A new and upcoming composer joins us on this episode...his name is Joe Hodgin. Originally trained as a audio engineer, he expanded his skills and became a film composer. His journey is interesting as are his unique selections of music. I think you'll also like his compositions which we'll play towards the end. The cues are from his latest film "Royal Jelly" which is streaming now. Listen to a great story and some fantastic music not heard on the program before.

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Guest Composer Joe Hodgin

You may not know his name but he is an in influencer in the film score fan community.  You will find our discussion fascinating as we explore the career of an forensic audio engineer. Plus his selections of music are extraordinary. Enjoy great conversation and fabulous music in this episode with Douglas Lacey.

Guest Douglas Lacey

Jon Auty is a Producer, writer and Presenter who happens to love film music. His early career was focused on becoming a stuntman but an injury changed all that so...he now produces podcasts on stunt work in film...a fascinating look at stunts. You'll find his youtube channel here Behind The Stunts - YouTube  He is also the author of the upcoming book on stunts in the James Bond films. An interesting interview coupled with great choices of cues make for an entertaining episode.

WTS 4.11 Guest Producer/writer Jon Auty

Our guest for this episode is Dr. Lisa Funnell, who is a professor, award winning author and expert on gender in films.  She's written several books on action films and in particular on the James Bond films. Be ready to hear some strong opinions on the James Bond franchise, fascinating discussions on film and music and of course, some great music.

Guest: Dr. Lisa Funnell, Professor of Gender studies and major James Bond fan

Filmmaker Barbara Bentree is our guest and we focus on her latest film, "Dave Grusin: Not enough time". She's a singer, been a musical director for TV and lately a filmmaker of documentaries. While Dave Crusin's story is interesting enough, Barbara's story is just as compelling. Here behind the scenes stories of Grusin's career plus the fascinating career of Barbara Bentree. And of course some great music!

Guest: Filmmaker Barbara Bentree

Part 2 of our conversation with jazz pianist Mike Lang...great behind the scenes stories on recordings of score you will be sure to know. Enjoy great conversations and music on this episode!

WYS 4.8B Part 2 with Guest Mike Lang

Our guest is an in demand piano player that has played on over 2000 film scores for all the the most accomplished film composers such as John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith  and John Barry among others. He is so accomplished that he has also contributed  to recordings for artists such as Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye, John Lennon and Barbara Streisand just to name a few. What's the Score is proud to present an interview with Mike Lang. Be prepared to hear never before heard stories about recording memorable film scores!

Guest Mike Lang WTS 4.8

Occasionally, I like to feature those among us who are huge fans of film music that have a great knowledge and appreciation of the craft. This episode is an example. Tony Weeks is, in my opinion, an expert in film music though he has no official "title" as such. A Nurse by trade, he has spent his entire life collecting, admiring and listening to great film scores. His selections will bear that out. Enjoy some great cues as well as a wonderful life story in this episode. 

Mega Film Music Fan Tony Weeks WTS 4.7

Our guest, Steve Rubin is a Producer, writer and author. His accomplishments are many but I know him as the author of an outstanding book, The James Bond Film Encyclopedia. The book has just been updated and is a must have for Bond fans and film fans. Other works include the Twilight Zone Encyclopedia. He is a lover of film, especially those made in the 50's thru 70's. You'll hear great cues from the early masters of film scores and fascinating discussion on the history of cinema.

WTS4.6 Guest Steve Rubin

Our guest, Eimear Noone is an award winning composer for film and video games. She is viewed as one of the world's premier composers for video games for such games as World of Warcraft. For films, she has worked with Directors such as Gus Van Sant and Joe Dante. Her talents include being an in demand conductor as evidenced by becoming the first female conductor to perform at the 2020 Academy Awards. She has some great choices of favorite scores and we hear some of her work as well for her latest film Two by Two Overboard.

Guest: Composer Eimear Noone

In a career that spanned over 4 decades, Sir Sean Connery established himself as an actor with incredible range. While he will always be known as "James Bond", his credits over his career showed an actor capable of so much more. In addition to the Bond films, his other films included such diverse topics as The Hill, The Wind and the Lion, The Man who would be King, Robin and Marion, Outland, The Untouchables (won Oscar for best Supporting Actor), The Hunt for Red October, The Rock and so many more. In honor of his life, we play cues from his films that feature composers such as Jerry Goldsmith, Maurice Jarre, Ennio Morricone and John Barry. Join us for a trip down memory lane as we celebrate the career of Sir Sean Connery.

Tribute for Sir Sean Connery

We have a returning guest for a good reason. Warren Ringham's Q the Music band has done a unprecedented series of videos that are concerts of music from the James Bond films. There ability to precisely recreate the cues from the scores of the films are....unbelievable. You must hear to believe. Hear some behind the scenes notes on the project as well as some terrific cues from the films. This is a must hear episode of What's the Score!

Guest: Warren Ringham Q the Music

Jeff Beal is one of the most prolific and successful composers in Hollywood today. With over 100 credits to his name, for documentaries, feature films and TV, his versatility is amazing. If you want to know just how good he is....count the 18 Emmy nominations and 5 Emmy awards...yes he's that good. We explore writing for film, TV and docs and the different challenges that are faced. We talk a lot about storytelling. And we even learn some deeply personal things about this amazing man. Please DOWNLOAD and enjoy hearing from Jeff Beal and his music.

Guest: Composer Jeff Beal

Lee Holdridge is our guest for our next episode. He has written for short films, theater and opera before becoming prolific in composing for scores and arranging for solo artists. He scores include Mr. Mom, Splash, The Beastmaster,  and TV shows such as Into Thin Air, East of Eden and Moonlighting ( he wrote the popular theme tune for this). Our discussion was wide ranging and fascinating as we discussed his work with Neil Diamond, John Denver as well as the scores he wrote. The stories were free flowing and lead to a great conversation coupled with some of his terrific compositions. Please Download and listen at your convenience. 

Guest: Composer Lee Holdridge

From season 1, an episode with my choices of music from Barry, Newman, Mancini, and more. Plus OI talk with the director of the documentary "Score". This film is required viewing for all film music fans!

Guest: Director Matt Schrader (Documentary "Score") plus some great music

Exploring the world of film music with guests from the film industry (actors, directors,etc) where they share their favorite movie scores.

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