Episodes

  • #65 – Double Indemnity

    #65 – Double Indemnity
    Jun 11 2024
    Jon and Andy go straight down the line through Miklós Rózsa's score for the 1944 film noir classic Double Indemnity. Which elements of this music sound like noir, and which don’t? Why do we enjoy stories about bad people? And, where’s a good spot in L.A. to sneak into if you want to hear some Schubert?
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    1 hr and 27 mins
  • #64 – 2024 Oscars Special

    #64 – 2024 Oscars Special
    Mar 6 2024
    It’s time again for Jon and Andy to strip away the phony tinsel of Hollywood and find the real tinsel underneath, as they consider this year’s Oscar nominees for Best Original Score. Is it possible that our hosts are feeling less cranky this year? What are some different ideas these movies have for using music to fill time? And, did you notice that this episode is still shorter than two of these five nominated films?
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    2 hrs and 51 mins
  • #63 – The Conversation

    #63 – The Conversation
    Feb 21 2024
    Come and eavesdrop on Jon and Andy discussing David Shire’s score for the 1974 surveillance mystery drama The Conversation. What does Shire's solo piano music express about the main character? How are the themes of the movie embodied in its world of sound? And, will Fred Flintstone be a good father?
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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • #62 – Name The Score! 2

    #62 – Name The Score! 2
    Feb 13 2024
    Surprise! It’s time for a break from the bucket: Jon and Andy look back at all the scores they’ve talked about since the end of the AFI list, and Andy puzzles Jon with another needle-drop quiz. Can Jon remember all this music? Can you remember it better than Jon? And, like, what have our hosts even been talking about this whole time?
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    2 hrs and 3 mins
  • #61 – How to Train Your Dragon

    #61 – How to Train Your Dragon
    Dec 20 2023
    This time Jon and Andy train their attention on John Powell’s score for the 2010 animated fantasy adventure How to Train Your Dragon. Just how many themes does this score have? Might their meanings change with repeat viewings? And, what rhythmic pattern will Jon finally let Andy talk about?
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    2 hrs
  • #60 – There Will Be Blood

    #60 – There Will Be Blood
    Sep 12 2023
    In this episode Jon and Andy drink up Jonny Greenwood’s score for Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2007 period drama There Will Be Blood. How does Greenwood’s music seem to get so deeply inside your head? What lines can be drawn between it and his work for Radiohead? And, is either of us even close to getting the Daniel Plainview voice right?
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    1 hr and 53 mins
  • #59 – The Day the Earth Stood Still

    #59 – The Day the Earth Stood Still
    May 23 2023
    This time Jon and Andy land their spaceship in the middle of Bernard Herrmann’s score for the 1951 sci-fi classic The Day the Earth Stood Still! How strongly was Herrmann committed to musical otherness? What peculiar instrumentation did he use to achieve unearthly sounds? And, have we finally cracked Gort's secret alien robot code?
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    1 hr and 34 mins
  • #58 – 2023 Oscars Special

    #58 – 2023 Oscars Special
    Mar 9 2023
    Join Jon and Andy as they sneak back into the Dolby Theater to discuss this year's nominees for Best Original Score! Could this be our least impressive slate of contenders yet? What does it mean for music to really speak to the human heart? And, will we succeed in our attempt to keep the episode short? (No.)
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    2 hrs and 40 mins