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.

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!

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/.

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.

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.

Finally back at home in Bali after being stranded for five days in Singapore because of the Mt. Agung volcanic eruption, Deane rejoins Brian for a serious and candid discussion on the Hollywood sexual abuse scandal with Elisa C. Rice, scoring director at Hollywood Scoring and co-host of the "Cued Up" podcast.

SCOREcast's new managing director Meena Shamaly sits down with "Genius" and "The Lego Batman Movie" composer Lorne Balfe for a deep dive into Lorne's illustrious career scoring Hollywood blockbusters like "Ghost In the Shell", "Terminator: Genysis", and the Nolan Batman trilogy, as well as network television and multiple triple-A video game franchises. SCOREcast founder Deane Ogden also chats with Output CEO Gregg Lehrman about Output's newest offerings in the studio furniture space. At the top of the show, Deane tackles the elephant in the room — Harvey Weinstein's sexual abuse allegations that rocked Hollywood last week and how they impact those of us working in the film and television music industries.

This episode of the SCOREcast Podcast Show is sponsored by OUTPUT, makers of the new PLATFORM studio workstation desk. Check out PLATFORM, as well as Output's entire line of incredibly unique and must-have sample libraries, at https://output.com.

If you are a composer working for another composer, you have certain legal rights - rights that cannot and should not be ignored, abused, or violated. Recently, there have been reports of some fairly heavy duty violations and we need to talk about it. Moreover, something needs to be DONE about it. Please LISTEN to and SHARE this message if you support this cause as a composer. It's important that we take care of each other as a global community.

If you believe you've been harassed or violated in your workplace and you work in the state of California, please visit http://scorecastreport.org to file an official compliant against your employer.

Brian gets on the line with composer Michael Abels to talk about his blockbuster score to Jordan Peele's runaway-hit thriller "GET OUT". The two discuss how Michael found himself being offered the film and what his approach to scoring it was, being as it was his first foray out of classical concert composing and directly into an A-list summer feature that has now grossed more than 200 million at the box office.

DRUMCORE 4 CONTEST: Email us at [email protected] with a couple paragraphs on how SCOREcast has helped you out in your career. We'll pick the best entry on the next podcast episode and send the winner a copy of the killer new Drumcore 4 by Sonoma Wireworks, the premiere suite of drum grooves, licks, shots, and genre loops, recorded in studio by drummers like Alan White, Terry Bozzio, Matt Cameron, Stephen Perkins, Zoro, Matt Sorum, and many more. See Drumcore 4 in action at http://www.sonomawireworks.com/drumcore.

Deane and Brian chat with Los Angeles composer Adam Gubman about composers potentially being devalued across the industry. Covering everything from what kind of work is currently available to which marketing skills are required to survive, the trio navigate a deep gamut of industry realities and discuss the important balance of attitude and chops.

DRUMCORE 4 CONTEST: Email us at [email protected] with a couple paragraphs on how SCOREcast has helped you out in your career. We'll pick the best entry on the next podcast episode and send the winner a copy of the killer new Drumcore 4 by Sonoma Wireworks, the premiere suite of drum grooves, licks, shots, and genre loops, recorded in studio by drummers like Alan White, Terry Bozzio, Matt Cameron, Stephen Perkins, Zoro, Matt Sorum, and many more. See Drumcore 4 in action at http://www.sonomawireworks.com/drumcore.