An Interview with Viggo Mortensen
As season 4 draws to a close, I’m joined by someone all of you should know: Viggo Mortensen (The Lord of the Rings, The Road)! One thing you might not know about Viggo – it was certainly news to me […]
An Interview with Jason Graves
On the latest episode, I’m joined by Jason Graves! Jason is best known for a number of different video game scores, such as the Dead Space games, Tomb Raider, Far Cry Primal, and Moss 1 and 2, so it’s no […]
An Interview with Carla Patullo
Recently anointed Grammy winner Carla Patullo joins The Film Scorer podcast! While Carla has over thirty scores under her belt, she might be most known for her non-score album So She Howls, for which Carla won the Grammy for Best […]
An Interview with Mike Post
Five-time Grammy winner Mike Post joins The Film Scorer podcast! A lot of you will probably be familiar with Mike already, who boasts one of the most impressive tv resumes of all time. For those of you that aren’t, Mike’s […]
An Interview With Andrew Scott Bell
Last year’s Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey drew a pretty divisive reception, but my favorite part, Andrew Scott Bell’s score, rose above all the noise and discord. With Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 about to release, Andrew joins me on The […]
An Interview with Tom Schraeder
Composer Tom Schraeder joins me for my first-ever in-person interview. Tom and I broke the ice by chatting for about an hour in my kitchen before heading downstairs and hitting record, and I think the comfort really shows up here. […]
An Interview with Sam Haft
The Film Scorer Podcast is back from its season 4 mid-season break! To celebrate in this return, Sam Haft joins the show! As of now, Sam might be best known for being one-half of the duo The Living Tombstone, alongside […]
Leave the World Behind (2023) – Mac Quayle – Film Score Review
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 […]
An Interview with Michael Abels
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, […]
An Interview with Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe
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 […]
An Interview with Laura Karpman
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, […]
An Interview with Rostam Batmanglij
In this somewhat Halloween-flavored episode, Rostam Batmanglij (Rostam) (ex-Vampire Weekend, The OA) joins the show! Rostam and I primarily talk about his new score for the feature film The Persian Version. Rostam’s score is quite subtle and restrained, marrying ancient […]