The Business

Randall Poster on life as a music supervisor, plus WBD’s struggles

Jun 24, 2023

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

HBO's Insecure Deal With Netflix

3min

David Zazlov's Decision to Gut Their Favorite Network Is Not a Call That He Wants to Be Having With Three, Arguably Our Best and Most Revered Filmmakers to Defend the Decision to Essentially Gut the Network

2min

The Flash: The Best Superhero Movie Ever

2min

The Future of Pixar

3min

The Future of Disney

1min

Randall Posters: Music Supervisor

2min

The Role of Music Supervisors in Filmmaking

2min

The Son in the Creative Constellation

2min

10.

Randall Poster on Popular Music and Advertising

2min

11.

Killers of the Flower Moon

2min

12.

The Relationship Between Wes Anderson and Vince Cable

2min

13.

Wes Anderson's Asteroid City

2min

14.

The Importance of Music Supervision for Commercial Work

2min

15.

The Power of Songs in Films

2min

To pay debt, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav is licensing HBO original series to Netflix, and fires the head of TCM. Meanwhile, Disney/Pixar’s “Elemental” underperforms at the box office. Kim Masters and Matt Belloni break down what it all means and the potential impacts.

NPR contributor and guest interviewer Jeff Lunden talks to music supervisor Randall Poster about his career in film and television, his work with Martin Scorsese over the years, his long relationship with Wes Anderson, and why finding the right music for a project is a deeply collaborative process.