This is part two of Jason Drury’s conversation with Emmy-nominated documentarian and award-winning author Steven C. Smith about his latest book, HITCHCOCK AND HERRMANN: THE FRIENDSHIP & FILM SCORES THAT CHANGED CINEMA, which chronicles the rise and fall of one of the major composer/director collaborations in the history of cinema.…
Steven C. Smith is a familiar name and voice to listeners of Talking Soundtracks. In 2021, Jason Drury talked to the Emmy-nominated documentary producer and award-winning author about his book, MUSIC BY MAX STEINER: THE EPIC LIFE OF HOLLYWOOD'S MOST INFLUENTIAL COMPOSER. In 2022, Jason talked to Steven again about…
In this special show, we are celebrating the music of the label, which has cornered the market on obscure scores to great effect, DRAGON DOMAIN RECORDS. During the show, your host Jason Drury will be playing music from scores by Gerald Fried, Bernard Herrmann, Leonard Rosenman, Lalo Schifrin, Gil Melle…
Sadly, and without much fanfare, we lost another dedicated film music fan and a very good friend, Thomas L Kiefner (November 2, 1947 – June 13, 2025.) He was a gentle soul, a passionate baseball fan and a skilled photographer. I initially met Tom in the early 2000s when I…
In a show packed, as always, with quality music, your host Jason Drury begins the show with THE JAMES BOND SUITE from the compilation album JOHN BARRY - THE POLYDOR YEARS: THE CONCERT JOHN BARRY (Quartet Records) by John Barry Jason then continues with THE REIVERS (CONCERT SUITE) by John…
On Tuesday, January 2, 2024, the film music community lost one of its greatest recording engineers, Mike Ross-Trevor. His collaborations with composers such as Jerry Goldsmith and Bruce Broughton have become legendary in the film music world. Jason Drury had the pleasure of speaking with Mike in February 2018 for…
Jason Drury welcomes renowned composer Christopher Young to this special episode of TALKING SOUNDTRACKS. Young is a composer and orchestrator who has over 133 credits to his name and has been nominated for a Golden Globe and two Emmys. In part one, they talked about Chris’s recent work on the…
Jason Drury welcomes renowned composer Christopher Young to this special episode of TALKING SOUNDTRACKS. Young is a composer and orchestrator who has over 133 credits to his name and has been nominated for a Golden Globe and two Emmys. In the first of a two-part chat, Young discusses ECHO 3,…