Episodes
Friday Dec 09, 2022
Guest: Composer Andrew Morgan Smith
Friday Dec 09, 2022
Friday Dec 09, 2022
Our guest is Composer Andrew Morgan Smith. He's scored over 90 projects from films to TV to Video games. His selections of cues will delight you and include music from films such as Star Trek, Pirates of the Caribbean, Tropic Thunder and more. We'll also play a cue from his upcoming film, a western starring Nik Cage, called The Old Way. Our discussion will interest those listeners who want hear some of the behind the scenes material of scoring films which I found interesting. Join us for great conversation and fabulous film music! PLEASE DOWNLOAD and listen at your convenience.
Saturday Oct 22, 2022
Guest: Actor Creek Wilson
Saturday Oct 22, 2022
Saturday Oct 22, 2022
We do something a little different in this episode at the request of our guest Actor Creek Wilson. Creek is someone who later in life changed careers and decided to follow his dream of being an actor and he's been successful at it, having been in numerous TV shows, films and commercials. The music will bring back memories of those great Burt Reynolds films of the 70s and the music that was in them. Toe tapping music with Creek's great stories make a for an interesting episode.
Saturday Oct 08, 2022
Guest Bill Koenig on Johnny Williams early career
Saturday Oct 08, 2022
Saturday Oct 08, 2022
Most fan music fans know of John Williams work from 1975 on...but are you are aware of his early work on TV? Returning guest Bill Koenig shares some great early Williams recordings and the stories behind them. Any film music fan is sure to enjoy these cues!
Saturday Sep 17, 2022
Guest: Jon Auty on Henry Mancini
Saturday Sep 17, 2022
Saturday Sep 17, 2022
Returning guest podcaster/author Jon Auty helps us explore the filmography of one of America's finest composers, Henry Mancini. IMHO, Mancini doesn't seem to be appreciated enough so we decided to dedicate an episode to him. Jon did some great research for background info and chose some terrific cues. Listen and enjoy. DOWNLOAD now!
Saturday Aug 27, 2022
Guest: Author and Film Historian Raymond Benson
Saturday Aug 27, 2022
Saturday Aug 27, 2022
A returning guest, Raymond Benson is an accomplished author and film historian with a broad knowledge of film music. For this episode, Raymond decided he wanted to focus on Italian cinema and 2 composers, Ennio Morricone and Nino Rota. You'll have chance to hear some fabulous music you probably haven't heard before. Plus, you'll learn plenty about Italian cinema. Join us for interesting conversation and music!
Saturday Aug 20, 2022
Guest: Ian Macdonald part deux
Saturday Aug 20, 2022
Saturday Aug 20, 2022
Ian Macdonald makes a return visit to the program. I call him a John Barry groupie but as this episode will show, his knowledge and interest goes well beyond the Barry filmography, You're sure to enjoy his great stories about various composers as well as his selections of cues. Music from Goldsmith, Williams, Gold and yes even one from Barry. Enjoy the conversation and music!
Friday Aug 12, 2022
Tribute to Mike Lang pt 2
Friday Aug 12, 2022
Friday Aug 12, 2022
Part 2 of my conversation with Mike Lang, What an amazing man and musician.
Saturday Aug 06, 2022
Tribute to musician Mike Lang
Saturday Aug 06, 2022
Saturday Aug 06, 2022
The passing of Mike Lang has touched many in the film music world and beyond. An incredible talent, I was able to talk with him for two hours and recall some of his finest efforts for some of the 2000 scores he worked on. He tells great stories about composers (Jerry Goldsmith, John Williams and John Barry) he worked with, his approach to music and reveals a little about himself personally. Plus, we play what Mike thinks are his best performances. This is part one of our conversation. I think you'll enjoy it and learn some behind the scenes info on the film music world. Mike Lang...RIP
Sunday Apr 24, 2022
Guest: Composer Brain Ralston
Sunday Apr 24, 2022
Sunday Apr 24, 2022
Our guest is award winning composer Brian Ralston. A career spanning 20 years in film music, he employs a strong sense of melody, something missing in many of today's scores. For you music nerds, you'll enjoy much our conversation as Brian shares many technical details about writing for film. His upcoming film, "Silent River", will be released this year. You're sure to enjoy his selections of cues from other composers as well as several of his own works.
Friday Mar 11, 2022
Part 2 Discussion of book ”Music by John Barry”
Friday Mar 11, 2022
Friday Mar 11, 2022
If you love learning of behind the scenes info on how films scores come about, this book is for you. An amazing collection of essays on how numerous scores, written by John Barry, came to be. Authors Pete Walker, Geoff Leonard and Jon Burlingame have assembled THE definitive collection of fascinating stories behind the scores written by the maestro. To help share some of the anecdotes form the book are two "superfans" of Barry's, Stephen Woolston and Tony Weeks. They are extremely qualified to discuss this book and the career of Barry. Plus, we have terrific cues to share as well. This is part 2 of a long discussion you're sure to enjoy!