Level 222: Lennie Moore (Mentors, Outcast 2)

Composer Lennie Moore talks about his newest passion project, a big band album called Mentors that pays tribute to his musical mentors, like record producer Arif Mardin, pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi and drummer Peter Erskine (who plays on the album).

While we do briefly discuss the upcoming Outcast 2 (Lennie scored the first Outcast in 1999), most of the conversation centers around the album and the people who aided Lennie musically along the way.

You can hear Sam (Level's producer) and I discuss it in Next Level on YouTube.

This is long conversation but we make no apologies; you're going to learn a LOT about some legendary musicians and it's well worth it!

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PLAYLISTby Lennie Moore from Mentors unless noted otherwise

00:00 Manic09:26 The Mardini Effect14:53 The Mardini Effect17:20 Planetary Misalignment20:04 Two Peas In A Pod21:13 Essence MIDI demo21:24 Essence (album version)30:11 Manic34:31 Two Peas In A Pod35:10 Intentionality39:33 Intentionality42:05 Two Peas In A Pod43:35 Essence44:27 “Saving Metroville” (ft. Wayne Bergeron, lead trumpet) from The Incredibles by Michael Giacchino45:22 Essence49:30 Essence54:45 The Mardini Effect56:14 The Mardini Effect1:02:18 The Mardini Effect1:03:53 The Mardini Effect1:06:19 Smoke & Mirrors1:08:25 Intentionality1:10:38 Intentionality1:15:06 Manic1:17:41 Manic1:22:13 Manic1:23:46 Manic1:29:44 The Kid1:49:05 Main Title from Outcast by Lennie Moore, featuring the Moscow Symphony Orchestra and Chorus1:55:25 Planetary Misalignment1:55:55 “Other Sprouts” by Sam Keenan