A Score To Settle Podcast - Episode 3, Listening To... Bernard Herrmann

I'm glad to announce another new episode of my podcast! In this episode, I talk about and present examples of the music of Bernard Herrmann, a legendary, enigmatic and trend-setting figure in film scores, specifically as the Golden Age of Hollywood began to wane and transition into broader styles and textures. I titled this "Listening To..." and plan to revisit this topic with various composers, whether to present attributes of their overall style or focus on particular genres or even a certain year of their career. This is not a comprehensive biography of the man or his entire career, but more of a brief introduction for anyone who might be curious to learn about what to listen for.

As before, I do hope everyone who listens enjoys this episode and forgives any technical and verbal gaffes I might make. This is my first episode on my own. Below is the embedded player from which you can listen to the episode, but also feel free to download the episode from iTunes (search their podcast store for "a score to settle"), check out the link from the Facebook page or click on the website link below the player, which should take you directly to where the episode is being hosted. If you do listen via iTunes, take a moment to rate the podcast, it will help bring notice. Thanks again!

https://ascoretosettle.podbean.com/e/asts-003-listening-to-bernard-herrmann/

A Score To Settle Podcast - Episode 2, Guest Neil Bulk, classic soundtrack album editor/producer (part 2)

I'm happy to announce another episode of my new podcast has now been posted! This is part two of my conversation with classic soundtrack editor and producer, Neil Bulk, continuing on from the previous episode. Some of the topics discussed include his beginnings as a soundtrack fan and collector, re-recordings of movie music, fan demands when it comes to specialty album releases from the niche labels and at the end, Neil tries to get me to actually narrow down my favorite scores. 

As before, I hope everyone who listens enjoys this episode and also forgives any technical and verbal gaffes I might make. Below is the embedded player from which you can listen to the episode, but also feel free to download the episode from iTunes (search their podcast store for "a score to settle"), check out the link from the Facebook page or click on the website link below the player, which should take you directly to where the episode is being hosted. I am hoping that there will be fewer technical issues this time than occurred previously, but let me know what you think!

https://ascoretosettle.podbean.com/e/asts-002-guest-neil-bulk-part-2/

https://ascoretosettle.podbean.com/e/asts-002-guest-neil-bulk-part-2/