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Welcome to the 2nd Season of Just Add Music!

For this series, we are delving into the behind the scenes of the composing process by tracking the lifecycle of 2 short music commissions from start to finish. The pieces in question? Two 1-minute orchestra overtures for the bands Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service to open their 20th Anniversary Tour in 2023 and 2024.

Join Minna as she walks through the ups and downs of the composing process and works through ideation, brainstorming, sketching, editing and execution for these two short pieces.

Thank you to Ben Gibbard for bringing in me for this writing assignment, I had a blast! And to anyone who's ever been curious to try writing music themselves, I hope this series makes the process more approachable!

Please enjoy the 2nd season of Just Add Music (with Minna)!

Production Credits:
Host, Composer, Music/Audio Editing: Minna Choi
Producer, Story Editor: Nicole Wong

Music Credits:
1) Shaya 006 - Ghost Girl
2) Gone with the Wind Main Title - Max Steiner
3) West Side Story Prologue - Leonard Bernstein
4) Kat 005 - Ghost Girl
5) Transatlanticism - Death Cab for Cutie
6) Such Great Heights - The Postal Service
7) Camille 001 - Ghost Girl
8) Such Great Heights - The Postal Service