Join Ian, Will and Wend for the second episode of “In Defence of” where they defend and discuss the 2008 Warner Brothers film directed by The Wachowskis, Speed Racer, and it’s wonderfully adventurous and imaginative score by Michael Giacchino. Based on the Japanese animation Mach GoGoGo, this poorly-received film faced tough competition upon release and hopefully we can persuade […]

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Join Will & Wend as they lead you through the beautiful yet creepy musical landscape James Newton Howard crafted for The Village. Guiding you through each track of the 2004 Varèse Sarabande album release, they discuss the themes, instrumentation and intelligent approach of the composer, gush over the wonderful performance by solo violinist Hilary Hahn and present you the listener with an […]

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We’ve rebooted the Sideshow Supplementals, and renamed them Score Guide, an updated version of the standalone shows we released last year, keeping with the established format, while adding new content – including listener submitted comments, guest appearances, and more! In the first Score Guide episode of 2015, your familiar hosts Wendell and Will are joined by Ian Crabb […]

To finish off 2014, we each bring two of our favourite main themes to the table and discuss what they mean to us. Our first selections include the militaristic Thunderbirds theme by Barry Gray, two themes from Bear McCreary including the musical palindrome that is Da Vinci’s Demons and the unsettling main theme to the television series […]

In Part 2 of our look at the music of the X-Men franchise, Will, Wend and guest Ian Crabb discuss the film scores to X-Men: First Class, The Wolverine and X-Men: Days of Future Past! Link to Ian’s website

In Part 1 of our look at the music of the X-Men franchise, Will and Wend sit down with their good friend, soundtrack aficionado, writer, petrolhead, and all around great guy – Ian Crabb, to discuss the first four film scores! Link to Ian’s website

To celebrate the recent Guy Fawkes Night festivities in Great Britain, Will and Wend discuss the intelligent score to V for Vendetta by the superb composer Dario Marianelli. We also announce the 3 lucky winners of our Halloween contest! Release V for Vendetta: Music from the Motion Picture Astralwerks Records (2006) Timestamps 00:00 – Intro Tag: Marcelo Macario 04:59 […]

Join us for the 10th episode of Sideshow Sound Radio! We discuss the video game scores that inspired us as composers and a little behind the mechanics of game scoring. Link to Bear McCreary´s blog entry on scoring the CAPCOM video game Dark Void

Join us for the 10th episode of Sideshow Sound Radio! We discuss the video game scores that inspired us as composers and a little behind the mechanics of game scoring. Link to Bear McCreary´s blog entry on scoring the CAPCOM video game Dark Void