Fall Out Boy vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter turned media composer Patrick Stump joins the show! While our intended focus was his score for the new Disney show Spidey And His Amazing Friends, we spend a significant time talking about his transition into a media composer, his early love for film music, and what it’s like having this dream finally come true. Eventually we turn to Spidey And His Amazing Friends, covering his rock-powered score and how he composed new (and addressed familiar) themes for the show’s characters.
Perhaps the biggest surprise to me was how long it took Patrick to break into making music for film. I had assumed that, given the immense popularity of Fall Out Boy, he’d have an easy time finding gigs. But, while the band’s reputation opened doors for him, it also closed others. Only after about a decade of trying did he land his first feature: Gnome Alone.
Spidey And His Amazing Friends season 1 is on Disney Junior/Disney+ and YouTube, with season 2 on the horizon. You can listen to several of Patricks’ scores, including singles from the show, on all major platforms.
About Spidey And His Amazing Friends: “Spidey, our favorite web-slinger is teaming up with Ghost-Spider (Gwen Stacey) and Miles Morales to make up The Spidey Team, with some assistance from Spidey’s comical but loyal spider-bot, TRACE-E. If Spidey finds himself in a sticky situation that needs even more super-hero power, rest assured that an Avenger pal will race in to help out. Whether it’s just The Spidey Team or adding an Avenger for the assist, these superheroes will work together to save the day!” – from Disney+
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