The SoundCast
The Official Podcast of
Tracksounds.com
The
official podcast of
Tracksounds.com, The SoundCast
is hosted by Christopher Coleman
and features reviews and
discussions centered around
film, TV, and video game
soundtracks. Special edition
episodes include interviews with
composers and other industry
professionals.
Erik Woods of Cinematicsound.net joins the cast to peer
into the future and discuss 2012's upcoming film scores! Erik gives a tip
on how to enjoy Avatar even more and the crew talks about our first Google
Hangout for soundtrack geniuses.
Episode Highlights
00:00 The Way of the Future
00:50 Welcome and Intro: Erik Wookds (cinematicsound.net)
03:28 WHYBLT? Taro Iwashiro, Metal Gear Solid, Michael Kamen
08:00 WHYBLT? Avatar, On the Beach, Pavillion of Women, Lover's Prayer, Signs
15:25 WHYBLT? The Promise, W.E.
17:33 WHYBLT? Doctor Who 6, Kingdoms of Amalur, Star Wars: The Old Republic
13:01 WHYBLT? Haywire, Back to Gaya, Man to Man
24:52 Sidetrack: "Hanging out on Google Plus"
28:44 2012 Film Score Preview
66:37 How will 2012 compare with 2011?
72:14 Conclusion
Select Music
00:00 "Main Title-Trinity Infinity" (The Matrix) by Don Davis
00:20 "Ontological Shock" (The Matrix) by Don Davis
03:43 "The Operation Called Unanswerableness" (Isoruku) by Taro Iwashiro
08:04 "Jake's First Flight" (Avatar) by James Horner
12:27 "Main Titles" (Signs) by James Newton Howard
16:00 "Six Hours" (W.E.) by Abel Korzeniowski
17:38 "Apollo 11" (Doctor Who - Series 6) by Murray Gold
18:21 "Reckoning Main Theme" (Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning) by Grant Kirkhope
20:07 "Clash Of Destiny" (Star Wars: The Old Republic) by Mark Griskey, et al
30:19 "A Dark Knight" (The Dark Knight) by Hans Zimmer
36:46 "Captain America Main Titles" (Captain America: The First Avenger) by
Alan Silvestri
43:17 "Sab Than Pursues The Princess" (John Carter) by Michael Giacchino
47:59 "Cornered" (Salt) by James Newton Howard
49:12 "Swallow Falls" (Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs) by Mark Mothersbaugh
51:38 "Main Titles" (There Be Dragons) by Robert Folk
61:10 "Saphira's First Flight" (Eragon) by Patrick Doyle
62:00 "The Expendables" (The Expendables) by Brian Tyler
65:50 "Opening" (Elizabeth: Golden Age) by Craig Armstrong, A.R. Rahman
74:36 "Sab Than Pursues The Princess" (John Carter) by Michael Giacchino
Ep. 39 - Oscars: I Think
There's a Buzz!
OSCARS: I THINK THERES A BUZZ. In our annual Oscar
prediction show, Michael Coleman (SoundWorksCollection.com) joins in. They also
react to the Awards given out thus far and sidetrack on What is an iconic
score?
Episode Highlights
00:00 I think I hear a buzz.
01:27 Welcome and Intro: Michael Coleman (SoundworksCollection.com)
04:10 WHYBLT? James Horner, Crysis 2
06:44 WHYBLT? Joe Hisaishi
07:56 WHYBLT? Oscar short-listers and Hanna's back
11:28 WHYBLT? Tinker Tailor, The Artist, The Greatest Miracle
13:01 WHYBLT? Haywire, Back to Gaya, Man to Man
15:28 Sidetrack: "What is an iconic score?"
28:09 Awards Reactions
31:12 Detour into Drive and Contagion
40:38 Revisiting last year's predictions
41:41 The Nominees Are...
44:01 Reacting to the Entertainment Weekly article by Kyle Anderson (http://bit.ly/Aaat9r)
56:05 Oscar Predictions!
66:18 Conclusion
Select Music
00:00 "Night Call" (Drive) by Kavinsky
00:00 "A Real Hero" (Drive) by Cliff Martinez
04:30 "A Return to the Caspian, and to the Iran of Old" (House of Sand and
Fog) by James Horner
05:35 "Chase" (Crysis 2) by Hans Zimmer, Borislav Slavov and Tillman Sillescu.
07:07 "Opening" (Legend of the Four Gods Vol. 1) by Joe Hisaishi
08:37 "Hanna's theme" (Hanna) by Hanna
11:58 "George Smiley" (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy) by Alberto Iglesias
13:05 "Barcelona" (Haywire) by David Holmes
13:50 "Main Title" (Back to Gaya) by Michael Kamen
15:33 "The Game Has Changed" (Tron: Legacy) by Daft Punk
24:35 "Dream is Collapsing" (Inception) by Hans Zimmer
26:21 "Sorrow" (Gladiator) by Hans Zimmer
31:15 "Tick of the Clock" (Drive) by Cliff Martinez
34:04 "The Birds Are Doing That" (Contagion) by Cliff Martinez
42:09 "The Adventures of Tintin" (The Adventures of Tin Tin) by John Williams
42:27 "The Thief" (Hugo) by Howard Shore
42:45 "George Valentin" (The Artist) by Ludovic Bource
43:07 "George Smiley" (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy) by Alberto Iglesias
43:31 "The Reunion" (War Horse) by John Williams
46:27 "Salander At Soder Hospital" (Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) by Reznor/Ross
66:34 "Peppy and George" (The Artist) by Ludovic Bource
Marius Masalar talks with composer Lorne Balfe about two
of his latest projects: Assassin's Creed: Revelations and Skylander:
Spyros. Balfe as reveals how he got into video game music, the challenges
of writing music for popular sequels and what he considers his dream project.
Returning to the world of Uncharted, Marius Masalar speaks
again with composer Greg Edmonson, who dives, in detail, into the development
process for Uncharted 3 and how the game and score differ from its predecessors.
Interview:
Inon Zur
(Lord of the Rings: War in the
North)
Composer Inon Zur, a devoted Tolkien and Lord of the Rings
fan talks about his latest composing project: Snowblind's LORD OF THE
RINGS: WAR IN THE NORTH. He talks about how appreciates the differing
challenges that such games provide, the experience of conducting 3 live
performances of his music at E3 this year, and more!
Richard joins Marius, Christopher and Tom to discuss
expectations for the upcoming Fall movie and soundtrack season. In part 1, they
cover movies being released between October 1 and November 15th. In addition to
the "What Have You Been Listening To" segment, the Soundcast debuts a brand new
segment called "Sidetracks" where each offers at least one news story related to
film, television or game music.
Dan Trachtenberg (Director) and Mike Zarin (Composer) come
on to talk about their immensely popular, recent project, PORTAL: NO ESCAPE.
The 7 minute short has already received over 6.2 million youtube views.
The two discus the origins of the project; how they came to work on the project
together, and the musical influences found in the Zarin's original score.
Composer Laura Karpman (Taken, Everquest II) talks about
some of her most recent projects which include one of the most unique musical
projects of the last few years, ASK YOUR MAMA, as well her most recent video
game score, the tie-in-game to KUNG FUN PANDA 2. She also talks about the why
there are fewer female composers in the USA compared to other countries such as
the United Kingdom and Japan.
Composer Brian Tyler talks about his latest effort for
FAST FIVE, TRANSFORMERS PRIME. He shares about how he came to work with director
Justin Lin, his treatment of the Hawaii Five-0 original theme and what superhero
he'd most like to write a score for, and what he has coming in the near future.
Marius Masalar chats with composer Joris de Man about what
it has been like working on the Killzone series, especially his latest effort of
Killzone 3.
Composer Mark Griskey talks about returning to score THE FORCE UNLEASHED, how
the music for the franchise has evolved since the first game, and what it was
like working on this project at the same time as STAR WAR: THE OLD REPUBLIC.
RAMIN DJAWADI shares about his first foray into the genre of video game music.
He talks about the unique challenges of penning the score for the
modern-era-reboot of the famed MEDAL OF HONOR video game franchise.
DOUG ADAMS, author of the upcoming book THE MUSIC OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS
FILMS, talks about this unique and comprehensive project
which put him shoulder-to-shoulder with one of his composer-idols, HOWARD SHORE.
He shares about the joys and challenges of working
on a project of this scale, his research process, and just who will want to get
their hands on this book and compact disc! (Don't miss
our little ploy to get some information on THE HOBBIT at the very end!)
SEAN WILLIAMS, author of the
novelization of STAR WARS THE
FORCE UNLEASHED, the recently
released, STAR WARS: THE OLD
REPUBLIC FATAL ALLIANCE,
shares about his recent works,
his passion for film music and
what he listens to when writing.
He also shares about some of his
all-time favorite soundtracks,
why the year, 1981, is such an
important year and how he faced
the difficult choice between
writing and composing music.
Composer KEVIN RIEPL shares
about his latest project,
CRACKDOWN 2, which is the highly
anticipated sequel to the
surprise 2007 hit, CRACKDOWN. He
also shares about this year's
E3, the status of DAMAGE VAULT,
and other upcoming projects:
HUNTED: THE DEMON FORGE and
ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES!
Former
Blue-Man Group member, John
Swihart talks about his big
break project, NAPOLEAN
DYNAMITE, scoring for
television, and his latest film,
YOUTH IN REVOLT.
Former
Blue-Man Group member, John
Swihart talks about his big
break project, NAPOLEAN
DYNAMITE, scoring for
television, and his latest film,
YOUTH IN REVOLT.
Gametime Interview: Chance Thomas -
December 19, 2009
Composer
Chance Thomas talks about his
work on the Avatar tie-in game
released by Ubisoft, on how he
came onto the project and
working with composer James
Horner.
Gametime Interview: Jason Graves -
September 5, 2009
Composer
Jason Graves shares about his
most recent video game projects
including: Section 8, Alpha
Protocol, Dead Space: Extraction
and Silent Hunter 5!
Gametime Interview: Jim Dooley and Mel Wesson -
August 5, 2009
The two,
long-time collaborators joined
Amon Tobin, Jonathan Myers, and
Martin Tillman to create the
game's electrifying music.
Dooley and Wesson's
collaborations go all the way
back to Hans Zimmer's score for
HANNIBAL. They have since gone
on to work on titles such as:
PUSHING DAISIES, ANGELS &
DEMONS, PIRATES OF THE
CARIBBEAN, and THE DARK KNIGHT.
Each share about their
experiences in working on the
score for Sony's INFAMOUS.
Gametime Interview: Garry Schyman and Diego
Stocco -
July 30, 2009
Composer Diego Stocco shares about his
innovative approach to scoring the Wii FPS, THE CONDUIT.
BIOSHOCK composer Garry Schyman talks about returning to the Bioshock
franchise with BIOSHOCK 2 and two of his recent projects DANTE'S
INFERO and FRONT MISSION EVOLVED.
Marius Masalar speaks with composer Theodore
Shapiro regarding his latest effort for the film YEAR ONE. He
shares about his approach to scoring comedies as well as the unique
musical opportunities YEAR ONE afforded him.
Composer David Robidoux shares about his latest
project TRUTH IN 24, a NFL Films documentary focusing on the Audi Race
Team and their competition in the 24 hours at LeMans race.
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2012 Preview: Ears Will Drool
Erik Woods of Cinematicsound.com joins the cast to peer into the future
and discuss 2012's upcoming film scores! Erik gives a tip on how to enjoy
Avatar even more and the crew talks about our first Google Hangout for
soundtrack geniuses.
Episode
#39 - January 27, 2012
Oscars: I There's a Buzz!
In our annual Oscar prediction show, Michael Coleman (SoundWorksCollection.com)
joins in. They also react to the Awards given out thus far and sidetrack on
What is an iconic score?
M:I - Shooken It Enough!
The crew breaks down MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL (the movie and the
score) and discuss how it compares to ther previous films. Also, they sidetrack
on Shores music in THE HOBBIT trailer and the Thomas Newman on SKYFALL bomb!
The 80s: Raiders is 21? w/ Doug Adams
Doug Adams (The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films) joins the crew to discuss
their favorites scores from the decade of the 80s. We read your tweeted faves,
play our first voicemail and hit THE GIRL IN THE DRAGON TATTOO, THE HUNGER
GAMES, and PROMETHEUS in our WHYBLT and Sidetrack segments.
The 70s: Two Steps Above a Lunchbox
Christopher, Marius, and Helen discuss their favorites scores from the decade of
the 70s. We read your tweeted faves and sidetrack on Carter Burwell on his
return to the Twilight franchise and finally, react to The Hunger Games trailer
and the fact that T Bone Burnett will be collaborating with Danny Elfman for its
score.
Music to Play By!
Composer Sascha Dikiciyan and Writer/Director George Krstic join Chris, Marius
and Tom to talk video game scores. The battle continues to rage of The
Chemical Brothers score for HANNA. Several weigh in on their early TIN TIN
impressions...and beware of the Cylon podcast invasion!
Preview of the Autumn Hallows - Part 2
Richard joins Christopher and Marius to talk about their expectations for final
films and film scores of 2011. Of course, the WHYBLT (what have you been
listening to) segment and SIDETRACKS are back as well.
The Demise of the Compact Disc
Richard joins Marius, Christopher and Tom to discuss expectations for the
upcoming Fall movie and soundtrack season. In part 1, they cover movies being
released between October 1 and November 15th. In addition to the "What Have You
Been Listening To" segment, the Soundcast debuts a brand new segment called
"Sidetracks" where each offers at least one news story related to film,
television or game music.
Preview of The Autumn Hallows: Part 1
Richard joins Marius, Christopher and Tom to discuss expectations for the
upcoming Fall movie and soundtrack season. In part 1, they cover movies being
released between October 1 and November 15th. In addition to the "What Have You
Been Listening To" segment, the Soundcast debuts a brand new segment called
"Sidetracks" where each offers at least one news story related to film,
television or game music.
Flame Up! Recap of Summer 2011
Alex Billington (Firstshowing.net) joins Christopher, Marius and Tom to look
back at the films and film scores from the Summer of 2011. They discuss
their faves and disappointment and compare 2011's Summer offerings with 2010's.
Lastly, they talk about their expectations for next Summer which is chalk full
of potential with the release of The Dark Knight Rises, Prometheus, and The
Avengers!
More of the Rings with Doug Adams
Author Doug Adams (The Music of The Lord of the Rings) joins the crew to talk
Howard Shore's score for the epic trilogy. In addition, we hit our usual "What
We've Been Listening To" segment, and also talk patriotic scores for the US,
Canada, and UK.
Falling Skies
Composer Noah Sorota joins the cast to talk about his latest work, FALLING
SKIES. He shares about working at Remote Control Prod. and discusses TV music
trends and faves.
Super 8
Composer Sascha Dikiciyan joins Tom Hoover and Christopher Coleman to talk JJ
Abrams latest project SUPER 8. Beyond the movie, they dive headlong into the
Michael Giacchino's score for the film.
Kung Fu Panda 2
Marius, Tom, and Chris talk the Kung Fu Panda 2 original score and on how the
effectiveness of music scores, in context, affect our overall opinions.
Thor and Patrick Doyle
THOR and the music of Patrick Doyle are the central topics for Marius, Tom,
Helen, and Christopher for milestone episode 25 of the Soundcast.
I Know What You Scored This Summer!
Christopher, Marius, and Richard take a look at and talk about some of the big
movie scores coming in the Summer of 2011.
Score of the Worlds
Composer Austin Wintory joins the SoundCast crew and talks about his latest
projects: MAJID and JOURNEY. Richard Buxton also joins the cast for the first
time. They all discuss their favorite Alien invasion film scores, including
their thoughts on the most recent entry into this sub-genre, BATTLE: LOS ANGELES
by Brian Tyler.
Oscar Post Mortem
The crew jumps online talk about the 83rd Academy Awards show. What they
liked, didn't like, their reaction to the winner of Best Original Score, and
some ideas on how the show could be improved.
Invasion of the Score Snatchers!
Chris, Marius and Tom talk about the current Hollywood trend of new composers
coming from other music genres and score A-List films.
2010: Year in Review -
The SoundCast crew shares their soundtrack picks for 2010 in three categories:
Surprise of the Year, Disappointment of the Year, and Favorite Score of the
Year.
Flash Over Substance: the crew gets back
into compilations, Inception, Tron: Legacy, Predators, and the trend
of big, Hollywood films focusing on flashy visuals at possibly the
expense of everything else...including the music.
Tom Hoover (Scorenotes.com), Marius Masalar and
Christopher Coleman discuss Invictus and Clint Eastwood's other films
and their scores. Each also shares some of their favorite,
African-flavored scores to date.
Terminator Salvation Roundtable discussion with
Marius Masalar and Tom Hoover (Scorenotes.com), SoundCast Spotlight:
Siddhartha Boornharn's For All Mankind + Gametime 2009 Update with Jim
Dooley and Mel Wesson interview tease! Don't miss our first "Bonus
Track" at the conclusion of this episode.
Star Trek Roundtable discussion with Marius
Masalar and Tom Hoover (Scorenotes.com), Double SoundCast Spotlight:
Austin Wintory's Captain Abu Raed, Jermaine Stegall's Enigma +
Gametime 2009 Update with Diego Stocco interview tease!
Interview with composer DEANE OGDEN (The Way
Home), SoundCast Spotlight: ASSAF RINDE; GORDY HAAB and RAY HARMEN
(Indiana Jones/ Staff of Kings) Interview preview.
