What's the Score Podcast

Guest Bill Koenig on Johnny Williams early career

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!

Guest: Jon Auty on Henry Mancini

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!

Guest: Author and Film Historian Raymond Benson

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!

Guest: Ian Macdonald part deux

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!

Tribute to Mike Lang pt 2

Part 2 of my conversation with Mike Lang, What an amazing man and musician.

Tribute to musician Mike Lang

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

Guest: Composer Brain Ralston

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.

Part 2 Discussion of book ”Music by John Barry”

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!

Discussion of new book ”Music by John Barry”

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 1 of a long discussion you're sure to enjoy!

Guest: Filmmaker Scott Sullivan

Our guest is Scott Sullivan, an up and coming filmmaker based in our backyard, Baton Rouge, LA, where he heads up his production company Sulliscope Films.. He is a writer, producer and director of several films and has chosen some unique cues from Composers not heard before on this podcast. Join us for fascinating discussion on films and some terrific film music.