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https://sideshowsoundtheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/in-defence-of-the-amazing-spiderman-2012.mp3In the latest In Defence Of, host Ian Crabb is joined by his team of webheads, the heartthrob of the corridor, Will Flash Dodson, the high-flyer that doesn’t need wings, Andrew Drew Parker Steele, and the heroic Captain, the Disney to their Dark Knight, Todd Horan.

In episode 12 of IDO, the team defend Sony’s 2012 reboot of the franchise, The Amazing Spider-Man and it’s webtastic score by composer James Horner! Will any of their opinions of change by the end of the episode? Will any of yours? Listen to find out!

https://sideshowsoundtheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/interview-with-cris-velasco.mp3For his latest interview, Ian sits down with composer Cris Velasco, one of the most respected composers of video games in recent times. Cris talks about his work/life balance, starting out in a death metal band, developing an interest for classical guitar, taking a Music Appreciation class in junior college, being told music was a lesser art form, his love for Bard’s Tale on the Commodore 64, his first professional project, Battlestar Galactica, creating the instrumental palette for Bloodborne, researching Russian composers to prepare for his work on Company of Heroes, his Star Wars dream, thoughts on The Force Awakens and Rogue One, his fave film score and video game score, and much, much more!

https://sideshowsoundtheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/score-guide-kubo-and-the-two-strings-2016.mp3Join Will & Wend for their 25th Score Guide! In this episode they happily explore a fave in the film music community, the 2016 Laika animation, Kubo and the Two Strings by composer Dario Marianelli.

Featuring the often-used Metro Voices and performing talents of Hibiki Ichikawa on the 3-stringed traditional Japanese instrument, the shamisen, your hosts pull back the composer’s curtain, to reveal the themes, leitmotifs, instrumentation, textures, colours, and craft, all of which this film composer excels at, guiding you through the soundtrack release track-by-track, and sharing all the reasons why Kubo is their favourite score of 2016 along the way!

Don’t mess with the monkey!

51:17 – 12. Hanzo’s Fortress

https://sideshowsoundtheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/interview-with-gareth-j-rubery.mp3In the latest instalment of Ian’s exclusive interview series, Ian has the pleasure of sitting down with the very talented and knowledgeable composer Gareth J. Rubery, superstar of the future! Gareth talks about humble beginnings in a musical household, growing up with a mouthpiece for a rattle and playing piano duets with his mother, wearing many hats with his band Radiate, the gear he uses in his studio, recording a string quartet in his home, putting his music out into the world and growing a following of amazing people on Twitter, his love for cello, Superman, Back to the Future and The X-Files, thoughts on Batman v Superman, his astonishing musical career so far, favourite composers, and heaps more!

And remember…get your synths out!

https://sideshowsoundtheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/score-guide-pirates-of-the-caribbean-the-curse-of-the-black-pearl-2003.mp3Join Captain Wend and quartermaster Will on the fastest ship in the Caribbean, the nigh-uncatchable SS Scourge of the Sea, for the first episode in their new series of special Pirates of the Caribbean Score Guides! In celebration of the latest instalment in the series Dead Men Tell No Tales, they guide you through the memorable score to Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, composed by Klaus Badelt and producer Hans Zimmer.

Your hosts steer you through the soundtrack seas, exploring themes, leitmotifs, gushing over their favourite musical moments in each cue and taking you their passenger, their attentive listener on an informative and entertaining track-by-track ride through the soundtrack release with the help of their beloved Cursed Crew*, every one of them worth their salt!

*We want to give a hearty thank you and a piratey arrr to our Cursed Crew for sailing under our colours, having the courage and fortitude to follow orders and stay true in the face of danger and almost certain death, and giving us a plunder of musical insights more valuable than the entire Spanish Main: Chad Hopkins, Tiffany Jordan, Rob Rawdon, Benson Farris, Megan Culley and Jennifer Wolff.

Sea legs at the ready landlubbers…it’s time we talk Pirates!

https://sideshowsoundtheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/interview-with-ilan-eshkeri.mp3In our latest interview, Ian has the absolute pleasure of sitting down with the wonderfully charming and incredibly talented composer Ilan Eshkeri, who talks about learning violin from an early age, collaborating with Matthew Vaughn on Stardust, the pressure of writing music for The Snowman and The Snowdog, recording Hannibal Rising with Dino De Laurentiis at Abbey Road, having heaps of fun on Kick-Ass, playing with numbers on 47 Ronin, the role of a film composer, creating the sound palette for Coriolanus, scoring the new Sergei Polunin documentary Dancer, being inspired by John Barry for the Johnny English Reborn score and answering many listener questions along the way. Enjoy! 

https://sideshowsoundtheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/in-defense-of-alien-3-1992.mp3In the latest episode of In Defence Of, host Ian Crabb is joined by his band of inmates, the fearless leader, out of the airlock, Will ‘Ripley’ Dodson, the enigma of space, Andrew ‘Xenomorph’ Steele, the wild, unpredictable, Mr. Todd Horan, and the welcome return of the podfather himself, Erik Woods.

In episode 11 of IDO, the team defend the 1992 sequel Alien 3 and it’s incredible score by composer Elliot Goldenthal! Is it that bad? Does it deserve the vitriol? Is hindsight a friend to this film? Listen and find out!

https://sideshowsoundtheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/score-guide-rogue-one-2016.mp3Join Rebel host Wend and co-pilot Will Dodson on the SSR-15, for the first and only special Star Wars Score Guide of 2017! In celebration of the recent Blu-ray release, they guide you through the incredible score to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, by composer Michael Giacchino.

Your hosts explore all the themes and adaptations, gush over their favourite musical moments in each cue and take you the listener on an informative and entertaining web John Williams spun, navigate his many themes and motifs, old and new, highlight their favourite moments in each cue and take you their passenger, their loyal listener on an informative and entertaining track-by-track ride through the soundtrack release with the help of their proud Rebel Alliance*.

*We want to give a GALACTIC thank you to our strongest Rebel Alliance yet for burning down Imperial flags across the galaxy, protecting the Kyber crystals, and giving us better musical insights than ever: Rob Rawdon, Jamie Burns, Megan Culley, Dane Walker, Jennifer Wolff, Tiago Gomes and Thomas Midena.

Rebels everywhere, gather your things…it’s time we talk Rogue One.

https://sideshowsoundtheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/mouse-music-11-muppet-treasure-island.mp3Avast ye privateers, scallywags, landlubbers and beloved listeners of Mouse Music and welcome to a podcast celebrating the magic, music and history of the Walt Disney Company! In our 11th episode, we head to the high seas, raise the Jolly Roger to discuss the second film directed by Jim Henson‘s son, Brian Henson, Muppet Treasure Island!

Joining Cap’n Will Dodson and the old salt himself, first mate Wendell Jones, all the way from the West Coast, is Rachel Herrick! The team of podcasters set sail on the big blue wet thing to talk about a childhood favourite, the 1996 Walt Disney Pictures’, ‘Muppet Treasure Island‘, scored by composer Hans Zimmer, with songs by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil.

Up next, the crew pick up pirate Legend Crewman Chris for another nautical instalment of the Disney Music Archives. Chris brings quite the shanty for today’s episode, ‘Little Toot‘ sung by the Andrews Sisters, with music by Vic Schoen. Taken from the 1948 Walt Disney Studios package feature film, ‘Melody Time‘, there’s more than meets the eye with this one!

The four caballeros finish the show In the Parks, in the pirate-infested waters of Davy Jones with a well-loved Sideshow favourite, Pirates of the Caribbean! After a brief jaunt through the ride’s history, the team drunkenly celebrate the recent 50th anniversary by sharing with you their memories and thoughts about one of their absolute favourite attractions and it’s memorable signature tune “Yo Ho (A Pirate’s Life for Me)” composed by X Atencio, with lyrics by George Bruns.

Do you have Cabin Fever? Are you as passionate about Muppet Treasure Island as we are? We’d love to be hearing about yer experiences on Pirates of the Caribbean, as well as your memories of Little Toot! Feel free to contact us anytime with your bottled messages at: [email protected] Amongst the birds in the crow’s nest on Twitter: @sideshowsound On the Facebook Scrolls: SideshowSoundTheatre Find our beautiful pictures on Instagram: sideshowsound and our pretty paintings on Pinterest: SideshowSound

https://sideshowsoundtheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/score-guide-stardust-2007.mp3Join Will & Wend over the wall in The Slaughtered Prince for their first Score Guide of 2017! In this episode we gush over composer Ilan Eshkeri‘s well-loved film score for the 2007 romantic fantasy, Stardust directed by Matthew Vaughn.

Featuring astonishing performances by The London Metropolitan Orchestra and Metro Voices we guide you through this spectacular score, pulling back the composer’s curtain to reveal the themes, leitmotifs, instrumentation, sonic textures, and shining musical moments that make the Stardust soundtrack shine, with the help of longtime friend of the show, Tiago Gomes!

Babylon Candles at the ready!

52:28 – 12. Cap’n’s at the Helm

1:10:16 – 18. Zombie Fight