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FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Emilie Levienaise-FarrouchEmilie Levienaise-Farrouch is a London-based, Ivor Novello and BIFA nominated French composer, pianist and recording artist. In addition to scoring Prano Bailey-Bond’s debut feature "Censor", Emilie has created the original scores for Harry Wootliff’s 2018 BAFTA-nominated debut feature "Only You", WWII feature "The Forgotten Battle" (Slag om de Schelde) (dir.Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.) which has been released on Netflix, and the critically acclaimed "Rocks" directed by Sarah Gavron. This year some of her music was performed live in Ghent during the Minimalism in Motion concert. She has written music for films and series such as The Assessment, All o...
2025-12-1824 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Laurent BouzereauLaurent Bouzereau is an award-winning filmmaker and best-selling author. Laurent Bouzereau and his producing partner/husband, Markus Keith, run Nedland Media, a production company based in Los Angeles. He is the author of several books on cinema, including Steven Spielberg: The First Ten Years (2023), De Palma Decade (2024), Hitchcock: Piece by Piece, The Art of Bond, and others. As a filmmaker he made the documentaries such as “Faye,” a feature documentary on legendary actor Faye Dunaway for HBO/Amblin which premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. This year he made “Jaws @ 50,” a feature documentary for NatGeo/Amblin. Last year Disney+ released...
2025-12-1136 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Simon FranglenSimon Franglen is a multi-award-winning composer and record producer whose work spans some of the most acclaimed films of the recent decades. Franglen composed the celebrated score for James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water, for which he received a 2023 World Soundtrack Award. His score was praised for expanding the sonic world of Pandora with both epic scale and profound intimacy, and was a global hit with the soundtrack album surpassing 750 million global streams. Over the past two years, he has continued his collaboration with Cameron on the upcoming Avatar: Fire and Ash, composing over three hours of music ...
2025-12-0534 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Dave PorterDave Porter is a Los Angeles based composer for film and television. He began his classical musical training at the piano at age five, but it was his interest in electronic music as a teen that led him to start composing his own music. He studied both classical and electronic music composition at Sarah Lawrence College under John Yannelli and started his professional career as an assistant in Philip Glass’ recording studio in New York City. Dave is perhaps best known for his enduring creative relationship with Vince Gilligan. They’ve worked together on Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul and...
2025-11-1530 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Oli JulianOli Julian is a UK based composer who is an RTS award-winning and Ivor nominated composer, producer and arranger of music for TV and film. He has written scores for a wide range of drama and comedy projects, as well as collaborating with other composers and songwriters such as David Byrne, Nick Cave and Ezra Furman. He has written music for films and series such as Sex Education, Renegade Nell, The Full Monty, Alma’s not Normal, Plebs and many more. Recently he wrote the music for the animation film The Twits, a story based on the Roald Dahl cl...
2025-10-2416 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Natalie HoltNatalie Holt is a multi-award-winning British composer, known equally for large orchestral arrangements and intimate, textural and at times experimental electro-acoustic compositions. Natalie Holt has written music for the Disney+ Marvel series Loki Season one and two and the LucasFilm Series Obi-Wan Kenobi. She was nominated for nominations for two Emmy Awards, as well as a BAFTA, SCL Awards, and the World Soundtrack Awards for “Television Composer of the Year”. In 2024 Natalie won the World Soundtrack Award for Television Composer of the Year with her music for Loki season 2. Natalie also worked on films and series such as Cordelia, Hers...
2025-10-1318 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Jeff BealComposer Jeff Beal is a Five-time EMMY® winner who is born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. Jeff was a self-taught pianist and spent countless hours in the library learning music theory and composition on his own. At the age of 17 he composed a trumpet concerto. Jeff writes music for the concert hall but also for film and television. He worked with directors such as Ed Harris, Lauren Greenfeld, David Fincher, Oliver Stone and Rob Reiner. He wrote music for films and television shows such as Pollock, Appaloosa, House of Cards, The Putin Interviews, The Queen of V...
2025-09-1039 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Austin WintoryAustin Wintory is an American composer who started with music at a very young age. After nearly a decade scoring independent films and games, Austin’s career took a leap forward on the back of thatgamecompany’s hit PS3 title Journey. The soundtrack album debuted on the Billboard charts higher than any prior game’s original score, and in December 2012 became the first game score ever nominated for a GRAMMY. He is a 3x GRAMMY-nominated and BAFTA-winning composer who writes music for film and videogames. Music for films such as Captain Abu Raed, Grace, The Last Movie Star and videog...
2025-09-0540 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Debbie WisemanDebbie Wiseman grew up in a vibrant cultural environment in north west London, where she discovered an early passion for music and started composing at only eight years old.Wiseman is also known for her regular collaborations with British directors Peter Kosminsky, John Hay, Brian Gilbert, Simon Hunter and the late Lewis Gilbert. Her work has been recognized with wins and nominations at the Grammys and the Ivor Novello Awards. Wiseman has been Composer in Residence at the UK's number 1 classical music station Classic FM since 2015. Debbie is know for her scores to Wolf Hall, Arsène Lupin, Wilde, F...
2025-08-2926 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Sam SlaterSam Slater is a composer and producer working at the intersection of experimental music, sound design, and contemporary storytelling. His musical journey began in his teens with record production, followed by studies in Experimental Composition at Leeds University. He started his professional career in Germany, initially collaborating with Johann Johannsson as a principal musical sound designer and creative engineer. He is a two-time Grammy Award winner, his work has shaped critically acclaimed projects including Joker, Chernobyl and Battlefield 2042. He has also received the SCL Award for Battlefield 2042, the Icelandic Music Award for Producer of the Year, and the Filmfare...
2025-08-0731 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Dara TaylorDara Taylor is a composer who lives in the USA. Dara Taylor has emerged as a fresh voice in the world of film and television scoring, as evidenced by her work on Amazon Studios’ The Tender Bar, directed by Academy Award - winner George Clooney, and Universal Pictures’ Strays, starring Will Ferrell and Jamie Foxx. Her most recent scoring project is the Netflix film Straw directed by Tyler Perry. Dara is also the composer for Marvel Studios’ highly anticipated series Ironheart. Dara is a proud Governor of the Recording Academy’s Los Angeles Chapter and a member of the Alliance...
2025-06-2617 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Michael AbelsComposer Michael Abels is well known for the opera, Omar, and his genre-defying scores for the Jordan Peele films Get Out, Us, and Nope. The score for Us won a World Soundtrack Award, the Jerry Goldsmith Award, a Critics Choice nomination, and was named "Score of the Decade" by The Wrap. Both Us and Nope were shortlisted for the Oscar for Best Original Score, and Nope won Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film at the 2023 Society of Composer & Lyricist Awards. Most recently, Michael Abels has scored Netflix's Sirens starring Julianne Moore, Meghann Fahy and Milly Alcock; he also scored the Disney+ Star...
2025-06-1728 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Carlos Rafael RiveraAs protégé of Randy Newman, Rivera earned a DMA in Composition at USC's Thornton School of Music,where he studied with Donald Crockett and Stephen Hartke. Carlos is a 3 time Emmy Award winner who writes music for Film, TV and Performing Arts. He wrote the music for the immense popular Netflix limited series The Queen’s Gambit. He worked on Apple TV’s series Lessons in Chemistry, Netflix Griselda, The Netflix film Chupa and AMC’s Network’s Monsieur Spade. Recently he worked again with director Scott Frank’s Dept. Q. In this new episode o...
2025-06-1134 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Marcelo ZarvosMarcelo Zarvos is a composer who writes music for film and television. The subtle nuances of composer Marcelo Zarvos’ style are exemplified in his recent scores for Hulu’s Good American Family, Netflix’s critically acclaimed The Diplomat, May December directed by Todd Haynes, and Nonnas starring Vince Vaughn. Zarvos’ musical training began by studying classical music followed by exploring jazz, rock and world music. This expansion inspired Zarvos to create his trademark sound – a seamless blend of classical, orchestral, rock, electronic and various ethnic elements, including his Brazilian roots which fueled emotionally charged music for film, TV, and the concert st...
2025-06-0126 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Max Aruj and Alfie GodfreyMax Aruj is a Los Angeles based composer known for his work in film, television, and video games. A graduate of the USC Thornton School of Music, he began his career working under Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe, and Rupert Gregson-Williams, contributing to Top Gun: Maverick,Mission: Impossible-Fallout, Black Widow and The Crown. Among his varied projects, Aruj has written music for ,Crawl, Lansky, The Ice Road, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Wrath of the Druids, MoviePass, MovieCrash and Mech Cadets.Alfie Godfrey cut his teeth at 14th Street Music in Los Angeles under th...
2025-05-2428 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Raphaelle ThibautRaphaelle Thibaut is a French composer who started already playing the piano at the age of 4. She graduated the music conservatory of Lille in 2002. 2021 was a landmark year for her because she wrote the score for the Emmy Award-winning Disney+/National Geographic nature docuseries Secrets of the Wales. She continued with projects such as the documentary Introducing, Selma Blair, Fantastic Beasts: A Natural History, Tomb Hunters, Wild Dogs, Three Mothers and many more. In 2023 she wrote music for the Netflix series Heart of Invictus and Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford for Lucas film and Disney+. Recently she...
2025-05-0127 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Raashi KulkarniRaashi Kulkarni is a composer, classical pianist, and flautist based in Los Angeles. She has established a distinct compositional voice that can be heard across a variety of genres including drama, comedy, science fiction, adventure, thriller, action, and animation. Raashi’s global perspective, study of different music disciplines, and passion for storytelling have been instrumental in the compositions she has developed for a vast spectrum of film and television projects. She has written music for films such as Wedding Season, Barefoot Empress, World’s Best, the documentary iFine: Beauty and many more. Her latest film is A Nice Indian Boy...
2025-04-0918 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Diego and Lionel BaldenwegFilmmusicsite.com has had the opportunity to talk to composers Diego and Lionel Baldenweg. he siblings Diego Baldenweg with Nora Baldenweg & Lionel Baldenweg are a Swiss/Australian composer team. The Baldenwegs are a very versatile team and have composed unique scores for a wide range of different film genres. Their contemporary sound often blends theme based orchestral compositions with a palette of unique instruments and electronic sound scapes. In 2019 they were nominated for a Public Choice Award at the WSA for the film Zwingli. In 2024 they were nominated twice for a WSA with the film In the Land of...
2025-03-0428 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Tom HoweTom Howe is a UK born composer who is a multi-instrumentalist. He writes large-scale orchestral scores, which he can easily combine with his talents in writing pop and rock music, and electronic sound design. Tom is not only a composer but also a songwriter who co-wrote f.i. the Emmy-nominated Ted Lasso theme, with Marcus Mumford of Mumford & Sons. Tom Howe has scored over 100 projects for film and television. His projects include Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso and Shrinking, Amazon Prime’s Daisy Jones and the Six, Focus Features’ Polite Society and Book Club: The Next Chapter, and Paramount+ series Knuckles...
2025-02-1529 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Hannes De MaeyerHannes De Maeyer is one of Belgium’s most versatile composers, best known for his collaboration with director duo Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah. They worked together on films such as Patser, Rebel, Black, Gangsta. Hannes also collaborated with director Dries Vos on projects such as the drama Professor T, both the Belgian as the English version. His work ranges from contemporary electronic scores such as Women of the Night and The Racer with pop and hip hop influences, to rich, orchestral and symphonic works such as Torpedo and Immenhof. Hannes wrote the score of the psychological thriller series...
2025-01-2931 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Atli ÖrvarssonAtli Örvarsson is an acclaimed Icelandic film and TV composer, conductor, and musician, with a vast body of work spanning film, television and video games. He has collaborated with artists including Hans Zimmer, RZA, Ólafur Arnalds, Khalid, and Talos. Örvarsson’s film credits include the political thriller 'Vantage Point,' Netflix’s ‘Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga,’ ‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’ and its sequel ‘The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard.’His television composing credits including Apple TV’s ‘Defending Jacob’ and long-running procedurals like NBC’s ‘Chicago Fire’, ‘Chicago P.D.’, ‘Chicago Med’, and ‘Chicago Justice’, along with the CBS ‘FBI’, ‘FBI: International’, and...
2025-01-1134 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Ruben De GheselleRuben De Gheselle is an award-winning film and television composer who lives in Belgium. With a background in contemporary classical music, he knows how to create magic with just a few notes. With his intimate and hypnotic scores, he has contributed to several international productions, such as “Clara Sola,” which was selected for Cannes, the DOC NYC-nominated film “A Cops and Robbers Story,” the Golden Horses Awards-nominated “Tiong Bahru Social Club” and the Cannes-series-winning series “Lockdown. His most recent projects include the Belgian-Irish co-production series “Northern Lights,” the documentary “A Cautionary Tale,” or “There Was, There Was Not”. Moreover, Ruben just finished the mu...
2025-01-0239 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Dave MetzgerDave Metzger is a seasoned composer and a true Disney veteran, Dave’s extensive experience as an orchestrator and composer includes projects such as Wish, Frozen (1&2), Moana, Tarzan and Brother Bear. He is also a highly regarded song arranger and orchestrater, having crafted the songs for many films, including the Academy Award winning “Frozen”, “Tarzan”, “Frozen 2”, “Moana”, “Wish”, and “Spirited”. Many of the songs, film soundtracks and Broadway cast albums that Dave has worked on have won Academy, Grammy, and Tony Awards – among them “Let It Go” from “Frozen”, “How Far I’ll Go” from “Moana”, “You’ll Be In My Heart” from “Tarzan”, the “Tarzan” and “Froze...
2024-12-2130 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview John PowellJohn Powell is an Oscar nominated composer who writes music for film. He is born in the UK and lives in Los Angeles. He has written music for more than 90 films and worked with directors such as John Woo, Ron Howard, Paul Greengrass, Joe Wright, James Mangold, George Miller, Doug Liman, Dean Deblois and many more. He wrote music for films such as Face Off, the Jason Bourne trilogy, Solo: A Star Wars Story, the 3 How to Train Your Dragon movies, Ferdinand, Mr and Mrs Smith, Still and many more. This year John wrote the score to the animation...
2024-12-1140 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Mark MancinaMark Mancina is a three-time Grammy Award Winning American film composer and Tony Nominated music producer. Mancina has scored over sixty films and television series including Speed, Bad Boys, Twister, Training Day, Con Air, Criminal Minds, Blood+, Shooter, August Rush, Planes, and recently Clint Eastwood drama Juror #2.
He has collaborated with Walt Disney Animation Studios (WDAS), composing scores for Moana, Brother Bear, and Tarzan. He also produced the original songs written by Elton John and Tim Rice for the 1994 blockbuster The Lion King. He also produced songs for upcoming prequel Mufasa. One of his latest scores is...
2024-12-0728 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Lorenz DangelLorenz is classically trained in composition and he is a multi-award-winning composer,
renowned for his versatility, creating music for film, concert performances, and ballet.
After the early success of his score to Tim Fehlbaums Thriller “Hell”, he showed his stylistic range in movies of different genres, among them “A Fortunate Man” by Bille August,
“Me and Kaminski” by Wolfgang Becker and the epic family drama “Dying” by Matthias Glasner for which he won his third German Film Prize for Best Music.
Recently he worked on the music for the film September 5, a film directed by...
2024-12-0325 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Mick GiacchinoMick Giacchino is a composer for film and television in both live-action and animated mediums. He is the son of Oscar-winning composer Michael Giacchino. Since his debut with Jim Henson’s “Turkey Hollowin” 2015, Mick has contributed to projects such as Disney’s Zootopia+, Netflix’s animated feature Extinct,”The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell,” and additional music for “The Batman.” In 2021, he released his first instrumental EP, “Perseverance.” His recent work includes the HBO/DC original series “The Penguin,” Disney’s “The Muppets Mayhem” and AMC+’s “That Dirty Black Bag.” Coming up for Mick is the Disney+ Star Wars series Skeleton Crew which will s...
2024-11-2324 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Martin PhippsComing from a musical background (he is Benjamin Britten’s godson), Martin scored his first TV drama, Eureka Street in 2002. He has won 2 BAFTAs, 5 Ivor Novello Awards and received multiple Emmy nominations for writing music to many of the most interesting television series of recent years. These include the BBC’s War and Peace, Hugo Blick’s The Honourable Woman, Peaky Blinders, Black Mirror, Amazon Studios series Solos starring Morgan Freeman and seasons 3 – 6 of the The Crown. In 2023 he wrote the music to Ridley’s Scott’s epic Napoleon. Martin Phipps is nominated this year for the Television Composer of the Year aw...
2024-11-0421 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Elliot GoldenthalElliot Goldenthal is an American born composer of filmmusic. As a composer Goldenthal has worked with famous directors such as Gus Van Sant, Michael Mann, David Fincher, Julie Taymor and Neil Jordan. He has composed music for films such as Interview with A Vampire, Michael Collins, Batman Forever, Batman and Robin, A Time to Kill, Frida, Sphere, Alien 3, Titus , Final Fantasy, and Public Enemies. Elliot Goldenthal will receive this year at the World Soundtrack Awards in Ghent a Lifetime Achievement Award.
In this edition of Composer Talk Elliot Goldenthal talks about receiving a Lifetime...
2024-10-3024 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Diego and Lionel BaldenwegThe siblings Diego Baldenweg with Nora Baldenweg & Lionel Baldenweg are a Swiss/Australian composer team. The Baldenwegs are a very versatile team and have composed unique scores for a wide range of different film genres. Their contemporary sound often blends theme based orchestral compositions with a palette of unique instruments and electronic sound scapes. In 2019 they were nominated for a Public Choice Award at the WSA for the film Zwingli. This year they are nominated twice for a WSA with the film In the Land of Saints and Sinners. One time for a Public Choice award and one time...
2024-10-2529 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Anthony WillisAs protege of Oscar-nominated composer John Powell, Anthony has contributed additional music to many of Hollywood’s major franchises including: How to Train your Dragon, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Jason Bourne and Rio. The BAFTA-nominated composer Anthony Willis became quickly one of the most highly sought after new voices in Hollywood. Anthony composed the score to Oscar-winning writer/director Emerald Fennell’s drama thriller Promising Young Woman. He also worked on the horror hit M3gan. Recently he joined forces again with director Emerald Fennell for the highly acclaimed film Saltburn.
I've had the opportunity to talk to...
2024-10-1938 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Sophie Joos and Wim De Witte - World Soundtrack Awards Ghent 2024This year on October 16th 2024 the 24th World Soundtrack Awards will be held during the 51st edition of the Film Festival in Ghent. The World Soundtrack Awards are Film Fest Ghent prestigious film music prizes honouring excellence in composing for screen. One of the esteemed guests will be French composer Philippe Rombi. American composer Elliot Goldenthal will receive a Life Time Achievement award. Last year Simon Franglen won the Discovery of the Year Award and his music for Avatar: The Way of Water will be performed live! In this composer Talk I am talking to Sophie Joos, she is...
2024-10-0222 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Marco BeltramiMarco Beltrami is a two-time Oscar nominated and Emmy winning composer. He has collaborated with many iconic film directors including Kathryn Bigelow, James Mangold, Robert Rodriguez, Tommy Lee Jones, and John Woo. He established an early reputation as a genre innovator with his non-traditional horror scores for the Scream franchise. Recently he proved again to be a champion in the genre with his scores for the Fear Street trilogy. Marco Beltrami has written music for films such as 3:10 to Yuma, Logan, The Hurt Locker, Ford v. Ferrari, A Quiet Place I and II and many more. Most recently, Beltrami w...
2024-09-0122 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Rob SimonsenRob Simonsen is a composer who lives in the USA. His first break into film composing was the independent feature “Westender” in 2003 which caught the attention of composer Mychael Danna. In 2004, he teamed up with Danna and provided additional music and arrangements on Surf's Up, Fracture, Moneyball, and the Oscar®-winning Life of Pi. Since then, Rob Simonsen has continued relationships with leading directors. He has worked together with directors like Darren Aronofsky (The Whale), Jason Reitman (Ghostbusters: Afterlife), Bennett Miller (Foxcatcher), Marc Webb (500 Days of Summer), and Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman (Nerve). His relationship with director Shawn Levy include...
2024-08-0125 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Nick ChubaNick Chuba is a composer living and working in Los Angeles. After studying at USC’s Thornton School of Music, he began working for Atticus Ross and has collaborated on numerous projects with him since 2014. Most recently, Chuba composed the score for the feature film Thelma, which premiered at the 2024 Sundance Festival. Other recent credits include Dr. Death (Peacock) and The Girl from Plainville (Hulu) with Leopold Ross, Appendage (Hulu), and Operation Varsity Blues (Netflix) and Shogun (FX) with Atticus Ross and Leopold Ross.
In this latest edition of Composer Talk Nick talks about his score for Thelma...
2024-07-1722 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Andrea DatzmanAndrea Datzman is a composer of filmmusic who lives in California. Over the years, Datzman's work has run the gamut from major features (Zooptopia, Spiderman: Homecoming, Let Me In, Cars 2, Speed Racer) several TV series (Lost, Alcatraz, UnderCovers) as well as video games (Up, Ratatouille). She most recently scored Carl’s Date which premiered in front of Elemental in June of 2023. This short followed her work on Pixar’s animated series from Disney+, Dug Days, which follows the humorous misadventures of Dug, the lovable dog from Up. She also wrote the music for the Paramount Star Trek short, Ask Not...
2024-06-3021 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview John DebneyJohn Debney is an Oscar-nominated and multi-Emmy-winning composer. Debney is an agile jack-of-all-genres, composing for comedies (Bruce Almighty), sci-fi action (Predators), horror (Dream House) and romance (Valentine’s Day) with the same confidence and panache. Debney is also known for his work in such films as Princess Diaries, Elf, Sin City, Liar Liar, Spy Kids, Cutthroat Island, The Emperor’s New Groove, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Hocus Pocus, The Jungle Book, The Greatest Showman and The Passion of the Christ. Debney’s most recent releases include Paramount’s 80 for Brady and Disney’s Hocus Pocus 2. His most recent project, the...
2024-06-2728 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Amelia WarnerAmelia Warner is a British female composer for film. Her debut major scoring project, a British short film ‘Mam’, which won several awards, was the launch of her career as a composer for film. In 2018 she scored the Irish-American film Mary Shelley for director Haifa al-Mansour, for which she wrote an otherworldly music for an orchestra haunted by ethereal female vocals. In 2022 she wrote a contemporary classical score for the period romantic comedy ‘Mr Malcolm’s List’ for which she received a Public Choice Award at the World Soundtrack Awards in Ghent and a breakthrough Composer of The Year at the Int...
2024-06-0318 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Alex HeffesAlex Heffes is a Golden Globe, BAFTA and 3 x Ivor Novello nominated composer who has scored over 70 feature films and TV projects. He has worked with many of cinema’s top filmmakers including Steven Frears, Kevin Macdonald, Catherine Hardwicke, Mira Nair, Michael Keaton & J J Abrams. He has written music for films such as The Last King of Scotland, State of Play, Queen Of Katwe, Escape Plan, Knox Goes Away. Recently he has written the music for series such as The Regime for HBO and Shardlake for Hulu and Disney+.
In this episode of Co...
2024-05-2929 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Rachel Portman & Jon EhrlichRachel Portman is a British composer who became the first woman composer to win an Academy Award, which she received for her work on Emma. She is also the first woman composer to win a Primetime Emmy Award, for her work on Bessy. She has written music for films such as Chocolat, Emma, The Cider House Rules, Their Finest, Godmothered and many more.
Jon Ehrlich is a highly accomplished composer with a prolific list of scoring credits encompassing a broad range of projects. He has nearly a thousand primetime television episodes scored and three P...
2024-05-1524 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Gareth CokerGareth Coker is a British composer and producer working out of Los Angeles. He is known for his melodically driven scores, unique soundscapes, and attention to detail and execution. Gareth has won multiple awards like f.i. the Ivor Novello Award for Best Original Video Game Score and multiple Game Audio Network Guild awards. He wrote the music to many acclaimed video games such as Ori and the Will of the Wisps and Ori and the Blind Forest (2020 / 2015) but also the popular ARK franchise. Recently Gareth wrote the score to ARK: THE ANIMATED SERIES for Paramount. The first episodes c...
2024-05-0827 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Chris BensteadChris Benstead is a British composer of filmmusic, he is a versatile multi-instrumentalist and achieved a First-Class honours in music and sound recording from the University of Surrey. He won an Academy and BAFTA Award for his mixing skills on the film Gravity. Recent additions to his impressive portfolio include scoring the action thrillers Jericho Ridge and Rupture directed by Hamza Jamjoom. Chris has worked extensively with director Guy Ritchie and wrote music to his films Wrath of Man, Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre, The Covenant. This year he worked on Guy Ritchies Netflix series The Gentlemen and film...
2024-05-0326 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview David FlemingDavid Fleming is an American Born composer who began his career in New York writing music for commercials and creating ringtones tones. In 2017 David composed the score for the BBC's internationally acclaimed Blue Planet II alongside Hans Zimmer, which marked the start of a collaborative relationship with the Academy Award-winning composer, encompassing music for films such as Dune, Hillbilly Elegy and Top Gun: Maverick. Recently David wrote the music for the HBO series the last of us, together with Gustavo Santaolalla. He also wrote the music to the Amazon series Mr and Mrs Smith. Netflix just released the film Dam...
2024-03-2033 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Blair MowatBlair Mowat is a composer from Scotland, Edinburgh who writes music for television and film. He studied at Durham university and Bristol University. He is a BAFTA nominated, award-winning composer with over 15-years’ experience,His work includes Class, an acclaimed 8-part Doctor Who spin-off series on BBC One, ITV’s international hit show McDonald & Dodds and SKY’s The Amazing Mr. Blunden. He composed the score to Russell T Davies’s latest drama Nolly, starring Helena Bonham Carter, with the collaboration then leading on to Men Up, a film Russell exec-produced, airing on BBC1 in late 2023. He also worked on the H...
2024-03-0831 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Hildur GuðnadóttirHildur Guðnadóttir is an Icelandic composer, cello player and singer who writes music for film, television, video games, theatre, dance and art installations. With her music for the film Joker she has won an Oscar, a Golden Globe, a Bafta Award and the Composer of the Year Award at the World Soundtrack Awards in Ghent. She has written music for films such as Joker, Women Talking, Tár, the television series Chernobyl and the videogame Battlefield 2042. Recently she worked on the Hercule Poirot story A Haunting in Venice with director Kenneth Branagh.
In this episode of...
2023-11-2933 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Jon EveristJon Everist is a multi award-winning and ASCAP-nominated composer for games and film. He has written music for franchises such as Overwatch 2, Shadowrun and BattleTech. Recently Jon worked on the video game The Lamplighters League. The score for this game was recorded at the world famous Abbey Road Studios in London.
In this new episode of Composer Talk composer Jon Everist talks in-depth about his music for the video game The Lamplighters League.
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2023-11-1731 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Simon FranglenSimon Franglen is an English composer of classical and film music. He is also a record producer and former musician. His credits include four of the list of top grossing films and six of the list of best-selling albums of all time.
Over the last year, Simon was credited as the composer for his first two films Avatar: The Way of Water and Notre-Dame on Fire, though he is in no way a newcomer to the industry or the film music world. In his 30 years in the industry, Simon has worked with iconic composers...
2023-10-2339 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Pinar ToprakPinar Toprak is a Turkish-American Emmy-nominated composer, conductor and performer. At the age of 5 she enrolled in the local music conservatory in Istanbul learning to play the violin and the guitar. At the age of 17 she moved to Chicago in the United States. She started at the Berklee College of Music in Boston to study jazz. Pinar Toprak has written music for video games, television series and films. She has written music for video games such as Ninety-Nine Nights and Fortnite. She wrote the score to the Marvel Studio blockbuster Captain Marvel, the Sandra Bullock movie The Lost City...
2023-10-1321 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Dascha DauenhauerDascha Dauenhauer is a composer who is born in Russia. She began composing and playing the piano at the age of five and studied composition at the Moscow Music Conservatory as a child. Her family moved to Berlin and continued her studies there. In 2006, she began her diploma studies in music theory at the UDK Berlin and subsequently completed her master’s program in film music at the Film University in Babelsberg. She has written music for Berlin Alexanderplatz, Evolution, Blood Red Sky, the series The Swarm and Souls. Recently she wrote the music to the film Golda which re...
2023-09-2219 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Marcelo ZarvosIn this episode of Composer Talk you can listen to an interview with Brazilian composer Marcelo Zarvos. He has written music for over more than 60 films. We talk about his score to The Equalizer 3, the latest action hit starring Denzel Washington and directed by Antoine Fuqua. Marcelo is having a busy second half of 2023 because he has also worked on the films such as Flamin' hot, directed by Eva Longoria, the film Cassandro and the latest Todd Haynes movie May December which has had it's premiere during the film festival in Cannes.
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2023-09-1528 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Michael AbelsIn this new episode of Composer Talk I talk to composer Michael Abels. Michael Abels is an Emmy- and Grammy-nominated composer. He is best known for his genre-defying scores for the Jordan Peele films GET OUT, US and NOPE. The score for US won a World Soundtrack Award, the Jerry Goldsmith Award, a Critics Choice nomination, multiple critics awards, and was named “Score of the Decade” by The Wrap. Both US and NOPE were shortlisted for the Oscar for Best Original Score. Other recent media projects include the films BAD EDUCATION, NIGHTBOOKS, and the docu-series ALLEN v. FARROW. Currently he w...
2023-05-1336 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Susan DiBona & Salvatore SangiovanniAmerican-born composer Susan DiBona and her Italian composing partner Salvatore Sangiovanni have worked on nearly 50 original film and television scores as well as music for commercials, opera, games, top 40 pop music, musical theater, and ballet since creating The Villa Studios Praia a Mare in southern Italy. Susan DiBona is a seasoned film composer and multi-instrumentalist who began studying piano and writing music at the age of seven. Salvatore Sangiovanni, born in Italy, is an internationally acclaimed virtuoso concert and jazz pianist whose composing skills range from classic Italian opera to American big band and beyond. Both composers wrote the m...
2023-05-0324 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Mychael DannaMychael Danna is an Academy Award and Emmy Award-winning film composer who has composed over 80 film scores and is recognized for his blending of non-western traditions with orchestral and electronic music. He composed the transculturally inspired, 2013 Oscar and Golden Globe winning film score for Ang Lee's Life of Pi. Danna also composed the scores for Ang Lee's The Ice Storm and Ride With the Devil. Other well-known films Danna has composed music for include the Pixar films The Good Dragon and Onwards. Recently Mychael Danna has written music for Return to Space, Where the Crawdads Sing and My Father’s...
2023-04-2025 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Laura RossiIn this new episode of Composer Talk we talk to English composer Laura Rossi. She is a composer for film, TV and concert music. Her music has been described as ‘hauntingly atmospheric with emotional depth and beauty’ Her credits include Battle of the Somme, London to Brighton, Song for Marion, BFI Silent Shakespeare, The Cottage, Hurricane and ITV 6-part drama Redemption. In 2016-17 one hundred orchestras worldwide performed her score, to the UNESCO listed Battle of the Somme film. Watched live by over 37,000, performed by 4,200 musicians, and televised live on BBC1 with the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Laura is also lectur...
2023-04-1217 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Rachel PortmanIn this new episode of Composer Talk you can listen to an interview with the talented Rachel Portman. She has written music for more than 100 films, television shows and theatre productions. In 1997 she was the first female composer to win an Oscar for Best Original Score for the film Emma. She has written music for films such as Emma, The Cider House Rules, The Duchess, The Legend of Bagger Vance, A Dog's Purpose, Chocolat, Never Let Me Go and many many more. Recently Sony Classical has released an album with 20 tracks containing piano suites of her best film work...
2023-04-0217 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Gustavo SantaolallaFilmmusicsite.com had the opportunity to talk to composer Gustavo Santaolalla. Gustavo Santaolalla is a talented musician, composer and producer who is born in Argentina. He started to play the guitar at the age of five. He performed music and worked with a lot of artists such as Malta Vecindad, Julieta Venegas, Los Prisioneros and many more. By the year of 2000 he started his career as a composer for film. He forges a lasting friendship with director Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu for whom he composes the original score for his films “Amores Perros”, ”21 Grams”, “Babel” and “Biutiful”. He is also the third co...
2023-03-1831 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Paul Leonard-MorganFilmmusicsite.com talked to composer Paul Leonard-Morgan. He is a composer who writes music for film, television and video games. His unique cinematic style of fusing orchestra with electronica has put him in high demand as a score composer & band producer, as well as a performer and artist in his own right. His film scores include DREDD, LIMITLESS, LAST BREATH, GIGI & NATE and the upcoming BOSTON STRANGLER, starring Keira Knightley, directed by Matt Ruskin. He has won a BAFTA award and was nominated for an Emmy and Ivor Novello.
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2023-03-1234 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Mark TewarsonIn this new episode of Composer Talk we talk to composer Mark Tewarson. He is a composer living in L.A. who has written the music for the film Assassin. The film is directed by Jesse Atlas starring Bruce Willis and Andy Allo. In this interview Mark talks in-depth about his music for this film. We go into his composing process and how he created the theme's. He's a talented composer who started from a very young age playing the piano and viola. If you want to know more check out this interesting conversation with Mark Tewarson.
2023-03-0722 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Jon Ekstrand & Carl-Johan SevedagIn this new Composer Talk Swedish Composers Jon Ekstrand and Carl-Johan Sevedag talk about their latest film Opponent. This film had just its world premiere during the Berlinale film festival in Berlin, Germany. They talk about how they worked together on writing the music for this film. They give us an in-depth look in there working process.
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Jon Ekstrand and Carl-Johan Sevedag are filmmusic composers both born in Sweden. Jon Ekstrand began his career under the mentorship of acclaimed sound designer Owe Svensson. In 1998 he attended the Stockholm Film School where he met director...
2023-02-2226 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Jason GravesJason Graves is a composer who has written music for Video Games, Film and television. He is a two-time British Academy Award-winning composer. He has written music for video games such as Dead Space 1 + 2, Tomb Raider, Moss and Moss: Book II. Recently he has worked on The Dark Pictures Anthology which includes titles such as Man of Medan, Little Hope, House of Ashes and the most recent one The Devil in Me.
2023-02-1423 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Joris HermyJoris Hermy is een componist die muziek schrijft voor tv, theater, radio en film. Hij woont in het West-Vlaamse Izegem. Hij schreef muziek voor o.a. de Studio 100 reeks Kosmoo en de VTM series Gina & Chantal. Werkte aan succesvolle kortfilms zoals Boxcar, Oxygene en The Chromakey Man. Deze maand kan je in de Belgische bioscoop tevens ook luisteren naar zijn muziek voor zijn allereerste langspeel film namelijk De Zonen van Van As - De Cross.
2023-02-1428 min
FilmMusicSite.com: Composer TalkInterview Alastair McNamaraComposer Alastair McNamara writes music for TV, video games and documentaries. He’s studied composition for Film & TV at the National Film and Television School. He has an eclectic musical background as a composer. He can easily weave electronic, vocal and orchestral styles. He has written music for the short award winning documentary Tease. He has worked on the music for TV shows such as season 2 of The Capture for BBC One and season 3 of War of the Worlds. Recently he has written music for the feature documentary The Other Fellow.
2023-02-1220 min