Composer Talk

Our next guest is one of the most distinctive voices in independent film and television scoring today. He cut his teeth bringing over 15 films to the Sundance Film Festival, went on to score critical favorites for HBO, Netflix, and the indie world, and most recently delivered a brilliantly offbeat score for A24's Friendship starring Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd. I’m so excited to be chatting with him today.And the composer is... Keegan DeWitt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our next guest needs no introduction. He's one of my all time favorite composers and today we chat about his score for Hamnet, On The Nature Of Daylight, and SRM sounds among other topics! And the composer is... Max Richter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our next guest went from guitar tech to film composer. He started his film scoring career as an intern for The Newton Brothers helping them on projects including Goosebumps, Doctor Sleep, The Haunting Of Hill House and many more. He recently scored Shelby Oaks and I'm so excited to chat with him about his scoring path! And the composer is... James Wolf Burkholder Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This next composer is truly an amazing talent! She is a Malaysian film and television composer whose score for Apple TV+ and Skydance's debut animation Blush has won Best Music Award from Hollywood Music in Media and was nominated for an Annie. Her second Annie nomination followed for her score on Skydance Animation's science fantasy adventure series WondLa, where she collaborated with industry icons such as John Lasseter. She also scored Skydance Animation's inaugural studio logo and I'm so excited to welcome her on to the podcast! And the composer is... Joy Ngiaw! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our next guest is the co-founder of Impact 24, a PR company that represents many amazing composers and post production pros! He is a dear friend and a great guest to the podcast (many of his clients have appeared on this show) and today we discuss tips for composers on the rise to help promote themselves and talk about his amazing career! And the PR professional is... Andrew Cohen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our next guest is an EMMY-nominated composer whose work can be heard on HBO Max/Amblin’s animated series Gremlins: The Wild Batch. Previously, she scored Season 1– Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, for which she was nominated for an Emmy for Best Music Direction And Composition for An Animated Program. Other recent credits include the Peacock original series Based on a True Story, Netflix’s feature film Happiness For Beginners, and NBC’s Found. Frequently recognized for her other television credits, including CW network series Kung Fu, Batwoman, and Riverdale, NBC’s Blindspot, and Ava DuVernay’s limited series The Red Line, she has also scored numerous feature films, documentaries, and commercials. I'm so excited to welcome her on to the podcast! And the composer is....Sherri Chung Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

0 Episodes later we get to rejoin two of my favorite composers in this world. Since their last appearance on this podcast they have won an EMMY and are now EMMY-nominated for their music for the final season of Cobra Kai. They also recently composed the score to the Peacock show Twisted Metal's second season and I’m so thrilled to welcome them back to the podcast. And the composers are... Zach Robinson & Leo Birenberg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our next guest is the composer behind the brand new HULU limited series Washington Black which features a score recorded at the Fox Scoring Stage. He is honestly one of the most talented composers I know who has also written additional music on Michael Abel’s team for projects including Nope and Star Wars show The Acolyte. I’m so excited to welcome him on to the podcast.And the composer is... Cameron Moody Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our next guest is a composer and producer who blends experimental music with sound design to tell stories. A two time Grammy Award winner, he has worked on projects including Joker, Chernobyl, The Railway Men, and Battlefield 2042. He has collaborated and worked with and for artists including Hildur Guðnadóttir, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Colin Stetson, Mica Levi and more and I'm so excited to welcome him on to the podcast.And the composer is... Sam Slater Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I'm so excited to welcome this guest to the podcast. He is the composer behind The Secret Lives of Animals, Jane, and much much more and he's been a dear friend for years! And the composer is... Kyle Rodriguez Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Matt chats with award-winning composer Cristóbal Tapia de Veer about his process, scoring workflow, favorite plugins and more. He is the composer of Smile, Smile 2, Utopia, The White Lotus and many more and we are so excited to welcome him on to the podcast! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After graduating from NYU our next guest moved to LA to pursue a career in media scoring. He has written music for Emmy Award-winning shows Ozark and Vikings and contributed music to Blizzard Entertainment’s hit game Diablo IV. Fun fact: He was my music theory tutor, and we also co-composed the music for IFC Midnight thriller Centigrade.  He scored Netflix’s Castlevania: Nocturne and I’m so excited to welcome him on to the podcastAnd the composer is... Trey Toy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our next guest is best known for his work on the Chicago shows, Netflix film Eurovision Story of Fire Saga, The Edge of Seventeen, The Hitman's Bodyguard films and much more. He’s the composer of Apple TV’s Silo and I’m so excited to chat with him today. And the composer is… Atli Örvarsson.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This next composer recently scored HBO Original Chimp Crazy and is the composer behind Ingrid Goes West, The Peanut Butter Falcon, and Dollface among other projects. I’m so excited to welcome him on to the podcast. And the composer is… Jonathan Sadoff Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our next guest is best known for his work scoring huge films from Frozen and Ant-Man to The Hangover films, Nimona, and way more. He recently scored Doug Liman’s The Instigators and Marvel Studio's Agatha All Along and I’m so excited to welcome him on the podcast. And the composer is… Chris Beck Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our next guest is best known for his work in the band The National as well as scoring movies including Sing Sing and Cyrano and TV shows Manhunt and Photographer among others. He's one of my favorite composers and guitarists and I'm so excited to welcome him on to the podcast! And the composer is... Bryce Dessner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our next guest is an ASCAP award-winning composer who has written music for The Boys, Gen V, The Bachelor and It's A Wonderful Binge among other projects. He got his start working for producer Matt Wallace before pivoting to Emoto Music and then meeting composer Christopher Lennertz who has been a mentor and later co-composer on a number of projects.And the composer is... Matt Bowen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our next guest started his career writing for the video game magazine Games Zone to afford his first synthesizer. From there, he has scored films from Ocean’s 8, Steve Jobs, The Man from U.N.C.L.E and Ferrari to Spider-Man Into The Spider-Verse and Across The Spider-Verse. He recently scored Fly Me To The Moon and I am so excited to chat with my musical hero today. And the composer is… Daniel Pemberton Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our next composer is a recent friend and amazing composer who is behind the music of the 2023 Riot Games’ League Of Legends - Lunar New Year Campaign. He has worked as an additional writer for composer Lorne Balfe on projects including The Wheel Of Time, Life On Our Planet, His Dark Materials, and Victoria's Secret: Angels & Demons among others. He is the composer of the psychological horror feature film Dead Whisper and I am so excited to welcome him on to the podcast. And the Composer is…Nikhil Koparkar Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our next guest was born and raised in London England, where he studied at the Royal Academy of Music and was mentored by the iconic Rupert-Gregson Williams. In 2009 he moved to Los Angeles to join Hans Zimmer’s Remote Control Productions, where he worked on the music departments of various major studio films, before transitioning to solo work.Since then he has made a name for himself composing projects such as the Amazon series Man In The High Castle, the Disney+ Monsters Inc. franchise series Monsters At Work, and Sony Pictures films Peter Rabbit (2018), Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021), and Bullet Train (2022). Most recently he completed the score Universal Pictures Film The Fall Guy starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt. I'm incredibly excited to chat with him on this episode!And the composer is… Dominic LewisThis episode was produced by Morgan Craig Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our next guest is the co-founder of NYC-Based Found Objects and the composer behind such films as I’m Thinking Of Ending Things and Swan Song. He’s the composer of Apple TV’s Franklin starring Michael Douglas and I’m so excited to chat with him today. And the composer is… Jay Wadley Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our next guest is one of the first composers I ever met when I first moved to LA. He is best known for his work scoring Sneaky Pete, Meet Cute, and recently Netflix Hit Homicide: New York. He’s also written music for video games including Far Cry 6 and Skull and Bones and I’m so excited to welcome him to the podcast.And The Composer Is... Stephen Lukach Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our next guest is on the rise having written music for films premiering at Sundance, SXSW, and the Los Angeles Film Festival among many more. They scored A24's Problemista by Julio Torres, and the Gotham Award and Independent Spirit nominated film Bruiser on Hulu. Under their solo moniker OHYUNG, they produce genre-shifting music that moves between ambient, experimental pop, and distorted noise. I’m so excited to welcome them onto the podcast.And the composer is… Robert Ouyang Rusli Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our next guest is behind the music of projects including Netflix’s Hillbilly Elegy, Blue Planet II, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, HBO’s The Last Of US, and Netflix’s Damsel. He was mentored by legendary composer Mike Post and has frequently collaborated with composers Atli Örvarsson and Hans Zjmmer having contributed music for Dune, Top Gun: Maverick, and Dune 2 among many other films. I’m so excited to welcome him on the podcast. And the composer is… Dave Fleming--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/composertalk/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our next guest is one of the first people I met when I started my journey as a composer. She’s an amazing composer, and vocalist and earned her B.M. in music composition from Biola University’s Conservatory of Music, going on to work with notable composers James Horner, Thomas Newman, and Jacob Shea.She is the composer of Dreamworks Animation’s The Croods: Family Tree, Harlan Coben's Shelter on Amazon Prime, and the documentary After Death. And the composer is... Hannah Parrott Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our next guest is one of the most lovely music creatives on this planet. He has worked as the SVP of Peer Music, Head of Music at Lionsgate and SVP of music at Warner Bros and has helped shape the musical landscape of films ranging from La La Land and the Hangover series, to Godzilla, Divergent, and Edge of Tomorrow. He also owns and runs Strong Music. The music creative is... Carter Armstrong--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/composertalk/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our next guests are 2 of my favorite composers in LA! They teamed up to craft a synth-infused score for the vampire horror-thriller Night Teeth for Netflix, the action-packed movie is the biggest project the co-composers have tackled yet, with wall-to-wall music and a gritty soundtrack that is essentially a roadmap of Los Angeles.Directed by Adam Randall, the film stars Jorge Lendeborg Jr. as a working college student tasked with chauffeuring two mysterious young women (Debby Ryan and Lucy Fry) around Los Angeles for a night on the town. But all is not as it seems, and he’s soon dropped into a sprawling underground of vampiric tribes on the verge of a covert war. The film also stars Raúl Castillo, Alfie Allen, Alexander Ludwig, Sydney Sweeney, and Megan Fox.The composers also have noted that the music is geographically influenced, with each city within Los Angeles having its own signature sound and introducing a new character. Locations featured in the film include Boyle Heights, Hollywood, Downtown LA, and Venice among several others.The composer are... Drum & Lace and Ian Hultquist--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/composertalk/support

Our next guest is best know for his work on Netflix’s Original Series, LOCKE Chaganty’s moving Mother’s Day spot for Google, SEEDS; and Chaganty’s SEARCHING, starring John Cho and Debra Messing, which premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and was picked up by Sony Pictures for worldwide distribution.Studying film scoring at the University of Southern California, this incredible composer hails from Sacramento and currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife, Sarah, and their dog, Bodie. The composer is... Torin Borrowdale--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/composertalk/support

Our next guest is a Korean-American film composer and multi-instrumentalist. The first American composer to have been selected as a British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Breakthrough talent, his scores include critically acclaimed feature films COWBOYS (dir. Anna Kerrigan) and HOLLER (dir. Nicole Riegel). Also an artist-in-residence and National Advisory Council co-chair at the Ucross Foundation, his work spans across film music, theatre, XR, instrumental compositions, and songwriting. As a classically trained violinist and self-taught guitarist, he was a former live member of the electronic/folk band, The Books, and toured internationally with bands such as Gotye and Explosions in the Sky. For over 15 years, he has recorded with artists ranging from indie songwriters to Talib Kweli, and has composed music for dozens of major global advertising campaigns for Mercedes Benz, Squarespace, Google, Netflix, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, among others. And the composer is... Gene Back--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/composertalk/support

I'm so excited to welcome this incredible composer duo from Bleeding Fingers who recently won an Emmy award for "Outstanding Music Composition" in this year's 42nd Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards for their work on the BBC documentary series 'Primates'. We talk composing, work/life balance, and more in this episode, and hope you enjoy it! And the composers are... Denise Santos + Adam LukasSpecial thanks to Judith Moy for editing this episode! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/composertalk/support

Launched in Los Angeles, California in 2021, skybox Audio is an innovative sample library company that creates virtual instruments using cutting edge approaches in technology. They have recently released Hammers + Waves, a 10 instrument modern keyboard collection like no other. Captured with beyond-human precision by robotic automation, this collection blew me away and I'm so excited to talk with the composers and co-founders of the company! And the Composers are... Azrul Saleh + Danny Dunlap--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/composertalk/support

Our next guest is an award-winning Venezuelan composer based in Los Angeles, CA who specializes in film, TV, Interactive, and New Media music.His sensibility as a composer is evidenced in his lush orchestral scores, always infused with hints of his diverse upbringing and culture. His eclectic style is the consequence of his development as a musician, going from pop and rock bands, to a classical music education, to jazz and electronic influences from his studies in the US.​He recently scored the film “The Secret History of Venom” for Marvel Animation, and has written for many feature films including the Venezuelan box office hit “Papita Segunda Base” and the Daytime Emmy Award winning Documentary “Out of Iraq”. His music can be heard on the feature documentary “History of the Emirates”, and on hit TV shows like Netflix’s “Outer Banks” and “What/If”, AMC’s “Dietland”, Bravo’s “Girlfriend’s Guide To Divorce”, Freeform’s “Good Trouble” and HBO’s “Adventure Time: Obsidian”. Other recent projects include the feature films “Christmas Comes Home”, “Farm to Fork to Love” and “Stranger In The Attic”, as well as the Venezuelan film “Plástico”.The composer is... Sandro Morales-Santoro--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/composertalk/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our next guest is a media composer, pianist, music educator, and music theorist. Studying under composer Dr. Scott Meister and pianist Dr. Bair Shagdaron, she earned her bachelor’s degree in Music Theory/Composition from Appalachian State University in 2012. Immediately following, she enrolled at Columbia College Chicago’s Master of Fine Arts program “Scoring for the Screen”. She was a Follett Scholar (Columbia’s highest honor) and studied under composers Gary Chang, David McHugh, and Andrew Edwards. To conclude her time at Columbia, she recorded four works Capitol Records and earned her degree in May 2014. Following her time at Columbia, she began an internship with film composer Mark Isham then interned at Kraft-Engel Management. She met composer Jake Monaco while there and assisted  him for a number of years before "graduating" onto writing additional music for projects including Dumplin' and Human Discoveries. She has recently co-composed the score for A Cinderella Story: Starstruck with Jake and I'm so excited to talk with her about it! The composer is... Brittany Dunton--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/composertalk/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An Argentinian-American composer, conductor, orchestrator and violinist, our next guest is a two-time Global Music Award-winning composer. His latest project, the documentary The Sound of Identity features the first-ever transgender woman performing an opera lead in the U.S. with a professional company, in a standard work. The film is about a profile in identity sprinkled with Mozart, but Nicolas rejected the idea of imitating Mozart’s sound. Instead, he gravitated towards a neo-romantic feel and decided on a string orchestra, soloists within the string orchestra, and the addition of a few synths for movement and added interest.Nicolas' music is a blend of Argentinian/Latin/world influences, classical training, electronics sensibility, and modern film and television soundtracks. He has scored numerous films and projects such as Phil Donlon’s drama The Reunion, James Kicklighter’s short Angel of Anywhere, and a Circle City Film Festival award-winning short Tijuana. He also has music placements on TLC, HBO, and in various advertising campaigns. In addition to Sound of Identity, James’ upcoming projects include the documentary The American Question, fantasy feature Empire Queen: The Golden Age of Magic; and indie horror feature, Spider.The Composer is... Nicolas Repetto--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/composertalk/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our next guest is a composer born and raised in Los Angeles. His latest projects include Eytan Rockaway’s Lansky, starring Harvey Keitel, and Jonathan Hensleigh’s The Ice Road, starring Liam Neeson. He joined the Assassin’s Creed universe for Wrath of the Druids (2021). He co-produced Gryffin’s Deluxe orchestral album (2020) and composed additional music on Mission: Impossible - Fallout for Lorne Balfe, and on The Crown, for Hans Zimmer and Rupert Gregson-Williams. He also wrote additional music on HBO’s His Dark Materials.The composer is... Max Aruj--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/composertalk/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our next guest is an Oscar-nominated composer and experimental musician known as Hauschka who is behind the score of Showtime’s acclaimed crime drama Your Honor (starring Bryan Cranston) and most recently, the Joe Penna directed sci-fi thriller Stowaway. The film follows a three-person crew on a mission to Mars that faces an impossible choice when an unplanned passenger jeopardizes the lives of everyone on board. *Starring: Daniel Dae Kim, Anna Kendrick, Toni Collette, and Shamier Anderson.Stowaway differs from most sci-fi films, which are generally action-packed, high-energy, and loud. Stowaway takes place entirely on the spaceship, and the four crew members are the only people featured. The focus of the film is the crew’s communication with one another—detailing their raw and humanistic conversations, as they decipher their options for survival.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/composertalk/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our next guest is a Music supervisor who has lent her expertise to the creation of some of television and films’ most unique sounds. She is the music supervisor on FX's Emmy Award-winning and Golden Globe-winning series Fargo; Hulu’s Golden Globe and Emmy-winning series The Handmaid’s Tale; FX’s Snowfall; Hulu's Shrill; HBO Max’s dramedy series Generation; and Amazon Prime's Bosch. Other credits include FX’s Legion; Hulu’s The Great and Normal People; Apple TV’s Ron Moore series For All Mankind; USA Network’s Mr. Robot; and many more. Her upcoming projects include Patrick Brice's horror/thriller There's Something Inside Your House; Shawn Levy’s Netflix sci-fi film The Adam Project; Peacock's mini-series Angelyne; Sam Esmail’s ABC crime series Acts of Crime; and Apple TV+’s drama series The Shinning Girls and animated series Harriett The Spy.The music supervisor is... Maggie Phillips--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/composertalk/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, we welcome back Amanda Jones to the podcast! Since we last spoke, she has written music for From Cradle to Stage, Good Trouble Season 3, and Adventure Time: Distant Lands among other projects! Welcome back to the show! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/composertalk/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our next guest is a composer from the Netherlands who has worked internationally as one of Europe's youngest established professional composers on some of the most popular TV shows and biggest films in Europe. Now located in L.A., he is known for his score for Disney's Minnie's Bow-Toons show. The composer is... Vidjay Beerepoot--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/composertalk/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our next guest is an Emmy-nominated score mixer and recording engineer/producer whose recent score mixing credits include Netflix Focus Features’ drama feature Blue Bayou, starring Justin Chon and Alicia Vikander, slated to premiere on June 25th; Netflix’s Cobra Kai, starring Ralph Macchio and William Zabka; and HBO Max’s documentary feature Tina, starring Tina Turner, Angela Bassett and Oprah Winfrey. He has become a recognized face in the music scoring industry for specializing in recording and mixing music for films, television shows and video games. His work on Netflix’s Golden Globe and Emmy Award-nominated series Ozark, starring Jason Bateman and Laura Linney, earned him an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series in 2020. Some of his past score mixing credits include Universal Pictures’ Oscar and Golden Globes-nominated revenge thriller Promising Young Woman, starring Carey Mulligan and Bo Burnham, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2020; Voltage Pictures’ horror film The Seventh Day, starring Guy Pearce and Keith David; 30 West’s Wild Indian, starring Michael Greyeyes, which premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival; Netflix’s The White Tiger, starring Adarsh Gourav and Priyanka Chopra; Showtime Networks’ Golden Globe-nominated series The Borgias, starring Jeremy Irons; History Channel’s Vikings, starring Katheryn Winnick and Gustaf Skarsgård; Treyarch/Activision’s video game Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War; and many more.The mixer is... Phil McGowan--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/composertalk/support

Our next guest is a Composer for film and television. He is known for his scores for Star Vs. The Forces of Evil,  BH90210, and Hello My Name Is Doris. We recently chatted about his time working with Napoleon Dynamite and How I Met Your Mother Composer, John Swihart, as well as how he has gotten to where he's at in his career! The composer is... Brian H. Kim--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/composertalk/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our next guest is a Grammy-nominated Composer/Arranger/Orchestrator who has worked in nearly every medium in Los Angeles for over 10 years. He was recently recognized by the Recording Academy with a Grammy nomination for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Capella for his track “Uranus: The Magician” off his album “The Planets: Reimagined,” a modern big band jazz reinterpretation of the famous classical suite by Gustav Holst. It was also included on the Chicago Tribune’s “Best Jazz Recordings of 2020.”His most recent work as a composer can be found in Magic the Gathering: Throne of Eldraine, Star Wars: Battlefront I and II, and Star Wars: The Old Republic - Knights of the Fallen Empire. As an orchestrator, he has added his musical touch to a variety of film, television, and video games scores including The Queen’s Gambit - Netflix’s biggest scripted limited series in history - Disney’s Frozen 2, The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part, and Ant-Man and the Wasp. As an arranger, he has written for the National Symphony Orchestra featuring Babyface and Common, The Metropole Orkest, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, as well as Lindsey Stirling, Katharine McPhee, and Matthew Morrison.The composer is... Jeremy Levy--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/composertalk/support

Our next guest is a two-time Emmy-nominated film and TV composer, singer/songwriter, and producer of the critically acclaimed band, Goldspot. He received Emmy nominations in 2020 for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for his original song "Memorized" (shared with Dawes’ Taylor Goldsmith) and in 2019 for Outstanding Music Composition For a Series for his work on NBC's Golden Globe and Emmy-winning drama series, This Is Us, now in its fifth season. He has the distinction of being the first South Asian person to be nominated in the Primetime Emmy score and song categories. The Composer is... Siddhartha Khosla--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/composertalk/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our next guest scored Hulu’s documentary series Sasquatch, which premiered on April 20, 2021; and recently scored CBS All Access’ Coyote; and HBO’s documentary miniseries Tiger. From composing the brooding hybrid orchestral score to Zipper, to his original song "Jamie Smiles" written for the cult comedy classic Just Friends, his ability to create a meaningful impact for a wide spectrum is showcased through his work. Past credits include National Geographic’s documentary Sea of Shadows, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2019; Apple TV’s The Banker; Hulu's Baghdad Central; FX’s The Most Dangerous Animal of All; ESPN 30 for 30’s two-part documentary series Lance; Showtime’s four-part documentary series The Trade; and more. He has also contributed towards an impressive variety of notable projects including George Nolfi’s Birth of the Dragon and Cinemax's action series Warrior, both of which he co-composed with Reza Safinia; as well as the Academy Award-nominated documentary film Cartel Land, which he co-composed with Jackson Greenberg. In 2002, he became the youngest Grand Prize recipient of the Turner Classic Movies Young Film Composers Competition, and along with accolades such as the prestigious Cannes Lion, Clio, and BMI awards, his accomplishments have earned him esteem and recognition as a highly versatile yet specialized talent. The composer is... H. Scott Salinas--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/composertalk/support

A music composition alum of Loyola University in New Orleans and USC’s film scoring program, our next guest has been described as a musical chameleon by composer Ludwig Göransson who he’s assisted and most recently worked alongside co-scoring Bad Trip now available on Netflix. With Göransson, he has contributed additional music on Angie Tribeca, The Mandalorian, and he wrote and performed Rainbows, Unicorns, Everything Nice for Trolls World Tour! He’s also currently working away on Disney Plus’ The Mysterious Benedict Society scoring the show with Teddy Shapiro.The composer is... Joseph Shirley--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/composertalk/support

Multi-award-winning composer KOVAS scores Netflix's hit original series On My Block, starring Sierra Capri and Jason Genao; and Tatiana Kelly’s up coming documentary The People vs. Vegas Dave. He received a Clio Award for writing, producing and co-starring in Dunkin’ Donuts campaign ad “Runnin’ on Cold Brew” featuring three-time NFL Pro-Bowler Odell Beckham Jr.. As a recording artist, KOVAS can be heard on several features, tv shows and top-selling video games including Netflix’s Golden Globe-nominated series Glee; Hulu’s Emmy-nominated series American Dad; Oscar-nominated thriller Captain Phillips, starring Tom Hanks; Columbia Pictures’ 22 Jump Street; EA Sports’ Madden NFL and Saintʼs Row IV. KOVAS has also produced and remixed for some of the biggest names in music including Justin Timberlake, Usher, De La Soul, M.I.A, Chris Brown, and more.Music supervisor Joe O’Riordan, has lent his expertise to creating unique sounds on shows such as Adult Swim’s Loiter Squad; MTV Network’s Ridiculousness and Greatest Party Story Ever; Bravo’s Vanderpump Rules; Dakota Pictures’s Imagen Foundation Award-nominee for "Best Comedy Primetime Television Program" Lopez; Netflix’s hit original series The Comedy Line Up, starring Aisling Bea; Nickelodeon Network’s The Dude Perfect Show and Crashletes; Science Channel’s The Explosion Show; and many more.I'm very excited to welcome them on the podcast!--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/composertalk/support

One of the most legendary film composers, we are very excited to welcome this next guest to the show! He is an American composer, conductor, and musician, widely regarded as one of the greatest film composers of all time. In a career that has spanned nearly seven decades, he has composed some of the most popular, recognizable, and critically acclaimed film scores in cinematic history. From Jaws and Indiana Jones to Star Warts and Schindler's List, our next guest won his first academy award for his work on the first Pirates of The Caribbean film. He then went on to sweep the awards the following year winning a Grammy for his work on Back to the Future and his work scoring Black Panther. The poser is... John Williams --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/composertalk/support

Our next guest is best known for scoring the drama series The Fosters, as well as several films including The Art of Getting By, starring Freddie Highmore, and Higher Ground, directed by Vera Farmiga. A veteran of the indie film world, he composed the music for the comedy All Nighter starring Emile Hirsch and J.K. Simmons, and A Happening of Monumental Proportions, Judy Greer's directorial debut.In 1996, he formed the rock band Deadsy with longtime friend Elijah Blue Allman and Renn Hawkey. After their first album was released, the band embarked upon several world tours, opening for bands such as Linkin Park and Stone Temple Pilots. During his time with Deadsy, he also began composing music for various films and television shows. Since 2007, his film work has been a regular fixture at some of the world's most integral film festivals, from SXSW to Cannes to the Tribeca Film Festival.He also founded Gramoscope Music in 2006. Some projects they have created music for include the new theme for Real Time with Bill Maher, American Horror Story, So You Think You Can Dance, Running Wild with Bear Grylls, Wicked Tuna, Glee, and Burn Notice.The Composer is... Alec PuroThanks to Ian Carvalho Traphagen for editing this episode!--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/composertalk/support

Our next guest is a film music composer with more than 50 film productions. He studied in Boston at Berklee College of Music where he obtained Summa Cum Laude with a double major in Composition and Film Scoring.His latest worldwide release on Netflix has been the film “BAJOCERO” by director Lluís Quílez and starring Javier Gutiérrez and Karra Elejalde, which has been the highest rated Spanish premiere in Netflix, being number one worldwide in its first week.His multifaceted style has led him to compose soundtracks covering very different genres. As for animation, in 2004 he composed for the first short of TADEO JONES (Enrique Gato) and its sequel (both won the GOYA FOR BEST ANIMATION SHORT). In 2012 he was nominated for the Goya Awards for the soundtrack of “TAD THE LOST EXPLORER” and in 2017 he composed the sequel “TAD THE HEROE RETURNS” for which he received several international awards.One of the genres he likes the most is drama / thriller. In 2014 he worked on his first American co-production, “AUTÓMATA”, a science fiction film produced and starred by Antonio Banderas and directed by Gabe Ibáñez that won several international awards. He also worked on the Franco-Spanish co-production, “EVOLUTION” by director Lucile Hadzihalilovic, which won the special prize of the Jury at the San Sebastián Festival 2015. In 2016 the psychological thriller “PET” was released, an American co-production directed by Carles Torrens and also the Argentine co-production “BLACK SNOW”, directed by Martin Hodara and starring Ricardo Darín and Leonardo Sbaraglia. In 2017 he composed for the American co-production “BENT” starring Sofía Vergara and Karl Urban and directed by Robert Moresco and in 2019 he did it for the American co-production “KILL TEAM” directed by Dan Krauss who has been nominated twice for his documentaries for The Oscar Awards.The composer is... Zacarías M. de la Riva--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/composertalk/support

I'm so excited to welcome on this next composer whose work includes the HBO Max series Looney Tunes Cartoons; the DreamWorks series Dragons: Rescue Riders, and the viral animated hit Sidewalk, directed by Celia Bullwinkel.Born in Baton Rouge, LA and raised in the midwest, this composer credits the public school arts program in St. Charles, IL with helping him imagine a life making music. With an eye on joining the Chicago music community, he studied music at Northwestern University, also dabbling in literature, computer science and sound design. His time after school was spent performing in bands and collaborating with directors and improvising actors.He further segued into scoring to picture as a fellow at the Sundance Institute Composers Lab at Skywalker Sound and the BMI Conducting Workshop. He has since operated studios from both coasts working on films, television and interactive projects.His television work includes scoring the FX series Baskets, starring Zach Galifianakis; the Netflix series Special from Jim Parsons’ That’s Wonderful Productions; the Adult Swim series Three Busy Debras from Amy Poehler's Paper Kite Productions; Sky One’s Sick of It from Richard Yee and the main title music for the IFC series Documentary Now! starring Fred Armisen and Bill Hader.On the feature film side, he has scored the Netflix film Happy Anniversary from writer/director Jared Stern, Good Enough from writer/director AnnaRose King, and Beneath Us from writer/director Max Pachman.An early adopter of new technologies, he created the interactive ambisonic music and sound design for Google's Earth VR, which won a Cannes Lion for innovation and was recognized by Ars Technica as "VR's killer app."The Composer i