Score: The Podcast

Robert and Kenny return for the Season 2 premiere and begin the show discussing headlines from the offseason. Matt Schrader joins to talk the release of his six-part podcast series, Blockbuster. Then Emmy-winning composer Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Outlander, Battlestar Gallactica, 10 Cloverfield Lane) joins to tell the story of his path into the film music world and working under the late maestro Elmer Bernstein, the evolution of the God of War score, his score for the upcoming summer blockbuster Godzilla: King of the Monsters and many of his behind the scenes stories of his successful career as a TV/Film/Video Game composer. Follow us on Twitter @ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft & Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Copyright 2019 Score: The Podcast

Robert and Kenny begin the show discussing film scores that didn’t qualify for the 2019 Academy Awards, including John Powell and John Williams’ score for SOLO: A Star Wars Story which notably missed the deadline for submission.  Then music psychologist and author Dr. Siu-Lan Tan, who is featured in SCORE: A Film Music Documentary and Score: The Podcast Season 1, joins the show to discuss her fascinating studies of film music. She explains why music can give us goosebumps, the use of eye-tracking, the “ventriloquism effect” and many more ways we can be affected while watching a film or television series. In honor of this bonus episode’s guest, we dug up the very first episode of The Inside Track with Dr. Siu-Lan Tan to revisit how composers use the final notes of a film to manipulate your feeling about the ending. Lastly, Kenny and Robert get to some audience questions sent in over social media for Dr. Tan. She discusses why the choir has such an emotional impact on us, why themes and motifs help tell the story and why certain instruments are used to create moods. To close out the episode, Kenny selects a lucky listener as the winner of an autographed copy of Dr. Tan’s book, Psychology of Music: From Sound to Significance, Second Edition. FOLLOW @ScoreThePodcast http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft and Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Copyright 2019 Score: The Podcast

Robert and Kenny begin the season finale episode talking about Robert's renovating of Fox's "Stage One," in 1994, which saved the famous recording stage that would become the Alfred Newman Scoring Stage. Then the guys reflect on their favorite moments from Season 1 of Score: The Podcast and make their epic Emmy Picks. Then Lorne Balfe joins to talk about his Mission: Impossible - Fallout score, and Ozzy Osbourne and others working with his dad, Stewart Copeland’s angry letter correcting his grammar, and how he crossed paths with Hans Zimmer and Christopher Nolan. Also, why he used 12 bongo players at the same time. Lastly, Lorne joins us to play a “Spy and Secret Agent Movie" edition of of Name That Score, where you — yes, you — could be a winner! Plus, an update on the final rankings for #NameThatScore. EPISODE NOTES, PICTURES & VIDEOS: https://www.score-movie.com/podcast FOLLOW @ScoreThePodcast http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft and Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Copyright 2018 Score: The Podcast

Robert and Kenny begin the show explaining the crucial role of a “music supervisor” in modern filmmaking, before interviewing Hollywood’s most in-demand music supervisor, Dave Jordan, responsible for some of the biggest Marvel projects and soundtracks of the last decade, including Guardians of the Galaxy and Black Panther. Robert and Kenny debate several “long overdue sequels/reboots” they’d like to see, including Robert’s “Sit and Deliver” and Kenny’s post-Breaking Bad/Jesse Pinkman spinoff "Science, Bitch!" Then Dave Jordan comes in to discuss his comic book collection and how it led him to a job as the preeminent music supervisor for Marvel films. In The Inside Track, music psychologist Dr. Siu-Lan Tan discusses the role of music and sound design on manipulating audiences, including a fascinating music psychology study. Then Dave talks about his work on Black Panther with Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Goransson and Kendrick Lamar, and delivering an entire soundtrack instead of just a few songs, and the incredible way the Guardians of the Galaxy soundtrack was born. Lastly, Dave joins us to play a “Famous Movie Songs 2.0” edition of Name That Score, where you — yes, you — could be a winner! EPISODE NOTES, PICTURES & VIDEOS: https://www.score-movie.com/podcast FOLLOW ON TWITTER @ScoreThePodcast http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft and Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Copyright 2018 Score: The Podcast

Robert and Kenny begin the show talking through the World Soundtrack Award nominees and Matt gives his Summer Movie Review and rankings. Then Emmy-winning composer Sean Callery joins the show to talk about starting his career as a Disneyland Tokyo keyboardist, working with Mark Snow on the X-Files and later on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, 24, Homeland, and how he scored still images from Jessica Jones before seeing picture. Then Sean talks about some last-minute additions to episodes he’s scored, including finishing music the day before a show airs and scoring shows year round. Lastly, Sean joins us to play a “TV Tunes” edition of Name That Score, where you — yes, you — could be a winner! EPISODE NOTES, PICTURES & VIDEOS: https://www.score-movie.com/podcast FOLLOW @ScoreThePodcast http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft and Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Copyright 2018 Score: The Podcast

Robert and Kenny begin the show talking about the upcoming Quincy Jones documentary and debate the Oscars’ new “Popular Film” category. Then Heitor Pereira comes in to discuss how his Brazilian family sold a car and he sold his only guitar to buy a ticket to New England on a cargo ship so he could study music. In The Inside Track, music psychologist Dr. Siu-Lan Tan discusses how TV shows tailor their tunes to support the ideas behind the show, with examples from Seinfeld to Lost and The Simpsons. Then Heitor talks about the origin of his “Backyard Industries” studio and how he convinced Hans Zimmer to use “a concerto” of guitars on Gladiator. Lastly, Heitor joins us to play a “Guitar Film Scores” edition of Name That Score, where you — yes, you — could be a winner! EPISODE NOTES, PICTURES & VIDEOS: https://www.score-movie.com/podcast FOLLOW @ScoreThePodcast http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft and Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Copyright 2018 Score: The Podcast

Kenny begins this extended edition of the show by talking about the sudden surge in vinyl sales, and argues there’s a huge future ahead for the medium, with major companies jumping into the industry. Then Matt presents his spoiler-free Summer TV roundup of recommendations and disappointments, and the guys tally the scores from their Emmy Nomination predictions. Then we’re joined by Tom Holkenborg, electronic DJ and composer of films including Mad Max: Fury Road, Deadpool, Tomb Raider, 300: Rise of an Empire and Peter Jackson’s upcoming Mortal Engines. Tom talks about first meeting Robert Kraft at Fox, years before his composer career took off, and getting kicked out of music school for his rebellious approach to drums. Then Tom talks about why he recorded custom drums for Mad Max, and his Studio Time series that breaks down his musical approaches. Lastly, Tom joins the guys for a “#1 Blockbusters of the 2000s” edition of Name That Score where you — yes, you — can be a winner! Play along for free by tweeting @ScoreThePodcast, where you could win a fabulous prize! EPISODE NOTES, PICTURES & VIDEOS: https://www.score-movie.com/podcast FOLLOW @ScoreThePodcast http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft and Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Copyright 2018 Score: The Podcast

This is a special release for the 1-year anniversary crew commentary of SCORE: A FILM MUSIC DOCUMENTARY.  To watch along, you can start your copy of the film at the 5:00 mark of this recording, or watch the video commentary on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/7OUZ1COo0X8 (Please note, due to legal restrictions, the last 15 minutes of the film are not shown.) Own a copy of SCORE! Exclusive Collector's Edition Blu-ray+DVD Combo is available only at http://score-movie.com/store with all proceeds going to the filmmakers.

This is a bonus episode and part of Score: The Podcast's extended conversation with Tamar-kali (Mudbound, Come Sunday, Between Earth and Sky). The full-length episode of Score: The Podcast with Tamar-kali is available now. EPISODE NOTES, PICTURES & VIDEOS: https://www.score-movie.com/podcast FOLLOW @ScoreThePodcast http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft and Kenny Holmes. Executive Producer: Matt Schrader. Copyright 2018 Epicleff Media

Robert and Kenny begin the show from Kraftbox Studios talking about Robert’s surprise visit from Michael Jackson on the Fox studio lot, and the weird meeting with the iconic pop star, director Terrence Malick and composer Hans Zimmer while scoring The Thin Red Line.   Then Tamar-kali comes into the studio to discuss her score for the Academy Award nominated Mudbound from Netflix, her musical upbringing, and how she met director Dee Rees.   In The Inside Track, music psychologist Dr. Siu-Lan Tan breaks down classic film examples of “closeups on faces” and how they are radically changed by the presence of certain musical accompaniment.   Then Tamar discusses how she got the job for Netflix’s Come Sunday and her upcoming family drama Between Earth and Sky, the AfroPunk sound and her band, and how her career began by doing background vocals on Outkast’s “ATLiens” album.   Lastly, Tamar-Kali joins the guys to play an “famous film songs” edition of Name That Score, where you — yes, you — could be a winner!   EPISODE NOTES, PICTURES & VIDEOS: https://www.score-movie.com/podcast   FOLLOW @ScoreThePodcast http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast   Hosts: Robert Kraft and Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Copyright 2018 Score: The Podcast