The SoundCast

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker - whether you loved it, hated it, or fall somewhere in between, please enjoy Kristen, Erik, Dane and Christopher's continued, spirited discussion on the film and score.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker reunites the the team, who share their thoughts about the controversial film, but also about John Williams' decidedly less controversial score.

Dan Romer, The Lion King, Black Widow, The Eternals, Alf Clausen, Hans Zimmer's Xperiments and more make up the 15th volume of the Soundcast Six.

Hans Zimmer on Dune, Thomas Newman on 1917, and Junkie XL on Terminator: Dark Fate are three upcoming composer assignments. Michael Abels on See You Yesterday, Michael Giacchino and Pinar Toprak receiving ASCAP Awards and Alan Menken receiving a Razzie Award are all in the past now, but in this extremely belated episode, Dane Walker, Kristen Romanelli and Christopher Coleman make these the central topics for this volume of The Soundcast Six.

Spidey's back from "the blip" and so is composer Michael Giacchino and so is Kristen, Dane, and Christopher! The three dive headlong into the 23rd entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe and final chapter of Phase III - Spider-Man: Far from Home!

Dane Walker and Christopher Coleman discuss Toy Story 4, Randy Newman's original score, bring back an old segment, WHYBLT? (What have you been listening to?) and share their "goto" James Horner scores.

Long live the king. Godzilla: King of the Monsters has been unleashed. Kristen Romanelli, Dane Walker and Christopher Coleman rant and rage over the latest incarnation Gojira on the big screen.

Thomas Newman is back with his original score to the recently released bio-pic, TOLKIEN. Dane Walker and Christopher Coleman share what they thought about the film, their expectations for Newman's ethereal score and explore a ring-full of stand-out pieces from the soundtrack.

Erik Woods, Dane Walker and Christopher Coleman reflect on seeing THE MATRIX for the first time, the film's personal impact, the electronica-filled soundtrack, and the power and endurance of Don Davis intricate original score.

Pinar Toprak's original score for CAPTAIN MARVEL is the central topic for Dane Walker, Kristen Romanelli and Christopher Coleman. They also compare and contrast ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL with the latest entry into the MCU.

The final installment of the How to Train Your Dragon franchise has finally arrived and Erik Woods, Dane Walker, and Christopher Coleman have come together to talk about composer John Powell's original score for "The Hidden World."

The inaugural Soundcast Awards are here! Not only will you hear all of the soundtrack nominees from 2018, but you'll hear the winner of each of the eleven categories decided before your very ears!

While doing press for his upcoming score for the BBC series: "One Planet, Seven Worlds," composer Hans Zimmer said that humanity is "slithering" its way to destruction ... via climate change. Dane and Christopher talk about the surprising comment ...

Grammy and BAFTA winners in the "best score" category, new nominations and non-nominations, Brian Tyler dives into the swamp, the shocking results of a recent Twitter-poll, and some big, birthday wishes, are the six topics that Dane Walker, Kristen Romanelli, and Christopher Coleman tackle in this thirteenth volume of the Soundcast Six.

Composer Kathryn Bostic talks with Kristen Romanelli about two of her recent score-projects: "Clemency," directed by Chinonye Chukwu, which was screened at the Sundance Film Festival, and the documentary, "Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am," directed by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, which also played at Sundance. In addition, Bostic talks about her recent experience as the the Film Scoring Artist in Residence at the Berklee College of Music and her long history with Sundance.

Completing our trilogy of Best Score nomination reactions, Erik Woods, Dane Walker, Kristen Romanelli, and Christopher Coleman react to the nominees in this category for the 91st Academy Awards.

Kristen Romanelli, Dane Walker and Christopher Coleman take on Mr. Glass, The Overseer and The Horde and West Dylan Thordson's original score for GLASS.

The Bro of the Sea, AQUAMAN, has taken the world by tsunami! Kristen Romanelli, Dane Walker and Christopher Coleman dive in to discuss James Wan's latest DCEU entry and go trench-deep on Rupert Gregson-Williams original score.

There's a new verse to be explored! Erik Woods, Dane Walker, Kristen Romanelli and Christopher Coleman dive headlong into SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE with original score by Daniel Pemberton.

Kristen Romanelli, Dane Walker and Christopher Coleman review Henry Jackman's score for the latest Walt Disney animated feature film, RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET.

In this special double-interview, Kristen Romanelli talks with composer Carter Burwell about his score for the recent Coen Brothers/ Netflix project, THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS and then with composer Rolfe Kent about his original score for the award-buzzy STAN & OLLIE from director Jon S. Baird.

James Newton Howard returns to the Wizarding World to score Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald and Matt Carr returns to join Dane Walker and Christopher Coleman to talk through their reaction to the film and to the film's score.

Dane Walker and Christopher Coleman are joined by Matt Carr ("composer") to discus James Newton Howard's recent original score to THE NUTCRACKER AND THE FOUR REALMS.

The Soundcast crew tackles six recent news stories from the world film music including: Hans Zimmer on the score for the Top Gun sequel, The Crown (season 3), and the Avatar: The Last Airbender live-action series with Jeremy Zuckerman.

Director Damien Chazelle and composer Justin Hurwitz next collaborative effort, FIRST MAN, has launched into theaters and, while heading to new explorative heights, dives deep into astronaut Neil Armstrong's depressive state. Dane Walker, Kristen Romanelli and Christopher Coleman discuss their expectations and reactions to the hotly-anticipated by some, hotly-controversial to others, film and original score. They talk at length of Hurwitz's use of theremin throughout the score and what his intent in doing so may have been as well as the tracks they consider stand-out efforts. Lastly, the three discuss the film and score's place among films that are centered around the USA's role in the Space Race and how First Man differs from films like: The Right Stuff and Apollo 13. Episode Highlights 02:32 - About First Man 05:15 - First Man Expectations 08:11 - Reaction to the film 18:44 - Reaction to the score 24:36 - Film and score spoiler discussion 28:48 - Stand out tracks (spoilers) 45:54 - The Space Race genre Music Selections (Support these artists (and us) by buying these tracks from Amazon.) 00:00 - "Houston" (First Man) by Justin Hurwitz 18:28 - "Armstrong Cabin" (First Man) by Justin Hurwitz 24:05 -"First to Dock" (First Man) by Justin Hurwitz 29:31 - "Lunar Rhapsody" (First Man) by 30:26 - "Whitey on the Moon" (First Man) by 31:01 - "Docking Waltz" (First Man) by Justin Hurwitz 32:13 - "I Ought to be Getting Home/ Plugs Out" (First Man) by Justin Hurwitz 38:31 - "The Armstrongs" (First Man) by Justin Hurwitz 39:55 - "The Landing" (First Man) by Justin Hurwitz 41:16 - "First to Dock" (First Man) by Justin Hurwitz 41:49 - "Spin" (First Man) by Justin Hurwitz 43:04 - "Multi-Task Trainer" (First Man) by Justin Hurwitz 43:43 - "Apollo 11 Launch" (First Man) by Justin Hurwitz 46:58 - "Breaking the Sound Barrier" (The Right Stuff) by Bill Conti 59:13 - "Docking Waltz" (First Man) by Justin Hurwitz Notes: Zanoboard's First Man Soundtrack Review SoundtrackDreams First Man Soundtrack Review Find and Follow: Follow Kristen Romanelli on Twitter - @kbfornow Follow Dane Walker on Twitter - @maestrodane Follow The Soundcast on Twitter - @audiosoundcast Follow Tracksounds on Twitter - @tracksounds  Follow Christopher Coleman on Twitter - @ccoleman Spotify:  Find our Spotify Companion Playlist here!  Support Tracksounds: Most of the soundtracks mentioned in this episode can be found at Amazon. Your purchases through these links help us to keep on keepin' on! Thank You! Buy Soundtracks at Amazon.com  http://bit.ly/amazonsoundtracks Subscribe and More Info aCAST GOOGLE PLAY iTUNES RSS FEED SPOTIFY STITCHER RADIO TUNEIN RADIO

Dane Walker and Christopher Coleman tackle six soundtrack-ish topics including: three trailers and what they may or not say about their respective upcoming score: Captain Marvel, Stanley & Ollie, and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. They also discuss the news that Deadmau5 is finally scoring a feature film, The 3-track EP release of The Predator score on Spotify, and their composer-picks for the recently announced Loki and Scarlet Witch series coming to the imminent Disney streaming service. Episode Highlights 02:12 - Big Announcement 04:23 - #1 - Captain Marvel Trailer 12:59 - #2 - Stanley & Ollie 20:51 - #3 - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 28:04 - #4 - Deadmau5 & Polar 34:44 - #5 - The Predator 45:32 - #6 - The Loki and the Scarlet Witch Music Selections (Support these artists (and us) by buying these tracks from Amazon.) 00:00 - "Luminous and Unstoppable" (The Best of Omega) by Aleksandar Dimitrijevic 04:02 - "Luminous and Unstoppable" (The Best of Omega) by Aleksandar Dimitrijevic 12:58 -"Cuckoo Theme" (Laurel and Hardy Theme) by Marvin Hatley 20:54 - "Your Headstrong Ways" (True Grit) by Carter Burwell 27:53 - "Monophobia" (8-Bit Deadmau5) by 8-Bit Arcade 34:40 - "The Predator Main Theme - 8-Bit Version" (8-Bit Governator Themes) by Music Legends 45:27 - "It's a Small World Afterall (Rapmania Mix) (Pop Version) (Disney Mania 3) by Fan_3 57:15 - "It's a Small World Afterall (Rapmania Mix) (Pop Version) (Disney Mania 3) by Fan_3 Notes: Captain Marvel trailer Stanley and Ollie trailer The Ballad of Buster Scruggs trailer Deadmau5 scoring "Polar" The Predator EP on Spotify Loki, Scarlet Witch Spin-off Streaming series on Disney Find and Follow: Follow Dane Walker on Twitter - @maestrodane Follow The Soundcast on Twitter - @audiosoundcast Follow Tracksounds on Twitter - @tracksounds  Follow Christopher Coleman on Twitter - @ccoleman Spotify:  Find our Spotify Companion Playlist here!  Support Tracksounds: Most of the soundtracks mentioned in this episode can be found at Amazon. Your purchases through these links help us to keep on keepin' on! Thank You! Buy Soundtracks at Amazon.com  http://bit.ly/amazonsoundtracks Subscribe and More Info aCAST GOOGLE PLAY iTUNES RSS FEED SPOTIFY STITCHER RADIO TUNEIN RADIO

On Wednesday, September 5, 2018, the film music community lost one of its pillars, Public relations agent, Beth Krakower. Erik Woods, Kristen Romanelli, and Christopher Coleman talk about what made her a truly special PR agent, as well as some personal stories from their experience in working with her for so many years. Lastly, you'll hear a fraction of the heartfelt tweets that were made as news of her passing spread through Twitter. If you're wondering why we'd dedicate an entire episode to a PR agent, then it's likely you didn't know Beth Krakower, which is a shame, but all the more reason why this is an episode you shouldn't miss. Episode Highlights 04:31 - What made Beth stand out 15:09 - Stories we tell about Beth 28:00 - Twitter reflects and remembers Beth Music Selections 00:00 - "Comme une rosée de larmes" (The Artist) Ludovic Bource 22:00 - "George Valentin" (The Artist) Ludovic Bource 41:45 - "In the Stairs" (The Artist) Ludovic Bource Notes: Beth Krakower, Veteran Film-Music Publicist, Dies at 46 Haines His Way (Podcast) Beth Krakower: Film Music Giant Loses Her Courageous Battle with Cancer. How I Did it: Beth Krakower Find and Follow: Follow Kirsten Romanelli on Twitter - @kbfornow Follow Erik Woods on Twitter - @cinsoundradio Follow The Soundcast on Twitter - @audiosoundcast Follow Tracksounds on Twitter - @tracksounds  Follow Christopher Coleman on Twitter - @ccoleman Spotify:  Find our Spotify Companion Playlist here!  Support Tracksounds: Most of the soundtracks mentioned in this episode can be found at Amazon. Your purchases through these links help us to keep on keepin' on! Thank You! Buy Soundtracks at Amazon.com  http://bit.ly/amazonsoundtracks Subscribe and More Info aCAST GOOGLE PLAY iTUNES RADIOPUBLIC RSS FEED SPOTIFY STITCHER RADIO TUNEIN RADIO

The Fall movie season, filled to the brim with blockbuster-palette-cleansing and award-contending films, is upon us! Justin Craig, Dane Walker, Kristen Romanelli, and Christopher Coleman sit down to have a long chat about their expectations for the film scores that will accompany these Fall (and early Winter) films. They each share their "top 5" most anticipated scores, their "top 5" concerns, and some original scores they think may end up being pleasant surprises before we hit the new year. Episode Highlights 00:00 - Beth Krakower 02:47 - Welcome back. Welcome to the Fall 05:05 - Top 5 original scores to finish out 2018 37:50 - Top 5 upcoming scores that we are concerned about 64:32 - Possible Fall surprises? 75:46 - Finishing up, finding and following Music Selections 02:21 - "Legends of the Fall" (Mind the Rap) by Caramel Skillington 75:33 - "The Great Pumpkin Waltz" (Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown) by Chick Corea Find and Follow: Follow Kirsten Romanelli on Twitter - @kbfornow Follow Justin Craig on Twitter - @justin_m_craig Follow Dane Walker on Twitter - @maestrodane Follow The Soundcast on Twitter - @audiosoundcast Follow Tracksounds on Twitter - @tracksounds  Follow Christopher Coleman on Twitter - @ccoleman Spotify:  Find our Spotify Companion Playlist here!  Support Tracksounds: Most of the soundtracks mentioned in this episode can be found at Amazon. Your purchases through these links help us to keep on keepin' on! Thank You! Buy Soundtracks at Amazon.com  http://bit.ly/amazonsoundtracks Subscribe and More Info aCAST GOOGLE PLAY iTUNES RSS FEED SPOTIFY STITCHER RADIO TUNEIN RADIO

Four people. Six soundtrack stories. Erik Woods, Kristen Romanelli, Dane Walker and Christopher Coleman congregate to discuss six bits of soundtrack news including: Cinefix's Top 10 Scores, Hook vs Harry Potter poll results, JJ Abrams' new record label, Sarah Schachner and HIldur Gudnadottir's big, new gigs, Bond 25 loses Boyle, and Hans Zimmer returns to superhero films for Wonder Woman: 1984. Don't miss this action-packed episode where Dane sings Hook songs, we explore alternate universes where the greatest director/composer duos take a crack at a Bond film and we find out that Zimmer and superhero films were merely "on a break!" Episode Highlights 01:43 - The Six 04:16 - #1 - Cinefix's Top 10 Scores 14:51 - #2 - Hook vs HP 26:50 - #3 - JJ's Label 35:30 - #4 - Anthem and The Joker 44:17 - #5 - Boyleless Bond 56:30 - #6 - Zimmer Returns Music Selections (Support these artists (and us) by buying these tracks from Amazon.) 00:00 - "Wonder Woman Bagpipes" by The Snake Charmer 14:47 - "Harry's Wonderful World (Power Remix)" by Power Music Workout 26:23 - "Sabotage" (Instrumental Covers Of The Beastie Boys) - by White Knight Instrumental 35:14 - "Wonder (Wonder Woman Song)" by The Doubleclicks 44:03 - "Live and Let Die (Instrumental Cover" (Classic Pop (Instrumentals) by F.M. Music 56:09 - "Wonder Woman" (Black Magic Deluxe Version) by Yemi Alade 73:54 - "Wonder Woman" (Black Magic Deluxe Version) by Yemi Alade Notes: Cineflix's Top 10 Film Scores of all time Harry Potter vs Hook poll results JJ Abrams record label Sarah Schachner doing Anthem/ Hildur Gudnadottir to score Joker Movie Bond 25 loses Danny Boyle Hans Zimmer - Wonder Woman 1984 Find and Follow: Follow Kristen Romanelli on Twitter - @kbfornow Follow Erik Woods on Twitter - @cinsoundradio Follow Dane Walker on Twitter - @maestrodane Follow The Soundcast on Twitter - @audiosoundcast Follow Tracksounds on Twitter - @tracksounds  Follow Christopher Coleman on Twitter - @ccoleman Spotify:  Find our Spotify Companion Playlist here!  Support Tracksounds: Most of the soundtracks mentioned in this episode can be found at Amazon. Your purchases through these links help us to keep on keepin' on! Thank You! Buy Soundtracks at Amazon.com  http://bit.ly/amazonsoundtracks Subscribe and More Info aCAST GOOGLE PLAY iTUNES RSS FEED SPOTIFY STITCHER RADIO TUNEIN RADIO

LORNE BALFE, composer of the original score to MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT, talks about why he thinks it is important to engage with fans about his work on social media. He also opens up: on what the challenges are when taking the musical-reigns of an existing movie-franchise, about what Tom Cruise had to say about his original score, and finally, on something that no one knew (until now) about his experience of scoring the sixth entry into the Mission: Impossible franchise. Episode Highlights 02:02 - The social media experience 05:51 - Taking over a franchise 09:34 - Create themes or adapt themes? 15:43 - Size matters? 20:59 - Remixin' Impossible 22:55 - That's what Tom said 25:38 - Missing tracks? 29:23 - Something no one knows Music Selections 00:00 - "Escape Through Paris" (Mission: Impossible - Fallout) by Lorne Balfe 08:18 - "Mission Accomplished" (Mission: Impossible - Fallout) by Lorne Balfe 15:50 - "A Storm is Coming" (Mission: Impossible - Fallout) by Lorne Balfe 20:29 - "Mission: Impossible Theme Remix" by Future Funk Squad 25:40 - "Change of Plan" (Mission: Impossible - Fallout) by Lorne Balfe 25:35 - "The Syndicate" (Mission: Impossible - Fallout) by Lorne Balfe 35:50 - "The White Widow" (Mission: Impossible - Fallout) by Lorne Balfe Notes: Lorne Balfe - Official Website Find and Follow: Followe Lorne Balfe on Twitter - @lornebalfe Follow The Soundcast on Twitter - @audiosoundcast Follow Tracksounds on Twitter - @tracksounds  Follow Christopher Coleman on Twitter - @ccoleman Spotify:  Find our Spotify Companion Playlist here!  Support Tracksounds: Most of the soundtracks mentioned in this episode can be found at Amazon. Your purchases through these links help us to keep on keepin' on! Thank You! Buy Soundtracks at Amazon.com  http://bit.ly/amazonsoundtracks Subscribe and More Info aCAST GOOGLE PLAY iTUNES RSS FEED SPOTIFY STITCHER RADIO TUNEIN RADIO

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT - the sixth film of the franchise is out and Agent Dane Walker joins Christopher Coleman to breakdown their thoughts about Christopher McQuarrie's follow up to "Rogue Nation" and composer Lorne Balfe's original score. They discuss the drastic tonal shift in the film and the associated score and whether they thought that shift was pulled off successfully. The two also discuss their picks for the most memorable musical moments from the film and in the soundtrack release. Lastly, they each reveal their new rankings of both the films and the Mission: Impossible scores to date. Episode Highlights 00:00 - Mission: Introduction 02:06 - What's this all about? 05:03 - Our History of the Impossible 08:12 - No Kraemer. No problem? 11:35 - Film reaction: Likes and Dislikes (No Spoilers) 25:04 - Does the Score Fit? (No Spoilers) 32:08 - The Tone (SPOILERS) 39:47 - Villains and the Truly Impossible (SPOILERS) 54:52 - Stand our music in the film and on the soundtrack (SPOILERS) 63:18 - Film and Soundtrack Rankings Music Selections 00:00 - "Mission Accomplished" (Mission: Impossible - Fallout) by Lorne Balfe 02:10 - "Stairs and Rooftops" (Mission: Impossible - Fallout) by Lorne Balfe 24:39 - "Free Fall" (Mission: Impossible - Fallout) by Lorne Balfe 31:39 - "Your Mission" (Mission: Impossible - Fallout) by Lorne Balfe 39:22 - "Escape Through Paris" (Mission: Impossible - Fallout) by Lorne Balfe 53:36 - "The Last Resort" (Mission: Impossible - Fallout) by Lorne Balfe 55:08 - "A Storm is Coming" (Mission: Impossible - Fallout) by Lorne Balfe 56:29 - "Free Fall" (Mission: Impossible - Fallout) by Lorne Balfe 58:39 - "Free Fall" (Mission: Impossible - Fallout) by Lorne Balfe 59:42 - "Change of Plan" (Mission: Impossible - Fallout) by Lorne Balfe 63:32 - "The Syndicate" (Mission: Impossible - Fallout) by Lorne Balfe 85:39 - "Fallout" (Mission: Impossible - Fallout) by Lorne Balfe Notes: Soundtrack Dreams Review Movie Wave Review Find and Follow: Follow Dane Walker on Twitter - @maestrodane Follow The Soundcast on Twitter - @audiosoundcast Follow Tracksounds on Twitter - @tracksounds  Follow Christopher Coleman on Twitter - @ccoleman Spotify:  Find our Spotify Companion Playlist here!  Support Tracksounds: Most of the soundtracks mentioned in this episode can be found at Amazon. Your purchases through these links help us to keep on keepin' on! Thank You! Buy Soundtracks at Amazon.com  http://bit.ly/amazonsoundtracks Subscribe and More Info aCAST GOOGLE PLAY iTUNES RSS FEED SPOTIFY STITCHER RADIO TUNEIN RADIO

Ant-Man and the Wasp have shrunk their way into theaters and Dane Walker (composer in parentheses), Kristen Romanelli and Christopher Coleman go big on their discussion about the 20th entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. They discuss Christophe Beck's follow-up score, compare it to the first film, Ant-Man, and garnish it all with their overall thoughts about Peyton Reed's much expanded film that has the unenviable position of being the direct MCU-follow-up to the massive hit (and massively devastating) Avengers: Infinity War. Episode Highlights 00:00 - The Insectroduction 01:48 - Speakpipe speaks! 07:02 - Feelers for Ant-Man 13:28 - Ant-Man and the Wasp - Film reaction (no spoilers) 20:00 - Ant-Man and the Wasp - Score reaction (no spoilers) 28:00 - Baba Yaga, Antropodie and Track Titles (SPOILER REALM) 30:12 - Janet Van Dyne Homework (SPOILER REALM) 32:16 - What stood out in the film? (SPOILER REALM) 37:39 - That mid-credit scene (SPOILER REALM) 40:29 - What stands out on the soundtrack? (SPOILER REALM) 45:49 - Top 10 2018 score? / MCU Palooza (SPOILER REALM) 47:42 - Endomology Music Selections 00:00 - "World Greatest Grandma" (Ant-Man and the Wasp) by Christophe Beck 04:28 - "It Ain't Over Until the Wasp Lady Stings" (Ant-Man and the Wasp) by Christophe Beck 19:48 - "A Flock of Seagulls" (Ant-Man and the Wasp) by Christophe Beck 27:36 - "Baba Yaga Lullaby" (Ant-Man and the Wasp) by Christophe Beck 30:12 - "Your Mom Died a Hero" (Ant-Man) by Christophe Beck 30:50 - "Cautious as a Hurricane" (Ant-Man and the Wasp) by Christophe Beck 33:12 - "A Little Nudge"(Ant-Man and the Wasp) by Christophe Beck 35:14 - "It Ain't Over Until the Wasp Lady Stings" (Ant-Man and the Wasp) by Christophe Beck 40:50 - "Ava's Story" (Ant-Man and the Wasp) by Christophe Beck 43:26 - "Quantum Leap" (Ant-Man and the Wasp) by Christophe Beck 44:06 - "Anthropodie" (Ant-Man and the Wasp) by Christophe Beck 49:34 - "It Ain't Over Until the Wasp Lady Stings" (Ant-Man and the Wasp) by Christophe Beck Notes: Ant-Man and the Wasp Soundtrack Review - Soundtrack Dreams Ant-Man and the Wasp Soundtrack Review - Movie Wave Ant-Man and the Wasp Soundtrack Review - Soundtrack Geek Find and Follow: Follow Dane Walker on Twitter - @maestrodane Follow Kristen Romanelli on Twitter - @kbfornow Follow The Soundcast on Twitter - @audiosoundcast Follow Tracksounds on Twitter - @tracksounds  Follow Christopher Coleman on Twitter - @ccoleman Spotify:  Find our Spotify Companion Playlist here!  Support Tracksounds: Most of the soundtracks mentioned in this episode can be found at Amazon. Your purchases through these links help us to keep on keepin' on! Thank You! Buy Soundtracks at Amazon.com  http://bit.ly/amazonsoundtracks Subscribe and More Info aCAST GOOGLE PLAY iTUNES RSS FEED SPOTIFY STITCHER RADIO TUNEIN RADIO Type

Christophe Beck and SESAC recently announced a new program designed increase diversity among the ranks of the Hollywood composers. Kristen Romanelli and Christopher Coleman break down the specific points of the program as well as ask questions about just what impact such a program could have as well as how diversity of fandom could play a role as well. Episode Highlights 00:07 - Waiting for the intro 01:19 - Beck Diversity Project 04:20 - Reacting to the announcement 10:14 - Who you know? 16:16 - Diversity elsewhere 18:05 - Fandom diveristy 25:14 - SESAC means? ... and closing Music Selections 00:00 - "Presidential Address" (Waiting for Superman) by Christophe Beck 27:36 - "Waiting for Superman" (Waiting for Superman) by Christophe Beck Find and Follow: Follow Kristen Romanelli on Twitter - @kbfornow Follow The Soundcast on Twitter - @audiosoundcast Follow Tracksounds on Twitter - @tracksounds  Follow Christopher Coleman on Twitter - @ccoleman Notes: SESAC Scores: The Beck Diversity Project 'Christophe Beck, SESAC Announce Program to Promote Diversity in Film Scoring' - Variety Christopher Beck on Score! The Podcat (Youtube) Spotify:  Find our Spotify Companion Playlist here!  Support Tracksounds: Most of the soundtracks mentioned in this episode can be found at Amazon. Your purchases through these links help us to keep on keepin' on! Thank You! Buy Soundtracks at Amazon.com  http://bit.ly/amazonsoundtracks Subscribe and More Info aCAST GOOGLE PLAY iTUNES RSS FEED SPOTIFY STITCHER RADIO TUNEIN RADIO

It was recently announced that composer Dario Marianelli would write the original score for the upcoming BUMBLEBEE feature film (prequel to the Transformers films). Kristen Romanelli and Christopher Coleman not only react to this news, but share their personal histories with the Transformers franchise (the movies and beyond). Will there be even more Transformer spinoffs? Episode Highlights 00:35 - Bumbling the intro 03:10 - Personal Transformers history 07:06 - The Bumblebee Teaser 10:10 - Dario Marianelli scores Bumblebee 16:46 - Marianelli survive or replace? 19:26 - How good or how bad? Music Selections 00:00 - "Bumblebee (Buzz Buzz)" (Tides of Fate) by The Laurie Beckner Band 25:40 - "Bumblebee (Buzz Buzz)" (Tides of Fate) by The Laurie Beckner Band Find and Follow: Follow Kristen Romanelli on Twitter - @kbfornow Follow The Soundcast on Twitter - @audiosoundcast Follow Tracksounds on Twitter - @tracksounds  Follow Christopher Coleman on Twitter - @ccoleman Notes: Dario Marianelli to Score ‘Transformers’ Spinoff ‘Bumblebee’ Spotify:  Find our Spotify Companion Playlist here!  Support Tracksounds: Most of the soundtracks mentioned in this episode can be found at Amazon. Your purchases through these links help us to keep on keepin' on! Thank You! Buy Soundtracks at Amazon.com  http://bit.ly/amazonsoundtracks Subscribe and More Info aCAST GOOGLE PLAY iTUNES RSS FEED SPOTIFY STITCHER RADIO TUNEIN RADIO

Will Brueggamann (The Underscore Podcast), Kristen Romanelli, and Christopher Coleman return to Metroville to discuss Michael Giacchino's original score for one of Pixar's most anticipated sequels - INCREDIBLES 2! To start, they quickly share their deepest, heartfelt, emotional reactions to the Pixar short, BAO. Next, they jump into the Incredibles 2 by talking through the highs and lows about the film itself, and then how well Giacchino's original score works within the film. They also share their reaction to the numerous "bonus tracks" on the soundtrack, the "Incredits 2" track, and finally what their respective pitches would be for an Incredibles 3! Episode Highlights 00:00 - Incredintro 02:39 - The Incredibles 2 04:26 - Bao 11:43 - General film reaction 18:24 - General score reaction 24:11 - Problems in the film (SPOILERS) 42:23 - How well does the score work in context? (SPOILERS) 45:49 - Themes (SPOILERS) 52:17 - Bonus themes (SPOILERS) 60:17 - Final Thoughts (SPOILERS) 64:13 - Pitching Incredibles 3 (SPOILERS) Music Selections 00:00 - "Incredits 2" (Incredibles 2) by Michael Giacchino 11:03 - "Episode 2" (Incredibles 2) by Michael Giacchino 18:25 - "Elastigirl is Back" (Incredibles 2) by Michael Giacchino 42:20 - "A Dash of Reality" (Incredibles 2) by Michael Giacchino 45:19 - "Diggin' the New Digs" (Incredibles 2) by Michael Giacchino 50:43 - "Consider Yourselves Undermined" (Incredibles 2) by Michael Giacchino 53:05 - "Chill or be Chilled - Frozone's Theme" (Incredibles 2) by Michael Giacchino 52:47 - "Pow Pow Pow - Mr. Incredibles Theme" (Incredibles 2) by Michael Giacchino 54:23 - "Chicken in the Pot" (Solo - A Star Wars Story) by John Powell 68:06 - "Happily After-Deavor" (Incredibles 2) by Michael Giacchino Notes: Incredibles 2 by Michael Giacchino (Soundtrack Dreams Review) Find and Follow: Follow Will Brueggamann on Twitter - @underscore_show Follow Kristen Romanelli on Twitter - @kbfornow Follow The Soundcast on Twitter - @audiosoundcast Follow Tracksounds on Twitter - @tracksounds  Follow Christopher Coleman on Twitter - @ccoleman Spotify:  Find our Spotify Companion Playlist here!  Support Tracksounds: Most of the soundtracks mentioned in this episode can be found at Amazon. Your purchases through these links help us to keep on keepin' on! Thank You! Buy Soundtracks at Amazon.com  http://bit.ly/amazonsoundtracks Subscribe and More Info aCAST GOOGLE PLAY iTUNES RSS FEED SPOTIFY STITCHER RADIO TUNEIN RADIO

Composer Pinar Toprak has been signed to write the original score for Marvel's upcoming feature film, "CAPTAIN MARVEL"- making her the first female composer to be hired to score a major super-hero film. Kristen Romanelli and Christopher Coleman discuss the context of this move by Marvel and its repercussions. They also examine how big of a deal this move is for Pinar Toprak, herself, the film, Marvel Studios, and for the fans. Episode Highlights 00:06 - A marvelous intro 01:19 - She got the gig 07:10 - How much pressure? 12:12 - What other female composers? 16:18 - Has the glass ceiling truly been broken? 21:06 - How important is this for Pinar Toprak? 22:43 - How important is this for the movie? 25:42 - How important is this for Marvel Studios? 28:04 - How important is this for the fans? 33:54 - Captain Conclusion Music Selections 00:00 - "The Sunday Showdown/ Oracle Get the Win" (Tides of Fate) by Pinar Toprak 34:12 - "The Sunday Showdown/ Oracle Get the Win" (Tides of Fate) by Pinar Toprak Find and Follow: Follow Kristen Romanelli on Twitter - @kbfornow Follow The Soundcast on Twitter - @audiosoundcast Follow Tracksounds on Twitter - @tracksounds  Follow Christopher Coleman on Twitter - @ccoleman Spotify:  Find our Spotify Companion Playlist here!  Support Tracksounds: Most of the soundtracks mentioned in this episode can be found at Amazon. Your purchases through these links help us to keep on keepin' on! Thank You! Buy Soundtracks at Amazon.com  http://bit.ly/amazonsoundtracks Subscribe and More Info aCAST GOOGLE PLAY iTUNES RSS FEED SPOTIFY STITCHER RADIO TUNEIN RADIO

Kirsten, Erik and Christopher are back to talk through six new soundtrack stories: Best 2018 Score (so far), Joseph Trapanese scoring the upcoming Robin Hood film, the new Mortal Engines trailer and their hopes and dreams for the film and score's composer, Gordy Haab and the future of Star Wars music, Willow sequel rumors, and is the Boba Fett film score a Marco Beltrami no-brainer? Episode Highlights 03:41 - #1 - Best Score of 2018 ... so far 14:13 - #2 - Joseph Trapanese on the new Robin Hood film 22:39 - #3 - Mortals Engines: movie and music expectations 35:54 - #4 - Gordy Haab: Future Star Wars? 49:39 - #5 - Willow Sequel: it happens who you should score it? 55:26 - #6 - Boba Fett: A Marco Beltrami no-brainer? Music Selections 00:00 - "Star Wars" (Instrumental Party Hits Aus Kino Tv Werbung) by Jo Walter Goes Hammond 13:55 - "OO-De-Lally" (Walt Disney's Robin Hood) by Roger Miller 22:16 - "OO-De-Lally" (Walt Disney's Robin Hood) by Roger Miller 35:29 - "Star Wars Remix" Jaden and The Beat Droids 49:18 - "Willow's Theme" (Willow) by James Horner 55:10 - "Imperial Starfleet Deployed/ City in the Clouds" (The Empire Strikes Back) by John Williams 73:24 - "The Departure of Boba Fett" (Episode II) by Galactic Empire Notes: Best of 2018 Twitter Poll Joseph Trapanese Scoring Otto Bathurst’s ‘Robin Hood’ Mortal Engines Trailer As Composer Gordy Haab Games the 'Star Wars' Universe, Could He Be John Williams' Heir Apparent? Ron Howard Says a ‘Willow’ Sequel Could Still Happen [Updated] 'Star Wars': Boba Fett Movie in the Works With James Mangold (Exclusive) Find and Follow: Follow Kristen Romanelli on Twitter - @kbfornow Follow Erik Woods on Twitter - @cinsoundradio Follow The Soundcast on Twitter - @audiosoundcast Follow Tracksounds on Twitter - @tracksounds  Follow Christopher Coleman on Twitter - @ccoleman Spotify:  Find our Spotify Companion Playlist here!  Support Tracksounds: Most of the soundtracks mentioned in this episode can be found at Amazon. Your purchases through these links help us to keep on keepin' on! Thank You! Buy Soundtracks at Amazon.com  http://bit.ly/amazonsoundtracks Subscribe and More Info aCAST GOOGLE PLAY iTUNES RSS FEED SPOTIFY STITCHER RADIO TUNEIN RADIO

We always talk about the most popular scores, but what about those which are more deserving than the amount of discussion they receive? Kristen Romanelli and Christopher Coleman go there and discuss SOME of the scores they believe have gone, or have become, underrated over the 20 to 25 years. For this episode, they mention underrated scores from composers such as: John Williams, James Newton Howard, Michael Giacchino, Jerry Goldsmith, James Horner, Alan Silvestri and Hans Zimmer. Episode Highlights 01:22 - Our underrated intro 05:26 - John Williams 09:16 - James Newton Howard 14:36 - Michael Giacchino 19:59 - Jerry Goldsmith 25:02 - James Horner 28:49 - Alan Silvestri 33:40 - Hans Zimmer 38:20 - Overrated Wrap Up Music Selections 00:00 - "Theme from Superman (Disco Version)" (John Williams Tribute) by 101 Strings Orchestra 06:34 - "Presumed Innocent" (Presumed Innocent) by John Williams 07:37 - "Stanley & Iris" (Stanley & Iris) by John Williams 09:25- "End Credits" (Stir of Echoes) by James Newton Howard 12:00 - "Goodbyes" (Blood Diamond) by James Newton Howard 15:02 - "Factory Rescue" (Mission: Impossible 3) by Michael Giacchino 17:22 - "1st Movement" (Jupiter Ascending) by Michael Giacchino 20:26 - "Family Reuinion/ End Title" (The River Wild) by Jerry Goldsmith 22:32 - "Old Baghdad" (The 13th Warrior) by Jerry Goldsmith 25:16 - "Casper" (Casper) by James Horner 27:07 - "A Far, Far Away Time/ Main Title" (To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday) by James Horner 29:01 - "Opened the Door" (What Lies Beneath) by Alan Silvestri 30:59 - "Pourquoi" (The Walk) by Alan Silvestri 33:47 - "Main Title" (A League of Their Own) by Hans Zimmer 35:24 - "The House of Spirits" (The House of Spirits) by Hans Zimmer 40:27 - "Theme from Superman (Disco Version)" (John Williams Tribute) by 101 Strings Orchestra Notes: Most Under-rated John Williams Scores by Adam Lowes (The Hot Corn) Find and Follow: Follow Kristen Romanelli on Twitter - @kbfornow Follow The Soundcast on Twitter - @audiosoundcast Follow Tracksounds on Twitter - @tracksounds  Follow Christopher Coleman on Twitter - @ccoleman Spotify:  Find our Spotify Companion Playlist here!  Support Tracksounds: Most of the soundtracks mentioned in this episode can be found at Amazon. Your purchases through these links help us to keep on keepin' on! Thank You! Buy Soundtracks at Amazon.com  http://bit.ly/amazonsoundtracks Subscribe and More Info aCAST GOOGLE PLAY iTUNES RSS FEED SPOTIFY STITCHER RADIO TUNEIN RADIO

Kristen Romanelli, Erik Woods, and Christopher Coleman share their reactions to the first four episodes of Netflix's new series, LOST IN SPACE, including their reaction to CHRISTOPHER LENNERTZ's stellar original score. They discuss their personal history with the Lost in Space franchise: from the original, 60s, TV series, to the 1998 feature film, to Netflix's latest incarnation. Before they do that, they bring back the popular WHYBLT? segment, where they discuss titles such as SUPERGIRL by Jerry Goldsmith, LOVE SIMON by Rob Simonson, and SPEED RACER by Michael Giacchino. Episode Highlights 00:21 - Lost in the intro 03:09 - WHYBLT? 25:34 - LOST IN SPACE: The original TV series and 1998 film 41:22 - LOST IN SPACE: The new Netflix series (spoilers) 50:28 - LOST IN SPACE: Christopher Lennertz's score (spoilers) 61:01 - LOST IN SPACE: Why not John Williams' first theme (spoilers) 67:18 - Final declarations Music Selections 00:00 - "Main Title" (Lost in Space) by Christopher Lennertz 04:10 - "Overture" (Supergirl) by Jerry Goldsmith 09:50 - "Simon and Blue" (Love, Simon) by Rob Simonson 16:17 - "Thunderhead" (Speed Racer) by Michael Giacchino 25:02 - "Family Chores Fugue" (Lost in Space) by Christopher Lennertz 40:43 - "Flowers - Father, and Son" (Lost in Space) by Christopher Lennertz 50:13 - "Maureen at Work" (Lost in Space) by Christopher Lennertz 71:41 - "End Credits" (Lost in Space) by Christopher Lennertz Find and Follow: Follow Erik Woods on Twitter - @cinsoundradio Follow The Soundcast on Twitter - @audiosoundcast Follow Tracksounds on Twitter - @tracksounds  Follow Christopher Coleman on Twitter - @ccoleman Spotify:  Find our Spotify Companion Playlist here!  Support Tracksounds: Most of the soundtracks mentioned in this episode can be found at Amazon. Your purchases through these links help us to keep on keepin' on! Thank You! Buy Soundtracks at Amazon.com  http://bit.ly/amazonsoundtracks Subscribe and More Info aCAST GOOGLE PLAY iTUNES RSS FEED SPOTIFY STITCHER RADIO TUNEIN RADIO

The recent announcement of James Newton Howard not returning to score M. Night Shyamalan's upcoming sequel "Glass," got Erik Woods and Christopher Coleman to come together to discuss that and some of the other most surprising composer assignments in recent memory. Who got the Glass gig and what other composer announcements could possibly as surprising or more? Find out in this Soundcast Stereo episode! Episode Highlights 00:21 - Intro Surprises 01:37 - Shocked that West Dylan Thordson is on Glass 10:56 - Other surprising composer announcements 36:16 - Surprising conclusion Music Selections 00:00 - "Visions" (Unbreakable) by James Newton Howard 36:18 - "Visions" (Unbreakable) by James Newton Howard Notes: West Dylan Thordson Scoring M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Glass’ (Film Music Reporter) Find and Follow: Follow Erik Woods on Twitter - @cinsoundradio Follow The Soundcast on Twitter - @audiosoundcast Follow Tracksounds on Twitter - @tracksounds  Follow Christopher Coleman on Twitter - @ccoleman Spotify:  Find our Spotify Companion Playlist here!  Support Tracksounds: Most of the soundtracks mentioned in this episode can be found at Amazon. Your purchases through these links help us to keep on keepin' on! Thank You! Buy Soundtracks at Amazon.com  http://bit.ly/amazonsoundtracks Subscribe and More Info aCAST GOOGLE PLAY iTUNES RSS FEED SPOTIFY STITCHER RADIO TUNEIN RADIO

Six new stories from the world of soundtracks! The original score for Annihilation and The Shape of Water, news of yet another release of the Star Wars original scores, Kickstarter projects: A Light in the Void Live Concert and Green Rider Book Soundtrack, and the replacement of composer Alf Clausen by Bleeding Fingers on the ever-running TV-program The Simpsons are the six topics of the night tackled by Christopher Coleman, Kristen Romanelli, and Erik Woods. Episode Highlights 00:00 - The Lisa Intro 07:27 - #1 - Annihilation by Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury 26:04 - #2 - Dropping Star Wars (The new soundtrack releases) 28:28 - #3 - Light in the Void (Austin Wintory) 39:22 - #4 - Green Rider Book Soundtrack (Kristina Bishoff) 49:41 - #5 - The Shape of Water by Alexandre Desplat 61:17 - #6 - The Simpsons Alf Clause and Bleeding Fingers Music Selections 00:00 - "God Bless the Child" (The Simpsons Sing the Blues) by The Simpsons 00:24 - "Born Under a Bad Sign" (The Simpsons Sing the Blues) by The Simpsons 07:30 - "The Alien" (Annihilation) by Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury 26:01 - "Star Wars Hip Hop Remix" by Miami Dynamite 28:38 - "Prologue" (Captain Abu Raed by Austin Wintory 34:10 - "Apotheothis" (Journey) by Austin Wintory 39:30 - "Green Rider Mock Up" by Kristina Bishoff 48:12 - "Kristen's Theme" by Tim Thompson 49:40 - "The Shape of Water" (The Shape of Water) by Alexandre Desplat 61:23 - "The Simpons Dubstep Theme Song" by Free Music Factory 76:35 - "Do the Bartman" (The Simpsons Sing the Blues) by The Simpsons Notes: Remasters of the First Six Star Wars Coming May 4th. "Flat Beat" by Mr. Oizo A Light in the Void A Thousand Thoughts - A Live Documentary by Sam Green and the Kronos Quartet Green Rider Book Soundtrack Long Time Simpsons Composer Alf Clausen Fired We Chat With The New Team Composing Music For 'The Simpsons' Find and Follow: Follow Kristen Romanelli on Twitter - @kbfornow Follow Erik Woods on Twitter - @cinsoundradio Follow The Soundcast on Twitter - @audiosoundcast Follow Tracksounds on Twitter - @tracksounds  Follow Christopher Coleman on Twitter - @ccoleman Support Tracksounds: Most of the soundtracks mentioned in this episode can be found at Amazon. Your purchases through these links help us to keep on keepin' on! Thank You! Buy Soundtracks at Amazon.com  http://bit.ly/amazonsoundtracks Subscribe and More Info aCAST GOOGLE PLAY iTUNES RSS FEED SPOTIFY STITCHER RADIO TUNEIN RADIO http://www.thesoundcast.com/p/the-official-podcast-of-tracksounds.html The official podcast of Tracksounds.com, The SoundCast is hosted by Christopher Coleman and features reviews and discussions centered around film, TV, and video game soundtracks. Special edition episodes include interviews with composers and other industry professionals. The Soundcast Stereo is co-hosted by Christopher Coleman and Erik Woods (Cinematic Sound Radio). Each episode is a 30 minute (ish), two channel conversation about the world of film, television, and video game music.

Erik Woods, Kristen Romanelli and Christopher Coleman tackle six stories from the world of soundtracks including: John Williams retirement from Star Wars, The music in the Avengers: Infinity War trailer, Jon Favreau's upcoming Star Wars TV Series and who should score it, His Dark Materials reboot for BBC One, The Ready Player One main theme by Alan Silvestri, and the release of the isolated score from Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Episode Highlights 00:41 - Welcome back to the Six 04:52 - #1 - John Williams Retires from Star Wars 15:35 - #2- Avengers: Infinity Wars Final Trailer Music 27:44 - #3 - Jon Favreau's Star Wars TV Series 38:36 - #4 - Dark Materials Reboot 45:20 - #5 - Ready Player One Main Theme 54:25 - #6 - Star Wars: Last Jedi - Isolated Score Music Selections 00:00 - "Star Wars Remix" (Star Wars Remix) by Jaden and the Beat Droids 04:56 - "The Supremacy" (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) by John Williams 15:22 - "Avengers: Infinity War Full Trailer" by Marvel 27:20 - "Diviner Battle" (Lair) by John Debney 38:43 - "Battle with the Tartars" (The Golden Compass) by Alexandre Desplat 45:12 - "Main Theme" (Ready Player One) by Alan Silvestri 53:42 - "The Battle of Krait" (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) by John Williams 64:58 - "Star Wars Remix" (Star Wars Remix) by Jaden and the Beat Droids Notes: Solo performance: who should score Star Wars once John Williams quits? Marvel Studios' Avengers: Infinity War - Official Trailer Jon Favreau to Executive Produce and Write Live-Action Star Wars Series ‘His Dark Materials’ Getting A Redo With ‘King’s Speech’ Director And ‘Logan’ Star Ready Player One Soundtrack - Main Title Theme - OFFICIAL VIDEO - Alan Silvestri Star Wars: The Last Jedi - Isolated Score by John Williams Find and Follow: Follow Kristen Romanelli on Twitter - @kbfornow Follow Erik Woods on Twitter - @cinsoundradio Follow The Soundcast on Twitter - @audiosoundcast Follow Tracksounds on Twitter - @tracksounds  Follow Christopher Coleman on Twitter - @ccoleman Support Tracksounds: Most of the soundtracks mentioned in this episode can be found at Amazon. Your purchases through these links help us to keep on keepin' on! Thank You! Buy Soundtracks at Amazon.com  http://bit.ly/amazonsoundtracks Subscribe and More Info aCAST GOOGLE PLAY iTUNES RSS FEED SPOTIFY STITCHER RADIO TUNEIN RADIO http://www.thesoundcast.com/p/the-official-podcast-of-tracksounds.html The official podcast of Tracksounds.com, The SoundCast is hosted by Christopher Coleman and features reviews and discussions centered around film, TV, and video game soundtracks. Special edition episodes include interviews with composers and other industry professionals. The Soundcast Stereo is co-hosted by Christopher Coleman and Erik Woods (Cinematic Sound Radio). Each episode is a 30 minute (ish), two channel conversation about the world of film, television, and video game music.

One day after the 90th Academy Awards, Kristen Romanelli and Christopher Coleman reflect on the sadly lackluster show, which had the lowest viewership in years. While they discuss there feelings about the show and winners in general, they go through the shows use of music and give each category of usage a letter grade! Finally, they give suggestions on how film music could be better integrated into the program making the show a much more entertaning fair ... and, of course, boost its ratings to all-time-highs! Episode Highlights 00:11 - Celebrate the Intro 03:41 - Why do we watch? 06:57 - Overall reaction to the 90th Academy Awards 10:11 - Reacting to the Winners 16:32 - Grading the Music: Pit Orchestra 19:15 - Grading the Music: The Songs 21:38 - Grading the Music: Montages 24:13 - Grading the Music: In Memoriam 26:37 - Grading the Music: Best Score Category 29:17 - How they can improve the music 39:03 - Celebrate the Outro Music Selections 00:00 - "Bump the E" (Celebrate the Oscars) by Hans Zimmer and Sheila E. 38:56 - "Giorgio's new Dancing Shoes" (Celebrate the Oscars) by Hans Zimmer and Giorgio Morodor Notes: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/03/06/entertainment-news/oscar-ratings-plunge-record-low-26-5-million-viewers-nielsen/#.Wp3kypPwaRs Find and Follow: Follow Kristen Romanelli on Twitter - @kbfornow Follow The Soundcast on Twitter - @audiosoundcast Follow Tracksounds on Twitter - @tracksounds  Follow Christopher Coleman on Twitter - @ccoleman Spotify:  Find our Spotify Companion Playlist here! https://open.spotify.com/user/tracksounds/playlist/4y7SSy7HVfkj5DXKkPhNvM Support Tracksounds: Most of the soundtracks mentioned in this episode can be found at Amazon. Your purchases through these links help us to keep on keepin' on! Thank You! Buy Soundtracks at Amazon.com  http://bit.ly/amazonsoundtracks Subscribe and More Info aCAST GOOGLE PLAY iTUNES RSS FEED SPOTIFY STITCHER RADIO TUNEIN RADIO http://www.thesoundcast.com/p/the-official-podcast-of-tracksounds.html The official podcast of Tracksounds.com, The SoundCast is hosted by Christopher Coleman and features reviews and discussions centered around film, TV, and video game soundtracks. Special edition episodes include interviews with composers and other industry professionals. The Soundcast Stereo is co-hosted by Christopher Coleman and Erik Woods (Cinematic Sound Radio). Each episode is a 30 minute (ish), two channel conversation about the world of film, television, and video game music.

Justin Craig, Kristen Romanelli and Christopher Coleman plunge through the high-tech-cloak and into the world of Wakanda. They discuss Ludwig Göransson's powerful and exotic original score to Ryan Coogler's latest entry into Marvel's Cinematic Universe, BLACK PANTHER. Not only do they share their thoughts about the film, but they examine Göransson's stand-out score and discuss its place among the pantheon of MCU-scores that precede it. Episode Highlights 02:11 - Introducing Black Panther 04:36 - Reacting to the film (no spoilers) 23:25 - Reacting to the score (no spoilers) 38:26 - All the spoilers! 56:31 - Fav Score Moments 64:59 - Hip Hop Homage! 70:16 - Is this a "Top 5" MCU score? Music Selections 00:00 - "Killmonger" (Black Panther) by Ludwig Göransson 22:58 - "Wakanda" (Black Panther) by Ludwig Göransson 37:47 - "Busan Car Chase" (Black Panther) by Ludwig Göransson 41:20 - "Ancestral Plane" (Black Panther) by Ludwig Göransson 56:39 - "Wakanda" (Black Panther) by Ludwig Göransson 63:20 - "Waterfall Fight" (Black Panther) by Ludwig Göransson 65:26 - "Killmonger's Challenge" (Black Panther) by Ludwig Göransson 68:04 - "Glory to Bast" (Black Panther) by Ludwig Göransson 80:49 - "Killmonger's Challenge" (Black Panther) by Ludwig Göransson Notes: Soundtrack Dreams Review of Black Panther - 9.8/10 Find and Follow: Follow Kristen Romanelli on Twitter. https://twitter.com/kbfornow Follow Justin Craig on Twitter https://twitter.com/justin_m_craig Follow The Soundcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/audiosoundcast Follow Tracksounds on Twitter. https://twitter.com/tracksounds Follow Christopher Coleman on Twitter. https://twitter.com/ccoleman Spotify: Find our Spotify Companion Playlist here! https://open.spotify.com/user/tracksounds/playlist/6xbi7x5MrZwnZUkwVk4LDj Support Tracksounds: Most of the soundtracks mentioned in this episode can be found at Amazon. Your purchases through these links help us to keep on keepin' on! Thank You! Buy the Black Panther Original Score Buy Soundtracks at Amazon.com - http://bit.ly/amazonsoundtracks Subscribe and More Info aCAST GOOGLE PLAY iTUNES RSS FEED SPOTIFY STITCHER RADIO TUNEIN RADIO http://www.thesoundcast.com/p/the-official-podcast-of-tracksounds.html The official podcast of Tracksounds.com, The SoundCast is hosted by Christopher Coleman and features reviews and discussions centered around film, TV, and video game soundtracks. Special edition episodes include interviews with composers and other industry professionals. The Soundcast Stereo is co-hosted by Christopher Coleman and Erik Woods (Cinematic Sound Radio). Each episode is a 30 minute (ish), two channel conversation about the world of film, television, and video game music. Type

Star Wars by John Williams or Howard Shore (101) Doug Adams joins Kristen Romanelli and Christopher Coleman to do some super-fantasy-speculation and bounce around the question of "What if Howard Shore were to score Weiss & Beniof's upcoming Star Wars film or films?" Which would excite them more, seeing Williams' or Shore's names attached? Before that discussion, they react to the "breaking news" regarding the forthcoming re-release of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Complete Recordings on vinyl and blu-ray audio! Episode Highlights 00:17 - Introduction 02:08 - Breaking News! The circle is now Complete ... Recordings! 15:52 - New Star Wars project coming from Weiss and Benioff 26:34 - Which would be more exciting to us, Williams or Shore? 42:45 - Kristen's "Option C" 46:23 - Final thoughts ... and dreams Music Selections 00:00 - "The Valley of Dragons" (Soul of the Ultimate Nation) by Howard Shore 51:03 - "Tales of Hope" (Soul of the Ultimate Nation) by Howard Shore Notes: GAME OF THRONES CREATORS DAVID BENIOFF AND D.B. WEISS TO WRITE AND PRODUCE A NEW SERIES OF STAR WARS FILMS FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING’ SHORE MUSIC COMING TO VINYL Find and Follow: Follow Kristen Romanelli on Twitter. https://twitter.com/kbfornow Follow Doug Adams on Twitter https://twitter.com/dougadamsmusic Follow The Soundcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/audiosoundcast Follow Tracksounds on Twitter. https://twitter.com/tracksounds Follow Christopher Coleman on Twitter. https://twitter.com/ccoleman Spotify: Find our Spotify Companion Playlist here! https://open.spotify.com/user/tracksounds/playlist/6xbi7x5MrZwnZUkwVk4LDj Support Tracksounds: Most of the soundtracks mentioned in this episode can be found at Amazon. Your purchases through these links help us to keep on keepin' on! Thank You! Buy The Fellowship of the Ring: Complete Recordings (Vinyl) Buy Soundtracks at Amazon.com - http://bit.ly/amazonsoundtracks Subscribe and More Info aCAST GOOGLE PLAY iTUNES RSS FEED SPOTIFY STITCHER RADIO TUNEIN RADIO http://www.thesoundcast.com/p/the-official-podcast-of-tracksounds.html The official podcast of Tracksounds.com, The SoundCast is hosted by Christopher Coleman and features reviews and discussions centered around film, TV, and video game soundtracks. Special edition episodes include interviews with composers and other industry professionals. The Soundcast Stereo is co-hosted by Christopher Coleman and Erik Woods (Cinematic Sound Radio). Each episode is a 30 minute (ish), two channel conversation about the world of film, television, and video game music.

On Friday, February 9, 2018, composer Jóhann Jóhannsson was found dead in his Berlin apartment. Kristen Romanelli and Christopher Coleman take a few moment to reflect on Jóhannsson's career and share some of their favorite pieces from the composer's ouevre. Lastly, we share some of the tweets from his composer colleagues that were posted on Saturday, February 10, 2018 - the day the tragic news broke. Episode Highlights 01:05 - Rolling Stone article 04:07 - Reacting to the tragic news. 10:54 - First contact with Jóhannsson's music 16:23 - Favorite Pieces - "Heptapod B" (Arrival) 19:15 - Favorite Pieces - "Flight from the City (Orphée) 22:46 - Favorite Pieces - "Virðulegu forsetar" 25:57 - "Domestic Pressures" (The Theory of Everything) Music Selections 00:00 - "The Theory of Everything" (The Theory of Everything) by Jóhann Jóhannsson 11:03 - "Prisoners" (Prisoners) by Jóhann Jóhannsson 13:34 - "The Sun's Gone Dim and the Sky's Turned Black" (IBM 1401) by Jóhann Jóhannsson 18:03 - "Heptapod B" (Arrival) by Jóhann Jóhannsson 21:06 - "Flight from the City" (Orphée) by Jóhann Jóhannsson 25:05 - "Virðulegu forsetar" (Virðulegu forsetar) by Jóhann Jóhannsson 28:51 - "Domestic Pressures" (The Theory of Everything) by Jóhann Jóhannsson 35:53 - "The Theory of Everything" (The Theory of Everything) by Jóhann Jóhannsson Notes: "Johann Johannsson, Oscar-Nominated 'Sicario' Composer, Dead at 48" - Rolling Stone Magazine Find and Follow: Follow Kristen Romanelli on Twitter - @kbfornow Follow The Soundcast on Twitter - @audiosoundcast Follow Tracksounds on Twitter - @tracksounds  Follow Christopher Coleman on Twitter - @ccoleman Spotify:  Find our Spotify Companion Playlist here! https://open.spotify.com/user/tracksounds/playlist/4y7SSy7HVfkj5DXKkPhNvM Support Tracksounds: Most of the soundtracks mentioned in this episode can be found at Amazon. Your purchases through these links help us to keep on keepin' on! Thank You! Buy Soundtracks at Amazon.com  http://bit.ly/amazonsoundtracks Subscribe and More Info aCAST  GOOGLE PLAY  iTUNES  RSS FEED  STITCHER RADIO  TUNEIN RADIO The official podcast of Tracksounds.com, The SoundCast is hosted by Christopher Coleman and features reviews and discussions centered around film, TV, and video game soundtracks. Special edition episodes include interviews with composers and other industry professionals. The Soundcast Stereo is co-hosted by Christopher Coleman and Erik Woods (Cinematic Sound Radio). Each episode is a 30 minute (ish), two channel conversation about the world of film, television, and video game music. Type

Erik Woods and Christopher Coleman react to the announcement of the 2017 Best Score Oscar Nominees. While they discuss their feelings about "awards" and award shows in general, they discuss this latest group of nominees in comparison with other recent-year noms as well. Before giving their picks for which they think SHOULD win and which WILL win, they scroll back through the decades of Oscars noms and winners to discover some surprising factoids that you may not be aware of! Episode Highlights 00:09 - Opening and 2017 Best Score Oscar Nominees 04:44 - Do we even like awards and award shows? 09:27 - Gut reaction to the 2017 noms 15:42 - 2016 vs 2017 noms 18:46 - Even further back into Oscar history... 21:51 - Who SHOULD win? 27:30 - How do we choose? 31:31 - Who WILL win? 35:33 - Scrolling through the years... 42:03 - The Globes vs The Oscars 44:28 - Playing us off ... Music Selections 00:00 - "Red Carpet" (Hollywood Red Carpet) by Hollywood Trailer Music Orchestra 02:28 - "World of Entertainment" (Hollywood Red Carpet) by Hollywood Trailer Music Orchestra 44:29 - "Red Carpet" (Hollywood Red Carpet) by Hollywood Trailer Music Orchestra Notes: Best Original Score Nominees (Oscars) (Wikipedia) Find and Follow: Follow Erik Woods on Twitter - @cinsoundradio Follow The Soundcast on Twitter - @audiosoundcast Follow Tracksounds on Twitter - @tracksounds  Follow Christopher Coleman on Twitter - @ccoleman Spotify:  Find our Spotify Companion Playlist here! https://open.spotify.com/user/tracksounds/playlist/4y7SSy7HVfkj5DXKkPhNvM Support Tracksounds: Most of the soundtracks mentioned in this episode can be found at Amazon. Your purchases through these links help us to keep on keepin' on! Thank You! Buy Soundtracks at Amazon.com  http://bit.ly/amazonsoundtracks Subscribe and More Info aCAST  GOOGLE PLAY  iTUNES  RSS FEED  STITCHER RADIO  TUNEIN RADIO The official podcast of Tracksounds.com, The SoundCast is hosted by Christopher Coleman and features reviews and discussions centered around film, TV, and video game soundtracks. Special edition episodes include interviews with composers and other industry professionals. The Soundcast Stereo is co-hosted by Christopher Coleman and Erik Woods (Cinematic Sound Radio). Each episode is a 30 minute (ish), two channel conversation about the world of film, television, and video game music.

Not So Solo! - Soundcast Stereo (Ep. 22) Just before the end of 2017, news dropped that composer JOHN WILLIAMS would be composing a new, main theme for the upcoming SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY feature film, while JOHN POWELL would adapt and compose the rest of the original score. Erik Woods and Christopher Coleman share their reaction to the news, what they think might be behind this decision, and whether they see this as a good good choice or not. Episode Highlights 01:16 - Breaking News - John Williams composes for Solo 03:13 - How we reacted to the announcement 09:27 - Speculating on Why 13:34 - Is this a good idea? 20:36 - Our expectations for the new Han Solo theme 23:49 - Will this help or hamper John Powell 28:57 - Wrapping up Music Selections 00:00 - "Enjoy the Ride" (Mars Needs Moms) by John Powell 10:42 - "The Asteroid Field" (Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back) by John Williams Notes: ‘Solo’ Locks in Key ‘Star Wars’ Veteran" (Variety) Find and Follow: Follow Erik Woods on Twitter - @cinsoundradio Follow The Soundcast on Twitter - @audiosoundcast Follow Tracksounds on Twitter - @tracksounds  Follow Christopher Coleman on Twitter - @ccoleman Spotify:  Find our Spotify Companion Playlist here! https://open.spotify.com/user/tracksounds/playlist/4y7SSy7HVfkj5DXKkPhNvM Support Tracksounds: Most of the soundtracks mentioned in this episode can be found at Amazon. Your purchases through these links help us to keep on keepin' on! Thank You! Buy Soundtracks at Amazon.com  http://bit.ly/amazonsoundtracks Subscribe and More Info aCAST  GOOGLE PLAY  iTUNES  RSS FEED  STITCHER RADIO  TUNEIN RADIO The official podcast of Tracksounds.com, The SoundCast is hosted by Christopher Coleman and features reviews and discussions centered around film, TV, and video game soundtracks. Special edition episodes include interviews with composers and other industry professionals. The Soundcast Stereo is co-hosted by Christopher Coleman and Erik Woods (Cinematic Sound Radio). Each episode is a 30 minute (ish), two channel conversation about the world of film, television, and video game music.

You're Welcome - More Last Jedi Talk (Bonus) Erik Woods, Kristen Romanelli and Justin Craig join Christopher Coleman in a continued discussion of Star Wars THE LAST JEDI. The discussion here is mostly about the film: the good, the bad, and the WTF? (Spoilers ahead!). If you’re looking for our discussion about John Williams’ original score, please go back and listen to episode 100. Episode Highlights 00:30 - Introduction - Star Wars: The Last Jedi 01:29 - Porg Chops: Humor, Subversion 26:30 - Who were those guys? The Red, Rey, Finn 36:33 - Super Leia and Force Powers 42:47 - Bad Guys? 47:43 - Canto Bother, The End, Just Stop It 65:50 - Hey ... things we liked and Next Up: Solo 72:20 - Discussing the Discussion and End Credits Music Selections 00:00 - "You're Welcome" (Moana) by Lin-Manuel Miranda (Parody by OverEnglishMan) 87:43 - "You're Welcome" (Moana) by Lin-Manuel Miranda (Parody by OverEnglishMan) Notes: "You're Welcome" Song Parody by OverEnglishMan Soundcast - Episode 100 - Star Wars: The Last Jedi Find and Follow: Follow Kristen Romanelli on Twitter. https://twitter.com/kbfornow Follow Erik Woods on Twitter https://twitter.com/cinsoundradio Follow Justin Craig on Twitter. (Just do a Twitter search) :P Follow The Soundcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/audiosoundcast Follow Tracksounds on Twitter. https://twitter.com/tracksounds Follow Christopher Coleman on Twitter. https://twitter.com/ccoleman Spotify: Find our Spotify Companion Playlist here! https://open.spotify.com/user/tracksounds/playlist/6xbi7x5MrZwnZUkwVk4LDj Support Tracksounds: Most of the soundtracks mentioned in this episode can be found at Amazon. Your purchases through these links help us to keep on keepin' on! Thank You! Buy Soundtracks at Amazon.com http://bit.ly/amazonsoundtracks Subscribe and More Info http://www.thesoundcast.com/p/the-official-podcast-of-tracksounds.html aCAST GOOGLE PLAY iTUNES RSS FEED STITCHER RADIO TUNEIN RADIO The official podcast of Tracksounds.com, The SoundCast is hosted by Christopher Coleman and features reviews and discussions centered around film, TV, and video game soundtracks. Special edition episodes include interviews with composers and other industry professionals. The Soundcast Stereo is co-hosted by Christopher Coleman and Erik Woods (Cinematic Sound Radio). Each episode is a 30 minute (ish), two channel conversation about the world of film, television, and video game music.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi (100) It's Christmas time, which also now means that it's Star Wars time! Christopher Coleman is joined by Kristen Romanelli, Erik Woods and Justin Craig for this special 100th episode to talk about John Williams' original score for Star Wars: The Last Jedi ... and a wee bit about the film, too. They discuss new themes, returning themes, stand out cues on the soundtrack and, finally, rank the Star Wars films and original scores. Episode Highlights 00:30 - Introduction - Star Wars: The Last Jedi 04:49 - General Film Reaction (No Spoilers) 18:30 - General Score Reaction (No Spoilers) 34:33 - In-depth Score Discussion with Spoilers! 70:02 - Ranking the film and score 85:00 - Find and Follow 88:48 - Bonus Track Music Selections 00:00 - "Main Titles and Escape" (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) by John Williams 17:51 - "The Rebellion is Reborn" (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) by John Williams 33:44 - "Chrome Dome" (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) by John Williams 35:06 - "Main Titles and Escape" (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) by John Williams 41:20 - "Fun with Fin and Rose" (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) by John Williams 44:27 - "Vada's Theme" (My Girl) by James Newton Howard 45:06 - "Anakin's Theme" (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace) by John Williams 48:51 - "The Windy City" (Calamity Jane) by Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster 49:51 - "The Rebellion is Reborn" (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) by John Williams 51:42 - "Finale" (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) by John Williams 51:42 - "Main Titles and Escape" (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) by John Williams 65:23 - "Finale" (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) by John Williams 87:56 - "Canto Bight" (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) by John Williams Notes: "Vada's Theme" (My Girl) on Youtube "The Windy City" (Calamity Jane on Youtube Find and Follow: Follow Kristen Romanelli on Twitter. https://twitter.com/kbfornow Follow Erik Woods on Twitter https://twitter.com/cinsoundradio Follow Justin Craig on Twitter. (Just do a Twitter search) :P Follow The Soundcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/audiosoundcast Follow Tracksounds on Twitter. https://twitter.com/tracksounds Follow Christopher Coleman on Twitter. https://twitter.com/ccoleman Spotify: Find our Spotify Companion Playlist here! https://open.spotify.com/user/tracksounds/playlist/6xbi7x5MrZwnZUkwVk4LDj Support Tracksounds: Most of the soundtracks mentioned in this episode can be found at Amazon. Your purchases through these links help us to keep on keepin' on! Thank You! Buy Soundtracks at Amazon.com http://bit.ly/amazonsoundtracks Subscribe and More Info http://www.thesoundcast.com/p/the-official-podcast-of-tracksounds.html aCAST GOOGLE PLAY iTUNES RSS FEED STITCHER RADIO TUNEIN RADIO The official podcast of Tracksounds.com, The SoundCast is hosted by Christopher Coleman and features reviews and discussions centered around film, TV, and video game soundtracks. Special edition episodes include interviews with composers and other industry professionals. The Soundcast Stereo is co-hosted by Christopher Coleman and Erik Woods (Cinematic Sound Radio). Each episode is a 30 minute (ish), two channel conversation about the world of film, television, and video game music.