A Score To Settle Podcast - Episode 20, Christmas Special 2018

Happy holidays and welcome to the next new episode of the podcast! In closing out this year, the first full year of creating this podcast, I decided to present a holiday-themed installment, focusing on music from classic theatrical and TV movies about Christmas, or those tangentially connected. While of course this will represent only a small sampling of the many films found in this genre, my selections here span the years from 1938 up until the current century and include such popular titles as A CHRISTMAS CAROL (two versions, in fact!), MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET, SCROOGED, HOME ALONE and ELF. Music composed for these movies originate from such notable talents as Franz Waxman, Henry Mancini, Danny Elfman and John Williams. I find that these wonderful scores can really be enjoyed both during the holiday season and throughout the year.

I hope that everyone who listens will enjoy the episode, whether it's your first or you're a long time listener. As usual, forgive me any technical and factual gaffes. Below is the embedded player from which you can listen or simply click on the website link to head directly to where the podcast is hosted on Podbean.

Feel free to subscribe and download the episode via iTunes, just search their store for "a score to settle" or launch from the link below. If you do listen through iTunes, take a moment to rate the show and write a review, it will help bring more notice. Check out the links to the Facebook and Twitter accounts, the latter of which can be found at @score2settlepod. Thanks again!

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a-score-to-settle/id1317649943?mt=2

https://ascoretosettle.podbean.com/e/asts-020-christmas-special-2018/

A Score To Settle Podcast - Episode 19, Listening To... John Williams (Part 2)

Welcome to the next new episode of the podcast! In this installment, I return to my focus on that most famous and renowned film composer, John Williams. Previously, in Part 1, I charted Williams's career beginning with his TV and early film work in the 1960's, also noting that even prior to this he made a career as a session player in orchestras around Hollywood, on other composer's scores. I then progressed through the 70's, spotlighting themes and scores that often go unheralded and overlooked while noting certain developing musical hallmarks.

Part 2 commences with the 1980's and continues through to Williams current era of marvelous musical contributions to cinema, again highlighting often overlooked scores that were composed alongside the popular blockbusters. These include titles such as MONSIGNOR, THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK, THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST, JFK, SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET and MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA. 

I hope everyone who listens will enjoy the episode, finding it both entertaining and engaging! As always, forgive any technical or factual errors on my part. Below is the embedded player from which you can listen or simply click on the website link to head directly to where the show is hosted on Podbean.

Feel free to subscribe and download the episode via iTunes, just search their podcast store for "a score to settle". If you do listen through iTunes, take a moment to rate and write a review of the show, it will help bring more notice. Check out the link to the Facebook page along with my Twitter account, the latter of which you can find at @score2settlepod. Thanks again!

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a-score-to-settle/id1317649943?mt=2

https://ascoretosettle.podbean.com/e/asts-019-listening-to-john-williams-part-2/

A Score To Settle Podcast - Episode 18, Halloween Special 2018... My Top 10 Favorite Horror Scores

Happy Halloween and welcome to the next new episode of the podcast, 'A Score To Settle'! Getting into the spirit of the season, I felt compelled to join the fun and craft a list of my Top 10 favorite horror movie scores. Admittedly, I'm not much of a horror movie fan, however if a favorite composer provided the music (such as Jerry Goldsmith) or the story seemed especially intriguing (such as Clive Barker's NIGHTBREED), then I found myself motivated to take a look and a listen. This list is of course my own personal favorites and not centered around "most popular" or "most successful" titles, so the "slasher" and "torture" sub-categories aren't represented, with no offense to respective fans of those movies. Instead, you will hear music from horror movies about mad scientists, about outer space space, set on the open sea and even one example that journeys into Hell. I also share some of my own memories of discovering the films and their scores featured on this Top 10 list.

I hope everyone who listens finds the episode entertaining and, of course, frightening! As always, forgive any technical or factual errors on my part. Below is the embedded player from which you can listen or simply click on the website link to head directly to where the show is hosted on Podbean.

Also, feel free to subscribe and download the episode via iTunes, just search their podcast store for "a score to settle". If you do listen through iTunes, take a moment to rate and write a review of the show, it will help bring more notice. Check out the link to the Facebook page along with my Twitter account, the latter of which you can find at @score2settlepod. Thanks again!

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a-score-to-settle/id1317649943?mt=2

https://ascoretosettle.podbean.com/e/asts-018-halloween-special-my-top-10-favorite-horror-scores/

A Score To Settle Podcast - Episode 17, Listening To... John Williams (Part 1)

Welcome to the next new episode of the podcast! In this installment, I am focusing on the music of the most famous and beloved film composer in the world, John Williams. His richly melodic and developed scores have thrilled and stirred audiences for more than four decades, whether accompanying sharks, space ships, wizards or bullwhips. In charting his career and listening for the hallmarks of his style, I wanted to primarily spotlight music before he achieved superstardom as well as those other movies concurrent to the popular blockbusters that are perhaps less notable or less well-known to general audiences. My aim is to focus a bit more on the John Williams you might not have heard.  

Here in part one, I talk about his early career, first as a session player on various film and TV scores recorded in Hollywood, then to his own work in the 1960's including TV series such as LOST IN SPACE and THE TIME TUNNEL and wacky adult comedies with goofy titles like NOT WITH MY WIFE, YOU DON'T. I continue on through that decade and on to his scores from the 1970's, as the variety of projects expanded along with his musical vernacular. This runs the gamut from THE COWBOYS to THE MAN WHO LOVED CAT DANCING, THE TOWERING INFERNO and THE FURY, all of which showcase Williams's immense compositional range, something often undervalued, along with his ability to perfectly accompany any cinematic story. 

I hope everyone who listens finds the episode entertaining and informative and as usual, forgive me any technical or factual errors on my part. Below is the embedded player from which you can listen or simply click on the website link to head directly to where the show is hosted on Podbean. Also, feel free to subscribe and download the episode via iTunes, just search their podcast store for "a score to settle". If you do listen through iTunes, take a moment to rate and write a review of the show, it will help bring more notice. Check out the link to the Facebook page along with my Twitter account, the latter of which you can find at @score2settlepod. Thanks again!

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a-score-to-settle/id1317649943?mt=2

https://ascoretosettle.podbean.com/e/asts-017-listening-to-john-williams-part-1/

A Score To Settle Podcast - Episode 16, Listening To... John Barry

Welcome to the next new episode of my podcast, "A Score To Settle"! In this episode, my topic is the unmistakable and always resonant music of the unrivaled, brilliant, often imitated but never duplicated John Barry. His unique and indelible film scores have elevated every project for which he composed, from the James Bond series to DANCES WITH WOLVES and so much wonderful music in between. My focus here is mainly on his music outside of James Bond, since I feel that 007 would deserve his own episode, and how Barry's style evolved from the jazz & pop trends of his day to the lush, sonorous orchestral works that garnered him awards and notoriety, heard in such scores as SOMEWHERE IN TIME and OUT OF AFRICA. 

John Barry was born in York, England in 1933 and became steeped in the craft of movie-making thanks to the fact this his father owned several local cinemas, allowing the young Barry to watch, observe and absorb films of all types. His formal music studies led to him to the trumpet, then diving into the world of jazz and pop, expressing all of this during the late 1950's and early 1960's primarily through his own band, The John Barry Seven. In a way, he could be considered one of the first film composers who entered from the world of pop music, an early example for current composers such as Danny Elfman and Hans Zimmer, themselves formerly from the pop/rock genre. Barry's time as composer and arranger in the jazz/pop world led him into scoring film and TV projects, first in the UK and eventually in Hollywood. 

I hope everyone who listens finds this episode entertaining and informative and as always, forgives any technical and factual gaffes on my part. Below is the embedded player from which you can listen or just click on the website link to head directly to where the show is hosted, on Podbean. Also, feel free to subscribe and download the episode via iTunes, simply search their podcast store for "a score to settle". If you do listen through iTunes, take a moment to rate and write a review, as it will help bring more notice. Check out the link to the Facebook page, along with my Twitter account, the latter of which you can find at @score2settlepod. Thanks again!

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a-score-to-settle/id1317649943?mt=2

https://ascoretosettle.podbean.com/e/asts-016-listening-to-john-barry/

A Score To Settle Podcast - Episode 15, Guest Stuart Balcomb, composer

Welcome to the next new episode of my podcast, "A Score To Settle"! In this episode, I am joined by well-renowned composer, orchestrator and copyist Stuart Balcomb, talking about his background and career. In addition we discuss the wonderful music he provided episodes of the highly-regarded and popular BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES from the 1990's, for which Stuart was a member of an amazing group guided and mentored by the talented and late lamented composer, Shirley Walker. But first, I inquire into his publication of the memoirs of famed Hollywood session player, composer and conductor Artie Kane, titled "Music To My Years: Life and Love Between The Notes". The latter was published by Stuart through Amphora Editions.

Regarding Artie Kane, he grew up as a piano prodigy and initially made a career of performing on radio and stage shows before emerging as one of the top session players for TV and film scores in Hollywood. He also played on albums for many famous pop stars of their day, such as Frank Sinatra. Artie Kane then moved into composing for media, including many popular TV series such as WONDER WOMAN, THE LOVE BOAT and MATLOCK. Then starting in the 90's, he became a sought-after conductor on scores for notable composers including John Williams, Danny Elfman and James Newton Howard. Kane's memoir tracks his life both professionally and personally. the good and the bad, in an honest and entertaining fashion, funny and sometimes heartbreaking, and is an enlightening read for anyone interested in the art and craft of music.

You can find out more about Stuart Balcomb at his website https://www.stuartbalcomb.com/. You can find out about Artie Kane's memoir, "Music To My Years: Life and Love Between The Notes" at https://amphoraeditions.com/.

I hope everyone who listens finds this episode entertaining and informative and as always, forgive me any technical and factual gaffes on my part. Below is the embedded player from which you can listen or simply click on the website link to head directly to where the show is hosted, on Podbean. Also, feel free to subscribe and download the episode via iTunes, just search their podcast store for "a score to settle". If you do listen through iTunes, take a moment to rate and write a review, it will help bring more notice. Check out the link to the Facebook page, along with my Twitter account, the latter of which you can find at @score2settlepod. Thanks again!

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a-score-to-settle/id1317649943?mt=2

https://ascoretosettle.podbean.com/e/asts-015-guest-stuart-balcomb-composer/

A Score to Settle Podcast - Episode 14, Guest David Das, composer

Hello everyone and welcome to the next new episode of my podcast! In this episode, I am joined by composer, songwriter and music producer David Das. We talk about his background in studying music, arranging and composing and how the inimitable George Gershwin concert piece "Rhapsody In Blue" provided him so much inspiration and direction. Additional topics include writing music for all forms of visual media, whether trailers, games or dramatic projects, as well as his efforts as president of the non-profit group The Academy of Scoring Arts, which is an organization devoted to the study of influential classical, jazz and film music and is also a way for creatives in the industry to network. Lastly, we discuss various concert classical works, from Mozart to Debussy to Schoenberg and Stravinsky, and their collective influence on movie music, both compositionally and philosophically. You can find out more about David and his accomplishments at http://www.daviddas.com and The Academy of Scoring Arts at http://www.academyofscoringarts.org.

I also talk about the fascinating and entertaining new memoir by famed musician, film/TV composer and conductor Artie Kane, published by Amphora Editions, titled "Music To My Years: Life and Love Between The Notes", available at https://amphoraeditions.com/books/.

I hope everyone who listens finds this episode entertaining and informative and as always, forgive me any technical and factual gaffes on my part. On that topic, there actually are a few brief instances of electronic glitches present in this episode, so I apologize in advance! Below is the embedded player from which you can listen or simply click on the website link to head directly to where the show is hosted, on Podbean. Also, feel free to subscribe and download the episode via iTunes, just search their podcast store for "a score to settle". If you do listen through iTunes, take a moment to rate and write a review, it will help bring more notice. Check out the link to the Facebook page, along with my Twitter account, the latter of which you can find at @score2settlepod. Thanks again!

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https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a-score-to-settle/id1317649943?mt=2

A Score To Settle Podcast - Episode 13, Listening To... Hans Zimmer

Hello everyone and welcome to the next new episode of my podcast! In this episode, I turn the spotlight on composer Hans Zimmer and his music for the movies. Born in 1957, in Frankfurt, Germany, Zimmer's initial musical background is by way of pop music, most famously with the band The Buggles, who had a huge hit in 1979 with their perky tune "Video Killed The Radio Star" (of course, you might have to be over a certain age to remember this one). Later, he shifted into writing ad jingles before notable British composer Stanley Myers brought him as an apprentice. Soon they were co-composing a number of film scores together. Zimmer quickly graduated to his own solo composing career in 1988 with A WORLD APART, which very soon led to notable and well-remembered huge hits such as RAIN MAN, DRIVING MISS DAISY, BACKDRAFT, CRIMSON TIDE, THE LION KING and more. I wanted to take a listen to how Zimmer's unique blend of synths, pop, exotic instruments and traditional orchestral forces changed the soundscape of movie music, starting in the 90's and continuing through to today, as heard in such blockbusters as the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN and DARK KNIGHT series, INCEPTION and DUNKIRK.

I hope everyone who listens finds the episode entertaining and informative and as usual, forgive me any technical or factual goofs on my part. Below is the embedded player from which you can listen or simply click on the website link to head directly to where the show is hosted on Podbean. Also, feel free to subscribe and download the episode via iTunes, just search their podcast store for "a score to settle". If you do listen through iTunes, take a moment to rate and write a review of the show, it will help bring more notice. Check out the link to the Facebook page along with my Twitter account, the latter of which you can find at @score2settlepod. Thanks again!

https://ascoretosettle.podbean.com/e/asts-013-listening-to-hans-zimmer/

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/asts-013-listening-to-hans-zimmer/id1317649943?i=1000415408999&mt=2

A Score to Settle Podcast - Episode 12, "Battlestar: Galactica" (TV, 1978)/Guest Mike Hagen (fan chat on TV music)

Welcome everyone to the next new episode my podcast! This episode has more of a focus on music for television, as in the first segment I explore the music composed by Stu Phillips for the original BATTLESTAR: GALACTICA series, which aired for one season on ABC in 1978, produced by Glen A. Larson and starring Lorne Greene and Dirk Benedict. This show and its music was an early favorite of mine and Phillips composed many wonderful themes and motifs heard through that single season. In the second segment I talk with my friend and fellow soundtrack fan Mike Hagen about his favorite scores from TV series of the 1960's and 70's, including STAR TREK, LOST IN SPACE and DANGER MAN, the latter a UK television series aired here in the US as SECRET AGENT MAN. Plus there are other fun recollections of his including his time working at the Tower Records in New York City and also being an extra on "Saturday Night Live"! If you're interested in more of composer Stu Phillips, check out his website, http://www.stuwho.com/.

I hope everyone who listens finds the episode entertaining and informative and also forgives any technical or factual goofs on my part (the sound might be a little low at times on the interview). Below is the embedded player from which you can listen or simply click on the website link to head directly to where the show is hosted on Podbean. Also, feel free to subscribe and download the episode via iTunes, just search their podcast store for "a score to settle". If you do listen through iTunes, take a moment to rate and write a review of the show, it will help bring more notice. Check out the link to the Facebook page along with my Twitter account, the latter of which you can find at @score2settlepod. Thanks again!

https://ascoretosettle.podbean.com/e/asts-012-battlestar-galactica-tv-1978guest-mike-hagen-fan-chat-on-tv-music/

A Score To Settle Podcast - Episode 11, Listening To... Maurice Jarre

Welcome back! I'm announcing the next new episode of my podcast, "A Score To Settle"! In this episode, I focus my "Listening To.." series towards the incomparable and distinctive French composer, Maurice Jarre. Born in 1924, Jarre studied composition and percussion at the Paris Conservatory, beginning his film scoring career in his native France during the 1950's with short films and documentaries. It was then his peerless, epic music for 1962's LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, one of the most highly honored and well-remembered movies, that introduced him to English-speaking audiences, who immediately embraced him. His subsequent career continually flourished until his passing in 2009, chock-a-block with additional musical highlights in films such as DOCTOR ZHIVAGO, IS PARIS BURNING?, THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING, WITNESS, MAD MAX: BEYOND THUNDERDOME and GHOST. His uniquely melodic and often idiosyncratic style and approach remains a memorable component in all projects he scored. Here I attempt to present the hallmarks of his style through select samples of his work.

I hope everyone who listens finds the episode entertaining and informative and is also forgiving of any technical or factual gaffes on my part - and pardons my French pronunciations! Below is the embedded player from which you can listen or simply click on the website link to head directly to where the show is hosted on Podbean. Also, feel free to subscribe and download the episode via iTunes, just search their podcast store for "a score to settle". If you do listen through iTunes, take a moment to rate and write a review of the show, it will help bring more notice. Check out the link to the Facebook page along with my Twitter account, the latter of which you can find at @score2settlepod. Thanks again!

https://ascoretosettle.podbean.com/e/asts-011-listening-to-maurice-jarre/

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a-score-to-settle/id1317649943?mt=2

A Score to Settle Podcast - Episode 10, Guest Marshall Harvey, film & TV editor (THE BURBS, MATINEE)

I'm pleased to announce the next new episode of my podcast! In this episode, I talk with film and TV editor Marshall Harvey, diving into such topics as the role of music in his editing process, temp tracks, his personal favorite film music and composers along with his experiences editing select movies directed by Joe Dante, including THE BURBS, MATINEE and LOONEY TUNES: BACK IN ACTION.  We also discuss discernible shifts in movie music styles in recent years and Marshall shares some stories involving the late, great composer Jerry Goldsmith when working on the aforementioned Dante films.

I hope everyone who listens enjoys this episode and is forgiving of any technical or factual gaffes that might occur. Below is the embedded player from which you can listen here, but also feel free to subscribe and download the episode from iTunes (search their 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 show is hosted on Podbean. If you do listen via iTunes, take a moment to rate the podcast and write a review, it will help bring notice. Lastly, I recently began a Twitter account for the podcast, which you can find at @score2settlepod. Thanks again!

https://ascoretosettle.podbean.com/e/asts-010-guest-marshall-harvey-film-tv-editor/

A Score To Settle Podcast - Episode 9, Listening To... Jerry Goldsmith in 1982

I'm excited to announce the next new episode of my podcast, "A Score To Settle"! In this episode, I turn my "Listening To..." series towards the inimitable composer Jerry Goldsmith and specifically, his music for films released in 1982. In that year alone there were five theatrical releases which featured his eloquent accompaniment - POLTERGEIST, NIGHT CROSSING, THE SECRET OF N.I.M.H., THE CHALLENGE and FIRST BLOOD. It was a typically busy year for Goldsmith and he produced several of his strongest, most celebrated scores, resulting in an Academy Award nomination for POLTERGEIST. I wanted to examine the aural connections between these efforts, a bit of the concert classical influences and their place in Goldsmith's overall canon.

As always, I hope everyone who listens enjoys this episode and forgives any technical or factual gaffes I might make, I aim to make sure my film facts are correct as well. Below is the embedded player from which you can listen, but also feel free to subscribe and download the episode from iTunes (search their 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 show is hosted. If you do listen via iTunes, take a moment to rate the podcast, it will help bring notice. Lastly, I finally started a Twitter account for the podcast, which you can find at @score2settlepod. Thanks again!

https://ascoretosettle.podbean.com/e/asts-009-listening-to-jerry-goldsmith-in-1982/

https://www.facebook.com/ascoretosettle/

https://twitter.com/score2settlepod

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a-score-to-settle/id1317649943?mt=2

A Score to Settle Podcast - Episode 8, Guest Ben Wise, composer and musician

I'm happy to share the next new episode of my podcast! In this episode, I talk with composer and musician Ben Wise. Ben writes, records and performs both with the indie/folk band TINY Goliath and as a solo artist. In the early 2000's, he began a career scoring commercials (i.e. "jingle writer"), a move which then grew to include web series, animated shorts and short films, including winning awards for the latter. We talk about his musical background, pop music, commercial jingles and film music. Contact Ben on Twitter and Instagram at @benwise and on Facebook at facebook/benwisemusic. The band TINY Goliath can be found at tinygoliath.bandcamp.com.

As always, I hope everyone who listens enjoys this episode and forgives any technical and verbal gaffes I might make. I should mention that there were some microphone issues during the interview, so the sound quality isn't always up to par here. 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-008-guest-ben-wise-composer-and-musician/

A Score To Settle Podcast - Episode 7, Listening To... Elmer Bernstein

I'm excited to announce another new episode of my podcast! In this episode, I talk about and present examples of the marvelous music of Elmer Bernstein, specifically his jazz-oriented scores and those in the "Westerns" genre. Bernstein was part of the unofficial "second generation" of film composers, along with Alex North, Franz Waxman and others, following on from the "godfathers" of Max Steiner, Alfred Newman and Erich Wolfgang Korngold. He tackled pretty much every genre but there were distinct periods of his career when he was considered the "go-to" guy for jazz scores, then Westerns, then comedies, amid others. This is part of my ongoing "Listening To..." series of the show in which I examine various composers, whether presenting attributes of their overall style, focusing on particular genres or even a certain year of their career. This is not a comprehensive biography of Elmer Bernstein or his entire career, but more of a brief introduction for anyone who might be curious to learn about what to listen for.

As always, I hope everyone who listens enjoys this episode and forgives any technical and verbal gaffes I might make. I try to make sure my film facts are all correct as well. 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-007-listening-to-elmer-bernstein/

A Score To Settle Podcast - Episode 6, Guest Dan Goldwasser, soundtrack album producer and film music journalist

I'm happy to announce the next new episode of my podcast! In this episode, I am talking with soundtrack album producer and film music journalist, Dan Goldwasser. We focus on his work for both archival score releases, such as THE FIRM and AIRPLANE!, and for recent scores, in this case KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE and FERDINAND. I ask him about how these projects are begun, who's involved and roadblocks encountered. We also talk about being a movie music fan and whether this affects shepherding these albums and collaborating with composers. Check out Dan's photography and notes from scoring sessions around Los Angeles at his website, www.scoringsessions.com.

This interview was conducted in two parts, in December 2017. As always, I do hope everyone who listens enjoys the episode and graciously forgives any technical and verbal gaffes that might occur. 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-006-guest-dan-goldwasser-soundtrack-album-producer-and-film-music-journalist/

A Score To Settle Podcast - Episode 5, "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" (1988)/Guest George S. Nader

I'm pleased to announce another new episode of my podcast! In this episode, I devote the first segment to Michael Kamen's score for the 1988 fantasy film, THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN, directed by Terry Gilliam. It's been a long-time favorite, both of Kamen's output as a composer and also overall among my entire collection. For the second segment, I invited my friend and fellow soundtrack fan, George S. Nader, to discuss one of his favorites, that being Alan Silvestri's score for WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT, directed by Robert Zemeckis and also released in 1988. We then get into the topic of being a fan of movie music and play a game called "Movie Music Mix Tape".

As always, I do hope everyone who listens enjoys this episode and forgives any technical and verbal gaffes that might occur. During my talk with George, I think there were some issues with microphone volume, along with some squeaky chairs, both problems hopefully never to be repeated. 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-005-the-adventures-of-baron-munchausen-1988guest-george-s-nader/

A Score To Settle Podcast - Episode 4, Guest Edwin Wendler, composer

Happy New Year and I hope it was a great holiday season for everyone! I'm happy to announce another new episode of my podcast, the first of 2018. In this episode, I talk with composer Edwin Wendler about his work in film, such as the short film WRONG HOLLYWOOD NUMBER, television, such as "Fear Factor", along with his background in Vienna, what caught his ear in movie music as a fan, his start in the business, collaborations and current trends, big budget movies and more. If you're interested in checking out Edwin's music and career, you can find him on Facebook as well as his website, www.edwinwendler.com.

As before, I do hope everyone who listens enjoys this episode and also forgives any technical and verbal gaffes that might occur. In fact, at one point during this interview with Edwin all the lights went out in the studio space we were occupying - and you wouldn't even know just from listening! 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-004-guest-edwin-wendler/