot of good music. Unfortunately, there are far, far too many scores […]
Movies set in space are most often associated with synth (dating back to The Forbidden Planet) or classical/orchestral music (from 2001: A Space Odyssey to the Star Wars films and more). They reflect the future and technological advancement, the vastness […]
Happy to have indie-composer Ben Symons join me to talk about his dread-filled score for the UK horror film Hosts, his approaches to film music, composing for major YouTube streamers, and much more! Find out more about Ben on his […]
I caught up with composer Harry Escott to discuss his newest score: Roadkill. This is a new BBC One political drama starring the inimitable Hugh Laurie. You can find the whole interview: on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, or right here […]