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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...

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 Ni...

[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...

[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...

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 th...

[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...

[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 p...

[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...

One of the most prominent and rewarding director/composer relationships in recent years has been with legendary auteur director Terrence Malick and composer Hanan Townshend. Hanan takes some time to chat about his most recent collaboration with Malick for Knight Of Cups. Hanan tells the story of how he simply answered an ad for a composer for an unnamed director, and it just so happened to be for...

Kaveh Cohen & Michael Nielsen are two composers who are paving a path by bringing new approaches and unique sounds to their projects. The composing duo talks about their journey to becoming film composers and talk about how they met, and why they decided to form a partnership. We discuss how the two of them compliment each other's talents and the benefits of working with a composing partner. We sp...

Composer Sven Faulconer takes some time to talk about his recent score to Blood Father starring Mel Gibson. Over the past seven years, Sven has showcased his great talent by scoring several short films and documentaries. Sven has gained invaluable experience working on scores providing synth programming and/or additional music and arrangements on some of the biggest films in the industry. Through...

The talented and versatile Tree Adams has quickly made a name for himself by creating a unique voice and sound as a storyteller. Having Tree has a guest is a great pleasure as we discuss his unique path from performing in a band to focusing on the composing path. What sets Tree apart from other rockers is that he was classically trained when he was younger, which is now allowing him to take all hi...

[Watch the video interview on our YouTube Channel] Film. Music. Media: All Access is honored to welcome Harry Gregson-Williams as our guest. Harry has carved a path for himself in the industry by building one of the most unique sonic styles as a composer, and crafting some iconic working relationships with top directors. We discuss Harry's beginnings in England and how he went to a boarding school...

[Watch the video interview on our YouTube Channel] Composer Tim Wynn sits down with Film. Music. Media for another fantastic episode in the All Access series. Tim's work in video game, film and television composing has given us some amazing scores that have stood the test of time. We spend some time here focusing on Tim's newest score to the anticipated science fiction turn-based tactical game XCO...

Composer David Newman takes some time to sit down and talk about his body of work, and how being born into one of the most recognized musical families ignited his love for the craft. David goes into detail discussing topics ranging from industry trends, schedules and his approach to film scoring. We also discuss the ideal composer/director relationship while working including his body of work with...

[Watch the video interview on our YouTube Channel] Film. Music. Media: All Access welcomes Joe Kraemer as we sit down in his studio and get talk all things film and film music with the Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation composer. Joe shares his path to film scoring including how be became friends with Christopher McQuarrie, which has led to one of the premiere director/composer collaborations in t...

The wonderfully talented Roque Baños takes some time to chat about his recent score to Ron Howard's maritime epic In The Heart Of The Sea starting Chris Hemsworth. Roque shares talks about how he found his way to film scoring and bridge the gap from Spanish cinema to American cinema. We talk about his work on In The Heart Of The Sea and how he got the job through Hans Zimmer's recommendation and w...

[Watch the video interview on our YouTube Channel] On this episode of All Access, we get to sit down with one of the master auteur composers of video games. Inon Zur talks about his journey from Israel to the United States and how his dream of being a jazz musician took an unexpected turn when he discovered the world of video game music. Inon talks about his approach and process to scoring, and we...

[Watch the video interview on our YouTube Channel] On this "All Access" we sit down with Fargo composer Jeff Russo to examine his process and approach to scoring in intricate detail. Jeff tells us some wild stories about his initial path as a singer/songwriter and how that eventually led him to film and TV composing. We look into his work for Fargo specifically and what his approach for Season 2 w...

[Watch the video interview on our YouTube Channel] On this episode of All Access, we get to sit down with the extremely fun and talented Dominic Lewis. Dom worked with Henry Jackman on the score for the critically-acclaimed Amazon series The Man In The High Castle based on the classic novel by Philip K. Dick. Dominic gives us a fresh and unique perspective into the film music industry as he very q...

The talented and versatile Edwin Wendler takes some time to talk about the three spooky scores he cooked up this fall. Edwin shares his approach to the three horror scores Unnatural, I Spit On Your Grave: Vengeance Is Mine and his contribution to Tales Of Halloween which is a collection of shorts. We go deep into the horror genre as well as cover many other things revolving around the world of fil...

[Watch the video interview on our YouTube Channel] Have you ever wanted to sit down for an hour and half with John Powell and really get to know him and his process fully? Well now you can with our latest installment in the All Access series. We cover everything from John's path into music and what really made him settle down to become a film composer. He takes us through his journey starting out...

Composer Daniel Pemberton has very quickly established himself as one of the premiere and unique sounds of the film industry. His bold style and approach is on full display in Guy Ritchie's The Man From U.N.C.L.E. We dive right into his scoring process of the film, including how he got the job plus how Guy Ritchie as a director is very specific in his musical directions. Daniel talks about re-capt...

The wonderfully talented and incomparable Richard Harvey takes some time to chat about his newest score to The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince) that he co-scored with Hans Zimmer. Richard takes us on an enlightening journey about his career and his views on the industry. He shares why he decided to stay in the UK and still have a successful career as a composer and musician without having to reloca...

Christophe Beck's career is a prime example of versatility in a composer's storytelling ability. We dive into Ant-Man, which is Beck's most recent project. The film is a meshing of genres by being a superhero heist film that blends action with comedy. Before we dive into Ant-Man and writing the score to Marvel's newest onscreen superhero, Chris shares his path to film composing and his approach to...