My Big Score

Julian Mundy (StarTripper!!) returns to the show to discuss Howard Shore's hauntingly beautiful score for the classic 1991 thriller Silence of the Lambs. Various approaches to Hannibal Lecter, Shore's immensely broad career, and director Jonathan Demme's powerful sense of empathy and much more all come up in today's episode. Join us, won't you, as we let Hannibal Lecter inside our heads with The Silence of the Lambs.

My Big Score was created, hosted, and edited by Christopher Dole. All piano music performed by Christopher Dole.

The main theme was composed by Erik Jourgensen.

Show artwork by Chandler Candela.

Our social media consultant is Ellie Warren.

This series is produced in Los Angeles County on the ancestral lands of the Tongva, Tatavium, and Chumash.

You can find our website at mybigscore.transistor.fm and on Twitter at @MyBigScorePod.

Do you like this show? Do you want to help us make more of it? There are so many ways you can do that! The quickest and easiest way is to toss us a few dollars on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/mybigscore. You'll get early access to episodes and additional bonus material.

There's no strings on us this week as acclaimed composer Christopher Willis (The Death of Stalin, Mickey Mouse, Black Mirror) joins us to talk about the score to Walt Disney's 1940s masterpiece Pinocchio and much, much more. The lessons Disney learned from the animated shorts through Snow White to this film, how to score a theme park ride and Willis' work on Lamya's Poem, The Death of Stalin, the Mickey Mouse shorts, and Schmigadoon! are among the many, many topics of discussion on this episode. Join us, won't you, as we wish upon a star with Pinocchio.

Christopher Willis' website: https://www.christopherwilliscomposer.com/

Listen to his work on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1Qu6r22G2M8Xqz0GawYv8P?si=vfHCRDcaRnq8yLWzONxN7A&nd=1

Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrchriswillis and Mastodon: @[email protected]

And check out the album for Lamya's Poem releasing September 15th!

My Big Score was created, hosted, and edited by Christopher Dole.

The main theme was composed by Erik Jourgensen.

Show artwork by Chandler Candela.

Our social media consultant is Ellie Warren.

This series is produced in Los Angeles County on the ancestral lands of the Tongva, Tatavium, and Chumash.

You can find our website at mybigscore.transistor.fm and on Twitter at @MyBigScorePod.

Do you like this show? Do you want to help us make more of it? There are so many ways you can do that! The quickest and easiest way is to toss us a few dollars on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/mybigscore. You'll get early access to episodes and additional bonus material.

Multimedia artist Cat Blackard (The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program, Mother She Wrote) joins us to talk about John Du Prez's score for the 1990 cinematic debut of the Heroes in a Half-Shell, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! The unexpected malleability of the Turtles as a franchise, what Cat learned from interviewing director Steve Barron, the rushed process of scoring this film, and the influence of Tom & Jerry are all discussed! Join us, won't you, as we say Cowabunga, dive into a slice of pizza, and hang out with the Turtles.

My Big Score was created, hosted, and edited by Christopher Dole. All piano music performed by Christopher Dole.

The main theme was composed by Erik Jourgensen.

Show artwork by Chandler Candela.

Our social media consultant is Ellie Warren.

This series is produced in Los Angeles County on the ancestral lands of the Tongva, Tatavium, and Chumash.

You can find our website at mybigscore.transistor.fm and on Twitter at @MyBigScorePod.

Do you like this show? Do you want to help us make more of it? There are so many ways you can do that! The quickest and easiest way is to toss us a few dollars on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/mybigscore. You'll get early access to episodes and additional bonus material.

Composer Sherri Chung (Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai & Based on a True Story) joins us to talk about Dario Marianelli's masterful score for Joe Wright's 2005 Austen adaptation Pride & Prejudice. We discuss Wright's playfulness towards balancing diegetic/nondiegetic music, the horrors of the mixing stage, Chung's own work as a composer as a composer, and much more. Join us, won't you?

My Big Score was created, hosted, and edited by Christopher Dole. All piano music performed by Christopher Dole.

The main theme was composed by Erik Jourgensen.

Show artwork by Chandler Candela.

Our social media consultant is Ellie Warren.

This series is produced in Los Angeles County on the ancestral lands of the Tongva, Tatavium, and Chumash.

You can find our website at mybigscore.transistor.fm and on Twitter at @MyBigScorePod.

Do you like this show? Do you want to help us make more of it? There are so many ways you can do that! The quickest and easiest way is to toss us a few dollars on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/mybigscore. You'll get early access to episodes and additional bonus material.

Briggon Snow returns to My Big Score to accept a new mission: discussing Danny Elfman's 1996 score for the debut film of arguably our most consistent modern franchise - Mission: Impossible. The origins of Lalo Schifrin's iconic theme, the tortured composition history of this film, its audacious use of silence, and much more will be discussed. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to listen! So join us, won't you?

My Big Score was created, hosted, and edited by Christopher Dole. All piano music performed by Christopher Dole.

The main theme was composed by Erik Jourgensen.

Show artwork by Chandler Candela.

Our social media consultant is Ellie Warren.

This series is produced in Los Angeles County on the ancestral lands of the Tongva, Tatavium, and Chumash.

You can find our website at mybigscore.transistor.fm and on Twitter at @MyBigScorePod.

Do you like this show? Do you want to help us make more of it? There are so many ways you can do that! The quickest and easiest way is to toss us a few dollars on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/mybigscore. You'll get early access to episodes and additional bonus material.

It's a very special episode of My Big Score as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of John Williams' magnificent score for Jurassic Park. Join guest Sarah Rhea Werner (Girl in Space, Write Now) as we discuss the surprising relationship of this score to hymnals, the importance of when not to score, how much you can understand this film by only listening without watching, and much more. PLUS! Stay to the end of the credits to learn a key origin story for our host!

My Big Score was created, hosted, and edited by Christopher Dole. All piano music performed by Christopher Dole.

The main theme was composed by Erik Jourgensen.

Show artwork by Chandler Candela.

Our social media consultant is Ellie Warren.

This series is produced in Los Angeles County on the ancestral lands of the Tongva, Tatavium, and Chumash.

You can find our website at mybigscore.transistor.fm and on Twitter at @MyBigScorePod.

Do you like this show? Do you want to help us make more of it? There are so many ways you can do that! The quickest and easiest way is to toss us a few dollars on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/mybigscore. You'll get early access to episodes and additional bonus material.

Welcome back! In today's episode, writer, composer, and lyricist Laura Stratford (Arden S2, The Bone Harp) joins us to discuss Nicholas Britell's stunning score for Barry Jenkins' 2018 film If Beale Street Could Talk. We cover how Laura's work as a composer has changed how she listens to and appreciates music, the film's impressive unification of diegetic and nondiegetic music, how to musically encapsulate "love", and much, much more. Join us, won't you?

ALSO! If you are in NYC on May 23rd and May 24th, 2023, you can see Laura's new musical THE BONE HARP performed for free Off-Broadway! Get your passes here: https://newworksfest.org/bone-harp/ and see a ghostly tale of two sisters seeking justice for their missing mother! If you want to see or hear more of Laura's work, including musical numbers from The Bone Harp, check them out here: https://www.lauracstratford.com/

My Big Score was created, hosted, and edited by Christopher Dole. All piano music performed by Christopher Dole.

The main theme was composed by Erik Jourgensen.

Show artwork by Chandler Candela.

Our social media consultant is Ellie Warren.

This series is produced in Los Angeles County on the ancestral lands of the Tongva, Tatavium, and Chumash.

You can find our website at mybigscore.transistor.fm and on Twitter at @MyBigScorePod.

Do you like this show? Do you want to help us make more of it? There are so many ways you can do that! The quickest and easiest way is to toss us a few dollars on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/mybigscore. You'll get early access to episodes and additional bonus material.

Hello punk rock prom queens! Wil Williams (VALENCE) joins us to talk about the 2001 masterpiece Josie and the Pussycats and its incredible songs. Join us, won't you, as we discuss the late Adam Schlesinger, the greatness of Alan Cumming, and for the first time get into how lyrics and music relate to each other.

My Big Score was created, hosted, and edited by Christopher Dole. All piano music performed by Christopher Dole.

The main theme was composed by Erik Jourgensen.

Show artwork by Chandler Candela.

Our social media consultant is Ellie Warren.

This series is produced in Los Angeles County on the ancestral lands of the Tongva, Tatavium, and Chumash.

You can find our website at mybigscore.transistor.fm and on Twitter at @MyBigScorePod.

Do you like this show? Do you want to help us make more of it? There are so many ways you can do that! The quickest and easiest way is to toss us a few dollars on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/mybigscore. You'll get early access to episodes and additional bonus material.

Emma Sherr-Ziarko (Wolf 359, Pairing) joins us to talk about Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard's iconic and wildly influential score for Gladiator. We discuss Emma's history as a dancer/choreographer, two very peculiar controversies the score found itself enmeshed in, the central tension between Earth (Zimmer) and Elyisum (Gerrard) and much, much more. Join us, won't you?

My Big Score was created, hosted, and edited by Christopher Dole. All piano music performed by Christopher Dole.

The main theme was composed by Erik Jourgensen.

Show artwork by Chandler Candela.

Our social media consultant is Ellie Warren.

This series is produced in Los Angeles County on the ancestral lands of the Tongva, Tatavium, and Chumash.

You can find our website at mybigscore.transistor.fm and on Twitter at @MyBigScorePod.

Do you like this show? Do you want to help us make more of it? There are so many ways you can do that! The quickest and easiest way is to toss us a few dollars on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/mybigscore. You'll get early access to episodes and additional bonus material.

Welcome to 2023! In 1997, Andrew Niccol made his directorial debut with Gattaca, a sci-fi dystopia about genetic engineering. Michael Nyman's gorgeous, didactic score portrays the tension between the mathematical precision of the world the characters inhabit, and the aspirations which drive them ever upward. And for Gabriel Urbina (Wolf 359, Unseen), it was the score that first made him realize what film scores could accomplish. My Big Score was created, hosted, and edited by Christopher Dole. All piano music performed by Christopher Dole. The main theme was composed by Erik Jourgensen. Show artwork by Chandler Candela. Our social media consultant is Ellie Warren. This series is produced in Los Angeles County on the ancestral lands of the Tongva, Tatavium, and Chumash. You can find our website at mybigscore.transistor.fm and on Twitter at @MyBigScorePod.