Episodios

  • Alexander Parsons: The Intersection of Music and Technology Part I

    Alexander Parsons: The Intersection of Music and Technology Part I
    Jun 16 2025
    Today is the first of a two-part series with our guest, musician and composer Alexander Parsons. In Part I, we’re discussing Alexander's score to the upcoming film, "Flight 149: Hostage of War," the extraordinary story of passengers and crew who become unwitting hostages during Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait. We also discuss the impact of music teachers on their students, and how his own teacher influenced his life. https://alexparsonsmusic.com/
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    31 m
  • Jennifer Roig-Francolí and The Art of Freedom: Learning about the Alexander Technique

    Jennifer Roig-Francolí and The Art of Freedom: Learning about the Alexander Technique
    Jun 2 2025
    Today we learn about the Alexander Technique and improving our musicianship with the incredible Jennifer Roig-Francolí! We talk about the power of awareness, the sneaky thoughts and obstacles we put in our own way, and Christine even gets a quick lesson on a tension/awareness exercise we can all use in our own practice! Jennifer's Website: https://artoffreedom.me/
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    43 m
  • Composer James Allen Roberson on Bridging the Taste Gap

    Composer James Allen Roberson on Bridging the Taste Gap
    May 10 2025
    Composer James Allen Roberson has a great quote on his wall by Ira Glass that explains that the gap between our ability and our taste is only bridged by a lot of work. In today's episode, James sits down with us to discuss his own creative development and the hard work that went into it. We talk about maintaining and attitude of humility and learning lessons from unexpected places, living in the studio, how to find the right sound for a project, and mourning the end-of-life of Finale. https://www.robersonsound.com/
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    49 m
  • The Music of the Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim with Stephen Gallagher & Mark Willsher

    The Music of the Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim with Stephen Gallagher & Mark Willsher
    May 6 2025
    Today we visit Middle Earth and discuss the score to "The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim" with Emmy award-winning Composer Stephen Gallagher and Grammy award-winning Producer/Engineer Mark Willsher. Their goal in this project was to “honour the narrative of the film by blending the beloved design and musical language of the original Lord of the Rings trilogy with ideas befitting Kamiyama-san's beautiful hand-drawn anime.” We discuss learning from and enjoying the differences between "The War of the Rohirrim" and the original live action LOTR trilogies in terms of workflow and creative style. We also cover thematic material, composition/mixing techniques and the value of having a trusted collaboration! "Overture" from THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE WAR OF THE ROHIRRIM (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is copyrighted and used with permission from WBD Music AS(ASCAP), New Line Tunes (ASCAP) and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All rights to the music are owned by WBD Music, New Line Tunes, and Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.
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    53 m
  • Composing Suspense and Humor: Christoph Zirngibl on AppleTV+'s "Where's Wanda"

    Composing Suspense and Humor: Christoph Zirngibl on AppleTV+'s "Where's Wanda"
    Apr 21 2025
    Renowned German film composer Christoph Zirngibl joins us today to talk about his recent projects AppleTV+ “Where’s Wanda” and the animated adventure film “The Hero of Centopia.” We chat about the difference between a Palette Composer vs an Artist Composer, his own composing process, and what makes a good melody. Christoph Zirngibl is a renowned German film composer based in Munich, Germany. Among the over 120 movies Christoph has composed the music for by now, you will find some of the most-watched German prime-time TV movies and successful national feature films, as well as a diverse range of indie films, short movies, TV series and documentaries. His music has been awarded the Hollywood Music in Media Award, the Jerry Goldsmith Award and the “German Emmy” ({reis der Deutschen Fernsehakademie) and has been nominated multiple times, e.g. for the German Filmmusic Award, the European Filmmusic Award (Camille Award) and the Music & Sound Awards. At the Cannes Film Festival 2022, he was one of ten international composers being selected for the Spot the Composer Program.
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    40 m
  • The Music of Sullivan's Crossing: Collaboration in Composing with Ari Posner and Joel Schwartz

    The Music of Sullivan's Crossing: Collaboration in Composing with Ari Posner and Joel Schwartz
    Mar 29 2025
    Collaboration is the cornerstone of a musicians’ creativity and career. This is especially true in media composing. And here to talk with me about it today are my guests Ari Posner and Joel Schwartz. They worked together composing the score to the acclaimed drama series “Sullivan’s Crossing” whose 2nd season premiered in the US in October 2024 on the CW, and kicks off its 3rd season on Canada’s CTV in the spring of 2025.
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    42 m
  • The Music of "The Piano Lesson" With Music Supervisors Deva Anderson and Rachel Lautzenheiser

    The Music of "The Piano Lesson" With Music Supervisors Deva Anderson and Rachel Lautzenheiser
    Mar 17 2025
    Today we are honored to have Deva Anderson and Rachel Lautzenheiser, two renowned music supervisors, joining us to share their insights on the film adaptation of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, The Piano Lesson. The two have worked together for more than a decade. Deva leads the music department at Tom Hanks and Gary Goeztman’s Production Company, Playtone, where she has overseen music for all their productions for over 25 years, including the Oscar-nominated film Greyhound, Band of Brothers, and The Pacific. Rachel has played an integral part of the music department at Playtone as a rising Music Supervisor whose credits include Masters of the Air, Alaska Daily, and My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3. Deva and Rachel also received two Guild of Music Supervisor nominations for Best Music Supervision in a TV Drama (Masters of the Air) and Best Music Supervision in a Mid-Level Budget Film (The Piano Lesson).
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    39 m
  • Navigating Film Scores, Orchestrators, and Global Sessions with Andrew Morgan Smith

    Navigating Film Scores, Orchestrators, and Global Sessions with Andrew Morgan Smith
    Mar 3 2025
    Today we’re talking with accomplished composer, Andrew Morgan Smith who has successfully navigated the world of both film and concert composition. We are diving into the technical details about work flow, working with orchestrators, scoring sessions that span the globe, and keeping up with latest technological innovations in the music world. https://www.andrewmorgansmith.com/
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    42 m