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Cougar Town: L.A. Viewing Party (Q&A/Interviews) (Audio Sourced From Video)

(Audio Sourced From Video) Here is some raw, candid footage of the Q&A that the Cougar Town gang gave at the Los Angeles viewing party. Bill Lawrence answers fan questions on the studio lot! Cougar Town is back on ABC starting February 14th, 2012!

Composer Interview: Ryan Shore (February 8, 2012)

Grammy nominated composer Ryan Shore takes some time to chat about his score for The Shrine for which he was nominated for. Ryan discusses his start in music, horror composing, composing under a budget and much more. We discuss his spoof score for Stan Helsing as well and what entails scoring not just a comedy but a spoof in the same style as Scary Movie. Ryan Shore is such a great talent who is among the best of the young generation of composers.

Composer Interview: Abel Korzeniowski (February 3, 2012)

If you haven't heard of Abel Korzeniowski I suggest you familiarize yourself with him. Abel is by far one of the richest talents in the composing scene right now. With brilliant scores like Copernicus' Star, A Single Man and now W./E. Korzeniowski (pronounced 'ah-bell korshen-yovski') not only demonstrates an impeccable ability to craft emotions but striking melodic passages as well. I feel W./E. is the best of his works so far and is a score that truly took me by surprise. We chat about his upbringing, working with Madonna as a director, his view on electronics in scores, animation scoring and much more. His unique musical voice and European sensibilities will move you. Enjoy this interview with one of my favorite composers working today.

Composer Interview: WAZ (January 31, 2012)

Let me start off my saying that I am a huge fan of Bill Lawrence. Scrubs was a huge part of my life for all 9 seasons that it aired and Bill is a huge inspiration to me as a screenwriter. So I was ecstatic when I heard Bill was doing a show with Kevin Biegel. When Cougar Town started it took a good half a dozen episodes before it found its groove and boy when it did it really became something special. Cougar Town is by far the best thing on television and everyone needs to be watching it. It's as close to real life as it can be and it's constantly full of heart and laughs with some of the best naturalistic writing on TV.

Composer Interview: Joey Newman (January 24, 2012)

You can hear composer Joey Newman's music every time you tune into The Middle on ABC as well as on the reality show Little People, Big World. Joey also just conducted alongside John Williams at the Young Musicians Foundation Gala. If you're wondering about the last name the answer is yes, he is indeed from the prestigious Newman family of composers. I talk to him about entering his family's legacy and how music found him while growing up. We also talk about scoring a 30-minute sitcom like The Middle and all the challenges that come with comedic scoring. We also touch on scoring a reality series like Little People, Big World and much more. Enjoy this pleasure of an interview with a great and talented guy!

Composer Interview: Lorne Balfe (January 16, 2012)

Before the holidays I got to talk to Lorne Balfe once again about his recent duo of video game scores. Recently Lorne joined Jesper Kyd to co-score Assassin's Creed: Revelations and he also scored Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure with a main theme from Hans Zimmer. This time around we discuss the video game world and how Lorne who previously had never been a gamer has found a new niche that he's fallen in love with. We also discuss his work on Sherlock Holmers: A Game Of Shadows where he did additional music with Hans and was also the score producer. We go on discussing what the role of a "score producer" is and a few other interesting tidbits including a documentary he composed for the BBC. It was a great honor to chat with Lorne once again. If you haven't heard my first interview with him I highly suggest it as well. Lorne is a fun, lively and animated personality who has accomplished a lot this past year working on some extremely big projects.

Composer Interview: Kurt Oldman (January 3, 2012)

Kurt Oldman takes some time to talk about his process and share some fun and interesting stories. He talks about the terrifying process of scoring his first feature, and how he knew absolutely nothing about film scoring at the time. He also talks about his recent project "0000" and goes into the composer/director relationship. A great chat with a genuinely great and talented guy.

Composer Interview: Inon Zur (December 14, 2011)

Inon Zur, who is undoubtedly the master of video game composing, talks about stepping into The Lord Of The Rings franchise with War In The North. We discuss the function of game scores, his typical preference of video games he loves to score and a boatload more from one of the most talented composers working today.

Composer Interview: Greg Edmonson (December 14, 2011)

The extremely friendly and knowledgeable composer of Firefly, King Of The Hill and the Uncharted game trilogy for PS3 takes some time to talk about his career. Greg tells the story of going through the pain and anger of dealing with the cancelation of Firefly as well the ins and outs of composing for one of the most successful gaming franchises in history. Greg gives us such a wealth of fascinating information in this interview and it truly is an enriching listen.

Composer Interview: Henry Jackman (December 6, 2011)

If you're looking for one the meatiest composer interviews you've ever listened to then you have to check out Henry Jackman speaking on literally all aspects of film composing. This is more a master class than an interview as Jackman delves into his upbringing, how he started in pop music and eventually was recruited by Hans Zimmer. He sheds light on composing for certain genres and the use of electronics in film scores. We even analyze some of Hans' recent scores. Truly an insightful chat. Henry Jackman has composed X-Men: First Class, Winnie The Pooh, Puss In Boots, Gulliver's Travels and Monsters Vs. Aliens. His next film is Man On A Ledge opening in January. He was also just nominated for an Annie award for best score for his work on Puss In Boots.