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 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