PODCAST · music
Composer Talk
by Matthew Wang
Composer Talk is a podcast hosted by Matthew Wang where you’ll get to know acclaimed composers who are making the soundtracks of our lives. We all watch films, TV and digital media and know the important role that scoring plays in storytelling. In this podcast we learn about the artists who are creating the music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
-
Ep: 98 Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (Black Rabbit, Ozark)
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...
-
Ep: 97 Hal Rosenfeld (Good Guy With A Gun)
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...
-
Ep: 96 John Paesano (The Boroughs, Maze Runner)
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...
-
Ep 95: Keegan DeWitt (Off Campus, The Chair Company, Friendship)
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…
more -
Ep 94: Max Richter (Hamnet, Ad Astra)
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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
-
Ep 93: James Wolf Burkholder (Shelby Oaks)
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...
-
Ep 92: Joy Ngiaw Part 2 (WondLa, Skydance Animation Studio Logo)
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…
more -
Ep 91: Andrew Seth Cohen (Impact24 PR)
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...
-
Ep 90: Sherri Chung (Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, Based on a True Story)
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...
-
Ep 89: Zach Robinson & Leo Birenberg (Cobra Kai, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man)
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...
-
Ep 88: Cameron Moody (Washington Black, Kennedy)
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...
-
Ep 87: Sam Slater (2000 Meters To Andriivka, Battlefield 2042)
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...
-
EP 86: Kyle Rodriguez (The Secret Lives of Animals, Jane)
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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
-
EP 85: Cristóbal Tapia de Veer (The White Lotus, Smile)
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! Hosted on Acast. See...
-
Ep 84: Trey Toy (Castlevania: Nocturne, Centigrade)
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...
-
Ep 83 Atli Örvarsson (Silo, Chicago Med)
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.…
more -
Ep 82: Jonathan Sadoff (Chimp Crazy, The Peanut Butter Falcon)
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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for…
more -
Ep 81: Christophe Beck (Agatha All Along, Frozen, The Instigators)
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...
-
Ep 80: Bryce Dessner (The National, Sing Sing)
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...
-
Ep 79: Matt Bowen (The Binge, The Boys, Gen V)
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…
more -
Ep 78: Daniel Pemberton (Fly Me To The Moon, The Bad Guys, Across The Spider-Verse)
Our next guest started his career writing for the video game magazine Games Zone to afford his first synthesizer. From there, he has scored films from Ocean’s 8, Steve Jobs, The Man from U.N.C.L.E and Ferrari to Spider-Man Into The Spider-Verse and Across The Spider-Verse. He recently scored Fly…
more -
Ep 77: Nikhil Koparkar (Dead Whisper)
Our next composer is a recent friend and amazing composer who is behind the music of the 2023 Riot Games’ League Of Legends - Lunar New Year Campaign. He has worked as an additional writer for composer Lorne Balfe on projects including The Wheel Of Time, Life On Our Planet, His Dark Materials…
more -
Ep 76: Dominic Lewis (The Fall Guy, Bullet Train)
Our next guest was born and raised in London England, where he studied at the Royal Academy of Music and was mentored by the iconic Rupert-Gregson Williams. In 2009 he moved to Los Angeles to join Hans Zimmer’s Remote Control Productions, where he worked on the music departments of various major...
-
Ep 75: Jay Wadley (Franklin, Swan Song)
Our next guest is the co-founder of NYC-Based Found Objects and the composer behind such films as I’m Thinking Of Ending Things and Swan Song. He’s the composer of Apple TV’s Franklin starring Michael Douglas and I’m so excited to chat with him today. And the composer is… Jay Wadley Hosted on...
-
Ep 74: Stephen Lukach (Homicide: New York, Meet Cute)
Our next guest is one of the first composers I ever met when I first moved to LA. He is best known for his work scoring Sneaky Pete, Meet Cute, and recently Netflix Hit Homicide: New York. He’s also written music for video games including Far Cry 6 and Skull and Bones and I’m so excited to…
more -
Ep 73: Rob Rusli (Problemista, Bruiser)
Our next guest is on the rise having written music for films premiering at Sundance, SXSW, and the Los Angeles Film Festival among many more. They scored A24's Problemista by Julio Torres, and the Gotham Award and Independent Spirit nominated film Bruiser on Hulu. Under their solo moniker OHYUNG,...
-
Ep 72: David Fleming (Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Damsel)
Our next guest is behind the music of projects including Netflix’s Hillbilly Elegy, Blue Planet II, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, HBO’s The Last Of US, and Netflix’s Damsel. He was mentored by legendary composer Mike Post and has frequently collaborated with composers Atli Örvarsson and Hans Zjmmer having...
-
Ep 71: Hannah Parrott (After Death, Harlan Coben's Shelter)
Our next guest is one of the first people I met when I started my journey as a composer. She’s an amazing composer, and vocalist and earned her B.M. in music composition from Biola University’s Conservatory of Music, going on to work with notable composers James Horner, Thomas Newman, and Jacob...
-
Ep 69: Carter Armstrong (Strong Music)
Our next guest is one of the most lovely music creatives on this planet. He has worked as the SVP of Peer Music, Head of Music at Lionsgate and SVP of music at Warner Bros and has helped shape the musical landscape of films ranging from La La Land and the Hangover series, to Godzilla, Divergent,...
-
Ep 61: Sandro Morales-Santoro (The Secret History of Venom, Explant)
Our next guest is an award-winning Venezuelan composer based in Los Angeles, CA who specializes in film, TV, Interactive, and New Media music. His sensibility as a composer is evidenced in his lush orchestral scores, always infused with hints of his diverse upbringing and culture. His eclectic...
-
Ep 60: Brittany Dunton (A Cinderella Story: Starstruck)
Our next guest is a media composer, pianist, music educator, and music theorist. Studying under composer Dr. Scott Meister and pianist Dr. Bair Shagdaron, she earned her bachelor’s degree in Music Theory/Composition from Appalachian State University in 2012. Immediately following, she enrolled at...
-
Ep 59: Nicolas Repetto (The Sound of Identity)
An Argentinian-American composer, conductor, orchestrator and violinist, our next guest is a two-time Global Music Award-winning composer. His latest project, the documentary The Sound of Identity features the first-ever transgender woman performing an opera lead in the U.S. with a professional...
-
Ep 58: Max Aruj (The Ice Road, Crawl)
Our next guest is a composer born and raised in Los Angeles. His latest projects include Eytan Rockaway’s Lansky, starring Harvey Keitel, and Jonathan Hensleigh’s The Ice Road, starring Liam Neeson. He joined the Assassin’s Creed universe for Wrath of the Druids (2021). He co-produced Gryffin’s...
-
Ep 57: Volker Bertelmann aka Hauschka (Your Honor, Stowaway)
Our next guest is an Oscar-nominated composer and experimental musician known as Hauschka who is behind the score of Showtime’s acclaimed crime drama Your Honor (starring Bryan Cranston) and most recently, the Joe Penna directed sci-fi thriller Stowaway. The film follows a three-person crew on a...
-
Ep 56: Maggie Phillips (Music Supervisor - Fargo, The Handmaid’s Tale)
Our next guest is a Music supervisor who has lent her expertise to the creation of some of television and films’ most unique sounds. She is the music supervisor on FX's Emmy Award-winning and Golden Globe-winning series Fargo; Hulu’s Golden Globe and Emmy-winning series The Handmaid’s Tale; FX’s...
-
Ep 55: Amanda Jones Part 2 (A Black Lady Sketch Show, Good Trouble)
On this episode, we welcome back Amanda Jones to the podcast! Since we last spoke, she has written music for From Cradle to Stage, Good Trouble Season 3, and Adventure Time: Distant Lands among other projects! Welcome back to the show! --- Support this podcast:...
-
Ep 54: Vidjay Beerepoot (Disney's Minnie's Bow-Toons, El Houb)
Our next guest is a composer from the Netherlands who has worked internationally as one of Europe's youngest established professional composers on some of the most popular TV shows and biggest films in Europe. Now located in L.A., he is known for his score for Disney's Minnie's Bow-Toons show.…
more -
Ep 52: Brian H. Kim (Panic, Star Vs. The Forces Of Evil)
Our next guest is a Composer for film and television. He is known for his scores for Star Vs. The Forces of Evil, BH90210, and Hello My Name Is Doris. We recently chatted about his time working with Napoleon Dynamite and How I Met Your Mother Composer, John Swihart, as well as how he has gotten…
more -
Ep 51: Siddhartha Khosla (This Is Us, Runaways)
Our next guest is a two-time Emmy-nominated film and TV composer, singer/songwriter, and producer of the critically acclaimed band, Goldspot. He received Emmy nominations in 2020 for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for his original song "Memorized" (shared with Dawes’ Taylor Goldsmith) and…
more -
Ep 44: Joshua Moshier (Looney Tunes Cartoons, Special)
I'm so excited to welcome on this next composer whose work includes the HBO Max series Looney Tunes Cartoons; the DreamWorks series Dragons: Rescue Riders, and the viral animated hit Sidewalk, directed by Celia Bullwinkel. Born in Baton Rouge, LA and raised in the midwest, this composer credits…
more -
Ep 24: Reema Iqbal (BMI - Broadcast Music, Inc.)
Our next guest is a music executive with a passion for both creative and administrative endeavors. As a Creative Director for Film, TV & Visual Media at BMI, she has forged and nurtured relationships with emerging composers, songwriters, artists, film/TV execs and more! The exec is... Reema Iqbal...
-
Ep. 09 Jongnic Bontemps (United Skates, College Behind Bars)
Our next guest is a uniquely modern film composer, harmonizing a classical education with his rich tech background as a maestro of Silicon Valley to write everything from the hip-hop infused score for the Tribeca-favorite documentary United Skates, to rousing additional music for Creed II. He’s...
We're indexing this podcast's transcripts for the first time — this can take a minute or two. We'll show results as soon as they're ready.
No matches for "" in this podcast's transcripts.
No topics indexed yet for this podcast.
Loading reviews...
ABOUT THIS SHOW
Composer Talk is a podcast hosted by Matthew Wang where you’ll get to know acclaimed composers who are making the soundtracks of our lives. We all watch films, TV and digital media and know the important role that scoring plays in storytelling. In this podcast we learn about the artists who are creating the music.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
HOSTED BY
Matthew Wang
CATEGORIES
Loading similar podcasts...
Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes does Composer Talk have?
Composer Talk currently has 42 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Composer Talk about?
Composer Talk is a podcast hosted by Matthew Wang where you’ll get to know acclaimed composers who are making the soundtracks of our lives. We all watch films, TV and digital media and know the important role that scoring plays in storytelling. In this podcast we learn about the artists who are...
How often does Composer Talk release new episodes?
Composer Talk has 42 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
Where can I listen to Composer Talk?
You can listen to Composer Talk on PodParley by clicking any episode. We provide an embedded audio player for direct listening, and you can also subscribe via your preferred podcast app using the RSS feed.
Who hosts Composer Talk?
Composer Talk is created and hosted by Matthew Wang.
URL copied to clipboard!