Film.Music.Media

Composer Interview: S. Peace Nistades (December 1, 2011)

S. Peace Nistades takes some time to chat about his recent score to Dragon Age: Redemption. Peace is a young and extremely talented composer working from his own Alkaloide Music Productions in Hollywood, CA. He has worked on a wide variety of films and has tackled many genres. His music has the complexity and maturity of a composer who has been in the business for decades and it was great to be able to pick his brain for a bit. Enjoy! 

Composer Interview: Giancarlo Vulcano (November 4, 2011)

Giancarlo Vulcano is a composer who has worked for many years with Howard Shore on films such as Lord Of The Rings and The Departed. He has composed some fantastic scores to documentaries like Unfinished Spaces. He currently works on the music team for NBC's 30 Rock.
In this interview we talk about documentary scoring and finding the balance between intellectual and emotional music. We also discuss how music functions on a 30-minute comedy such as 30 Rock.

Composer Interview: Cliff Martinez (October 14, 2011)

The fantastic Cliff Martinez takes some time to talk about his start in music and how he ventured from drumming with The Red Hot Chili Peppers to being Steven Soderbergh's go-to composer. With a huge impressive filmography under his belt it's no wonder Martinez is one of today's top and prestigious composers. His distinct style and sounds make is music unmistakable and his talent for honing in on emotions makes his music unforgettable. In 2011 his films include The Lincoln Lawyer, Contagion and Drive. Enjoy!

Composer Interview: Heitor Pereira (August 24, 2011)

The extremely talented and versatile Heitor Pereira was kind enough to chat with me about his recent score for The Smurfs. The meat of the interview though is really focused on the collaborative process of telling story through music. Heitor has composed amazing music in scores like Running The Sahara, Haven and Illegal Tender. He's also been collaborating with Hans Zimmer for quite some time co-composing scores like Riding In Cars With Boys and It's Complicated with him. He's been the featured guitarist on many of Hans' scores such as Mission Impossible 2. This interview is definitely more of a conversation and it's one of the most interesting and informative ones I've had. Enjoy great inspired words from Heitor Pereira.

Composer Interview: Dan Jones (August 11, 2011)

Emmy nominated composer Dan Jones takes some time to talk about his recent project, Any Human Heart for which he earned two Emmy nominations. We also talk about TV scoring versus film and documentary scoring. Dan also goes into his background of scoring live theater as well as talking about the hardest and easiest things about telling a story through music. An extremely informative conversation with a really smart and talented guy. Enjoy!

Composer Interview: Edward Rogers (July 11, 2011)

Emmy nominated composer Edward Rogers drops a line to chat about his recent work on the hit SyFy series Warehouse 13. He talks about getting into music and film at an early age, the overall process of TV scoring, co-composing a score with another composer and the importance of a main titles theme for a TV show.

Composer Interview: Scott Starrett (April 21, 2011)

Composer Scott Starrett of The Event and Drop Dead Diva was kind enough to talk to me about his background and his process. We discuss about TV scoring and especially about documentary scoring and how a score's function changes.

Composer Interview: Lorne Balfe (March 25, 2011)

The fun and animated Lorne Balfe takes time to talk about his upbringing, starting in commercials, video game composing on Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Crysis 2, genre jumping and getting to the essential emotional core of music. Lorne has been working with Hans Zimmer for the past few years and has co-composed scores like Megamind and The Dilemma with Hans. He's worked on Sherlock Holmes, The Dark Knight and Inception as well to name a few. His solo works include Crying With Laughter and the recent Ironclad. A fun and extremely informative interview. Enjoy!

Composer Interview: Paul Leonard Morgan [Part 2 of 2] (March 22, 2011)

Limitless composer Paul Leonard-Morgan chats about his current film, the state of electronic scoring in the industry and a lot about the scoring process. A really informative interview with a great and talented guy. Hope you enjoy!

Composer Interview: Paul Leonard Morgan [Part 1 of 2] (March 22, 2011)

Limitless composer Paul Leonard-Morgan chats about his current film, the state of electronic scoring in the industry and a lot about the scoring process. A really informative interview with a great and talented guy. Hope you enjoy!