Merry Christmas, SCOREcasters! Just in time for your snowbound cross-country jaunt to Grandma's house, Deane and Brian play Santa and deliver this year's holiday episode in conversation with The Magnificent Seven composer SIMON FRANGLEN. Grab a hot cup of nog and a slice of that pumpkin pie and settle in for a terrific discussion with Simon as he walks you through working on several of the highest-grossing pictures of all-time, including Titanic and Avatar, plus the complete behind-the-scenes story of the score to his newest film, The Magnificent Seven, where he took up the mantle of his dear friend James Horner and turned out one of 2016's most notable musical achievements.

SCOREcast 0057: Simon Franglen

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Hot off the hit animated show "Seis Manos", composer Carl Thiel spends time with Brian talking about the process of creating a ground-breaking international score for Netflix's newest ambitious animated adventure. Carl recalls the process of getting the gig, recording an orchestra in Budapest, and combining 70's grindhouse, blaxploitation elements, drug cartel sub-themes, and ancient Mexican lore into a colorful caldron of musical flavors, and discusses his perspective on scoring for "binge watching" audiences versus serialized television or standalone films.Brian also answers a listener question about composer unionization and explains the history of why there is no collective bargaining representation for composers in Hollywood.

SCOREcast 0067: Carl Thiel

Veteran Hollywood scoring mixer Damon Tedesco joins Brian to discuss the things they both found interesting at this year's NAMM Show, but not before running down such hot-button issues as Netflix gunning for theatrical positioning, "Captain Marvel" composer Pinar Toprak successfully conquering the box office, and how the Oscar telecast fared without a host.Also, the 13th Annual SCOREcast Winter NAMM Meetup was a raging success, with more than 150 SCOREcasters in attendance and over $5,000 of software prizes given away. We'd like to thank our faithful friends at Soundiron and to Eduardo Tarilonte for always being there for SCOREcasters and supporting them with amazing products. Also, a special thanks to new sponsors MOTU, Cinesamples, Avid, Chocolate Audio, and Hollywood Scoring for sponsoring the event and supporting our community!

SCOREcast 0066: NAMM 2019 with Damon Tedesco

On Brian Ralston's inaugural episode as new host of the SCOREcast Podcast Show, he welcomes DAX PHELAN, producer of such films as "The Sum of All Fears" and "The Canyons", and writer/director of the runaway festival thriller "Jasmine", to discuss his experience working with film composers on his studio feature films and finishing Orson Wells' posthumus masterpiece.This episode of the SCOREcast Podcast Show is sponsored by CLOCKWORKS SESSIONS, a new music production company of industry professionals providing high end orchestral recording for film, TV, and video games with the Scottish Session Orchestra. SCOREcast listeners can get free HD video footage with any session booked using the coupon code 'clockworkSC" from their website http://www.clockworksessions.com/.

SCOREcast 0065: Dax Phelan

It's Deane's final episode before Brian takes the wheel as the SCOREcast Podcast Show's new host, but before he bows out the boys have one final heart-to-heart on balancing a personal life with a professional business one, solving real problems in real-world production situations, Alexandre Desplat's recent Oscar® win, and all the cool stuff that went down at the 2018 NAMM Show and 12th annual SCOREcast NAMM Dinner.This episode of the SCOREcast Podcast Show is sponsored by 99 Dollar Orchestra, a fantastic new remote recording ensemble offering sessions in Lisbon, Los Angeles, and at Abbey Road in London. For a limited time, as a listener of SCOREcast you can get a 20% discount off your order by entering coupon code SCORECAST30 upon checkout at https://99dollarorchestra.com.

SCOREcast 0064: The Swan Song Episode

As Deane winds down his tenure as co-host with Brian (two episodes left!), the boys revisit the long-debated controversy of composers working for free and the recent trend of composers paying out of their own pocket to score films just to build their professional portfolios. They also cover the recent repeal of net neutrality in America and give their initial thoughts on the newest entry into the Star Wars pantheon, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, scored by the legendary John Williams.This episode of the SCOREcast Podcast Show is sponsored by 99 Dollar Orchestra, a fantastic new remote recording ensemble offering sessions in Lisbon, Los Angeles, and at Abbey Road in London. For a limited time, as a listener of SCOREcast you can get a 30% discount off your order by entering coupon code SCORECAST30 upon checkout at https://99dollarorchestra.com.

SCOREcast 0057: Simon Franglen

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