The Messiaen Modes. These Modes, particularly number 3, became the focal point of coverage about Mac Quayle’s score for Leave the World Behind, driving the sound of his score. The Wikipedia entry for these (“modes of limited transposition”) – which […]
A few days ago, Variety published an opinion piece titled “Why ‘May December’s’ Use of ‘The Go-Between’ Score During Viral Hot Dog Scene Is Problematic”. Given the specific use of “problematic” in media criticism, this immediately piqued my interest. Knowing […]
Welcome to 2024, and welcome to another interview on The Film Scorer! Joining me to kick off the new year is harmonicist extraordinaire Frédéric Yonnet. Fred has toured and performed with an incredible slate of legendary musicians, like Stevie Wonder, […]
It’s easy to get distracted in Yorgos Lanthimos’s latest film Poor Things, whether from the visuals reminiscent of a 60s Czech fantasy film, the voluminous sex scenes, or Jerskin Fendrix’s (interview) unabashedly strange score. But, in one way or another, […]
Despite my promises, my catch-up on this column is nonexistent; but at least I’m not falling behind too much now. Will that last? Will the winter holidays give me a chance to catch up? Or will they further inspire my […]
Pulitzer Prize winning composer Michael Abels (Get Out, Nope) joins the show to round out 2023! Not surprisingly, Michael and I spend a fair amount of time talking about his work with Jordan Peele on the films Get Out, Us, and Nope, […]
As 2023 starts to close, and the awards season begins to heat up, I’m joined with the composer for what’s being widely hailed as one of the best film scores of the year: Jerskin Fendrix. Jerskin’s latest score is for […]
Experimental composer Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe (Candyman) joins The Film Scorer podcast in the midst of the year-end blitz. Rob’s latest score is for the vérité-style documentary Grasshopper Republic. As such, we spend much of the conversation talking about, and […]
I’m getting closer and closer to having conducted one hundred composer interviews, and yet I don’t think I’ve ever covered a Marvel score in one (let alone any superhero score). With Laura Karpman (Ms. Marvel, What If…?) joining the show, […]
I’ve been familiar with Yair Elazar Glotman ever since I heard his score for Last and First Men, which he co-composed with the great Jóhann Jóhannsson. As such, it’s great to finally have him on the show! Yair and I […]
I can only laugh and chastise myself that I’m writing this column – about the best film scores of January 2023 – in November. Let’s just say that this series has somewhat fallen by the wayside… With that out of […]
Warm, bright synths drone on; birds chirp, gleefully; footage of blooming flowers rolls on. An idyllic, calming ambience. But what if the hands that planted those flowers were also stained with blood? In Paul Schrader’s Master Gardener, Narvel Roth (played […]