What's the Score Podcast

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.

Music by John Barry

In honor of the anniversary of the maestro's death, as well as the release of a book on his career, a special mystery guest shares some of his favorite cues written by John Barry. Unlike other episodes, this is full of music written by Barry. The music ranges from the 60s up to the 90s and highlights Barry versatility and genius. Some of the choices may surprise you. Come listen to some of the finest music ever written for film. Let me know what you think of the mystery guest...

Guest: J Blake Fichera

Start the new year right with some great film music. Our guest is J Blake Fichera who is an author, producer and working musician. If that wasn't enough, he also hosts a podcast called "Scored to Death" which focuses on scores from horror movies. While our discussions focus on horror, many of his selections are of other genres. Composers represented include Williams, Morricone and Conti. 

WTSErica416 :Guest: Writer/Director Erica Summers

If you love hearing inspiring stories of those who have achieved despite the odds, this episode is for you. Our guest, Erica Summers is a filmmaker who has overcome roadblocks to become an award winning writer/director. You may not know her name, but you soon will. Her passion is the horror genre and we recorded this around Halloween. So...she has chosen some terrific cues from horror films to play. Her latest film called Obsidian has won awards on the festival circuit and can be found on most streaming services. You may even recognize one of the actors,...Hear her fascinating life journey plus some great movie music on this episode of What's the Score.

Guest podcaster Erik Woods

This episode features one of the best podcasters on film music. Erik Woods has been producing programs on film music since 1996. Erik has set the standard on film score podcasts. He has a huge following that hasn't heard about his favorite scores and about his life but we correct that with this episode. Please download this fascinating conversation and surprising cues for a interesting journey into film music.