Composers in a Jukebox

Marvel heroes. Legendary assassins. Antiheroes with questionable morals. In an upcoming episode of Composers in a Jukebox, we sit down with composer, producer, and musician Tyler Bates to explore the music behind some of modern cinema's most iconic franchises, including Guardians of the Galaxy, Deadpool 2, and John Wick. From crafting emotional moments that make audiences tear up to cutting th...

An Asian Pirate Musical? Yes, really. And it might just be one of the most ambitious and fascinating projects we've encountered. In our upcoming episode, we sit down with composers Jade Leamcharaskul and Sarita Lewis, alongside director Zhui Ning Chang, to talk about collaboration, speculative fiction, Southeast Asian identities, and building a musical with no single composer, lyricist, or boo...

We recently sat down with legendary horror composer Christopher Young to talk about his score for Passenger, the creative risks that keep him inspired after four decades in the industry, and how a playground swing recording became the sound of a demonic entity. From Hellraiser and The Grudge to Pet Sematary and beyond, Christopher’s music has shaped the sound of horror for generations. Join us for...

From famously not wanting to have a biography written to now having a fully published official one, the story of how composer John Williams and author Tim Greiving got to know each other through the process of creating the book 'John Williams: A Composer's Life' is arguably as fascinating as the creation of many film scores we now know and love. Join us as we chat with Tim about his pr...

Our next episode with the London Soundtrack Festival takes us to the world of 'Ori and the Will of the Wisps', 'Halo Infinite', and 'Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown', along with their multi BAFTA nominated composer Gareth Coker. As part of the festival, Gareth will be giving a games music masterclass along with Richard Jacques (also featured on our podcast!) Support this p...

Today's episode features Richard Jacques, a prolific composer known for his work on video games such as 'Marvel's Guardians Of The Galaxy Video Game', 'James Bond 007: Blood Stone', 'Mass Effect', and Sonic R. As part of the 2026 London Soundtrack Festival, Richard will be giving a not-to-be-missed games music masterclass alongside Gareth Coker! Support this podcast...

Sofia Degli Alessandri (aka Drum & Lace) joins us today as part of our 2026 London Soundtrack Festival series! Known for her work on the Primetime Emmy nominated 'Red White And Royal Blue', 'All Of You', Apple TV's 'Dickinson' and the Sundance winning film 'Prime Minister', this chat was littered with great nuggets about the art of making a great beat, worki...

Our first episode in collaboration with the 2026 London Soundtrack Festival features Hannah Peel, a composer with an incredibly unique voice, infectious personality, and the most adorable studio dog! In this episode, we chat with Hannah not only about her work on award winning scores such as 'The Midwich Cuckoos', 'Game Of Thrones: The Last Watch', and 'Midwinter Break', bu...

Our first episode of the year features BAFTA nominated composer Neal Acree, whose incredible scores have played a critical role in shaping the worlds of 'The Mighty Nein', 'The Legend Of Vox Machina', and 'World Of Warcraft' to name a few. Neal is well known for both his video game and cinematic scores for film and series and we are so thrilled to be chatting to him. Suppor...

Michael Paraskevas is among the top in the list of composers who have worked on the most number of Marvel Cinematic Universe films. Today we talk to him not only about his extensive work within the MCU on scores like 'Agatha All Along', 'Wandavision', 'Antman And The Wasp', and 'Hawkeye' alongside Christophe Beck, but also his ventures on more indie films such as hi...

Riding off the dino-hype from the recent release of BBC's 'Walking With Dinosaurs 2', we speak to composer Ben Bartlett who takes us on a journey back 25 years as we discuss the process of creating the music for the original 'Walking With Dinosaurs' series! Come along with us as we chat polytonality, pedals, motivic writing, and how the craft of film scoring has evolved from th...

Some time ago, we sat with Atli Örvarsson who not only is the man behind the BAFTA winning score of Apple TV's hit series 'Silo', but also a composer of album music (including works in collaboration with artists such as Ólafur Arnalds), and formerly a close collaborator with Hans Zimmer at Remote Control Productions. In this episode, we explore the wild and wonderful elements that make...

'Arcane', the Netflix phenomenon that not only took the world by storm but which also arguably revolutionised the art of film and TV composing. Come along as we explore Alex Seaver's unique approach to writing the music for 'Arcane' with not just instrumentals...but songs, in collaboration with some of the biggest icons of our time including Twenty One Pilots, Imagine Dragons,...

From freeing oneself from traditional harmonic principals, intelligently misleading instrumental combinations, to the most brilliant parallel between melody writing and the art of brewing tea - Gary Yershon (Mr Turner, Another Year, The Great Blueness) joins us in one of our most stimulating conversations on the craft of composing for films, theatre, and concert stages yet! Support this podcast at...

The Clone Wars, Ahsoka, The Bad Batch, Tales Of The Jedi, Tales Of The Empire - just some of the many titles in the Star Wars canon that the family of Kiners have worked on. Come along to this episode as we speak to Kevin, Deana, and Sean Kiner about their vast musical contribution to the Star Wars universe, as well as their score to the thriller series Dark Winds. Support this podcast at — https:...

Never in this history of podcasting have we burst into hysterics as much as we did in this episode. We are joined by composing duo Jamie Jackson and WAZ, as we explore their work on Apple TV's 'Bad Monkey', Amazon Prime's 'Motorheads', writing for instruments made from highlighters, nails, and musical third-wheeling. Confused?? Tune in to this episode to find out more... Su...

From his long-standing musical partnership with Gustavo Santaolalla which includes co-composing the HBO series 'The Last Of Us, to his own album work as Cacique Torcido, Juan Luqui is enjoying a diverse career as a composer, musician, and creative. Join us as we explore Juan's motivations, inspirations, and "chaos" of his artistic journey in this conversation right here on Composer...

Our adventure as Composers In A Jukebox takes us to Prague, where we spoke to composer Jan Valta of Warhorse Studios about his work on the hit-game Kingdom Come Deliverance. Come along and unpack the secrets of writing and recording Medieval-influenced music with the master of the craft himself! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/composers-in-a-jukebox/donations

Another great episode in collaboration with the London Soundtrack Festival - Today, we are in the company of Gordy Haab, composer of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Jedi: Fallen Order, and Indiana Jones And The Great Circle. Join us as we explore Gordy's unique music and workflow, as well as the art of co-composing on this episode! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/composers-in-a-jukeb...

Our London Soundtrack Festival adventure continues in Abbey Road Studios, where we spent an afternoon with composer Stephen Barton in his writing room. In this conversation, we speak to Stephen about his music for Star Wars Jedi; Survivor, Jedi: Fallen Order, Gladiator II, and teasing the new currently unreleased Marvel 1943: Rise Of Hydra game. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/comp...

Join us for the first in a series of special episodes in collaboration with the London Soundtrack Festival! Today, we are joined by Grammy-winning composer Stephanie Economou (composer of Assassin's Creed Valhalla DLCs: Dawn Of Ragnarök) whom we spent an evening nerding out about writing music for video games, collecting weird and wonderful instruments, collaborating with Harry Gregson-William...

From freeing oneself from traditional harmonic principals, intelligently misleading instrumental combinations, to the most brilliant parallel between melody writing and the art of brewing tea - Gary Yershon (Mr Turner, Another Year, The Great Blueness) joins us in one of our most stimulating conversations on the craft of composing for films, theatre, and concert stages yet! Support this podcast at...

We are in the studio of BAFTA-Wales winning composer Alexandra Harwood! Come along as we take a deep dive into Alexandra's work on ballets such as 'Geisha', film/television shows including 'All Creatures Great And Small' and Mike Newell's 'The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society', as well as our common experiences in educational institutions such as the Ro...

From subtones on a bass clarinet to electronic processing of strings, Flemming Nordkrog's compositional language is packed with colouristic vibrance and charm. Join us as we discover Flemming's work on scores such as 'Everybody Loves Touda', 'Tidsrejsen', and 'Shine Your Eyes', alongside his work in building the Nordic Film Music Days, a shared space for composers i...

From the original 'God Of War', 'Assassin's Creed III: Liberation', and 'Little Big Planet 2', Winifred Phillips has composed music for some of the largest video game franchises. We are astronomically honoured to have been in the joyful yet insightful presence of Winifred, chatting about her wealth of creative work in the game music industry, including her most recent p...