Making A Soundtrack

From composer to screen: the journey of the orchestral score.

We all know that the composer writes the music for a soundtrack, but what about all the people we don't see or hear about? Making A Soundtrack Season 2 will shine a light on all of the people who contribute their time, energy and skill to bring an orchestral soundtrack to life.

Making A Soundtrack Season 2 will start on Friday 6th November, with an episode every two weeks until March 2021.

Find out more at www.makingasoundtrack.com

Dan embraces his inner smurf while Gareth binge-watches Disney+. They also chat with these fabulous guests: 

Daisy Coole & Tom Nettleship (Composers) (Two Twenty Two Music) 

Claire Batchelor (Composer) 

Banks & Wag (Composers) 

Laura May (Music Publisher) 

Tristan Noon (Composer / Orchestrator) 

Links: 

PRS Foundation 

MU Coronavirus Hardship Fund 

Ivors Academy 

eatsleepthink 

Government guidance 

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Making A Soundtrack is produced by Gareth Davies & Dan Watts.

This is the final episode of series 1! 

Dan & Gareth reflect on the first series of Making A Soundtrack and how the album is shaping up. They also look back at the wonderful advice the series guests have provided. 

Subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen to them. 

For more information about the series and all of our fantastic guests, visit www.makingasoundtrack.com 

Making a Soundtrack is part of the Music Room. Find out more at musicroom.community

Making A Soundtrack season 1 is produced by Gareth Davies and Dan Watts.  

Gareth adds strings and piano to the theme tune, and Dan talks through track 6 to illustrate his mixing process. 

Next week's episode will mark the end of series 1 of Making A Soundtrack (booo). To celebrate we are going to the Royal Festival Hall (Central Bar) next Saturday 25th January from 6pm. Anyone and everyone is welcome, so come along and have a chat. All the details are on the website, and there's an event set up on our Facebook page if you'd like let us know you're coming. 

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Subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen to them. 

For more information about the series and all of our fantastic guests, visit www.makingasoundtrack.com 

Making a Soundtrack is part of the Music Room. Find out more at musicroom.community

Making A Soundtrack season 1 is produced by Gareth Davies and Dan Watts.  

This week Gareth makes the 100 mile journey to Dan's studio where they approach track 2 (the theme tune) and make notes for the rest of the album. They also chat with Skywalker Sound's supervising sound editor, sound designer and re-recording mixer Tim Nielsen about all things sound (and maybe a little bit of Star Wars). 

You can find out more about Tim at www.skysound.com/people/tim-nielsen 

Follow Tim on social media: 

Twitter: @TimNielsen 

Instagram: @timnielsen71 

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For more information about the series and all of our fantastic guests, visit www.makingasoundtrack.com 

Making a Soundtrack is part of the Music Room. Find out more at musicroom.community

Making A Soundtrack season 1 is produced by Gareth Davies and Dan Watts.  

Dan & Gareth are taking a Christmas break! The next episode will be on 10th January. In this episode they attempt a Christmas carol, progress track 9 and chat with composer Ian Arber about Mission Impossible and recent BBC drama 'The Capture'. 

You can find out more about Ian and his work at www.ianarber.com 

Twitter: @ianarber 

Instagram: @ianarber 

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For more information about the series and all of our fantastic guests, visit www.makingasoundtrack.com 

Making a Soundtrack is part of the Music Room. Find out more at musicroom.community

Making A Soundtrack season 1 is produced by Gareth Davies and Dan Watts.  

Dan practises his conducting and Gareth makes a start on track 9. They also chat to composer, conductor and orchestrator Jeremy Holland-Smith about his work on dramas Les Miserables and The Musketeers. 

You can find out more about Jeremy and his work at www.jeremyholland-smith.com 

Twitter: @jeremyhs1 

Instagram: @jrhsmusic 

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For more information about the series and all of our fantastic guests, visit www.makingasoundtrack.com 

Making a Soundtrack is part of the Music Room. Find out more at musicroom.community

Making A Soundtrack season 1 is produced by Gareth Davies and Dan Watts.  

Gareth & Dan get together at Dan's studio to review tracks. They also talk about the development of track 8, and chat with Folkestone-based director Peter Blach about his debut feature, Seagull. 

Find out more about Peter and his work via Twitter: @peterblach74 

Watch the Seagull trailer here. 

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For more information about the series and all of our fantastic guests, visit www.makingasoundtrack.com 

Making a Soundtrack is part of the Music Room. Find out more at musicroom.community

Making A Soundtrack season 1 is produced by Gareth Davies and Dan Watts.  

Gareth finds Dan trying to put track 7 to bed with interesting results. They also chat about how they have sculpted the sound for the album, what inspires them to write, how they know the collaboration is working and what to do with the album once they've finished it. 

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Subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen to them. 

For more information about the series and all of our fantastic guests, visit www.makingasoundtrack.com 

Making a Soundtrack is part of the Music Room. Find out more at musicroom.community

Making A Soundtrack season 1 is produced by Gareth Davies and Dan Watts.  

Gareth talks through his surprising approach to track 7 and hands off to Dan for more tinkerings. They also chat with Simon Whiteside about his 'on set' music work. 

You can find out more about Simon and his work at www.simonwhitesidemusic.com 

Twitter: @cyberdonkey  

Instagram: @cyberdonkey 

Facebook: @simonwhitesidemusic 

Soundcloud: cyberdonkey 

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For more information about the series and all of our fantastic guests, visit www.makingasoundtrack.com 

Making a Soundtrack is part of the Music Room. Find out more at musicroom.community

Making A Soundtrack season 1 is produced by Gareth Davies and Dan Watts.