Composer Talk

Our next guest is an ASCAP award-winning composer who has written music for The Boys, Gen V, The Bachelor and It's A Wonderful Binge among other projects. He got his start working for producer Matt Wallace before pivoting to Emoto Music and then meeting composer Christopher Lennertz who has been a mentor and later co-composer on a number of projects.

And the composer is... Matt Bowen

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Our next guest started his career writing for the video game magazine Games Zone to afford his first synthesizer. From there, he has scored films from Ocean’s 8, Steve Jobs, The Man from U.N.C.L.E and Ferrari to Spider-Man Into The Spider-Verse and Across The Spider-Verse. He recently scored Fly Me To The Moon and I am so excited to chat with my musical hero today. 

And the composer is… Daniel Pemberton

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Our next composer is a recent friend and amazing composer who is behind the music of the 2023 Riot Games’ League Of Legends - Lunar New Year Campaign. He has worked as an additional writer for composer Lorne Balfe on projects including The Wheel Of Time, Life On Our Planet, His Dark Materials, and Victoria's Secret: Angels & Demons among others. He is the composer of the psychological horror feature film Dead Whisper and I am so excited to welcome him on to the podcast. 

And the Composer is…Nikhil Koparkar

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Our next guest was born and raised in London England, where he studied at the Royal Academy of Music and was mentored by the iconic Rupert-Gregson Williams. In 2009 he moved to Los Angeles to join Hans Zimmer’s Remote Control Productions, where he worked on the music departments of various major studio films, before transitioning to solo work.

Since then he has made a name for himself composing projects such as the Amazon series Man In The High Castle, the Disney+ Monsters Inc. franchise series Monsters At Work, and Sony Pictures films Peter Rabbit (2018), Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021), and Bullet Train (2022). 

Most recently he completed the score Universal Pictures Film The Fall Guy starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt. I'm incredibly excited to chat with him on this episode!

And the composer is… Dominic Lewis

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Our next guest is the co-founder of NYC-Based Found Objects and the composer behind such films as I’m Thinking Of Ending Things and Swan Song. 

He’s the composer of Apple TV’s Franklin starring Michael Douglas and I’m so excited to chat with him today. 

And the composer is… Jay Wadley

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Our next guest is one of the first composers I ever met when I first moved to LA. He is best known for his work scoring Sneaky Pete, Meet Cute, and recently Netflix Hit Homicide: New York. He’s also written music for video games including Far Cry 6 and Skull and Bones and I’m so excited to welcome him to the podcast.

And The Composer Is... Stephen Lukach

Our next guest is on the rise having written music for films premiering at Sundance, SXSW, and the Los Angeles Film Festival among many more. They scored A24's Problemista by Julio Torres, and the Gotham Award and Independent Spirit nominated film Bruiser on Hulu. Under their solo moniker OHYUNG, they produce genre-shifting music that moves between ambient, experimental pop, and distorted noise. I’m so excited to welcome them onto the podcast.

And the composer is… Robert Ouyang Rusli

Our next guest is behind the music of projects including Netflix’s Hillbilly Elegy, Blue Planet II, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, HBO’s The Last Of US, and Netflix’s Damsel.

He was mentored by legendary composer Mike Post and has frequently collaborated with composers Atli Örvarsson and Hans Zjmmer having contributed music for Dune, Top Gun: Maverick, and Dune 2 among many other films. I’m so excited to welcome him on the podcast. 

And the composer is… Dave Fleming

Our next guest is one of the first people I met when I started my journey as a composer. She’s an amazing composer, and vocalist and earned her B.M. in music composition from Biola University’s Conservatory of Music, going on to work with notable composers James Horner, Thomas Newman, and Jacob Shea.

She is the composer of Dreamworks Animation’s The Croods: Family Tree, Harlan Coben's Shelter on Amazon Prime, and the documentary After Death. 

And the composer is... Hannah Parrott

Our next guest is an amazing composer, one of the most in-demand music editors working in Hollywood, and an author. He has earned 17 Golden Reel Award nominations and has scored films including Shawn Mendes: In Wonder, The Last of the Winthrops, and Camp Arrowhead among others. His work as a music editor can be heard on projects ranging from Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie and The Kissing Booth, to The Flash and Avengers Age Of Ultron. I’m so excited to welcome him onto the podcast! 

And the composer is… Shie Rozow