Total Dissonance

In this episode, we talk to Film Composer & former RCM Student, Louis Marlowe about film composition, Artificial Intelligence and Video Game music. Thanks to Louis for being on the podcast, and we hope you enjoy the episode!

We are delighted to welcome Ed Driver, a Composer at the Royal College of Music in this episode. We touch on the future of classical music and composition and touch on the music psychology that surrounds composition, creativity and the future of music at large. We hope you enjoy the episode!

In this episode, we are delighted to speak with Lucilla Rose Marriotti, an Art diploma student at the Royal College of Music and an incredibly talented solo violinist with an already illustrious international career. In this episode, we touch on the Stradivarius she won, Sibelius and the ins and outs of being a concert soloist. Thank you so much, Lucilla, and we hope you enjoy the episode!

In this episode, we are delighted to welcome Zoe Barnett! Zoe is an amazing classical guitarist and Masters student at the Royal College of Music. With 89K followers on Instagram, Zoe is known on Instagram for playing classical guitar standing up. In this episode, we touch on time abroad, how her injury changed and shaped her professional career, and her relationship to social media. We hope you e...

Happy New Year from us at Total Dissonance! In this episode (after a major technical speedbump), we kick off the year with Henry Godwin - an Opera Student at the Royal College of Music and Running Extraordinaire. In this episode, we touch on New Year resolutions, Running and musicianship, and how fitness plays a part in the lives of classical musicians.

In this special episode, Tom and Ed embrace the festive cheer touching on Christmas carols, the future of total dissonance, and spreading a general Christmas Spirit. From all of us at Total Dissonance, we hope you have a very Merry Christmas, and we are all excited for what is to come in the New Year! :) 🎄

In this episode, we are delighted to speak with the esteemed Gwydion, concerning all things Korngold and Composition. We hope you enjoy this episode, and thanks to Gwydion for a wonderful conversation!

In this episode, Tom and Ed speak to...me! (James L'éditor.) I thought I'd have to redact this whole episode, but rare for this podcast, everything got left in. In this episode, we talked about School, Music Production, Faith and Future Plans. Hope you enjoy it!

In this episode, Tom and Ed brave the dreaded iron fist of your judgment found in our beloved comments. Some are hate, some could be argued to simply be astute observations. We hope you enjoy this episode, and what could be considered to be a soft reboot of the podcast!

In this episode, Ed and Tom are on a spicy adventure to the Scoville citadel. After flipping a coin, one of them has to pick a concerto on a certain instrument. Then, depending on the concerto they choose and how they explain it, they'll get hot sauce punishments, from Nando's hot sauce to psycho juice (yep, that's a real thing). We hope you have a blast watching this spicy episode!

In this episode, we welcome our sophomore guest, Hamish McLaren. Hamish is a counter-tenor who studied at the Royal Academy of Music, with (what I'm convinced is) an encyclopedic knowledge of classical music. In this episode, we touch on classical music politics, tanks and dinosaurs. Thanks to Hamish for his wealth of knowledge and general charm, and enjoy the episode!

In this episode, we welcome our first guest, Felix Martin! In this episode, Tom and Ed unravel Felix's singing career, his journey as a trumpet player in his band Lazy Snacks, the intricacies of studio and live performance, and so much more. Thanks to Felix for being brave enough to beta testing as our first victim, and enjoy the episode.

Tom and Ed oversee a WWE Royal Rumble between notable composers in this episode. This fantastic fumble of fists considers the composer's stature, repertoire, offspring, and of course, Tom and Ed's prestige academic consensus. We hope you enjoy the episode as we uncover the WWE composer's champion.

In this episode, Ed and Tom rank all the classical instruments from best to worst, or more eloquently, from: S-Tier: Cranks Serious 90's A-Tier: Pulls on a night out B-Tier: Fills out a concert hall C-Tier: I will tolerate your existence D-Tier: A*s E-Tier: Throw it on the Barbie I hope you enjoy this very deep, (CLEARLY educational and not at all comedic) critical analysis of classical instru...

The introduction to insanity. You will probably be able to tell that this was the first material we ever recorded. Meet us, learn about what we like (and what we don’t like), and enjoy 30 minutes of nonsense. Stay tuned for more!