Score: The Podcast

Cristobal Tapia de Veer is a Chilean-born composer working in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His family fled Chile during the military coup of the 1970s, and ended up in France and then eventually in Montreal. Cristobal's pop band ONE TON signed to Warner Music in 2001, before he turned his attention back to film and TV scoring. He has scored the British TV series UTOPIA, Amazon Prime's ELECTRIC DREAMS...

Kenny and Robert begin the show discussing recent scores they've been checking out including Jordan Peele's take on Candyman by composer Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe and HBO's popular series The White Lotus by composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer. Subscribe to MORE SCORE on Patreon for year-round interviews, film music talk and even cool merch: http://Patreon.com/MoreScore Then, 9x Oscar-nominated composer...

Robert (an award-winning songwriter!) and Matt (not one) take a trip down memory lane and tell some stories behind iconic songs on the past few decades in this music video review! PLAYLIST: Beat It, Michael Jackson (1982) I Want A New Drug, Huey Lewis & The News (1983) Aaliyah, Journey to the Past, Aaliyah (1997) Higher Love, Steve Winwood (1986) Walk This Way, Aerosmith/Run DMC (1986 cover of...

In another loaded double-guest episode, Kenny and Robert begin the show chatting with World Soundtrack Awards Film Composer of the Year nominee Nainita Desai ( The Reason I Jump , For Sama , American Murder: The Family Next Door ) about her early years working as an engineer and mixer, overcoming "imposter syndrome," the art of writing music for documentary and keeping the authenticity of true sto...

Jeff Cardoni has scored some of the biggest television shows of the past decade like CSI: Miami, Silicon Valley, The Kominsky Method and the upcoming series Heels on Starz! We also talk to him about the moment that could have ended his career in a Denny's parking lot, and writing purposely bad pop songs for the movie "Just Friends." Also, why he almost performed his Cornholio impression for Mike J...

Robert and Kenny begin the show discussing the nominees for the 2021 World Soundtrack Awards, including many former guests and friends of the show. Kenny also shares why Blake Neely had an exciting and unexpected surprise while watching the Tokyo Olympics over the weekend.    Subscribe to MORE SCORE on Patreon for year-round interviews, film music talk and even cool merch: http://Patreon...

It's not often that we get to talk to a composer in depth about his path from a 10-year-old starting piano lessons to working in film and video games. Austin Wintory has been scoring films for 15 years from the time he left college, and has now written music for video games in prestige franchises including Assassin's Creed, Command and Conquer, John Wick, Counter Strike, League of Legends, an...

Robert and Kenny begin the show discussing the trailer release and score cues of Dune with original score by Hans Zimmer. Kenny asks Robert to explain why the music used in trailers most often doesn't reflect the score/sound of the film. Subscribe to MORE SCORE on Patreon for year-round interviews, film music talk and even cool merch: http://Patreon.com/MoreScore Later, Oscar-nominated and Emmy-wi...

Back in 2007, two composers pooled some money to record a bunch of musicians so they could use the samples. They were really good! Harry Gregson-Williams loved it. Now it's Spitfire Audio, the most innovative sample library company in the world. This is the story of those two composers, Paul Thomson and Christian Henson!  (Note: This is not a paid advertisement for Spitfire Audio. We actually...

In our third double-guest episode in a row, Kenny and Robert begin the show chatting with rockstar songwriter, musician and composer, Isabella Summers ( Little Fires Everywhere , Panic , Physical ) aka “The Machine” from Florence + The Machine. Isa reveals that she always wanted to work in film and even scored and directed her own horror films as a kid, explains how she jumped head first into film...

Robert Kraft examines the life and career of one of the unsung heroes of every film score — the contractor! Peter Rotter is considered one of the pre-eminent orchestral contractors working today, and his job is to book musicians on a mass scale to record the composer's work. In this chat, Robert and Peter discuss what to look for in players, recording in different cities, and bouncing back af...

In another loaded double-guest episode, Kenny and Robert begin the show chatting with mega-talent Isobel Waller-Bridge, composer of Emma (2020), Fleabag, Vita & Virginia and more! Isobel shares stories of early collaborations writing songs with her sister Phoebe, why she likes to sneak "easter egg" sounds and lyrics into her scores and why she loves to tackle musical projects outside of her wh...

Robert Kraft and Carol Kuswanto interview legendary film music mixer Alan Meyerson on his illustrious career, how he weaves his own creativity into music written by composers, the stories of working with Hans Zimmer, how the pandemic changed his job, and what's in store for the future of film music.

In this jam-packed double-guest episode, Kenny and Robert begin the show chatting with Serj Tankian, Grammy-winning singer/songwriter, rockstar frontman of System of a Down and rising star film composer. Serj shares why he made the decision to jump into film composing, recalls the exact moment he decided to make music his career and what Robert Kraft told him the first time they met in 2008 that e...

The System of a Down frontman and vocalist Serj Tankian reveals he's been listening to Score: The Podcast on his daily walks, and talks about his successes and ambitions doing more film composing. (He also gives a special shout-out to Kenny's lady Elva—a huge SOAD fan—at the end!)

Kenny and Robert being the show discussing the return of live concerts, specifically film music, as the nation begins to return to normal post-pandemic. The Hollywood Bowl announced their summer lineup which includes the return of John Williams' "Maestro at the Movies" show featuring David Newman as conductor and a live-to-picture performance of Ludwig Goransson's Oscar-winning score of Black Pant...

Kenny Holmes and Matt Schrader interview the dynamic duo behind Netflix's COBRA KAI. We discuss their beginnings as interns with composer Christophe Beck and working on FROZEN and ANT-MAN, how they took their first jobs after, and volunteering to score YouTube's KARATE KID spinoff before they knew anything about it. How to score a campy 80s retro style drama? Zach and Leo have the answers! Plus, t...

Matt Schrader, Kenny Holmes and Robert Kraft give their three film scores that influenced their lives, before reviewing More Score Patrons favorites! Lots of editing in this one, including some original clips from the Matt Schrader and Robert Kraft archives!

Kenny and Robert being the show discussing how Alan Menken and Howard Ashman helped launch Disney into its new generation with The Little Mermaid . Robert reflects on joining the film as a music producer, unaware of how pivotal this film would be for the future of music in animation. Then, the guys check Score: The Mailbox and answer a question about when and why a composer should get an agent. Su...

Robert and Kenny begin this Season Premiere (now with video!) with special guest Matt Schrader, discussing our new Patreon exclusive show MORE SCORE, The Oscars' rough ending, Composer Carol's new album "Smile" and much more. Later, composer Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL joins the show to share the unique story of getting fired from Justice League, only to be brought back years later to release the...

Robert Kraft remembers the exact moment he discovered he wanted to be a songwriter. A summer camp, bookstore and several bands later, his music was interrupted by an inebriated harmonica player ... turns out that was (then still unknown) Bruce Willis! The inspirations, professional setbacks, and compounding decisions (from "Kermit Unpigged" to "The Little Mermaid" and "Titanic") that led Robert to...

You know him from Score: The Podcast, but what are the forces that forged Kenny Holmes? Turns out, it involves home break-ins, pro wrestling and a news photographer career all over the western US. How did that lead Kenny to Score: A Film Music Documentary? Matt Schrader and Kenny Holmes guide this introductory episode of More Score on Patreon! (And a special welcome to our new members!)

Robert and Kenny begin this Season Finale with special guest, Matt Schrader discussing the trailer release of The Batman , Travis Scott & Ludwig Göransson's chart-topping single release for TENET , Hans Zimmer's new cue for WW84  and checking Score: The Mailbox. Plus, the team reflects on their favorite moments of this season of the show. Later, 3x Oscar-winning composer Howard Shore join...

Robert and Kenny begin the show with special guest, Matt Schrader discussing the season finale release of Blockbuster  and checking Score: The Mailbox, with questions about composer compensation, live-to-picture film music concerts and how to present music to a director. Later, Emmy-nominated composer Blake Neely joins the show to share how he overcame the early doubters, the excitement of&nb...

Robert and Kenny begin the show answering questions from Score: The Mailbox about why album versions of scores sometimes differ from the film version, the use of diegetic music in film and if there is a common starting point for writing a score. Then, Emmy-nominated composer Max Richter joins to discuss his brilliant artist career, including his new album ‘Voices,’ why director Ari Folman called o...