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Film.Music.Media

Film.Music.Media

Film.Music.Media features interviews with today’s top film, TV and game composers. We sit down and talk extensively with today’s top composers working across all visual media. Get to know the people behind some of your favorite soundtracks! Video versions of our interviews can be found on our YouTube channel.

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59:59

All Access: Alan Silvestri (November 13, 2016) *Video...

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2017/09/15

[Watch the video interview on our YouTube Channel] On this episode of All Access we are so honored to be joined by the simply amazing Alan Silvestri. Alan's work as a composer truly needs no introduction as he has given us some of the most iconic scores of all-time. We discuss his background and path to composing, and how his beginning in jazz led him to end up working on small productions. He recounts the first time he ever met Robert Zemeckis, and how he came onboard to score Romancing The Stone

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39:00

All Access: John Frizzell (November 4, 2016) *Video...

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2017/09/15

[Watch the video interview on our YouTube Channel] On this All Access we sit down with the fantastically talented and insightful John Frizzell. John’s immense and versatile filmography gave us many things to discuss as we talk about how John grew up with music all around him, and how that lead to the path of becoming a film composer. John discusses many of his past projects including working with Mike Judge on Beavis & Butthead Do America, Office Space and King Of The Hill. We delve into

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43:46

Composer Interview: Greg Edmonson (November 4, 2016)

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2017/09/15

Greg Edmonson has brought his charm and big personality as a human being, and has infused that into his music. His scores carry his voice and style yet adapt easily to the films, shows and games that he scores. Greg’s versatility has brought us amazing gems such as fan favorite Firefly, the first 3 games in the Uncharted franchise and Mike Judge’s King Of The Hill. Greg takes some time to reflect on his background and tells us what it was like growing up in Texas, and how he found the path to being

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01:17:46

All Access: Nick Glennie-Smith (October 21, 2016)...

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2017/09/15

[Watch the video interview on our YouTube Channel] On this All Access we have an intimate chat with the one and only Nick Glennie-Smith. We sat on Nick's patio overlooking the Pacific Ocean on a breezy and beautiful California day with cups of tea to discuss his varied career in music and film. Nick takes us back to his childhood growing up in the UK and how he formed early relationships and his love of gear that led him down a path that would eventually lead him to Hollywood. Nick shares some

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24:38

Composer Interview: The Newton Brothers (October 21,...

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2017/09/15

Separately they are known as Taylor Newton Stewart and Andy Grush, together they are known as The Newton Brothers. And together they have become one of the most unique and accomplished sounds in Hollywood as they continue to add their unique musical storytelling talents to the films they score. Unfortunately due to a last minute composing emergency, Taylor was unable to join us for this chat. But thankfully Andy was able to give us some amazing insight into the duo's history and how they joined to

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21:42

Composer Interview: Darren Fung (October 14, 2016)

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2017/09/15

Composer Darren Fung whose varied projects over the years have led to him composing many versatile scores from documentaries such as Lost Years, to the Jay Baruchel starring dramedy Just Buried and small indie darlings like Summerhood. One of his most recent scores is to the documentary mini-series, The Great Human Odyssey which displays his amazing talents as a storyteller capable of emotions from big to small. We chat about Darren's background growing up in Canada and how he found the path to film

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25:28

Composer Interview: Chad Seiter (September 20, 2016)

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2017/09/15

Composer Chad Seiter has quickly become a premiere voice in the realm of film, TV and video game composing. Chad takes some time to discuss his path to becoming a composer from his early beginnings, to becoming Michael Giacchino's assistant and to now helming blockbuster games such as ReCore. Chad's path and background makes him unique in that he's one of the few young composers out there who is fully at home working with the orchestra. We talk about everything he's learned from Michael Giacchino,

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49:53

Composer Interview: Harold Faltermeyer (September 19,...

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2017/09/15

Iconic composer and musician Harold Faltermeyer takes some time to chat about his varied career as well as his upcoming autobiography. Harold has ventured into many areas of music from collaborating with the likes of Giorgio Moroder and Donna Summer to composing iconic scores to films like Beverly Hills Cop and Top Gun. Harold takes us into great depth about his career and varied works including his recent autobiography as well as his new musical titled Oktoberfest: The Musical. Harold gives us a

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44:19

All Access: Theadore Shapiro (September 2, 2016)...

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2017/09/15

[Watch the video interview on our YouTube Channel] Composer Theodore Shapiro sits down and talks in great depth about his career and recent works in this episode of All Access. Shapiro's filmography is unique in that his scores always seem to transcend genre boundaries and focus solely on the characters and emotional arcs no matter if the movie incorporates comedy, action, horror or drama. We talk at lengths about how he aspired to be a composer and that film composition came later down the road

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25:50

Composer Interview: Jay Wadley (August 10, 2016)

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2017/09/15

Composer Jay Wadley has quickly garnered attention has he demonstrates his unique voice as a composer and storyteller. Jay gained experience composing College Humor shorts as well as a selection of short films. He has also worked as an additional composer on the hit FOX TV series Lie To Me. In this interview we discuss his score to James Schamus' Indignation including how he got involved on the film, his approach to a period film and the challenge of finding the right tone. This is a fantastic and

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48:10

All Access: John Ottman (June 25, 2016) *Video...

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2017/09/15

[Watch the video interview on our YouTube Channel] While there are a select few filmmakers who have the ability to wear multiple hats behind the scenes, there is only one amazingly talented and versatile John Ottman. On this episode of All Access we sit down with a truly special film composer who just also happens to be a film editor, film producer and film director as well. John's fun and witty personality shines through as we examine his career from the start. We discuss great topics like working

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19:09

Composer Interview: Chris Hajian (July 25, 2016)

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2017/09/15

Composer Chris Hajian's talent and versatility can be heard in films like The Take, Yonkers Joe, First Position and now The Infiltrator among many other great projects. He is reconnecting with director Brad Furman for the new crime thriller starring Bryan Cranston. We chat about Chris' approach to the film including how he aimed to make the score feel vintage but not distinctly of the time period. Chris also discusses many other topics like why ambient scoring can be more appropriate versus using

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14:29

Composer Interview: Hélène Muddiman (July 10, 2016)

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2017/09/15

Composer Hélène Muddiman has brought her unique sounds and talents as a storyteller to many different films and TV series over the years. Her work on notable films like the drama Skin, the documentary Hair and reality series The Only Way Is Essex showcased her great versatility. Hélène also worked with John Powell on his scores for Happy Feet 2 and Ice Age: Continental Drift. Her most recent score is to the drama Bliss!, about a young girl searching for her unknown father. Here we discuss her

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14:21

Director/Composer Interview: Nicolas Winding Refn...

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2017/09/15

Nicolas Winding Refn and Cliff Martinez are one of the best director/composer duos working in the industry, and are bringing the spotlight back to auteur filmmaking in a time where studio-curated franchises dominate theaters. The two have worked together on Drive and Only God Forgives, and The Neon Demon marks their third collaboration together. In this unique interview we get to hear from both Nicolas and Cliff together. We discuss how they met, why they work so well together, what it means to be

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49:41

All Access: Jeff Rona - Episode 1 (June 15, 2016)...

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2017/09/15

[Watch the video interview on our YouTube Channel] For this episode of All Access, we sit down with the amazing Jeff Rona for a deep conversation about his career, his projects and the current state of the industry. Jeff talks us through his early beginnings and how he gained experience as a ghost writer for composers, we candidly discuss the ghost writing process and his views on the helpfulness of it to young composers. We discuss White Squall, which was Jeff's first big score and how nervous he

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35:16

All Access: Lyle Workman (June 2, 2016) *Video...

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2017/09/15

[Watch the video interview on our YouTube Channel] On this episode of Film.Music.Media: All Access we visit composer Lyle Workman whose sound and skills have essentially defined a whole genre of modern comedy. We talk about his musical career as a session musician and how it all led to film composing when a chance encounter ended up nabbing him the job to score The 40 Year Old Virgin. We discuss working with Judd Apatow including on the new Netflix series Love. We discuss his approach to comedy such

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20:00

Composer Interview: Victor Reyes (June 2, 2016)

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2017/09/15

Composer Victor Reyes takes some time to chat about his recent score to the miniseries adaptation of John le Carré's The Night Manager. We talk about Victor's path to film composing and his approach to the craft. We go into detail about scoring The Night Manager and how he approached scoring the miniseries. We discuss some of John le Carré's other novels that have been adapted and the challenge that comes with scoring a John le Carré story given their dense plots and character arcs. Victor also

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39:18

All Access: Heitor Pereria - Episode 2 (May 16, 2016)...

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2017/09/15

[Watch the video interview on our YouTube Channel] Heitor Pereira returns as a guest to Film.Music.Media's All Access series. If you haven't checked out Heitor's first All Access interview, be sure to do so! This time around we discuss two of Heitor's recent projects that include The Angry Birds Movie and the documentary Sonic Sea. Get to hear and see Heitor's melodic process from conception all the way to the final product. Heitor demos his bird call flutes that he used to create the themes and

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54:30

All Access: Brian Tyler - Episode 1 (April 6, 2016)...

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2017/09/15

[Watch the video interview on our YouTube Channel] Brian Tyler is one of our favorite guests here at Film.Music.Media, so it's an absolute joy and honor to have him be part of the All Access series. Get ready to experience a fully immersive and detailed interview focusing on Brian's path to film scoring plus many industry trends and his views on them. Brian shares that while music was his true passion, he never went to school for it and got his education in completely different fields. Brian grew up

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50:53

All Access: Fil Eisler (March 17, 2016) *Video...

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2017/09/15

[Watch the video interview on our YouTube Channel] Fil Eisler has quickly become one of the most versatile and sought after composers working in the industry. His range for storytelling can be heard in almost any genre such as TV shows like Revenge and Empire, and in films like Newtown and How To Be Single. This All Access is truly special as we welcome back Fil to Film.Music.Media and converse with one of the most fun personalities in the composing world. Fil talks about his childhood, being born

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