In this episode, we look at our favorite scary scores, just in time for Halloween. No Jaws or Twilight, just scores that have a creepy character that is connected to the holiday, but with a little Ghostbusters for good measure.

We talk to Mark Northam about his Film Music Magazine and the current situation of film recording arts. Also several awards show nominations/results, Jurassic Park music feature, an Alan Silvestri rumor, Randy Newman in concert, and no Oscar for Zimmer.

We interview composer Daniel Rojas, discuss the clips to the new Williams score to Tin-tin, and look at two composer interviews: Cliff Martinez and Bear McCreary. Howard Shore teams up with Metric and the score CD to the new Batman video game is out.

In this episode, we look at the phenomenon we call “The Moaning Woman.” We also touch upon the Lord of the Rings Symphony, Marco Beltrami’s birthday, and Ron Jones’ and Brian Schmidt’s respective music conferences.

We discuss Elfman’s interview regarding Cirque du Soleil, Williams’ rumored involvement of Man of Steel, new CDs, and Marco Beltrami’s collaboration with ASCAP and USC. Happy Birthday Shostakovich, and we leave with a bit of Williams’ Harp Concerto.

This week, in an audio-only episode, we discussed several headlines, including the Emmy winners, a Pete Anthony tribute, a favorite composer poll, and a new concert piece by James Newton Howard. We finish by wishing Hans Zimmer a very happy birthday.

This week, we discussed several headlines, we feature our own Kevin Wilt in a recording session, and have a lengthy conversation about work flow. We finish by comparing Batman to Mathis der Maler.

This week, we discuss up and coming film scores, the value of an audio interface, and a great interview with composer Scott Glasgow. We end with a comparison of the Gladiator score to Richard Wagner’s Ring Cycle.

We discuss John William’s workflow, the role of the computer in the digital music studio, Giacchino’s Super 8 score, and Horner’s Aliens as it compares to Khachaturian’s Gayane.

Join us as we discuss the latest headlines in film music, John Williams’ statue commission, and an article discussing the latest brass library from EastWest. We also show the second part of our Bruce Broughton interview!