Riding off the dino-hype from the recent release of BBC's 'Walking With Dinosaurs 2', we speak to composer Ben Bartlett who takes us on a journey back 25 years as we discuss the process of creating the music for the original 'Walking With Dinosaurs' series! Come along with us as we chat polytonality, pedals, motivic writing, and how the craft of film scoring has evolved from the beginning of the century to present time... Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/composers-in-a-jukebox/donations

Some time ago, we sat with Atli Örvarsson who not only is the man behind the BAFTA winning score of Apple TV's hit series 'Silo', but also a composer of album music (including works in collaboration with artists such as Ólafur Arnalds), and formerly a close collaborator with Hans Zimmer at Remote Control Productions. In this episode, we explore the wild and wonderful elements that make the musical world of Silo, alongside numerous nuggets of wisdom such as the beauty of soft-playing and close-micing. We're also delighted to be joined by our good friend Haukur Karlsson, who guest hosted with us on the episode! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/composers-in-a-jukebox/donations

'Arcane', the Netflix phenomenon that not only took the world by storm but which also arguably revolutionised the art of film and TV composing. Come along as we explore Alex Seaver's unique approach to writing the music for 'Arcane' with not just instrumentals...but songs, in collaboration with some of the biggest icons of our time including Twenty One Pilots, Imagine Dragons, Pomme, Sasha Sloan, and more. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/composers-in-a-jukebox/donations

From freeing oneself from traditional harmonic principals, intelligently misleading instrumental combinations, to the most brilliant parallel between melody writing and the art of brewing tea - Gary Yershon (Mr Turner, Another Year, The Great Blueness) joins us in one of our most stimulating conversations on the craft of composing for films, theatre, and concert stages yet!

The Clone Wars, Ahsoka, The Bad Batch, Tales Of The Jedi, Tales Of The Empire - just some of the many titles in the Star Wars canon that the family of Kiners have worked on. Come along to this episode as we speak to Kevin, Deana, and Sean Kiner about their vast musical contribution to the Star Wars universe, as well as their score to the thriller series Dark Winds.

Never in this history of podcasting have we burst into hysterics as much as we did in this episode. We are joined by composing duo Jamie Jackson and WAZ, as we explore their work on Apple TV's 'Bad Monkey', Amazon Prime's 'Motorheads', writing for instruments made from highlighters, nails, and musical third-wheeling. Confused?? Tune in to this episode to find out more...

From his long-standing musical partnership with Gustavo Santaolalla which includes co-composing the HBO series 'The Last Of Us, to his own album work as Cacique Torcido, Juan Luqui is enjoying a diverse career as a composer, musician, and creative. Join us as we explore Juan's motivations, inspirations, and "chaos" of his artistic journey in this conversation right here on Composers In A Jukebox.

Our adventure as Composers In A Jukebox takes us to Prague, where we spoke to composer Jan Valta of Warhorse Studios about his work on the hit-game Kingdom Come Deliverance. Come along and unpack the secrets of writing and recording Medieval-influenced music with the master of the craft himself!

Another great episode in collaboration with the London Soundtrack Festival - Today, we are in the company of Gordy Haab, composer of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Jedi: Fallen Order, and Indiana Jones And The Great Circle. Join us as we explore Gordy's unique music and workflow, as well as the art of co-composing on this episode!

Our London Soundtrack Festival adventure continues in Abbey Road Studios, where we spent an afternoon with composer Stephen Barton in his writing room. In this conversation, we speak to Stephen about his music for Star Wars Jedi; Survivor, Jedi: Fallen Order, Gladiator II, and teasing the new currently unreleased Marvel 1943: Rise Of Hydra game.

Join us for the first in a series of special episodes in collaboration with the London Soundtrack Festival! Today, we are joined by Grammy-winning composer Stephanie Economou (composer of Assassin's Creed Valhalla DLCs: Dawn Of Ragnarök) whom we spent an evening nerding out about writing music for video games, collecting weird and wonderful instruments, collaborating with Harry Gregson-Williams.

From freeing oneself from traditional harmonic principals, intelligently misleading instrumental combinations, to the most brilliant parallel between melody writing and the art of brewing tea - Gary Yershon (Mr Turner, Another Year, The Great Blueness) joins us in one of our most stimulating conversations on the craft of composing for films, theatre, and concert stages yet!

We are in the studio of BAFTA-Wales winning composer Alexandra Harwood! Come along as we take a deep dive into Alexandra's work on ballets such as 'Geisha', film/television shows including 'All Creatures Great And Small' and Mike Newell's The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society', as well as our common experiences in educational institutions such as the Royal College Of Music, UCLA, and the National Film And Television School.

From subtones on a bass clarinet to electronic processing of strings, Flemming Nordkrog's compositional language is packed with vibrance and charm. Join us as we discover Flemming's work on scores such as 'Everybody Loves Touda', 'Tidsrejsen', and 'Shine Your Eyes', alongside his work in building the Nordic Film Music Days, a shared space for composers in the Nordic countries.

From the original 'God Of War', 'Assassin's Creed III: Liberation', and 'Little Big Planet 2', Winifred Phillips has composed music for some of the greatest video game franchises in existence. We are astronomically honoured to have spent the afternoon with Winifred, chatting about her wealth of creative work in the game music industry, including her most recent project 'Wizardry: Proving Grounds Of The Mad Overlord'.

We gave ourselves a redesign!! Say goodbye to our original opening theme tune and hello to a brand new re-orchestrated version featuring Jolene on piano, Luke on guitar, Darren on flute, and Levent on violin, recorded at the prestigious LSO St. Luke's. In this episode, we listen our new recording for the first time, and reflect upon the art of recording chamber music.

From games like 'Civilisation VI', films such as 'Crazy Rich Asians', and albums including 'The Lost Birds', Christopher Tin's body of work is as inspiring as it is expansive. Today we are joined by the composer himself, who spoke to us about the creative process behind some of his most iconic pieces of music including 'Baba Yetu', and his new take on completing Puccini's 'Turandot'.

A recent Composers In A Jukebox road trip took us to the shed where the scores for "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", and "The Half-Blood Prince" were written, as we spent a wonderful afternoon with composer Nicholas Hooper himself! Join us as we dive into the musical world of Harry Potter, and also catch up with Nick's recent musical pursuits including composing an extensive collection of solo piano music and poetry titled "Dawnings".

Music director of Larian Studios Borislav Slavov joins us today, in a chat about his highly acclaimed work on games such as Baldur's Gate 3 and Divinity Original Sins II.

From 'Mission Impossible Fallout', 'Black Widow', to 'Cold Brew', and 'Somewhere In Between', Mike Ladouceur has seen from all perspectives as a composer and assistant to others. In this episode, we ask the big questions - Is it necessary to be a composer's assistant to break into the industry? How to pitch yourself as a composer? Are showreels still relevant in this day and age? How to structure music in an original album? Come along and find out!