Composer Talk

Our next guests are responsible for changing the sound of film/TV music production in a fascinating way. In a world where most composers rely on software instruments and plugins to get the job done, these 2 composer/producers have opted to record more hardware synths, interesting audio performances, and focus on processing their sounds in interesting ways. Their work can be heard on Ozark, Black Rabbit, Tulsa King, Opus, and many more projects and I'm so excited to welcome them on to the podcast!

And the composers are... Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans

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Our next guest is an incredibly talented composer, producer, music director, percussionist, and much more and I'm so excited to chat with him about his work on Good Guy with a Gun, a musical satire album. We chat about his work as a percussionist working with artists including Ringo Starr, Hans Zimmer, David Fleming, Joseph Trapanese and more as well as his overall career.

And the composer is… Hal Rosenfeld

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Our next guest is an Emmy and Grammy-nominated composer who recently scored The Boroughs, Netflix's supernatural drama from creators Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews, executive produced by the Duffer Brothers. Set inside a seemingly perfect retirement community, the series follows a grieving newcomer whose monstrous encounter pulls him into a hidden world of danger and unlikely heroism — and its score rises to meet every moment.

He discusses what drew him to the project and how he approached building a sweeping orchestral sound rooted in the unashamed, front-and-center scoring of the '80s and early '90s. He talks about growing up on John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, and Alan Silvestri, and what it means to write in that tradition today, music that sits right alongside the performances, tied closely to character and story rather than sitting in the background.

And the composer is... John Paesano

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Our next guest is one of the most distinctive voices in independent film and television scoring today. He cut his teeth bringing over 15 films to the Sundance Film Festival, went on to score critical favorites for HBO, Netflix, and the indie world, and most recently delivered a brilliantly offbeat score for A24's Friendship starring Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd. I’m so excited to be chatting with him today.

And the composer is... Keegan DeWitt.

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Our next guest needs no introduction. He's one of my all time favorite composers and today we chat about his score for Hamnet, On The Nature Of Daylight, and SRM sounds among other topics!

And the composer is... Max Richter

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Our next guest went from guitar tech to film composer. He started his film scoring career as an intern for The Newton Brothers helping them on projects including Goosebumps, Doctor Sleep, The Haunting Of Hill House and many more. He recently scored Shelby Oaks and I'm so excited to chat with him about his scoring path!

And the composer is... James Wolf Burkholder

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This next composer is truly an amazing talent! She is a Malaysian film and television composer whose score for Apple TV+ and Skydance's debut animation Blush has won Best Music Award from Hollywood Music in Media and was nominated for an Annie. Her second Annie nomination followed for her score on Skydance Animation's science fantasy adventure series WondLa, where she collaborated with industry icons such as John Lasseter. She also scored Skydance Animation's inaugural studio logo and I'm so excited to welcome her on to the podcast!

And the composer is... Joy Ngiaw!

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Our next guest is the co-founder of Impact 24, a PR company that represents many amazing composers and post production pros! He is a dear friend and a great guest to the podcast (many of his clients have appeared on this show) and today we discuss tips for composers on the rise to help promote themselves and talk about his amazing career!

And the PR professional is... Andrew Cohen!

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Our next guest is an EMMY-nominated composer whose work can be heard on HBO Max/Amblin’s animated series Gremlins: The Wild Batch. Previously, she scored Season 1– Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, for which she was nominated for an Emmy for Best Music Direction And Composition for An Animated Program. Other recent credits include the Peacock original series Based on a True Story, Netflix’s feature film Happiness For Beginners, and NBC’s Found. Frequently recognized for her other television credits, including CW network series Kung Fu, Batwoman, and Riverdale, NBC’s Blindspot, and Ava DuVernay’s limited series The Red Line, she has also scored numerous feature films, documentaries, and commercials.

I'm so excited to welcome her on to the podcast!

And the composer is....Sherri Chung

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0 Episodes later we get to rejoin two of my favorite composers in this world. Since their last appearance on this podcast they have won an EMMY and are now EMMY-nominated for their music for the final season of Cobra Kai. They also recently composed the score to the Peacock show Twisted Metal's second season and I’m so thrilled to welcome them back to the podcast.

And the composers are... Zach Robinson & Leo Birenberg

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Our next guest is the composer behind the brand new HULU limited series Washington Black which features a score recorded at the Fox Scoring Stage. He is honestly one of the most talented composers I know who has also written additional music on Michael Abel’s team for projects including Nope and Star Wars show The Acolyte.

I’m so excited to welcome him on to the podcast.

And the composer is... Cameron Moody

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Our next guest is a composer and producer who blends experimental music with sound design to tell stories. A two time Grammy Award winner, he has worked on projects including Joker, Chernobyl, The Railway Men, and Battlefield 2042. He has collaborated and worked with and for artists including Hildur Guðnadóttir, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Colin Stetson, Mica Levi and more and I'm so excited to welcome him on to the podcast.

And the composer is... Sam Slater

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I'm so excited to welcome this guest to the podcast. He is the composer behind The Secret Lives of Animals, Jane, and much much more and he's been a dear friend for years!

And the composer is... Kyle Rodriguez

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In this episode, Matt chats with award-winning composer Cristóbal Tapia de Veer about his process, scoring workflow, favorite plugins and more. He is the composer of Smile, Smile 2, Utopia, The White Lotus and many more and we are so excited to welcome him on to the podcast!

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After graduating from NYU our next guest moved to LA to pursue a career in media scoring. He has written music for Emmy Award-winning shows Ozark and Vikings and contributed music to Blizzard Entertainment’s hit game Diablo IV. Fun fact: He was my music theory tutor, and we also co-composed the music for IFC Midnight thriller Centigrade.

He scored Netflix’s Castlevania: Nocturne and I’m so excited to welcome him on to the podcast

And the composer is... Trey Toy

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Our next guest is best known for his work on the Chicago shows, Netflix film Eurovision Story of Fire Saga, The Edge of Seventeen, The Hitman's Bodyguard films and much more. He’s the composer of Apple TV’s Silo and I’m so excited to chat with him today. And the composer is… Atli Örvarsson.

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This next composer recently scored HBO Original Chimp Crazy and is the composer behind Ingrid Goes West, The Peanut Butter Falcon, and Dollface among other projects. I’m so excited to welcome him on to the podcast.

And the composer is… Jonathan Sadoff

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Our next guest is best known for his work scoring huge films from Frozen and Ant-Man to The Hangover films, Nimona, and way more. He recently scored Doug Liman’s The Instigators and Marvel Studio's Agatha All Along and I’m so excited to welcome him on the podcast.

And the composer is… Chris Beck

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Our next guest is best known for his work in the band The National as well as scoring movies including Sing Sing and Cyrano and TV shows Manhunt and Photographer among others. He's one of my favorite composers and guitarists and I'm so excited to welcome him on to the podcast!

And the composer is... Bryce Dessner

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Our next guest is an ASCAP award-winning composer who has written music for The Boys, Gen V, The Bachelor and It's A Wonderful Binge among other projects. He got his start working for producer Matt Wallace before pivoting to Emoto Music and then meeting composer Christopher Lennertz who has been a mentor and later co-composer on a number of projects.

And the composer is... Matt Bowen

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