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/