Composer Nainita Desai joins the show to talk about her new score to the feature documentary The Reason I Jump, as well as her composing process, the differences between scoring for film, tv, and documentaries, and the role of awards acclaim in her work.

Find out more about Nainita on her website.

The Reason I Jump is currently available through Kino Lorber and Nainita's full score is forthcoming (although singles from the score are available).

BONUS EPISODE: Nick runs through the "best" film scores of 2020, which may require fudging the rules a little bit. Feel free to chime in with some of your favorites from the world of film and beyond.

Experimental composer and musician Tom Hodge joins to talk about his latest film score: The Mauritanian, a Golden Globe nominated political and legal drama starring Jodie Foster, Tahar Rahim, and Benedict Cumberbatch. We also talk about various and historical approaches to film music, dealing with difficult subject matter, and advice for young composers.

Find out more about Tom on his website.

The Mauritanian is now out in theaters and Tom's score is available on all major streaming platforms.

Composer Reed Reimer joins The Film Scorer Podcast to talk about his recent cyberpunk multimedia project 'Codeburst,' juggling genres from orchestral to djent to trap, and collaborating with a co-composer.  Reed also flips the script and takes over as interviewer by the end!

'Codeburst' and 'Cthulhu Dreamt' are both available for streaming on all major platforms, while the full multimedia version of 'Codeburst' is available through Fable Factory.

Fellow film music fan and writer J. Blake Fichera joins The Film Scorer Podcast to discuss his new book "Scored to Death 2," in which Fichera interviews some of horror's greatest composers like Michael Abels, Richard Band, Bear McCreary, and more! "Scored to Death 2" is available for purchase everywhere and I highly recommend it!

Find out more about Fichera and his book at his website and check out his podcast "Scored to Death" in which he similarly interviews composers (albeit in an even longer format!)

Composer duo Mondo Boys join The Film Scorer to discuss their recent scores to the films Fatman, She Dies Tomorrow, and Mortuary Collection.  Mondo Boys also talk about how they collaborate with directors, Nicolas Winding Refn, and Roger Ebert's love of breasts.

More information is available about Mondo Boys on their website.

Fatman is currently available on VOD, She Dies Tomorrow is streaming on Hulu, and Mortuary Collection is streaming on Shudder. Several of Mondo Boys' scores are available on all major streaming platforms and others are forthcoming.

Composer, violinist, and pianist Ros Gilman talks about his upcoming animated film The Last Cloudweaver, his road to becoming a film composer, and much more!

Find out more about Ros on his website.

Selections of Gilmans' scores are available on all major streaming platforms and YouTube.

Composer Ben Symons talks about his dread-filled score for the new UK horror film Hosts, his approaches to film music, composing for major YouTube streamers, and much more!

Find out more about Symons on his website.

Hosts is currently available on VOD while Symons' scores are available on all major streaming platforms.

Join The Film Scorer as he talks with composer Roman Molino Dunn about his score to the new psychological drama Huracán, about an mma fighter struggling with dissociative disorder.  They also discuss Dunn's composing process, sampling the sounds of subways, and a mutual love of short film.

Find out more about Dunn on his website.

Huracán is currently available on HBO, HBO Latino, and HBO Max while several of Dunn's scores are available on all major streaming platforms.

Join The Film Scorer as he talks with English composer Harry Escott about his jazzy and stylish score to the new BBC One political series Roadkill starring Hugh Laurie.  They also talk about some of Harry's films (like the Steve McQueen drama Shame) and a mutual love of drone.

Find out more about Harry on his site.

Roadkill is now airing on BBC One in the UK and PBS Masterpiece Theater in the US while many of Harry's scores are available on all major streaming platforms.