Composers in a Jukebox

We gave ourselves a redesign!! Say goodbye to our original opening theme tune and hello to a brand new re-orchestrated version featuring Jolene on piano, Luke on guitar, Darren on flute, and Levent on violin, recorded at the prestigious LSO St. Luke's. In this episode, we listen our new recording for the first time, and reflect upon the art of recording chamber music. Support this podcast at —...

From games like 'Civilisation VI', films such as 'Crazy Rich Asians', and albums including 'The Lost Birds', Christopher Tin's body of work is as inspiring as it is expansive. Today we are joined by the composer himself, who spoke to us about the creative process behind some of his most iconic pieces of music including 'Baba Yetu', and his new take on completing...

A recent Composers In A Jukebox road trip took us to the shed where the scores for "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", and "The Half-Blood Prince" were written, as we spent a wonderful afternoon with composer Nicholas Hooper himself! Join us as we dive into the musical world of Harry Potter, and also catch up with Nick's recent musical pursuits including composing an e...

Music director of Larian Studios Borislav Slavov joins us today, in a chat about his highly acclaimed work on games such as Baldur's Gate 3 and Divinity Original Sins II. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/composers-in-a-jukebox/donations

From 'Mission Impossible Fallout', 'Black Widow', to 'Cold Brew', and 'Somewhere In Between', Mike Ladouceur has seen from all perspectives as a composer and assistant to others. In this episode, we ask the big questions - Is it necessary to be a composer's assistant to break into the industry? How to pitch yourself as a composer? Are showreels still relevant in...

A community resource for film composers, The Cue Tube has been making huge waves among the film music industry over the past few years. Today we chat with founder Bryan Waters, reflecting on the good work of The Cue Tube including its annual Score Relief competitions, original rescore practise clips, and more! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/composers-in-a-jukebox/donations

We are excited to welcome back Matt Dunkley to the podcast, in a conversation about his long term collaboration with Hans Zimmer as an orchestrator and conductor on films such as No Time To Die, Inception, and The Dark Knight. We also hear about Matt's set of album works 'Cycles', taking a peek into his life as a composer of original music. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.c...

From 'The Seal Lullaby', 'Sleep', to 'Ghost Train', Eric Whitacre's music has become a staple in today's choral, wind, and orchestral repertoire. We sat down the with the composer of these modern classics himself, in an electrifying conversation about his approach to composition, transcription, and orchestration. There truly is so much packed within this episode - y...

There is no Composers In A Jukebox without composers. Join us as we discover what everyone has been spending the past year writing as we sink our ears into the music of...us!  Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/composers-in-a-jukebox/donations

Join us on today's episode as we meet with the man whose work spans some of the most celebrated films of the decade including 'Barbie', 'Spiderman: Across The Spider-Verse', 'Andor', 'No Time To Die', and many more. Matt Dunkley is not only a leading orchestrator and conductor of film and media music, but also a wonderful man to have shared the studio with! Supp...

An expert in writing music for video games, Alistair Kerley joins us for a chat about his work on 'Horizon Call Of The Mountain', 'Beyond A Steel Sky', and 'Miasma Chronicles', among other inspiring insights on getting small(er) orchestras to sound large, and the composer's relationship with game design softwares. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/composer...

We are joined today by Matthew Slater, composer and conductor of the series "Endeavour", and managing director of Charts of London. In this episode, we explore the ins and outs of writing for the orchestra and discover the best ways to learn this craft. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/composers-in-a-jukebox/donations

We all love listening to music don't we? What about listening to the people who create the music we love? Join Darren, Levent, Luke, and Jolene from 'Composers In A Jukebox' as they take you into the depths of their world in film and media music! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/composers-in-a-jukebox/donations

The fusion of Eastern and Western musical elements to form a cohesive whole is no easy task. Today we chat with Christina Liang, a highly sought after Taiwanese composer who enlightened us about her career, family, and how she mastered the art of writing fusion music. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/composers-in-a-jukebox/donations

Our adventures as music podcasters take us to Charts of London, a leading company in music preparation, orchestration, and conducting services. It was a pleasure to be joined by the team from Charts including Matthew Slater, James Jarvis and Natalie Brown, talking about their work on film and TV such as Black Panther II: Wakanda Forever, Emancipation, Frozen Planet II, Endeavour, and more! Support...

Composer and producer Morgan Kibby joins us for an inspiring chat about her work on film and TV such as Amazon's recent series 'The Power', 'Tales Of The Walking Dead', and 'Mothering Sunday'. We also took a peek at her new album 'Rookie' as a singer/songwriter, which she released this month under the name Sue Clayton. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle...

A studio packed with instruments is a dangerous place for composers. Watch as we ignite our spontaneous creative inspiration, while we sit together an engage in a never-before-seen improvisation session as a 'Jukebox Quartet'.  We hope you enjoy one of our most unique episodes to date (and some might say out of all of podcast history)! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/compos...

We are privileged to have sat with the ever so charismatic composer Lindsay Jones, speaking about his double Tony nominations for "Slave Play" (best original score and best sound design), as well as his process of scoring "Marvel Wastelanders", amidst other work for film, television, theatre, video games, and podcasts. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/composers-in-a-...

As composers, we sometimes engage in other activities on top of writing. Conducting and recording our music (or other people's music) is part and parcel of our work, which we're excited to sit around for the second time this morning and geek out about in today's episode! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/composers-in-a-jukebox/donations

As composers, we sometimes engage in other activities on top of writing. Conducting and recording our music (or other people's music) is part and parcel of our work, which we're excited to sit around and geek out about in today's episode! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/composers-in-a-jukebox/donations

Today, we scratch our heads over four questions about our profession - scoring music for films. Join us (Jolene, Darren, and Luke) as we dive into raw and honest conversations about collaborating with directors, managing deadlines, taking advantage of temp music, and the effectiveness of musical "themes" in this day and age. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/composers-in-a-ju...

In this episode, we celebrate the launch of Jolene Khor's new album "Soaring Dragon Leaping Tiger". Today's jukebox tracklist includes music that combines Chinese instrumental traditions with epic, lush, and cinematic orchestral backdrops, alongside other experimental electronic and orchestral music by Darren Sng and Luke Mombrea. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/com...

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