TALKING SOUNDTRACKS: INTERVIEW WITH STEVEN PRICE

Academy Award, BAFTA and Emmy-winning composer Steven Price has scored the highly anticipated live-action/animated film COYOTE VS. ACME, directed by Dave Green and starring Will Forte, John Cena, and Lana Condor. Warner Bros. Discovery initially shelved COYOTE VS. ACME in November 2023 to obtain a tax write-off but later reversed its decision and allowed the filmmakers to…

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TALKING SOUNDTRACKS: INTERVIEW WITH JEFF BEAL

Jeff Beal is a prolific composer who has scored hundreds of films and series, including House of Cards (Netflix), Rome (HBO), Carnivàle (HBO), and Monk (USA Network), as well as the films Pollock and Appaloosa and numerous acclaimed documentaries. His recent project is a new symphonic score for the 1927 silent film classic Metropolis, widely regarded as one of the most…

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THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY DOUGLAS AND MORE ON THE ARCHIVE WITH JASON DRURY: EPISODE 52

As customary on THE ARCHIVE, today's episode is packed with excellent music. Jason Drury opens the show with ‘On Earth as It Is in Heaven’ from Ennio Morricone's award-winning score for THE MISSION (Virgin Records), in honour of its 40th anniversary. Jason then continues with music from the 35th anniversary release…

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TALKING SOUNDTRACKS: INTERVIEW WITH SIMON FRANGLEN

Simon Franglen is a multi-award-winning British composer and record producer whose music has been included in some of the most critically acclaimed films of recent decades. Franglen composed the acclaimed score for James Cameron's AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER in 2023, after his collaboration with the late James Horner on…

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TALKING SOUNDTRACKS: HERRMANN AND HITCHCOCK – INTERVIEW WITH STEVEN C. SMITH PART 2

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.…

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