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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) The District Sleeps Alone Tonight - The Postal Service
2) Such Great Heights - The Postal Service
3) Sleeping In - The Postal Service
4) Nothing Better - The Postal Service
5) Recycled Air - The Postal Service
6) Clark Gable - The Postal Service
7) At Last - Etta James
8) Gilraen's Memorial - Howard Shore
9) Olympics Fanfare - John Williams
10) National Anthem - The Postal Service
11) Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio - W.A. Mozart, Jaime Martin, Andrew Marriner, London Symphony Orchestra
12) The Marriage of Figaro Overture - W.A. Mozart, London Philharmonic, Alfred Scholz