Score: The Podcast

This is a bonus episode and part of Score: The Podcast's extended conversation with Jeff Russo (Legion, Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery). Composer Jeff Russo talks about the dreamlike nature of Legion's musical storytelling, including blending his score with music from Bon Iver, plus his use of his own original sound recordings for the music of Fargo, and how he gets along musically with showrunner No...

Robert and Kenny discuss the boom in score concerts, and review a few entries of our #NameThatScore theme-writing contest. Jeff Russo comes in to discuss how he got the call to do Star Trek: Discovery, and the music of FX’s award-winning Fargo and Legion (which we find out during the show has been renewed for season 3).  Finally Jeff joins a sci-fi edition of Name That Score, where you — yes, you...

This is a bonus episode and part of Score: The Podcast's extended conversation with Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein.  Robert asks the Stranger Things duo about their musical inspirations, including Tangerine Dream in Risky Business, and then they reveal how they "always" envisioned their music from their band SURVIVE as part of a "scene." Plus, their use of a thumb piano (kalimba) and starting...

Robert and Kenny begin the show talking about the trailer for Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, and how much Robert once offered Led Zeppelin to use Stairway to Heaven in a Ridley Scott film.   Then Austin-based composing duo Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein of Stranger Things join to talk musical inspirations from 311 and Portishead to Radiohead, and their band SURVIVE getting a random email from The D...

This is a bonus episode and part of Score: The Podcast's extended conversation with Tina Guo. Tina talks about performing and recording for Wonder Woman with Hans Zimmer, and how her upbringing in Shanghai, China, helped to nurture her musical passion, and the “metal” sound she’s been able to bring to her otherwise traditional music. The full-length episode of Score: The Podcast with Tina Guo is a...

Score: The Podcast welcomes Tina Guo, a virtuoso cellist who has played on more than 50 Hollywood film scores including Inception, Wonder Woman, Dunkirk, the Fast & Furious series, Sherlock Holmes, and many of the Marvel and DC films. She is also a featured artist on Hans Zimmer’s international concert tour, and current nominee for Female Artist of the Year by the 2018 Classic BRIT Awards, which c...

This is a bonus episode and part of Score: The Podcast's extended conversation with John Powell. John talks about his father's advice leading him to composing for film rather than becoming a instrumentalist, and Powell's own worries about his music on the films he works on, including the new Solo: A Star Wars Story (May 25).  The full-length episode of Score: The Podcast with John Powell is a...

Score: The Podcast welcomes composer John Powell, Academy Award nominated composer of How To Train Your Dragon and How To Train Your Dragon 2, the Bourne franchise of films, Shrek, Antz, Happy Feet, Ice Age series, Rio, and the new Solo: A Star Wars Story (May 25).   Robert and Kenny begin the show talking about Deadmau5’s new comments about wanting to become a film composer and how often popular...

This is a bonus episode and an extra segment from Score: The Podcast's extended conversation with Mark Mothersbaugh.   Mark talks about working with Wes Anderson and navigating the specific artistic visions of an auteur director, including his rule: “no brass!”   The full-length episode of Score: The Podcast with Mark Mothersbaugh is also available now. EPISODE NOTES, PICTURES & VIDEOS: https://ww...

Score: The Podcast welcomes Mark Mothersbaugh, frontman of Devo and composer extraordinaire from Wes Anderson films, Rugrats, The Lego Movie, Thor: Ragnarok, Pee-Wee's Playhouse, Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs, The Royal Tenanbaums, 21 Jump Street, Hotel Transylvania, and video games including Crash Bandicoot, Jak & Daxter and The Sims 2.   Robert, Kenny and Matt begin the show talking about th...

This is a bonus episode and an extra segment from Score: The Podcast's extended conversation with Tyler Bates. Tyler talks about his score for Watchmen and how he tries to tie in the visuals that are constantly changing. Plus, Tyler talks about the new soundtrack for Dark Nights: Metal. The full-length episode of Score: The Podcast with Tyler Bates is also available now. EPISODE NOTES, PICTURES &a...

Score: The Podcast welcomes Tyler Bates, composer of films including Guardians of The Galaxy, John Wick, Watchmen, 300, Dawn of the Dead, Slither, Super, Atomic Blonde and the upcoming Deadpool 2 (May 18).   Robert, Kenny and Matt begin the show talking about who might be the next composers of James Bond, and each make their picks for the composers they’d love to hear. Then they talk about how the...

This is a bonus episode and part of Score: The Podcast's extended conversation with Steve Jablonsky. Steve talks about how his love for Zimmer's music led him to cold call Zimmer's studio to ask about an internship. Then, how hard work and sleepless nights opened the door to his working directly with then up-and-coming composer Harry Gregson-Williams, as well as his idol Hans Zimmer. The full-leng...

Score: The Podcast welcomes Steve Jablonsky, award-winning composer of Michael Bay films such as the Transformers film franchise, The Island and Pain & Gain; Peter Berg films such as Battleship, Lone Survivor and Deepwater Horizon; Keanu; Netflix's Game Over, Man; and the upcoming Dwayne Johnson summer blockbuster Skyscraper. He is also the composer of television shows such as Desperate Housewives...

Score: The Podcast welcomes Ramin Djawadi, award-winning composer of Game of Thrones, Westworld, Prison Break, Person of Interest, Amazon's upcoming Jack Ryan series, Iron Man, Pacific Rim and A Wrinkle In Time. Robert and Kenny begin the show discussing AmperMusic.com and the new "computer learned" composing tools Silicon Valley is funding, as well as the retro 80s-inspired soundtrack of Steven S...

Score: The Podcast welcomes Brian Tyler, award-winning composer of the Fast and Furious and Marvel films, Now You See Me, and the upcoming film Crazy Rich Asians, plus television shows like Hawaii Five-0 and Scorpion and video game franchises Call of Duty, Assassin's Creed Black Flag and Need For Speed. Brian shares a story about first meeting Robert at Fox and it leading to his film career.   Rob...

Score: The Podcast welcomes James Newton Howard, Oscar-nominated and Grammy Award-winning composer of films including Pretty Woman, The Fugitive, The Sixth Sense, Treasure Planet, Signs, The Village, King Kong, Blood Diamond, Michael Clayton, Defiance, Batman Begins & The Dark Knight, The Hunger Games series, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and most recently Red Sparrow. Robert and Kenny b...

Score: The Podcast welcomes Harry Gregson-Williams, award-winning composer of epic films including The Martian, Chronicles of Narnia, The Town, Shrek, Prometheus, Kingdom of Heaven, Man On Fire, The Rock, Antz and Enemy of the State. Robert and Kenny begin the show discussing John Williams' donation of his entire sketchbook and score library to the Juilliard School of Music, and Steven Spielberg's...

Score: The Podcast welcomes John Debney, Oscar-nominated composer of films such as The Passion of The Christ, Elf, Liar Liar, Iron Man 2, The Jungle Book, The Greatest Showman and dozens more over the past three decades.   Robert and Kenny begin the show with conversation about the music from Stranger Things and figure skater Tonya Harding’s original “Triple Axel” performance to Danny Elfman’s Bat...