Our next guest went from guitar tech to film composer. He started his film scoring career as an intern for The Newton Brothers helping them on projects including Goosebumps, Doctor Sleep, The Haunting Of Hill House and many more. He recently scored Shelby Oaks and I'm so excited to chat with him about his scoring path!

And the composer is... James Wolf Burkholder

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This next composer is truly an amazing talent! She is a Malaysian film and television composer whose score for Apple TV+ and Skydance's debut animation Blush has won Best Music Award from Hollywood Music in Media and was nominated for an Annie. Her second Annie nomination followed for her score on Skydance Animation's science fantasy adventure series WondLa, where she collaborated with industry icons such as John Lasseter. She also scored Skydance Animation's inaugural studio logo and I'm so excited to welcome her on to the podcast!

And the composer is... Joy Ngiaw!

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Our next guest is the co-founder of Impact 24, a PR company that represents many amazing composers and post production pros! He is a dear friend and a great guest to the podcast (many of his clients have appeared on this show) and today we discuss tips for composers on the rise to help promote themselves and talk about his amazing career!

And the PR professional is... Andrew Cohen!

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Our next guest is an EMMY-nominated composer whose work can be heard on HBO Max/Amblin’s animated series Gremlins: The Wild Batch. Previously, she scored Season 1– Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, for which she was nominated for an Emmy for Best Music Direction And Composition for An Animated Program. Other recent credits include the Peacock original series Based on a True Story, Netflix’s feature film Happiness For Beginners, and NBC’s Found. Frequently recognized for her other television credits, including CW network series Kung Fu, Batwoman, and Riverdale, NBC’s Blindspot, and Ava DuVernay’s limited series The Red Line, she has also scored numerous feature films, documentaries, and commercials.

I'm so excited to welcome her on to the podcast!

And the composer is....Sherri Chung

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0 Episodes later we get to rejoin two of my favorite composers in this world. Since their last appearance on this podcast they have won an EMMY and are now EMMY-nominated for their music for the final season of Cobra Kai. They also recently composed the score to the Peacock show Twisted Metal's second season and I’m so thrilled to welcome them back to the podcast. 

And the composers are... Zach Robinson & Leo Birenberg

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Our next guest is the composer behind the brand new HULU limited series Washington Black which features a score recorded at the Fox Scoring Stage. He is honestly one of the most talented composers I know who has also written additional music on Michael Abel’s team for projects including Nope and Star Wars show The Acolyte. 

I’m so excited to welcome him on to the podcast.

And the composer is... Cameron Moody

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Our next guest is a composer and producer who blends experimental music with sound design to tell stories. A two time Grammy Award winner, he has worked on projects including Joker, Chernobyl, The Railway Men, and Battlefield 2042. He has collaborated and worked with and for artists including Hildur Guðnadóttir, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Colin Stetson, Mica Levi and more and I'm so excited to welcome him on to the podcast.

And the composer is... Sam Slater

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I'm so excited to welcome this guest to the podcast. He is the composer behind The Secret Lives of Animals, Jane, and much much more and he's been a dear friend for years!

And the composer is... Kyle Rodriguez

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After graduating from NYU our next guest moved to LA to pursue a career in media scoring. He has written music for Emmy Award-winning shows Ozark and Vikings and contributed music to Blizzard Entertainment’s hit game Diablo IV. Fun fact: He was my music theory tutor, and we also co-composed the music for IFC Midnight thriller Centigrade.  

He scored Netflix’s Castlevania: Nocturne and I’m so excited to welcome him on to the podcast

And the composer is... Trey Toy

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This next composer recently scored HBO Original Chimp Crazy and is the composer behind Ingrid Goes West, The Peanut Butter Falcon, and Dollface among other projects. I’m so excited to welcome him on to the podcast. 

And the composer is… Jonathan Sadoff

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Our next guest is best known for his work scoring huge films from Frozen and Ant-Man to The Hangover films, Nimona, and way more. He recently scored Doug Liman’s The Instigators and Marvel Studio's Agatha All Along and I’m so excited to welcome him on the podcast. 

And the composer is… Chris Beck

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Our next guest is best known for his work in the band The National as well as scoring movies including Sing Sing and Cyrano and TV shows Manhunt and Photographer among others. He's one of my favorite composers and guitarists and I'm so excited to welcome him on to the podcast!

And the composer is... Bryce Dessner

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Our next guest is an ASCAP award-winning composer who has written music for The Boys, Gen V, The Bachelor and It's A Wonderful Binge among other projects. He got his start working for producer Matt Wallace before pivoting to Emoto Music and then meeting composer Christopher Lennertz who has been a mentor and later co-composer on a number of projects.

And the composer is... Matt Bowen

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Our next guest started his career writing for the video game magazine Games Zone to afford his first synthesizer. From there, he has scored films from Ocean’s 8, Steve Jobs, The Man from U.N.C.L.E and Ferrari to Spider-Man Into The Spider-Verse and Across The Spider-Verse. He recently scored Fly Me To The Moon and I am so excited to chat with my musical hero today. 

And the composer is… Daniel Pemberton

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Our next composer is a recent friend and amazing composer who is behind the music of the 2023 Riot Games’ League Of Legends - Lunar New Year Campaign. He has worked as an additional writer for composer Lorne Balfe on projects including The Wheel Of Time, Life On Our Planet, His Dark Materials, and Victoria's Secret: Angels & Demons among others. He is the composer of the psychological horror feature film Dead Whisper and I am so excited to welcome him on to the podcast. 

And the Composer is…Nikhil Koparkar

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Our next guest was born and raised in London England, where he studied at the Royal Academy of Music and was mentored by the iconic Rupert-Gregson Williams. In 2009 he moved to Los Angeles to join Hans Zimmer’s Remote Control Productions, where he worked on the music departments of various major studio films, before transitioning to solo work.

Since then he has made a name for himself composing projects such as the Amazon series Man In The High Castle, the Disney+ Monsters Inc. franchise series Monsters At Work, and Sony Pictures films Peter Rabbit (2018), Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021), and Bullet Train (2022). 

Most recently he completed the score Universal Pictures Film The Fall Guy starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt. I'm incredibly excited to chat with him on this episode!

And the composer is… Dominic Lewis

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Our next guest is the co-founder of NYC-Based Found Objects and the composer behind such films as I’m Thinking Of Ending Things and Swan Song. 

He’s the composer of Apple TV’s Franklin starring Michael Douglas and I’m so excited to chat with him today. 

And the composer is… Jay Wadley

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Our next guest is one of the first composers I ever met when I first moved to LA. He is best known for his work scoring Sneaky Pete, Meet Cute, and recently Netflix Hit Homicide: New York. He’s also written music for video games including Far Cry 6 and Skull and Bones and I’m so excited to welcome him to the podcast.

And The Composer Is... Stephen Lukach

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