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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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/