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The SoundCast
by Christopher Coleman
Talking all things film, tv, and video game soundtracks. Soundtrack news, reviews, composer interviews.
Episodes
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Bonus: The Rise of Skywalker (Spoiler Talk)
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.
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker by John Williams
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.
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Dan Romer on Bond 25 - Soundcast Six Vol. 15 (Ep. 144)
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.
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Hans Zimmer on Dune - Soundcast Six Vol. 14
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...
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Spider-Man: Far From Home Soundtrack by Michael Giacchino (Ep. 142)
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!
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Toy Story 4 by Randy Newman (Ep. 141)
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.
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters by Bear McCreary (Ep. 140)
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.
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Tolkien by Thomas Newman (Ep. 139)
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.
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The Matrix by Don Davis [20th Anniversary] (Ep. 137)
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.
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Captain Marvel by Pinar Toprak (Ep. 136)
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.
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How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World by John Powell (Ep. 135)
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."
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The First Soundcast Awards (Ep. 134)
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!
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Hans Zimmer at World's End? - Soundcast Stereo (32nd Edition)
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 ...
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Swamp Thing - Heart Sing - Soundcast Six Vol. 13 (Ep. 133)
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…
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Interview: Kathryn Bostic [Clemency, Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am] (Ep. 132)
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…
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The Oscars - Nom Nom Noms [Part 3] (Ep. 131)
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.
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Glass by West Dylan Thordson (Ep. 130)
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.
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Aquaman (Ep. 129)
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.
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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse (Ep. 128)
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.
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Ralph Breaks the Internet by Henry Jackman (Ep. 124)
Kristen Romanelli, Dane Walker and Christopher Coleman review Henry Jackman's score for the latest Walt Disney animated feature film, RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET.
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Interview: Carter Burwell (The Ballad of Buster Scruggs) and Rolfe Kent (Stan & Ollie) (Ep. 123)
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.
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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (Ep. 122)
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.
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The Nutcracker and the Four Realms by James Newton Howard (Ep. 121)
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.
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The Zimmer Zone - Soundcast Six Vol. 12 (Ep. 120)
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.
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First Man by Justin Hurwitz (Ep. 119)
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...
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The Loki Show - Soundcast Six Vol. 11 (Ep. 118)
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…
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Remembering Beth Krakower (Ep. 117)
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…
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2018 Fall Soundtrack Preview (Ep. 116)
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...
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Zimmer Returns - Soundcast Six Vol. 10 (Ep. 115)
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…
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Interview - Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible - Fallout) (Ep. 114)
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...
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Mission: Impossible - Fallout by Lorne Balfe (Ep. 113)
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...
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Ant-Man and the Wasp by Christophe Beck (Ep. 111)
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...
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What impact will Christophe Beck and SESAC's Diversity program have?
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...
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Are we excited about Dario Marianelli scoring the Bumblebee Movie? - Soundcast Stereo (Ep. 30)
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...
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Incredibles 2 by Michael Giacchino (Ep. 110)
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...
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How important is the hiring of Pinar Toprak for Captain Marvel? - Soundcast Stereo (Ep. 29)
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...
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Soundcast Six Vol. 8 (Ep. 109)
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...
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Most Underrated Scores - Soundcast Stereo (Ep. 27)
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...
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Lost in Space [Netflix] (Ep. 106)
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...
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Most Surprising Composer Assignments - Soundcast Stereo (Ep. 26)
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...
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Soundcast Six Vol. 7 (Ep. 104)
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...
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Soundcast Six Vol. 6 (Ep. 103)
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...
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Reacting to the 90th Academy Awards - Soundcast Stereo (Ep. 25)
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…
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Black Panther (Ep. 102)
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...
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Star Wars by John Williams or Howard Shore? (Ep. 101)
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,...
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Losing Jóhann Jóhannsson - Soundcast Stereo (Ep. 24)
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…
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Best Score Oscar Nom Reaction - Soundcast Stereo (Ep. 23)
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...
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Not So Solo! Soundcast Stereo (Ep. 22)
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...
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You're Welcome - More Last Jedi Talk (Bonus)
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...
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Ep. 100)
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...
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