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!

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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/