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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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16:29

Composer Interview: Alex Ebert (January 16, 2015)

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2017/09/15

Golden Globe-winning composer Alex Ebert takes some time to chat about his recent score to A Most Violent Year. Alex talks about how he started an interest in filmmaking, but then decided to pursue singing and songwriting with his bands IMA Robot & Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeroes. He tells the story of how he ended up with J.C. Chandor on All Is Lost and how that collaboration started. We delve into his process for A Most Violent Year. Alex is definitely a noteworthy talent and his work stands

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30:57

Composer Interview: Ilan Eshkeri (December 5, 2014)

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2017/09/15

The very talented and versatile Ilan Eshkeri takes some time to chat about two of his recent scores, Still Alice and Black Sea. Ilan shares how he accidentally fell into the world of film music, and his path to becoming a composer. We talk extensively about his methods and approach, and Ilan goes into great detail about instrumentation and sound design on some of his work. We discuss in the ideas behind the score for Still Alice, and how much of a personal connection Ilan has to the topic of

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34:47

Composer Interview: Lorne Balfe (December 4, 2014)

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2017/09/15

The supremely versatile Lorne Balfe takes some time to chat about his fantastic new score to the new Dreamworks animation film, The Penguins Of Madagascar. Lorne explains everything that came with scoring a spin-off to characters who have become very familiar to audiences in another franchise. We discuss thematic writing, including Lorne's process for writing a theme. Beyond Penguins we get into a fantastic discussion of certain composing techniques and trends happening in the industry. We touch

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40:53

Composer Interview: John Powell (November 15, 2014)

Film.Music.Media ·

2017/09/15

A true and special delight, John Powell takes some time to reflect on his career in film music as well as discuss his recent score to How To Train Your Dragon 2. John shares how he fell into the film music path, how he met Hans Zimmer and reflects on his collaborations with Gavin Greenaway, Hans Zimmer and Harry Gregson-Williams. From his thematic process, the source of his signature percussion sound, his views on film music today and how to draw emotion from real-life experiences we cover it all

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21:29

Composer Interview: Henry Jackman (November 15, 2014)

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2017/09/15

The incredibly versatile Henry Jackman joins Film.Music.Media for the 4th time, this time to discuss his newest score to Big Hero 6. We dive right into Big Hero 6 and explore the approach to scoring something that carries some genre archetypes yet is extremely unique and intimate to its characters. Henry discusses the dual nature his theme had to carry; being big and heroic in some parts yet poignant and emotional in others. We also reflect on Henry's career in animation from scoring Monsters Vs

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18:17

Composer Interview: Jóhann Jóhannsson (November 7, 2014)

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2017/09/15

The wonderful Jóhann Jóhannsson takes some time to discuss his latest score to the critically-acclaimed The Theory Of Everything. We start by exploring Jóhann's journey to becoming a composer and then delve into his work on the film. Jóhann shares his approach for this emotional story about Stephen Hawking and his wife Jane Hawking. We talk about how to make sure the music is not doing too much to keep from being melodramatic, what he connected to in the story, and how knowing Stephen Hawking would

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23:29

Composer Interview: Joe Henson & Alexis Smith...

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2017/09/15

The composing duo of Joe Henson & Alexis Smith also known as The Flight take some time to speak about their recent score to Alien: Isolation. We discuss how the two got into music and what made them decide to pair up instead of venture alone. We then focus on what their approach was for such an iconic franchise such as Alien, and how they were able to incorporate Jerry Goldsmith's original score into the DNA of their score. We touch very lightly on their music for another game, Little Big Planet 3

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15:49

Composer Interview: Albert Chang (November 7, 2014)

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2017/09/15

Albert Chang is an extremely versatile composer of film, television and his own solo concert pieces. We sit down and talk about his recent project, Blood Ransom. Albert shares a lot about his background and how he fell in love with film music when seeing Dances With Wolves at a very young age. He also shares inspirations and techniques from his former professor at UCLA, Jerry Goldsmith. We then discuss his approach for Blood Ransom, which came with a set of challenges musically as Albert had to find

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28:30

John Powell Interviewed By Jon Burlingame [Audio...

Film.Music.Media ·

2017/09/15

SAG/AFTRA presents another special "Meet The Composer" event. For this event composer John Powell was featured, who has utilized SAG/AFTRA choir members and singers in many of his scores. Before his master class, film music journalist Jon Burlingame sat down with John Powell for this fantastic interview. Watch the master class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqGLRQqChGc filmmusicmedia.com sagaftra.org

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21:02

Composer Interview: Antonio Sanchez (October 10, 2014)

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2017/09/15

Antonio Sanchez is a world-renowned composer, drummer, jazz musician and winner of 4 Grammy Awards. He was personally called upon by Alejandro González Iñárritu to score Birdman, which is his feature film debut as a composer. Going a completely unconventional route, Iñárritu wanted an improvised drum score, and we discuss the process in-depth. Antonio shares the entire process from writing demos simply from ideas and the script, how that evolved into music being used on the set, and how they tweaked

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29:18

Composer Interview: Heitor Pereira (September 6, 2014)

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2017/09/15

Heitor Pereira takes some time to discuss his latest score to the film If I Stay, which was adapted from the popular novel. Heitor discusses his approach to a film with a subject matter like If I Stay versus something lighter like Despicable Me. We discuss the state of mind one has to put themselves in depending on the project. We discuss a lot about melodies, including Heitor's unique process of recording himself reading the script because he hums out melodies if an idea strikes him while reading a

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24:35

Composer Interview: Brian Tyler (August 20, 2014)

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2017/09/15

The incredibly busy and talented Brian Tyler takes some time to catch up about the three blockbuster films he scored this summer. We chat about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Into The Storm and The Expendables 3. Brian shares his approach for all three films and what he wanted to do with each score. Such as add a swashbuckling old-school adventure style to TMNT, approach Into The Storm as a conceptual score, and working with Sylvester Stallone to craft continuity yet bring something new to the table

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17:34

Composer Interview: Joey Newman (August 20, 2014)

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2017/09/15

Emmy-nominated composer Joey Newman takes some time to discuss his latest project, the new NBC series The Mysteries Of Laura. The series stars Debra Messing and Josh Lucas, and premieres this fall. Joey shares how he approached the show and what it takes to find the sound of a series from the start. We also discuss Joey's other projects including the long-running The Middle on ABC, which enters its sixth season. Here we discuss the arc of his work from the start to now, and all the little

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24:49

Composer Interview: Mario Grigorov (August 20, 2014)

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2017/09/15

Composer Mario Grigorov's versatility is reflected in the scores he's composed. From Oscar-winning drama Precious to the heartfelt Musical Chairs, Mario has demonstrated an uncanny ability to craft an emotional narrative around a film. We discuss his incredibly interesting path to film scoring, and how how he actually disliked composing when he first dabbled in it. Mario shares his journey to Los Angeles where he snagged a record deal with Warner Brothers within a month of moving there, and how he

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21:45

Composer Interview: Daniel Licht (August 15, 2014)

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2017/09/15

The versatile Daniel Licht takes some time to discuss some projects new and old. We take a look back at Dexter and the entire body of his work for the Emmy-winning drama over the course of 8 seasons including the most challenging things that came his way. Daniel also discusses his newest project, which is The Red Road airing on The Sundance Channel. The drama starring Jason Momoa is entering its second season and we discuss the process of starting a series from the beginning and anticipating what's

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23:53

Composer Interview: Nathan Whitehead (July 21, 2014)

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2017/09/15

Nathan Whitehead is a composer whose ability to craft engrossing musical narratives in a distinct style makes him stand out of the crowd. Last year he composed an impressive horror score with The Purge, and only a year later he is back with The Purge: Anarchy. We chat about the different direction this film is taking versus the first one, and how he needed to approach the music differently. Nathan discusses his relationship with director James DeMonaco and what it was like working with him again. We

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15:48

Composer Interview: Trevor Morris (June 18, 2014)

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2017/09/15

Emmy-winner Trevor Morris takes some time to discuss his latest projects including Vikings and Brick Mansions. We delve into the creative evolution Trevor's music has experienced over the course of Vikings' seasons and his approach for the show. We also discuss his score for Brick Mansions including what it's like composing a film score in a time-crunch with a two week timeframe. Trevor also shares how he handled the score differently knowing he was scoring one of Paul Walker's final performances,

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15:41

Composer Interview: John Ottman (June 13, 2014)

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2017/09/15

The extremely fun and informative John Ottman chats in detail about his scoring and editing process for X-Men: Days Of Future Past. John is completely open when he talks about his career as an editor for Bryan Singer. We talk about how he separates the editing and scoring process. Also, John discusses what it's like being the first composer to actually return to the X-Men franchise and bring the first note of continuity back to the score with his themes. We also delve into a tiny tangent about Lake

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24:55

Composer Interview: Sean Callery (June 13, 2014)

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2017/09/15

Emmy-winning composer, Sean Callery takes some time to chat about his work on the return of Jack Bauer in 24: Live Another Day. We discuss essentially returning to the show and picking up where the end of the series left off. Sean reflects on the 24 series from the start up till the point, and what it's like to have a project be in your life for that long. We also discuss Homeland and Elementary, plus Sean compares and contrasts his processes for these different series. Sean always gives the most

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30:21

Composer Interview: Toby Chu (May 6, 2014)

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2017/09/15

Toby Chu takes some time to talk about his recent score to the new star-studded animated feature Legends Of Oz: Dorothy's Return. Toby's story of his journey to his film composing career is a fascinating one. He talks about how he discovered music and what led him to finally get to Los Angeles and by chance getting a job with Hans Zimmer's company (Media Ventures at the time). This led to working as an additional composer on many of Harry Gregson-Williams' scores, and being an essential part of

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