KUSC’s Jim Svejda talks to Oscar-nominated composer Alexandre Desplat about his spare score for Wes Anderson’s “Isle of Dogs”.

American choral composer Morton Lauridsen joins Jim Svejda for a conversation about his latest recording and where we finds his most potent sources of inspiration.

KUSC’s Jim Svejda talks to composer John Williams about his score for “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” and “The Post”.

KUSC’s Jim Svejda talks to composer Hans Zimmer about his score for “Dunkirk”.

KUSC’s Jim Svejda talks to composer Carter Burwell about his score for “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.”

KUSC’s Jim Svejda talks to composer Alexandre Desplat about his score for “The Shape of Water”.

Sondra Radvanovsky is considered one of the great sopranos of our time.  She solidified expectations with an incredible performance in the LA Opera productions of Puccini’s Tosca.  John Van Driel had a chance to talk to her about the challenges of her role as…

KUSC’s Jim Svejda talks to composer John Williams about his decades-long collaboration with Steven Spielberg and the new multi-cd set that celebrates their many movies.

Dustin O’Halloran collaborated with the German musician Hauschka on music for the movie Lion. They were both nominated for Best Score at this year’s Academy Awards. O’Halloran returned to the KUSC studios (he was our guest after winning an Emmy for his theme for…

Thomas Newman was nominated for an Academy Award this year for his Passengers score. He talked to Jim Svejda about the challenges of creating the sound for a movie that mixes genres and moral dilemmas.