The Annotator

Scott Bomar - My Name is Dolemite Dec 24, 2019

In this episode, Scott Bomar discusses his research into and how he paid homage to the blaxsploitation genre of the 1970s for his original score to "My Name is Dolemite."

Finishing Move [Brian Lee White / Brian Trifon] - Borderlands 3 Dec 17, 2019

In this episode FINISHING MOVE, composers Brian Lee White and Brian Trifon share their approach to writing music for a few select environments and boss battles from Borderlands 3.

Raison Varner - Borderlands 3 Dec 10, 2019

In this episode, RAISON VARNER describes the complexities for writing a score for an RPG-shooter hybrid game and the conceptual approach he ended up taking.

Joseph Trapanese - Lady and the Tramp (2019) Dec 03, 2019

In this episode, composer Joe Trapanese shares how he embraced the famous "Bella Notte" from the original "Lady and the Tramp" from 1955, while also writing his own original music and themes for this newest version.

Amie Doherty - Undone Nov 26, 2019

In this episode, Amie Doherty takes us through several key tracks from the original Amazon series, UNDONE. She reveals how she was not only inspired by the visual artistry of the show but how this affected her choices in scoring each episode.

Tom Hedden - 75 Seasons Suite Nov 18, 2019

In this episode, composer Tom Hedden revisits his now-classic music from the NFL Film's documentary, "75 Seasons: The Story of the NFL."

David Robidoux - NFL 100 Suite Nov 11, 2019

In this extended episode, David Robidoux talks about his history of writing music for NFL Films and the unique challenges that come with writing the commemorative theme for the NFL's 100th Anniversary as opposed to writing film scores.

Wilbert Roget II - Mortal Kombat 11 Nov 05, 2019

In this episode, Wilber Roget opens up his score for Mortal Kombat 11 and shares how he helped to define the protagnist forces versus the antagonist by utilizing acoustic East Asian instrumentation versus electronic performances of Middle Eastern influenced music respectively.

Tim Wynn - Freaks Oct 28, 2019

In this episode, composer Tim Wynn opens up six tracks from his original score for 2019 film, "Freaks."

Geoff Knorr - Civilization VI: Gathering Storm Oct 22, 2019

In this episode Geoff Knorr takes us on a deep dive into the development of the thematic music he wrote for two of the eight civilizations introduced into the world of Civilization VI: his music for the Ottoman Empire and his music for the Maori people of New Zealand.

Kevin Manthei - Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus Oct 15, 2019

In this episode, composer Kevin Manthei talks about returning to the Invader Zim franchise after 20 years. He discloses some of the challenges he faced in returning like: being respectful to his original score for the tv series while also adding something new.

Carl Thiel - Seis Manos Oct 08, 2019

Carl Thiel shares what techniques and instruments he used to musically blend Chinese and Mexican cultures together in his original score for the Netflix animated series, "Seis Manos."

Emily Rice - The I-Land Oct 01, 2019

In this episode, composer Emily Rice talks about having her score for The I-Land (Netflix) walk a delicate balance between music and sound design.

Didier Lean Rachou - Deadliest Catch Sep 25, 2019

In this episode, composer Didier Lean Rachou shares just how musically rewarding his experience on DEADLIEST CATCH has been because of the wide range of musical styles he's been asked to implement since joining the program in 2012.

Ben Foster and Nick Foster - Thunderbirds Are Go Series 2 Sep 17, 2019

In this episode of the Annotator, Ben Foster and Nick Foster open up their original score for series 2 of THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO.

Austin Wintory - Erica Sep 09, 2019

In this episode, Austin Wintory takes us beneath the murder-mystery of ERICA to reveal some of the intricate details of creating an original score for this extremely interactive game.

Christopher Lennertz - The Boys Sep 04, 2019

Christopher Lennertz dissects the many exotic components that he’s combined to create the distinctive sound for the Amazon Prime series, THE BOYS.

David Stone Hamilton - Solis Aug 27, 2019

In this episode, composer David Stone Hamilton talks about how he looked to match the classic, analog sci-fi aesthetic of the film through his live orchestral score, how Jerry Goldsmith, John Williams and Don Davis influenced him on the project and how the original sketch he wrote was used on set by the director to assist the actors.

Ronit Kirchman - The Sinner (Season 2) Aug 20, 2019

Ronit Kirchman returns to the Annotator to share the story behind her original music for season 2 of THE SINNER.

Jacob Yoffee and Roahn Hylton - Free Meek Aug 13, 2019

Jacob Yoffee and Roahn Hylton, while detailing Meek Mill's roller-coaster story, reveal their own story of discovery and creation for the series' music.

Joe Thwaites and Jim Fowler - Blood & Truth Aug 06, 2019

In this episode, composers Jim Fowler and Joe Thwaites detail their experience in writing and adjusting several key themes for the Playstation VR game, Blood & Truth, and how those themes became the starting point for rest of the music created.

Nathan Whitehead - Days Gone Jul 30, 2019

In this episode, composer Nathan Whitehead walks us through five key pieces from his DAYS GONE score.

Adrian Ellis - Last Call Jul 24, 2019

Composer Adrian Ellis walks us through the challenges he faced in writing an original score for a single-take-film, LAST CALL.

e.hillman - Ashen Jul 16, 2019

In this episode e.hillman, shares his first-time-experience in working in the video games industry. He reveals the context and evolution of his music for Ashen and his unique approach in representing the post-apocalyptic-world of the game.

Carly Paradis - The Innocents Jul 08, 2019

Carly Paradis shares how the deeply personal and powerful song, "The Innocents," sung by the Norwegian artist "EERA." evolved into a last minute powerhouse and came to represent the core essence of the 8 episode season.

Chad Hobson - Leaving Neverland Jul 02, 2019

In this episode, Chad Hobson reveals how he looked to show a "magical quality" of the two victims and their fateful meeting of Michael Jackson and the over-arching metaphor he used to service as a guide for the tone of his score. Hobson discusses the challenge, choices and goals of writing an actual theme to represent the "abuse," but, at last, why he didn't write a theme for Michael Jackson.

Matt Morton - Apollo 11 Jun 25, 2019

We recognize the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 mission as Matt Morton reveals both inspirations and challenges of scoring the epic documentary, APOLLO 11.

H-Pi - Styx: Master of Shadows Jun 18, 2019

H-Pi reveals details from his original score for the STYX: MASTERS OF SHADOWS including some of his diverse inspirations such as: fellow French video game composer, Olivier Deriviere, the Finnish symphonic metal band, Apocalyptica, Shostakovich and singer/song-writer Amy Winehouse.

Justin Melland - Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes Jun 11, 2019

Justin Melland opens upon about his own personal, childhood fears of Ted Bundy and he reveals how tapping into those fears and helped him compose the music for the series and even take musical risks he might not have otherwise.

Rozen - Children of Termina Jun 03, 2019

Composer/Arranger Rozen dramatically describes his all-new arrangements of music from Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask and how he created the ominous, yet beautiful blend of symphonic, synth, and sound design for Children of Termina.

Nainita Desai - Untamed Romania May 28, 2019

In this episode, Nainita Desai talks about the unique challenges and opportunities afforded to her through UNTAMED ROMANIA - writing her first score for a large scale orchestra.

John Murphy - Les Misérables (BBC) May 21, 2019

After an eight-year hiatus from film scoring, composer John Murphy shares how this adaptation of the book, Les Misérables, not being a musical immediately affected the tone of his original score.

Cody Matthew Johnson - Devil May Cry 5: Subhuman May 14, 2019

Cody Matthew Johnson talks about how he came Devil May Cry 5 and what it was like to write music for a character that he had previously remixed. He describes how he approached writing his piece for a series which had already established a strong musical history. Like Rona, he talks about the difference in how the music is used in the game itself as opposed to the piece on the soundtrack.

Jeff Rona - Devil May Cry 5: Crimson Cloud May 07, 2019

In this episode, Jeff Rona talks about the challenge he faced in writing a distinct theme for one of the main characters of DEVIL MAY CRY 5 and how that theme is presented and used very differently in the game versus the soundtrack release

Dynamic Music Partners - Marvel Rising: Chasing Ghosts May 01, 2019

The Dynamic Music Partners walk us through their scoring process for Marvel Rising: Chasing Ghosts. They discuss how being involved in the ground-breaking project ended up influencing the sound of their score.

Andrew Lockington - Frontier Apr 25, 2019

Composer Andrew Lockington breaks down his main title for the FRONTIER (Netflix) as well as several key musical pieces from the series and the thematic development over the course of the series.

The Blasting Company [Joshua Kaufman and Justin Rubenstein] - Costume Quest Apr 02, 2019

In this episode, Joshua Kaufman and Justin Rubenstein take us through the development of their catchy main theme for Amazon's Prime Original animated series, COSTUME QUEST.

Finishing Move (Brian Trifon, Brian Lee White) - Crackdown 3 Mar 26, 2019

In this episode, Brian Trifon and Brian Lee White reveal the origin story behind their production team, Finishing Move. They talk about how and why, for Crackdown 3, they wrote full tracks first and extracted the needed musical stingers to be used throughout the game from those full pieces. Finishing Move take us deep into four tracks from Crackdown 3 including the headline track "Jaxon's Jam" and reveal where you can find a special version of the track within the game.

Frederik Wiedmann - The Dragon Prince [Season 2] Mar 18, 2019

In this episode, Frederik Wiedmann shares how decided to build on the musical foundation that was laid for season one. He reveals how he employs and develops two important, character, thematic elements from season 1 and lastly, his lofty musical goals for the climactic piece in the season 2 finale of The Dragon Prince.

Frederik Wiedmann - The Dragon Prince [Season 1] Mar 12, 2019

In this episode, composer Frederik Wiedmann talks about what project opened the door for him into the world of animation and eventually to THE DRAGON PRINCE.

Yves Gourmeur - The Hummingbird Project Mar 05, 2019

In this episode, YVES GOURMEUR shares how he approached scoring THE HUMMINGBIRD PROJECT before having seen a single frame of film and the results after his pre-liminary scoring work was matched up to the edited film.

Brian Ralston - Being Rose Feb 26, 2019

Brian Ralston takes us through nine tracks from his score for BEING ROSE: sharing how he had to manage not being able to record with any of his musicians simultaneously in the same room; how he used specific instruments to represent the two main characters as well as the two main threads of the film: the love story and central character's spiritual journey.

Cris Velasco - Darksiders III Feb 19, 2019

In this episode, composer Cris Velasco talks about returning to the franchise to score DARKSIDERS 3, after co-composing the score for the first Darksiders game back in 2010.

Hannes De Maeyer - Immenhof: Das Abenteuer Eines Sommers Feb 12, 2019

In this episode, Hannes De Maeyer opens up his score for Immenhof: Das Abenteuer Eines Sommers and how he musically communicated the the feelings and ideas of loss, compassion, perseverance and love. While bringing us through some of the film’s main story-points, De Maeyer dissects a number of his prominent themes and describes how they are employed with a variety of different tones and in different settings throughout the film.

Kristina A. Bishoff - Green Rider [Book Soundtrack] Feb 05, 2019

In this episode, Kristina Bishoff talks about her unique challenges in writing her score, both as a composer and a mother of two young children. She explores several of her inspirations and motivations behind several of her key themes and the instrumental palette she chose to help accentuate the reader's experience. She also shares the story of writing a theme (on one-hand) as a part of a stretch-goal from the $100,000 Kickstarter campaign she ran to fund this project.

Stefano Lentini - Fury (Bonus Track) Feb 01, 2019

In this bonus episode, Stefano Lentini talks about the motivation and message behind the music contained on the album 'FURY' and he shares how his music was written to not only to reflect on how humans deal with the emotion of fury, but also on it’s impact upon politics and the world at large.

Lasse Enersen - Tuntematon Sotilas [Unknown Soldier] Jan 29, 2019

In this episode, Lasse Enersen shares several behind-the-scenes stories about his composing and the recording of his original score for Finnish film, TUNTEMATON SOTILAS (Unknown Soldier).

Stefano Lentini - La Porta Rossa / The Grandmaster Jan 22, 2019

In this episode, Stefano Lentini talks about his unusual path to writing music for film and television starting with a piece he wrote for the Italian television series, LA PORTA ROSSA (which was nominated for Best Soundtrack at the Fimucite Film Festival. He then reveals how he was able to get the Stabat Mater he composed to be used in Wong Kar Wai’s 2013 feature film THE GRANDMASTER.

Steve Horner - One Small Step Jan 15, 2019

In this episode, composer Steve Horner and co-director, Andrew Chesworth, talk about ONE SMALL STEP, their third collaborative effort for an animated short.

Winifred Phillips - Scraper: First Strike Jan 08, 2019

Award-winning composer Winifred Phillips has more than 13 years of experience in the game industry and a long list of video game credits that include titles from five of the biggest franchises in gaming: Assassin’s Creed, LittleBigPlanet, Total War, God of War, and The Sims. In addition, she has written scores for Homefront: The Revolution, the virtual reality game Dragon Front, The Da Vinci Code, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Speed Racer, Shrek the Third, and Spore Hero. One of her recent game projects has been for the VR game SCRAPER: FIRST STRIKE. Scraper: First Strike is the first episode of a planned five-part VR sci-tech shooter with RPG and exploration elements. It will take the player on a journey through a new IP with fully developed characters, story arcs, and a world filled with unique and exciting environments. In SCRAPER: First Strike, the player takes on the role of Casey Maxwell, a Modified Hover Pod pilot, and a member of the Human Resistance Force (HRF). Your mission is to help the HRF take back Reactor Building 3, restore power to the secret military base, and drive back the Humech robots that have seized New Austin. In this episode of The Annotator, Winifred Phillips talks about her journey to and through her original score for SCRAPER: FIRST STRIKE. She explains how she represents both the human side and artificial side of the conflict through her choices in instrumentation and provides a detailed, musical exploration for each of the five tracks from the game's original soundtrack presented here. ANNOTATED TRACKS AND SEGMENTS 02:00 - Joining the project 02:16 - "First Strike" 04:36 - "Human Resistance-Force" 06:25 - "Underground Network" 08:21 - "Humechs Attack" 10:59 - "The Humechs" SOUNDTRACK The original score was released by Labrodex Inc on STEAM. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can find out more about and hear more music by Winifred Phillips at her official site http://www.winifredphillips.com/ or follow him on twitter @winphillips ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Spotify Stitcher Radio RadioPublic Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Ian Honeyman - An Interview with God Jan 01, 2019

In this episode, Ian Honeyman shares about how he managed writing and recording this score with a tight turn-around time. While balancing his deadline, Honeyman also reveals how he still managed to give his score a unique, organic sound through resourceful decisions like employing his wife for vocal work as well as a Mongolian horse-head fiddle which was given to him by the Chinese, metal band, Voodoo Kung fu!

Nitin Sawhney - Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle Dec 25, 2018

In this episode, Nitin Sawhney opens up his score for Mowgli revealing how his main theme was written to reflect the essence of the titular character.

Daniel Pemberton - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse Dec 18, 2018

In this episode, composer Daniel Pemberton unties his musical web of themes; instruments and "Technics" he used for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

Rolfe Kent - Stan & Ollie Dec 11, 2018

For his original score to STAN & OLLIE, Rolfe Kent reveals how he worked with director Jon Baird on finding the balance in the score between evoking the sound of the silent-movie-era but also a contemporary elements as well. Kent also talks about how he juxtaposed specific, orchestral instruments to vividly contrast the characters of Stanley Laurel and Oliver Hardy in his music.

Ethan Gold - The Song of Sway Lake Dec 04, 2018

Composer ETHAN GOLD talks about how he, in addition to writing the film's original score, came to write key songs for the film to replace the temp music from the 30s and 40s. He also reveals for the first time, the name of a mysterious instrument he employs; one that no one has been able to guess thus far. Lastly, Gold shares how his suffering a serious head injury during his writing process came to significantly impact the instrumentation and tone of his final score.

Henri-Pierre Pellegrin (aka H-Pi) - Brave Frontier: The Last Summoner Nov 27, 2018

In this episode, H-Pi, talks about his score's connections to the original Brave Frontier, and shares a curious story regarding the score’s lead violinist who's surname was one of most famous names in the world of Japanese gaming - "Kojima." Lastly, Henri Pierre reveals the origin behind the his pseudonym, H-Pi.

Nathan Barr - The House with a Clock in Its Walls Nov 20, 2018

In this episode, Nathan Barr talks about recording the score for "The House with a Clock in Its Walls" in his own new studio, including the former 20th Century Fox stage, 1928 Wurlitzer theater organ he had restored over four years.

Anne Chmelewsky - Where Hands Touch Nov 13, 2018

Anne Chmelewsky talks about how she captured the two most important ideas of the film, WHERE HANDS TOUCH, within her score: identity and love; not only writing individual themes for each but composing a delicate yet powerful interaction between the two. She also reveals how some efficient use of left-over time in a string recording session ended up helping to get her hired onto this important feature film project.

Toby Chu - Bao (Pixar Short) Nov 06, 2018

Toby Chu walks us through his entire score for the Pixar short, BAO, giving us insight into how his score largely represents the story arc of the Mom. He shares about how he made use of both Western and Eastern orchestration and how his choices not only reflect the push and pull between two cultures but also the ups and downs of some mother-son relationships.

Daniel Hart - A Ghost Story Oct 30, 2018

Daniel Hart is a performer and composer from Dallas, Texas, who has toured and recorded with bands like St. Vincent, The Polyphonic Spree, Broken Social Scene, Other Lives, and countless others. In recent years, Hart has been composing music for film and TV. His feature film debut, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, garnered him critical praise, and Filmmaker Magazine named him one of 2013’s 25 Faces of Independent Film. Hart has scored a dozen feature films over the last four years, including Disney’s Pete’s Dragon and the Natalie Portman-produced documentary Eating Animals. He also composed the music for Showtime's SMILF and Fox’s TV show The Exorcist. In 2017, Daniel Hart composed the original score to A GHOST STORY, released by A24. David Lowry (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints and Pete’s Dragon) wrote and directed A GHOST STORY, starring Academy Award winner, Casey Affleck, and Academy Award nominee, Rooney Mara. The film is about a recently deceased person who returns to his suburban home, as a ghost, to console his bereft wife, only to find that in his spectral state, he has become unstuck in time and forced to watch passively as the life he knew and the woman he loves slowly slip away. In this episode, Daniel Hart reveals how a number of key themes came to him by watching early footage of the film repeatedly, how he found himself being recorded playing solo cello for the first time, and how his song, “I Get Overwhelmed” originally written and performed for and by his band Dark Rooms, became a part of A GHOST STORY and how it ended up providing several key elements of the score ANNOTATED TRACKS AND SEGMENTS 02:42- "Little Notes" 05:44- "Post Pie" 06:46 - "The Secret in the Wall" 10:43 - "Vivientes Elim" 14:13 - "I Get Overwhelmed" OTHER TRACKS 00:03 - "Safe Safe Safe" SOUNDTRACK The original soundtrack was release on July 6, 2017 by Milan Records. The score is available on Amazon.com, itunes, and streaming on Spotify and Apple Music. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can find out more about and hear more music by Daniel Hart at his official site https://www.danielhartmusic.com/ You can follow Daniel Hart on Twitter @danielmwenda ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Spotify Stitcher Radio RadioPublic Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Michael Yezerski - Blindspotting Oct 23, 2018

Composer Michael Yezerski shares the story behind the creation of the first piece of music he wrote for the film which was created to simply rediscover the sound of Oakland, California. He also details how his score was uniquely positioned to continually build tension and and delicately transition scenes from dialogue to spoken-word. Finally, Yezerski also describes the two main thematic and tonal threads he created for this uniquely conceived and told story.

Dominic Lewis - The Man in the High Castle (Season 3) Oct 16, 2018

Composer Dominic Lewis shares his story behind his original score for season 3 of "The Man in the High Castle."

Dominic Lewis - The Man in the High Castle [Season 1 and 2] Oct 09, 2018

Dominic Lewis is a British-born composer and has written original scores for Peter Rabbit, Rough Night and Money Monster. He is slated to score Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween and Disney XD’s revitalized “Duck Tales.” He has also contributed music to high-profile projects such as: How to Train Your Dragon, Rango, Kung Fu Panda 2, Captain Phillips, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, and Kingsman: The Secret Service. One of Lewis’ more recent projects has been for Amazon’s Emmy winning series, THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE. The series debuted on Amazon’s Prime Video platform in January 2015 and is now in its third season. The Man in the High Castle is based on Philip K. Dick's award-winning novel. It is executive produced by Ridley Scott and Frank Spotnitz. The series explores what it would be like if the Allied Powers had lost WWII, and Japan and Germany ruled the United States. In this episode, Lewis talks about the origins of the series’ unnerving title theme and how he came to the surprising use of a song from the musical Cabaret in season 2. He also shares about a number of his original themes for the series’ main characters and how they evolved over the course of the first two seasons. ANNOTATED TRACKS AND SEGMENTS 02:00- "Edelweiss" (Season 1, Track 1) 03:21- "Attentater" - (Season 1, Track 6) 05:49 - "Unofficial Treaties" (Season 1, Track 9) 07:34 - "Julianna's Letter" (Season 2, Track 2) 11:25 - "Kotimichi" (Season 2, Track 8) 13:38 - "Tomorrow Belongs to Me" (Season 2, Track 15) OTHER TRACKS 16:08 - "Cherry Blossoms" SOUNDTRACK The original soundtrack for season 1 was released on January 13, 2015, and season two on December 30, 2016 by Varese Sarabande. They can be found on digitally on Amazon.com , itunes.com, Spotify and Apple Music. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can follow Dominic Lewis on Twitter @Domlewismx ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Spotify Stitcher Radio RadioPublic Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

C Andrew Rohrmann (SCNTFC) - Old Man's Journey Oct 02, 2018

C Andrew Rohrmann (aka SCNTFC) is a composer and sound designer based in Seattle, Washington. Starting his career writing music for advertising, he shortly moved into other forms of media; from television to film, and from film to video games. His work for TV and film include: "Wildlife Detectives" and "The Call of The Wolfman," while his music for video games include titles such as: Virtual Virtual Reality, Oxenfree, Peggle 2 and Mr. Robot: Exfiltration. One of his more recent video game projects is OLD MAN'S JOURNEY developed by Broken Rules based in Vienna, Austria. Old Man’s Journey is a soul-searching adventure, tells a story of life, loss, and hope. Entrenched in a beautifully sunkissed and handcrafted world, the player embarks on a heartfelt journey interwoven with lighthearted and pressure-free puzzle solving. A visual narrative about life’s precious moments, broken dreams, and changed plans, you uncover stories of the old man’s life told through beautiful vignettes of his memories. The game was released in May of 2017 and is available for iOS devices, Android, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4 and Steam. In this episode, serving as both composer and sound designer, SCNTFC talks about how he came to score this project, how he wanted to blur the lines between diegetic and non-diegetic music and sound, why he chose to record himself on instruments he wasn't the most proficient at playing. And how his music not only follows the titular old man, but ends up propelling him forward through the game's story. ANNOTATED TRACKS AND SEGMENTS 03:03- How SCNTFC was hired for Old Man's Journey 04:34- "Oceanside" - the music of the journey 11:31 "Two Towers, Stonewall, The Bridge" OTHER TRACKS 00:07 - "Carry Me Far" SOUNDTRACK The original soundtrack was released on May 17, 2017. It can be found on digitally on Bandcamp, Steam, Amazon.com, itunes.com, Spotify and Apple Music. IAM8Bit has also released the soundtrack on vinyl. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can find more music and more about C Andrew Rohrmann at his official site http://cargocollective.com/scntfc or follow him on Twitter @scntfc ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Spotify Stitcher Radio RadioPublic Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Darren Fung - Equus - Story of the Horse Sep 25, 2018

Darren Fung is one of Canada’s most successful film and TV composers. His diverse credits include a recreation of Canada's beloved Hockey Theme for CTV and TSN and the theme music for CTV’s flagship morning news show Canada AM. He scored the The Great Human Odyssey, a mini-series that explores the roots of human kind for which he received a nomination in the Best Documentary Score from the International Film Critics Association. Most recently Darren Fung scored the new CBC documentary series, EQUUS - STORY OF THE HORSE. In Equus, Anthropologist-turned-filmmaker Niobe Thompson takes viewers on an epic journey across eleven countries on three continents and back in time to the mysterious beginnings of the horse-human relationship. Over three spectacular hours of cutting-edge science and gripping adventure, Thompson explores the evolution of horsepower, discovers how our ancestors tamed the horse and learns fascinating new insights into the body and mind of this unique animal. In this episode, Darren Fung talks about working with director Niobe Thompson again and how they worked hard to provide a different musical experience from their previous collaboration on THE GREAT HUMAN ODYSSEY. Fung also reveals how this project changed his opinion on concert organs, what the director labeled as the score’s “propellant”, and how he created an exotic, Kazakstanian feel despite not having those traditional instruments at his disposal. ANNOTATED TRACKS 03:10- "Horse" 04:33- "Like Specs of Sand" 08:54- "Man Chases Woman" 10:01- "Far Different" 11:40- "A Human Story is a Horse Story" OTHER TRACKS 01:32 - "Trust" 13:06 - "A World Without Humans" SOUNDTRACK The original soundtrack was released by Milan Records on September 21, 2018. It can be found on Amazon.com, itunes.com, Spotify and Apple Music. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can follow him on Twitter @stickyrice ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Spotify Stitcher Radio RadioPublic Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Jason Graves - Moss Sep 18, 2018

Jason Graves is renowned for his textural concept scores and innovative orchestration in cinematic narrative games such as Tomb Raider, The Order: 1886, Dead Space, and Lone Echo, for which he made his first appearance on The Annotator (Episode 13). One of Graves' most recent projects has been for VR video game, MOSS from Polyarc. In Moss, players guide a young mouse hero named Quill on an epic journey while also manipulating the field of play as their own character and key ally to Quill. Moss brings together classic components of a great game – characters, combat, and exploration – with the exciting, interactive opportunities of virtual reality. In this episode, Jason Graves shares about how both his and Polyarc’s greatest desire was for the player to make a true emotional connection with the game, including through Jason’s original music. Jason also talks about how he was first introduced to the Malukah, who has performed on three of his game scores, but Moss finally being his opportunity to take full advantage of her mesmerizing talents. ANNOTATED TRACKS 02:20- "Dear Reader" 08:07- "Cinder Skies" 13:30- "Legends Old and New" 19:28- "Home to Me" SOUNDTRACK The original soundtrack was released by Materia Collective on August 3, 2018. It can be found on Bandcamp, Amazon.com, itunes.com, Spotify and Apple Music. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can also hear more music and find out more about Jason Graves at his official site: http://www.jasongraves.com/. You can also follow him on Twitter @jgmusic ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Spotify Stitcher Radio Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Neal Acree and Michael Tuller - Animal World Sep 11, 2018

Neal Acree is a BAFTA nominated film, television and video game composer whose work includes the massively popular game franchises World of Warcraft, Overwatch, StarCraft, Diablo, Revelation Online, and television shows like Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis. Michael Tuller is a film/television composer, synth programmer and multi-instrumentalist. He has worked with artists such as Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode, Enimen, Jane's Addiction, Madonna, and Kid Rock. ANIMAL WORLD is a Chinese film directed by HAN YAN, adapted from a Japanese manga by Nobuyuki Fukumoto about A man, Zheng Kaisi, finds himself deep in debt. He is coerced to board a ship called the DESTINY that hosts a mysterious and risky gambling party. If he wins an apparently simple game, his debt will be canceled. In this episode, Neal Acree and Michael Tuller reveal how working together on this project resulted in music they describe as NIN meets Lawrence of Arabia! They also open up about how collaborating on this particularly challenging score found them exploring ideas they never would have had they been writing solo and how the theme from Rocky and a famous Chinese Folk song forced them to change direction. ANNOTATED TRACKS 02:15- "I am Crazy" 04:52- "The Chase" 08:13- "Dream" 09:17- "Getting Out" 10:48- "Setting Things Right" 12:55 - "Last Round" 16:31 - "The Loan" SOUNDTRACK The original soundtrack for ANIMAL WORLD was released on June 22, 2018 by Velvet Machine Records & Genkaku No Oto and can be found on Amazon.com, iTunes, and is streaming on Spotify and Apple Music. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can also hear more music and find out more about Neal Acree at his official site: http://nealacree.com/ or follow him on twitter @neal_acree. You can also follow Michael Tuller on Twitter @AETHRmusic. ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Spotify Stitcher Radio Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Tom Hodge & Franz Kirmann - Main Titles from McMafia Sep 04, 2018

Tom Hodge and Franz Kirmann have had a long standing collaborative relationship. As Piano Interrupted, they have released three albums, Landscapes of the Unfinished, Two by Four and The Unified Field on experimental German label, Denovali Records. More recently, together Tom and Franz composed the score for brand new eight-part BBC / AMC drama McMafia starring James Norton, the first episode of which aired on BBC One on New Year's Day 2018 in the UK, and 26th February on AMC in the US. In this episode, the duo discusses how they came to write a more classic piece for the McMafia main titles after having written a number of demos that were more in line with their established pulsing, electronic sound. They share about how their discussions with the director James Watkins helped to shape their final composition and how, in the end, the actual main titles sequence of the series was edited to fit their piece. ANNOTATED SEGMENTS 01:17- Origins of the main title with "McMafia Main Title theme" 03:12- "Demo 1 - Ekongting Song" 04:12- "Demo 2 - Fifteen Shades of Saraba" 04:56- The final version 06:36- "McMafia Main Title theme" SOUNDTRACK The original soundtrack for MCMAFIA is available on Amazon.com, iTunes, and is streaming on Spotify and Apple Music. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can also hear more music and find out more about Tom Hodge & Franz Kirmann at their official sites: https://www.tomhodge.com/ and https://www.franzkirmann.com/ or you can follow them on Twitter at @tom_hodge or @franzkirmann. ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Spotify Stitcher Radio Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Adam Lastiwka - Travelers Aug 21, 2018

Adam Lastiwka is a Canadian-born film and television composer who has scored over five hundred episodes of popular shows airing on networks such as The History Channel, Discovery, Food Network, Syfy and NatGeo. He is best known for his work on the globally-renowned Netflix series ‘Travelers’ from ‘Stargate’ creator Brad Wright, and the Emmy-nominated CBC series ‘Interrupt this Program’. TRAVELERS is set hundreds of years from now, when the last surviving humans discover the means of sending consciousness back through time, directly into people in the 21st century. These "travelers" assume the lives of seemingly random people, while secretly working as teams to perform missions in order to save humanity from a terrible future. Armed only with their knowledge of history and an archive of social media profiles, the travelers discover that 21st century lives and relationships are as much a challenge as their high-stakes missions. In this episode, Adam Lastiwka talks about he tried to extrapolate what music would sound like in the future performed by a homgenized people who, while remaining musical, actually played traditional instruments incorrectly. He also shares some of his inspirations for his score and how he wrote music that would help reveal setting, time, and character. ANNOTATED SEGMENTS 02:23 - Show concept w/ track "Protocol" 06:08 - "Arrival" 04:26 - "Chronocide" 06:08 - "Arrival" 08:25 - "Phillucinating" 11:08 - "Trevor Does Transdifferentiation" 12:54 - "Close Call" SOUNDTRACK The original soundtrack for TRAVELERS is available on Amazon.com, iTunes, and is streaming on Spotify and Apple Music. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can also hear more music and find out more about Adam Lastiwks at his official site: http://www.adamlastiwka.com. ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Spotify Stitcher Radio Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Steve Burke - Xbox 360 Dashboard Avatars Aug 14, 2018

Steven Burke is a composer and sound designer who has worked on video game projects for Nintendo, Microsoft, and Rare Ltd. Some of his music credits include: Yooka-Laylee, How We Soar and Kameo: Elements of Power. He also created some of the most recognizable game music, listened to by millions of gamers around world - music and sound effects for the dashboards of the Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and the Xbox One game consoles. Microsoft’s Xbox 360 was unveiled on May 12, 2005 and has since gone on to sell some 84 million units! The Xbox One succeeded the Xbox 360, as the third Xbox console, and was first announced in My 2013. Estimates say that by the March 2018, some 39 million Xbox One units had been sold. In this episode, Steve Burke shares the story and process behind the music and sound effects he created for the Xbox 360 dashboard. He reveals some of his original musical sketches created to be used during avatar setup and customization. He also talks about returning in 2009 to do the music for the Xbox 360 Kinect update and how, while under an already tight deadline, not even a dangerous coup in the country he was currently residing in could prevent him from finishing the project! ANNOTATED SEGMENTS 02:11 - Avatar Begins (Xbox 360 Avatars Suite) 03:01 - Early sketches (Xbox 360 Avatars Suite) 04:00 - Working on the main theme (Xbox 360 Avatars Suite) 05:27 - Sting stories (Xbox 360 Avatars Suite) 06:49 - Kinect, Coup, and Keyboard (Xbox 360 Avatars Suite) 14:23 - Sound Effects and the Xbox One (Xbox 360/One Avatars Suite) SOUNDTRACK This music is not commercially available. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can also hear more music and find out more about Steve Burke at his official site: http://steveburkemusic.com. Follow him on Twitter @steveburkemusic ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Spotify Stitcher Radio Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Ian & Sofia Hultquist - Love & Bananas Aug 07, 2018

Ian Hultquist is an American composer of original scores for films, documentaries and television shows. Sofia Hultquist, is an Italian composer and performer that writes and creates music for film, fashion and media. Together, the husband and wife team have collaborated on scores for films such as: "The First Monday in May" "The Gospel According to Andre" and the feature length documentary, "Love & Bananas." LOVE & BANANAS chronicles the mission of actor/director Ashley Bell and a team of elephant rescuers led by world renowned Asian elephant conservationist Lek Chailert, who cross 480 miles of Thailand to rescue Noi Na, a 70-year old partially blind trekking elephant, and bring her to freedom. This documentary looks to expose the cruel secret that every Asian elephant has had to endure to become a service animal; a process known as Pajan (aka The Crush Box). LOVE & BANANAS aims to ignite a new way of thinking about this species and shows what can be done to prevent the extinction of Asian elephants. In this episode, Ian and Sofia Hultquist talk about how they utilized elephant sounds, recorded during filming, within their score; how the a central character, Lek Chailert, her story and love for elephants influenced their music; and how they creatively dealt with temp music used in early edits of the film. ANNOTATED TRACKS AND SEGMENTS 02:22 - "Pajan" 04:27 - "Lek's Theme" 07:39 - "The Road" 10:22 - "The Homecoming" 13:33 - "Part of the Heard" OTHER TRACKS 15:47 - "Welcome to Thailand" SOUNDTRACK The original score was released on April 27, 2018 on the Hultquist’s own label, Little Twig Records, and is available digitally on Amazon.com (https://amzn.to/2vnpVs5), iTunes, and streaming on Spotify and Apple music. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can also hear more music and find out more about Ian and Sofia Hultquist at their official sites: ianhultquist.com and sofiahultquist.com. Follow them on twitter at @ihultquist or @drumandlace ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Spotify Stitcher Radio Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Jesse Harlin - Yoku's Island Express Jul 31, 2018

Jesse Harlin has been a composer for video games for over 15 years. His music has been played by the London Philharmonic at Abbey Road’s Studio 1, but has also has his music blasted among crowds in New York’s Times Square. He is an interactive music designer building music systems with some of the top audio engineers in the industry. Some video game titles to his credit include: THE FORCE UNLEASHED, MONKEY ISLAND 2, STAR WARS: THE OLD REPUBLIC and MAFIA III. One of his most recent original scores has been for the video game, YOKU’S ISLAND EXPRESS. Yoku’s Island Express, a pinball platform adventure game, launched on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch™ and PC on May 29th 2018 from Team17 and developer Villa Gorilla. Yoku, the dung beetle, has arrived on Mokumana Island to take over the role of postmaster and he’s ready for the easy life, soaking up the sun and delivering parcels on a tropical paradise! However, an ancient island deity is trapped in a restless sleep - and it’s all down to Yoku to traverse the island using a unique blend of pinball mechanics, platforming and open world exploration. In this episode Jesse Harlin talks about how he focused creating strange and unique instrumentation mixtures in the score: from odd toy sound pairings to percussion via beat-boxing, mixed with soft female vocal work + turntablism … run through ring modulators. He also talks about his use of language as the score starts in French but morphs into Polynesian-like-skatting to other spontaneous sounds he formed into fictional vocabulary. ANNOTATED TRACKS AND SEGMENTS 02:13 - "Welcome to Mokumana Beach" 05:44 - "Welcome to the Space Monks" 09:46 - "What Lies Beneath" OTHER TRACKS 00:09 - "The Slug Gardener" 13:18 - "Gorilla Woods" SOUNDTRACK The original score was released on May 28, 2018 and is available digitally on Amazon.com, iTunes, and streaming on Spotify and Apple music. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can also hear more music and find out more about Jesse Harlin on his official site: http://dunderpatemusic.com. You can also follow him on Twitter @oogew ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Spotify Stitcher Radio Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Disasterpeace - Hyper Light Drifter Jul 24, 2018

Disasterpeace (aka Rich Vreeland) has over 50 albums to its credit. He has composed scores for video games such as: Puzzle Agent and Puzzle Agent 2, Fez, for film such as: It Follows and Under the Silver Lake and for television he has written music for Adventure Time and the soon to be released DIY. Disasterpeace wrote the original score for the massively popular video game, HYPER LIGHT DRIFTER which released on March 31, 2016 from developer Heart Machine. The game is a 2D Action RPG in the vein of the best 8-bit and 16-bit classics, with modernized mechanics and designs on a much grander scale. Hyper Light Drifter features intense action, other-worldly environments and a captivating storyline. Our Hero is haunted by an insatiable illness, traveling further into the lands of Buried Time, hoping to discover a way to quiet the vicious disease much like its creator, Alex Preston, who suffers of a heart disease, major source of inspiration for this game. It has been called "a surreal, indie Zelda" by Kotaku and "decadent, cryptic and classy" by Polygon In this episode DISASTERPEACE takes us through his music for the game's brief intro cinematic. Not once or twice, but three times ... each time unveiling a different handful of audio elements from this deeply layered score filled with musical motifs, sound design, and audio easter eggs. ANNOTATED TRACKS AND SEGMENTS 02:14 - Piano Sketches 03:40 - Vignette - Visions 04:35 - Main motif 05:06 - Intro. Cinematic / Vignette - Visions #1 (Motifs, Prometheus chord, chug chug, sheen of noise) 08:10 - Intro. Cinematic / Vignette - Visions #2 (Sound design, musical narrative) 10:48 - Deep Drums 11:50 - Snack Jack 13:11 - Intro. Cinematic / Vignette - Visions #3 (Palette library) OTHER TRACKS 14:49 - The Abyss SOUNDTRACK The original score was released on April 12, 2016 and is available digitally on Bandcamp (http://music.disasterpeace.com/album/hyper-light-drifter), Amazon.com (https://amzn.to/2LsXQsF), iTunes, and streaming on Spotify and Apple music. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can also hear more music and find out more about Andrew Lockington on his official site: http://disasterpeace.com. You can also follow him on Twitter @disasterpeace ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Spotify Stitcher Radio Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Andrew Lockington - Rampage Jul 17, 2018

Canadian-born composer, Andrew Lockington has composed original scores for feature films such as: ‘SAN ANDREAS’, the Golden Globe nominated “FRANKIE AND ALICE” starring Halle Berry,“PERCY JACKSON SEA OF MONSTERS”, “JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH”, and “CITY OF EMBER”, “THE SPACE BETWEEN US” and the Netflix series “FRONTIER” He recently scored the 2018, American, sci-fi monster film, RAMPAGE - directed by Brad Peyton. The film is loosely based on the video game series of the same name by Midway Games. The film stars Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Malin Åkerman, Jake Lacy, Joe Manganiello, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. It follows a primatologist named Davis Okoye who must team up with George, an albino gorilla who turns into a raging creature of enormous size as a result of a rogue experiment, to stop two other mutated animals from destroying Chicago. It is the third collaboration between Peyton and Johnson, following Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012) and San Andreas (2015). In this episode, Andrew lockington opens up his score for RAMPAGE, sharing with us how he looked to nature to inform his approach, specifically studying gorillas and other apes and the sounds they make. He also studied African music and choir which eventually lead him to employing the African Childrens Choir and, finally, he discusses how he employed electronic elements into his score to connect the film to its video game roots. ANNOTATED TRACKS 02:12 - Space 03:30 - Gorillas 05:18 - Pavo 06:27 - Wyoming 07:41 - Cornfield 11:00 - Chicago 13:56 - Requiem 17:03 - Rampage SOUNDTRACK The original score was released by Water Tower Music on April 13, 2018 and is available digitally on Amazon.com, iTunes, and streaming on Spotify and Apple music. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can also hear more music and find out more about Andrew Lockington on his official site: http://andrewlockington.com ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Spotify Stitcher Radio Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Ronit Kirchman - The Sinner Jul 10, 2018

Ronit Kirchman is a composer, music producer, songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist. She composes music for film and television, theater and dance, multimedia installations, and the concert stage. Her widely varied film scores include the feature films Zen and the Art of Dying, Finding Neighbors, and The Skin I'm In, as well as The Golden Age of Fish, Say You Love Me, and Gowanus, Brooklyn among many others. Ronit is the composer for the riveting Golden Globe-nominated dramatic series The Sinner (USA Network). THE SINNER is an eight episode close-ended series, The Sinner follows a young mother (Jessica Biel) who, when overcome by an inexplicable fit of rage, commits a startling act of violence and to her horror has no idea why. The event launches an inverted and utterly surprising crime thriller whose driving force is not the “who” or the “what” -- but the “why” -- as an investigator (Bill Pullman) finds himself obsessed with uncovering the woman's buried motive. Together they travel a harrowing journey into the depths of her psyche and the violent secrets hidden in her past. In this episode, Ronit Kirchman gives us a detailed breakdown of her music for THE SINNER. She reveals how she wrote the score to help define the very nature of the show as well as the psychology of the series main character. You'll hear how she balances deeper and darker colorations in her music with subtle religious references and lastly action vibes carried by propulsive synths and beats. ANNOTATED TRACKS 02:05 - Swim 04:37 - Shallow Grave 07:34 - I Love Jesus 09:48 - Determination 10:47 - Simmering 12:52 - APB 14:11 - The Stairway Down SOUNDTRACK The original score for season one has been released by Lakeshore Records and is available digitally on amazon.com, iTunes, and streaming on Spotify and Apple music. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can also hear more music and find out more about Ronit Kirchman at her official site: http://ronitkirchman.com/ or follow her on twitter @ronittweets ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Spotify Stitcher Radio Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Zach Robinson and Leo Birenberg - Cobra Kai Jul 03, 2018

Zach co-composed and oversaw all music production for YouTube Red's first developed sitcom, Sing It!, created by YouTube superstars, Benny and Rafi fine. He again collaborated with the Fine Bros for 2017's feature film, F The Prom. He also wrote the theme song for USA Network's NFL Football Fanatic. In parallel to his composing career, Zach creates 1980's inspired electronic music under the pseudonym D/A/D. Composer Leo Birenberg’S music is featured in Fox’s celebrated hybrid animation series Son of Zorn. Leo has also been a frequent collaborator of composer Christophe Beck, working as a writer, arranger, and producer and has contributed additional music to a number of films, including Frozen, Edge of Tomorrow, Ant-Man, and The Peanuts Movie. Zach Robinson and Leo Birenberg have co-composed the score for YouTube Red's mega-hit series Cobra Kai, which takes place in the Karate Kid universe thirty-four years after the original film, THE KARATE KID, and stars Ralph Macchio and William Zabka reprising their original roles. In this episode, composers Zach Robinson and Leo Birenberg open up their original score for COBRA KAI and reveal how they resurrect the spirit of the original KARATE KID. While moving in the music in a contemporary direction they invoke classic retro 80s synth and guitar, traditional flutes and japanese koto, while building to a climactic finale incorporating a 70 piece orchestra. ANNOTATED TRACKS 02:33 - Ace Degenerate 03:51 - King Cobra 04:54 - Miyagi Memories 06:24 - Final Match 07:24 - Miyagi's Tomb 08:31 - Slither 10:20 - The Cobra and the Mongoose 10:58 - Miyagi-Do 12:43 - Time Out 14:14 - Quiver 15:19 - Stone vs Diaz 16:53 - Sensei Sam SOUNDTRACK The original score can be found on Amazon.com, itunes or streaming on Spotify and Apple Music. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can also hear more music and find out more about Zach Robinson and Leo Birenberg at their respective sites: http://zachrobinsonmuisc.com and http://leobirenberg or follow the composers on twitter @zachrobinson @leobirenberg ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Spotify Stitcher Radio Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Daniel Ran - Beyond Skyrim: Bruma Jun 26, 2018

Beyond Skyrim: Bruma is an unofficial Skyrim expansion that revisits established themes from the award-winning soundtrack by Jeremy Soule while also incorporating influences from the Far East. In the game mod, players can travel beyond the borders of Skyrim and explore Bruma, the northernmost county in Cyrodiil where they can delve into the Ayleid ruins, meddle in local affairs or explore the wilds. Beyond Skyrim: Bruma is composer Daniel Ran’s first composition project of this kind and in this episode he talks the challenge of writing new music of his own that would compliment pieces from Jeremy Soule's original score. He also shares about how he came to write for and work with a choir for the first time on one of the games key pieces. Lastly he reveals how working on this particular project had the surprising effect of making music feel "more real" to him. ANNOTATED TRACKS 01:41 - Maker of Worlds 06:34 - Last of the Guards 08:35 - Arch Henchman 10:46 - Nox Atra OTHER TRACKS 00:07 - Apparitions SOUNDTRACK The original score can be found on Amazon.com, itunes or streaming on Spotify and Apple Music. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can also hear more music and find out more about Daniel Ran at his official site (https://www.danielran.com/) or follow the composer on twitter @danielxran ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Spotify Stitcher Radio Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Olivier Deriviere - Vampyr Jun 19, 2018

Olivier Derivière is an award-winning composer who has scored music for animation, films and video games and is widely acclaimed for both his composition and innovative approaches to connecting music with the game experience. Some of his groundbreaking titles, Remember Me, Supernova, Obscure, Assassin’s Creed IV Freedom Cry and his previously annotated score for GET EVEN. One of his most recent video game scores is for the DONTNOD video game, VAMPYR. In Vampyr you play as Dr. Jonathan Reid, a famous surgeon and blood transfusion specialist freshly turned into a vampire after arriving back in his home city of London following the Great War. A man of logic and science, Reid’s firm beliefs are turned inside-out upon awakening to a once-hidden world of secret societies, ungodly creatures and ancient orders set upon ending his existence. All the while, London’s population crumbles under the pressure of a terrible disease – and Dr. Reid may be the city’s last hope to stop it. Olivier Deriviere returns to THE ANNOTATOR and shares about his main theme from the game and how he heavily employs the cello, throughout the score, to capture the loneliness and struggle of the game’s main character. He details Eric-Marier Couturier’s cello performance which makes use of the double string technique to express the core struggle between the doctor and the vampyr. Deriviere also tells us how he found working on this game a unique privilege despite Vampyr’s main theme centering on the theme of death and how he wrote some of the darkest and most emotional music while dealing with the loss of his own grandmother. ANNOTATED TRACKS 02:59 - The Struggle 05:06 - Making a Vampyr 06:45 - The Funerals 11:09 - Insane Family 14:51 - The Cross 17:13 - A Night at Home SOUNDTRACK The original soundtrack for VAMPYR is available on bandcamp. You can also stream the soundtrack on Spotify. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can also hear more music and find out more about Olivier Deriviere at his official site (http://olivierderiviere.com/) or follow the composer on twitter @oderiviere Listen to Olivier Deriviere previous episode for the video game GET EVEN. ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Spotify Stitcher Radio Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Nima Fakhrara - Detroit: Become Human Jun 12, 2018

Nima Fakhrara is a composer, ethnomusicologist and the founder of Zoo Creatives. His film credits include “The Girl in the Photographs”, “Consumed,” “The Signal,” and “Gatchman” (Battle of the Planets), while within video game genre, his credits he has “Resident Evil: Revelations 2 and the 2016 release “1970 Revolution.” One of his most recent projects for a video game is DETROIT: BECOME HUMAN, where is joined by composers Philip Sheppard and Joe Paesano in creating this highly anticipated game's original score. DETROIT: BECOME HUMAN is an adventure game developed by Quantic Dream and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4, released worldwide on 25 May 2018. The plot revolves around three androids: Kara, who escapes the owner she was serving to explore her newfound sentience and protect a young girl; Connor, whose job it is to hunt down sentient androids; and Markus, who devotes himself to releasing other androids from servitude. They may survive or perish depending on dialogue choices that shape the story as customized by the player. In this episode of THE ANNOTATOR, Nima Fakhrara, over 8 tracks of his work, opens up about his main challenge of writing music for one of the games main characters, CONNOR. He talks about how, while creating something cold and robotic, he also needed his music for this android investigator to evoke emotion. That challenge was increased by choosing to use only synths and electronics to accomplish this. Nima Fakhara also talks about how Connor’s music is the type of music he believes an android might create for themself. ANNOTATED TRACKS 03:22 - Hostage 05:19 - Your Choice 09:27 - Now 11:41 -They All Look the Same 15:17 - I Trust You 15:31 - Meet Markus 18:08 - Wake Up 19:32 - Connor Suite SOUNDTRACK The original score has not been released. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can also hear more music and find out more about Nima Fakhrara at his official site (https://nimafilmmusic.com/) or follow the composer on twitter @ostadnima ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Spotify Stitcher Radio Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Philip Sheppard - Detroit: Become Human Jun 05, 2018

Philip Sheppard is a composer, producer, virtuoso cellist, professor at the Royal Academy of Music and a creative innovator who has worked with some of the biggest names in music, tech, sport and film. He has composed more than 60 film, gaming, television and theatrical scores including the Star Wars Force Awakens behind the scenes Comic Con trailer which has over 11 million YouTube plays. His other major film works include The Final Year, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, In the Shadow of the Moon (which received an International Film Critics Award nomination for Best Original Score for a Documentary. One of Sheppard's most recent projects has been for the highly acclaimed video game, DETROIT: BECOME HUMAN. The game, which debuted on May 25, 2018 for the Sony Playstation 4 is an neo-noir thriller, where the plot revolves around three androids: Kara, who escapes the factory she was made in to explore her newfound sentience; Connor, whose job it is to hunt down deviant androids like Kara; and Markus, who devotes himself to releasing the androids from servitude. The characters may survive or perish depending on the choices that are made, which serve to shape the story as customized by the player. In this episode of THE ANNOTATOR, Philip Sheppard reveals his process in writing and recording his very humanizing and emotional music representing KARA, one of the game's key characters. He also talks about why and how he used three different pianos simultaneously to help craft the key components of the theme in its simplest form. Sheppard details how Kara's theme was partially birthed from a fireplace in a snow covered cabin in Montana, where he retreated to to write his music for the game. Lastly, he reveals how he was able to take KARA's theme throughout all of the highs and lows of the game's complex story. ANNOTATED TRACKS 03:22 - Little One 06:28 - Kara Main Theme 13:12 - Carousel 14:00 - All This Will Pass 15:31 - By the River OTHER TRACKS 00:00 - "Not Just a Machine" SOUNDTRACK The original score has not been released. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can also hear more music and find out more about Philip Sheppard at his official site (https://philipsheppard.com/) or follow the composer on twitter @philipsheppard ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Spotify Stitcher Radio Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Jim Dooley - Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (Netflix) May 29, 2018

Jim Dooley is an Emmy Award-winning composer/songwriter with a diverse repertoire spanning the film, television, video gaming and live theatrical industries. Among his many compositions in Television, Dooley has written original music for ABC’s critically acclaimed series, “Pushing Daisies,” for which he earned a 2008 Primetime Emmy Award for “Best Original Music Composition for a Series.” He’s also written a number of original scores for Dreamworks features including: “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron,” “Madagascar” the Academy Award-winning “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit,” and in video games: “Epic Mickey,” “Infamous” “Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier,” “SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy Seals One of his recent endeavours was for a Netflix series. Based on the internationally best selling series of books by Lemony Snicket (aka Daniel Handler), season two of the Netflix original series plunges further into the epic world of this darkly comedic mystery. Executive produced by Emmy Award-winner Barry Sonnenfeld and Daniel Handler - the new season of A Series of Unfortunate Events consists of ten cinematic one-hour episodes, and premiered worldwide in the spring 2018, exclusively on Netflix. A Series of Unfortunate Events recounts the tragic tale of the Baudelaire orphans – Violet, Klaus, and Sunny – and their extraordinary encounters with the devious Count Olaf who will stop at nothing to get his hands on their inheritance. In this episode of THE ANNOTATOR, Jim Dooley discusses balancing some of the more menacing and psychological Bernard Herrmann influences with the whimsical nature of the books and series. He shares about writing themes for the three Squalor children which were defined by their actions rather than by their characters. And he also opens up how he had to write a Mambo which embellished with the sounds of children's toys. ANNOTATED TRACKS 02:35 - Lemony in Sewer 04:01 - Introducing Esme 04:57 - Violet Searching the Penthouse 05:32 - Olivia Runs After Taxi 06:29 - Sunny's Mambo 08:37 - The Kids Emerge from the Tunnel 10:09 - Entering the Village 11:46 - The Village Elders 13:04 - Hector's Balloon 15:07 - VFD Party SOUNDTRACK The original score has not been released. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can also hear more music and find out more about Daniel Ran at his official site (https://www.jimdooley.com/) or follow the composer on twitter @jimdooleymusic ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Spotify Stitcher Radio Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Christopher Lennertz - Lost in Space (Netflix) May 22, 2018

Christopher Lennertz is a composer and producer for film, television, records, and video Games. His vast portfolio includes television programs such as: Marvel’s Agent Carter, Galavant and Supernatural and among his many video game credits are titles within the Medal of Honor and Mass Effect franchises. He has also composed scores for numerous, animated, family features such as: Alvin and the Chipmunks, Hop and Smurfs: The Lost Village which was featured in episode 4 of The Annotator. One of his most recent, high-profile projects is his original score for LOST IN SPACE. Produced by Legendary Television, LOST IN SPACE is a Netflix Original dramatic and modern reimagining of the classic 1960’s science fiction series. Set 30 years in the future, colonization in space is now a reality, and the Robinson family is among those tested and selected to make a new life for themselves in a better world. But when the new colonists find themselves abruptly torn off course en route to their new home they must forge new alliances and work together to survive in a dangerous alien environment, light-years from their original destination. In this episode of THE ANNOTATOR, Christopher Lennertz, out of the 500 minutes of score he composed, tells the story behind three crucial cues from his score for season one. Here, he shares how he made use of John Williams' season 3 theme from the original Lost in Space TV series. The composer reveals what pivotal moment in the pilot episode he felt he had to understand and score exactly right. Finally, Lennertz shares how he allowed the more dramatic moments of season one to inform his choices for instrumentation making the score more intimate at times and at others more scientific. ANNOTATED TRACKS 02:19 - Maker of Worlds 10:06 - Danger Will Robinson 13:54 - Illuminations OTHER TRACKS 00:03 - Main Titles 01:11 - End Credits 18:28 - Flowers, Father and Son 20:35 - End Credits SOUNDTRACK The original score can be found on Amazon.com, itunes or streaming on Spotify and Apple Music. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can also hear more music and find out more about Daniel Ran at his official site (https://www.christopherlennertz.com/) or follow the composer on twitter @clennertz ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Spotify Stitcher Radio Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Mark Yaeger - Far Cry 5: Inside Eden's Gate May 15, 2018

Composer Mark Yaeger has composed original music, written songs, played solo instruments, and produced the score on over 30 Hollywood and independent films. Additionally, he is a long-time composer collaborator with Klaus Badelt. Just a couple of those collaborative efforts include feature films such as QUEEN OF THE DESERT and SHANGHAIL CALLING, while his work for television can be heard in the 2014 series HALO: NIGHTFALL. FAR CRY 5 - INSIDE EDEN'S GATE is one of Yaeger's most recent projects. Released on March 5, 2018 -and is a short-film released directly to Amazon Prime Video. The short was designed as back-story to the video game FAR CRY 5 which released a few weeks after on March 27, 2018. When rumors of a fanatical cult in Hope County, Montana begin to swirl, three vloggers take it upon themselves to investigate what's really going on. As they track down missing locals and probe into other strange events, they eventually encounter Joseph Seed, the leader of The Project of Eden's Gate cult and the man behind all the unusual activities in Hope County. In this episode of The Annotator, Mark Yaeger talks about writing an original score for the short-film that would paint the antagonist of the video game, FAR CRY 5, in a different light. He elaborates on his choice of instrumentation and stylistic choices to emphasize emotion over darker elements that would thoroughly be covered musically in the game that would follow. ANNOTATED TRACKS 02:02 - Seed 03:35 - Bliss 08:10 - Enchantment Ostinato 08:49 - Revival SOUNDTRACK The original score can be found on Amazon.com, itunes or streaming on Spotify and Apple Music. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can also hear more music and find out more about Mark Yaeger at his official site (https://www.markyaeger.com/) or follow the composer on twitter @markyaeger ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Spotify Stitcher Radio Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Michael Kramer - Lego's Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures May 08, 2018

Michael Kramer is an Emmy nominated composer and multi-instrumentalist for film, television, and video games. His recent TV credits include the Cartoon Network series LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitsu, the original HULU series Complete Works, CBS Sports’ Ball Up, and Sons of Tuscon on FOX. Michael’s music can heard in Furious 7, Thor: The Dark World, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, on which he collaborated with Brian Tyler. His video game credits include Need For Speed: The Run, Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag, and Assassin’s Creed: Unity. Michael Kramer is currently scoring the hit Disney XD TV series LEGO STAR WARS: The Freemaker Adventures, for which he received a 2017 Emmy Award nomination. His score is recorded with a live 80-piece orchestra and carries the universal message of Star Wars to a new generation. In this episode of The Annotator, Michael Kramer talks about how he dances along the lines of the familiar musical building blocks forged by John Williams, while still introducing something unique in the the Star Wars musical universe. In order for listeners to hear how new themes are introduced and developed over the course of an episode, here, Kramer specifically covers the musical arc of the first episode in Season 2. ANNOTATED TRACKS 01:58 - Main Titles - The Freemaker Family Theme 02:37 - Training M-OC 03:47 - Rowan and Quarrie 05:40 - The Emperor, Vader and M-OC 06:45 - Rowan Captured 13:37 - The Arrowhead OTHER TRACKS 00:44 - Force Theme Redux 01:29 - We're Home 15:02 - Rowan's Theme SOUNDTRACK There has been no announcement about an official soundtrack release. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can also hear more music and find out more about Michael Kramer at his official site (https://www.michaelkramermusic.com/) or follow the composer on twitter @kramercomposer ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Spotify Stitcher Radio Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Gordy Haab - Star Wars: Battlefront 2 May 01, 2018

Gordy Haab is a multi award-winning film, video game and television composer who has written music for many well-known titles, including Microsoft’s “Halo Wars 2, and EA’s “Star Wars Battlefront I”, which won Music of the Year, Best Interactive Score, and Best Instrumental Score at the 2016 GDC G.A.N.G. Awards, and was nominated for a BAFTA for Excellence in Audio Achievement. Additionally, Haab scored Activision/AMC's "The Walking Dead", based on the #1 hit TV series and Microsoft's "Kinect: Star Wars", which won "Best Music" at the Hollywood Music In Media Awards. Haab continues to compose the music for EA and Bioware’s "Star Wars: The Old Republic," for which he was awarded "Best Original Soundtrack" and "Best Instrumental Music" at the 10th Annual GDC G.A.N.G. Awards. Building upon the foundation of groundbreaking visuals and authenticity of EA’s original Star Wars Battlefront, DICE, Motive and Criterion teamed up to deliver an expansive follow up to the popular Star Wars game. Star Wars Battlefront II allows players to experience the untold story of an Imperial elite special forces soldier in an all-new single player campaign. In epic multiplayer battles also return, as players are able to pilot a First Order TIE fighter through intense dogfights in space, and play as ground troopers or iconic heroes and villains, such as Yoda and Darth Maul, across all three Star Wars eras. In this episode of The Annotator, Gordy Haab gives us a detailed talk through a special, combat suite from his original score for Star Wars Battlefront 2. The suite features many of the most prominent themes from the video game including: the Battlefront Imperial and Republic themes, specific themes for two important locations in the game and a theme for the single player campaign’s central character, Iden Versio. ANNOTATED TRACKS 02:20 - Combat Suite SOUNDTRACK There has been no announcement about an official soundtrack release. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can also hear more music and find out more about Gordy Haab at his official site (https://gordyhaab.com/) or follow the composer on twitter @gordyhaab ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Spotify Stitcher Radio Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Kevin Riepl - Atropa Apr 25, 2018

Kevin Riepl is an award-winning composer writing for multiple entertainment genres. His engaging orchestral, hybrid and atmospheric scores have enhanced films such as BATMAN: UNLIMITED and CABIN FEVER (2016 reboot). Additionally, he’s scored film festival winners and genre cult films such as the emotional sci-fi short HENRI and Oddball Animation Studios’ stunning concept film, RUIN. KEVIN RIEP is also renowned for composing the epic, signature scores for blockbuster video games including GEARS OF WAR, the UNREAL series, and ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES The mini-series, ATROPA, is one of Kevin Riepl’s most recent projects and for it he delivers a bold original score, sometimes grand and at other times eerily beautiful and at still others, pulse-pounding. ATROPA, the new Canal+ streaming series, is a 7-part adventure consisting of 11-13 minute-long episodes. The series tells the story of a troubled Off-World Officer, running from his past, but finding himself slammed directly into it when he boards the mysterious spaceship ATROPA. In this episode of The Annotator, KEVIN RIEPL is joined by the director of the mini-series, Eli Sasich, and together they talk about why where the heavy Alien franchise influences originated in this score. Riepl describes how the difficult choices he had to make regarding when to record live instruments and when to use sample libraries and how working collaboratively with the director of the mini-series helped shape crucial moments of the score. ANNOTATED TRACKS 02:17 - The Morinda 08:11 - Bringing Him In 10:36 - Regret 16:00 - To the Escape Pod OTHER TRACKS 00:13 - Atropa (End Credits) 18:10 - Cole Patrol Part 1 19:05 - Cole Patrol Part 2 SOUNDTRACK The original score for ATROPA by Kevin Riepl was released on March 23, 2018 by Moviescore Media. You can find it on Amazon.com, iTunes, and streaming on Spotify and Apple Music. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can also hear more music and find out more about Kevin Riepl’ at his official site (https://www.kevinriepl.com/) or follow the composer on twitter @kevinrieplmusic ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Spotify Stitcher Radio Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Panu Aaltio - 95 Apr 10, 2018

Panu Aaltio is a composer based in Helsinki and Los Angeles. He has composed music to over 20 feature films, multiple TV series and video games, as well as a full-length ballet for the Finnish National Opera. For his first solo feature work, The Home of Dark Butterflies, Panu Aaltio received a Jussi Award (Finnish Film Award) nomination in 2008. His next feature, the horror film Sauna in 2008, premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and was picked up for distribution by IFC Films. Since then he has been one of Finland's most prolific film composers. Panu Aaltio has received the Best Documentary Score award twice from The International Film Music Critics Association, first in 2013 for the nature documentary Tale of a Forest, and in 2017 for the follow-up Tale of a Lake, for which he also won a Jussi Award. One of his most recent scores was for the late 2017 film, 95. 95 is a Finish drama about ice hockey and national pride. It’s a multi-faceted telling of how Finland came to win the Ice Hockey World Championship for the first time, and how it affected Finnish society to its very core. In this episode of The Annotator, Panu Aaltio unpacks his original score for the 2017 film and tells how he addressed tackling this under-dog story that ended up enrapturing an entire country. Aaltio shares about writing music that helps elevate or change the idea of hockey as a mere sport to the that of an intense battle or an even greater spectacle. The composer opens up about writing a score that covers a wide range of emotions and contexts from epic to intimate and from tragic to triumphant. ANNOTATED TRACKS 02:14 - The End of a National Nightmare 04:58 - A New Start 07:21 - The Final Match 08:27 - The Goalie is Choking 09:56 - Panic Attack 12:23 - The Royal Castle 14:31 - You Can Be Anything You Want SOUNDTRACK The original score for "95" will be released later in 2018 by Moviescore Media. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can hear more music from Panu Aaltio at his official site (panuaaltio.com) Follow Panu Aaltio on Twitter @panuaaltio ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Spotify Stitcher Radio Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Kris Maddigan - Cuphead Mar 27, 2018

Kris Maddigan - Cuphead Kristofer Maddigan is a percussionist, drummer and composer based in Toronto, Canada. A member of the National Ballet of Canada Orchestra since 2010, Kris also performs regularly with a wide range of groups including The Toronto Symphony Orchestra, The Toronto Concert Orchestra, The Thunder-Bay Symphony, Kris also works with numerous jazz, theatre and new music groups in and around Toronto. Kris has composed music for the ‘My Virtual Dream’ project which premiered at Toronto’s Nuit Blanche in 2013 and one of his latest projects was composing the soundtrack for the video game ‘Cuphead‘, which debuted on X-Box One, Windows 10 and Steam on September 29, 2017. Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional hand drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings. Play as Cuphead or Mugman (in single player or local co-op) as you traverse strange worlds, acquire new weapons, learn powerful super moves, and discover hidden secrets while you try to pay your debt back to the devil! In this episode of The Annotator Kris Maddigan cuts deep into two tracks which have not gotten the attention from fans and reviewers so far - one of which is his personal favorite from the soundtrack. ANNOTATED TRACKS 03:20 - Disc 1, Track 6 - Inkwell Isle One 06:40 - Disc 1, Track 26 - Pyramid Peril OTHER TRACKS 00:00 - Track 1 - Introduction 12:24 - Disc 2, Track 8 - Dramatic Fanatic SOUNDTRACK The original score by Kris Maddigan was released on September 27, 2017 by Studiomdhr Entertainment Inc. and can be found on Amazon.com, iTunes and streaming on Spotify. You can also order the Cuphead Deluxe 4-LP Edition (Vinyl) from IAM8BIT MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can hear more music from Kris Maddigan at his official site (KrisMaddigan.com). Follow Kris Maddigan on Twitter @krismaddigan ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Spotify Stitcher Radio Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Dominik Scherrer - Requiem Mar 14, 2018

Dominik Scherrer - Requiem Dominik Scherrer is a British-Swiss composer, mostly known for his award-winning music for Ripper Street, Marple & BBC's The Missing. Dominik’s credits further include Scenes of a Sexual Nature starring Ewan McGregor and Hugh Bonneville, and Alice Through The Looking Glass starring Kate Beckinsale. Scherrer is currently scoring The Widow, an eight-episode original series for ITV & Amazon, starring Kate Beckingsale. Another recent composing project for Scherrer is BBC One and Netflix psychological thriller “REQUIEM”. REQUIEM was created and written by Kris Mrksa and directed by Mahalia Belo. this brand new psychological thriller series, starring Lydia Wilson, tells the story of brilliant young cellist Matilda Gray. When her mother inexplicably commits suicide, Matilda discovers tantalizing evidence linking her mother to the disappearance of a Welsh toddler 23 years before. When Matilda decides to travel to Wales, determined to explore the link between the two terrible events, her life suddenly spirals into a giant mystery and she starts to obsessively search for her true identity. In this episode DOMINIK SCHERRER talks about the unique challenges he faced in creating a mysterious and unsettling score for the series; how John Tavener influenced him to write for cello to create an ethereal; otherworldly feel for the score, and how he collaborated with Natasha Kahn (Bat for Lashes) to add her vocals and omnichord to give its score its cultish feel. ANNOTATED TRACKS 02:02 - Track 4 - Adopa 03:58 - Track 11 - Xai 06:47 - Track 9 - Edlprnaa 08:39 - Track 6 - Saaiz 10:10 - Track 10 - Lavavoth OTHER TRACKS 00:00 - Track 1 - Aigra SOUNDTRACK The original score by Christopher Willis was released on Februrary 9, 2018 by Dubois Records and can be found on Amazon.com, iTunes and streaming on Spotify. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can hear more music from Dominik Scherrer at his official site. ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Spotify Stitcher Radio Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Christopher Willis - The Death of Stalin Feb 21, 2018

Christopher Willis is an Emmy-nominated, multi-talented composer working in the mediums of film, television, and games. Christopher is known for his work on HBO's hit comedy series, Veep, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus. He currently scores The Lion Guard and the multiple Emmy Award-winning Disney Mickey Mouse shorts. One of his most recent project was for the feature film, THE DEATH OF STALIN. The Death of Stalin is a 2017 political satire film directed by Armando Iannucci. It chronicles the Soviet power struggles set off by the death of dictator Joseph Stalin in 1953. The film is based on the graphic novel of the same name. The film was released by eOne Films in the United Kingdom on October 20, 2017 and is set to be released in the United States by IFC Films on March 9, 2018. The film was also screened at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival to critical acclaim. Christopher Willis’ score for The Death of Stalin has garnered much praise and a nomination for Best Music at the 2017 British Independent Film Awards and in this episode, he talks about writing a score in the great Soviet tradition of music composition. He shares about how he made the jump into this segment of the classical world of music; Willis describes his road to discovery of the powerful and pompous Soviet scores as he prepared to write his own for the satire. ANNOTATED TRACKS 01:55 - Track - Moscow 1953 04:35 - Track - Beria's Plan 06:16 - Track - Special Delivery 06:49 - Track - Removal Men 08:41 - Track - Pall-Bearers 10;52 - Track - He Looks So Small 11:42 - Track - Back from the Gulags 13:02 - Track - Let the People Come 15:44 - Track - Setting the Trap 17:35 - Track - Staging a Coup 20:14 - Track - Flowers 21:16 - Track - A Comedy of Terrors SOUNDTRACK The original score by Christopher Willis was released on December 1, 2017 and can be found on Amazon.com, iTunes and streaming on Spotify. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can hear more music from Christopher Willis at his official site. Or follow him on Twitter @mrchriswillis ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Stitcher Radio Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Carlos Rafael Rivera - Godless Feb 06, 2018

Carlos Rafael Rivera is a commissioned and award winning composer whose career has spanned several genres of the music industry, including his original score for Universal Pictures' A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES, starring Liam Neeson. A protégé of Randy Newman, Rivera is also a guitarist and has performed onstage as opening act for The Who at the Hollywood Bowl. His work for the performing arts has been featured by some of the most prominent ensembles and soloists, including: Arturo Sandoval, Colin Currie, the Chicago Sinfonietta, and the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. He has also served as Composer-in-Residence with the Miami Symphony Orchestra. One of his most recent projects is for FOR the NETFLIX original series, GODLESS, directed by Scott Frank, produced by Steve Soderbergh, and starring Jeff Daniels and Michelle Dockery. This serie tells the story of a ruthless outlaw terrorizes the West in search of a former member of his gang, who’s found a new life in a quiet town populated only by women. In this episode, Carlos Rivera talks about his 18 month journey in writing the score - writing some 4.5 hours of music for the series. He also shares about the evolution of some of the key musical moments, and just how he worked closely with the show’s creative team and instrumentalists throughout which opened new doors for creativity to the composer. ANNOTATED TRACKS 01:42 - Track - Godless Suite OTHER TRACKS 00:14 - Track - "Godless Theme" 08:06 - Track - "Finale" SOUNDTRACK No release information is available. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can hear more music from Carlos Rafael Rivera at his official site. Or follow him on Twitter @composer313 ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Stitcher Radio Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Waveshaper and Robert Parker - Videoman Jan 23, 2018

Waveshaper is a Swedish, electronic music artist inspired by the soundtrack scene of the 80s early 90s. He emerged back in 2013 and has become one of the most well known artists in the Synthwave scene. In 2016 he released the album “Station Nova” on NRW Records and contributed with four original tracks to the PS4 / Xbox game “Furi." Originally a classically trained pianist, Swedish electronic musician, Robert Parker, went from tracker music during the 90s to retro-esque in the following decade. His studio is located in Stockholm, where he creates music that ranges between chiptunes to disco. He does regular live shows. and has played in Canada, Australia, France, Finland, Sweden, Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, Greece, Russia and China. VIDEOMAN is a Swedish, independent film directed and written by Kristian A. Söderström, where a VHS collector and a woman obsessed with the 80s, both alcoholics, initiate a romance that helps them battle their personal failures. In this episode. both WAVESHAPER AND ROBERT PARKER talk about this, their first work for a feature film. They discuss how they came onto this unique project and compare it to their experience in writing music for other genres like Irish folk music, short films and video games. They also talk about their approach to their score by using nostalgic instrumentation to help tell this contemporary story, yet not be limited by this instrumentation as their total musical palette. ANNOTATED TRACKS 02:03 - Track 2 - Videoman (Waveshaper) 05:07 - Track 14 - Confronation (Waveshaper) 06:19 - Track 4 - Simone's Theme OTHER TRACKS 00:05 - Track 10 - Drift Apart (Robert Parker) 09:25 - Track 1 - Prologue (Waveshaper) SOUNDTRACK The release of the original soundtrack for VIDEOMAN releases on January 26, 2018 and is available digitally at Amazon.com. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can hear more music from WAVESHAPER at his official Bandcamp page. Or follow him on Twitter @waveshaper_SWE You can also hear more music and find out more about ROBERT PARKER’ at his official tumblr page or follow him on twitter @robertparkerSWE ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Stitcher Radio Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed Type

Stephen Baysted - Project Cars 2 Jan 09, 2018

Composer Stephen Baysted Award-winning British Film, TV and Video Game is well known for his versatility and for his emotionally charged and expressively powerful music. His recent scores for film include I, Claude Monet, Renoir: Revered and Reviled, and The Impressionists. For video games, some of his recent scores include the number one bestselling racing titles: Electronic Arts: Need for Speed Shift 2: Unleashed and Need for Speed: Shift; Atari's Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends; Project Cars and his most recent, Project Cars 2. Project CARS 2 is the second installment in the best-selling and critically-acclaimed Project CARS motorsport franchise developed by Slightly Mad Studios. Building on the success of 2015’s chart-busting, multi-platform Project CARS, Project CARS 2 takes the franchise and its fans into a blistering new era of motorsport simulation with the largest track roster ever seen on console, a wholly revamped out-of-the-box gamepad experience, 5 motorsport disciplines, 29 motorsport series, 180 cars from dozens of elite brands, and over 140 revolutionary “living”, organic tracks in 60 locations , to bring you the most authentic racing game ever devised. In this episode, STEPHEN BAYSTED talks about how, even though there is no music during actual gameplay, his score is designed to take players through a great range of emotion. He talks about how his music actually prepares the player psychologically for each upcoming race. One of Baysted's other goals was to get inside the actual head of a racer and express those things that think about and experience before a race. To accomplish this Baysted interviews racing driver Ben Collins to get his unique perspective on racing … and you will hear bits of those very interviews in this episode as well. ANNOTATED TRACKS 07:30 - Track 1 - Eau Rouge 11:14 - Track 4 - Race to Win 14:26 - Track 3 - Pressure 17:38 - Track 11 - Guts and Glory OTHER TRACKS 20:43 - Track 8 - The Long Road SOUNDTRACK The release of the original soundtrack for PROJECT CARS 2 was released on September 22, 2017 and is available digitally at Amazon.com and iTunes and is available to stream on Spotify. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can find out more and hear more music at STEPHEN BAYSTED’S official site http://www.stephenbaysted.com/ You can follow Wilbert Roget on Twitter at twitter.com/stephenbaysted ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Stitcher Radio Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Daniel Pemberton - "Assassins Breathe" (Bonus Track) Dec 12, 2017

In this first-ever, Annotator Bonus Track episode, DANIEL PEMBERTON returns to deliver some insight into one of the most memorable pieces from the score, ASSASSINS’ BREATHE (KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD). He talks about his weirdest moment in his composing career and director Guy Ritchie’s desire for unusual elements in his scores drove him to new lengths when writing. ANNOTATED TRACKS 02:50 - Track 13 - Assassins Breathe SOUNDTRACK The KING ARTHUR - LEGEND OF THE SWORD original soundtrack with original score by Daniel Pemberton has been released BY WATER TOWER MUSIC. A digital 30-track deluxe edition was rel on May 5, 2017 and later the standard, 26-track verion on CD on May 19, 2017. You can find the soundtrack at Amazon.com, iTunes or streaming on Spotify.. http://amzn.to/2rdkaMi MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can find out and hear more music by DANIEL PEMBERTON at his official website DANIELPEMBERTON.COM or follow him on twitter @danielpemberton ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Stitcher Radio Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Wilbert Roget, II - Call of Duty: World War II Nov 28, 2017

Wilbert Roget, II is an award-winning composer in the video game industry. He joined LucasArts as a staff composer in 2008, where he scored several games in the Star Wars universe, including Star Wars: The Old Republic and Star Wars: First Assault. Later as a freelance composer, he scored video games such as: Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire, Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris, Dead Island 2, Anew: The Distant Light and other indie and AAA titles. Inspired at an early age by classic Japanese game soundtracks, Roget specializes in writing music that employs memorable themes, developed throughout the score in a traditional fashion. Wilbert Roget II’s most recent video game score is for the famous CALL OF DUTY franchise. Call of Duty® is makes a dramatic return to the greatest military conflict in history and where the franchise first began, World War II. CALL OF DUTY: WORLD WAR II takes the franchise back to its roots in a bold cinematic experience that captures the unforgettable heroism of the soldiers who fought together in a war that changed the world forever. Activision's gripping new title is an honest portrayal of World War II from the perspective of the famed 1st Infantry Division, with an ensemble cast of global and diverse characters. Through stunning visuals and intense audio, players storm the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, march across France to liberate Paris and ultimately push forward into Germany in some of the most monumental battles of all-time. In this episode, Wilbert Roget II discusses coming on to score the next entry into the popular video game franchise originally scored by composer Michael Giacchino back in 2003. Giacchino's Call of Duty scores greatly influenced Roget's career choice and were scores he once studied in college. You will hear Wilbert Roget talk through four tracks "Marigny, Paris, Burga and A Brotherhood of Heroes" having selected each track as they best exemplify his CALL OF DUTY: WORLD WAR II score, the game’s musical direction and collaborative process employed to make the score a reality. ANNOTATED TRACKS 02:50 - Track 3 - Marigny 06:16 - Track 8 - Paris 09:09 - Track 19 - Berga 11:15 - Track 1 - A Brotherhood of Heroes SOUNDTRACK The release of the original soundtrack for CALL OF DUTY: WORLD WAR II was released on November 3, 2017 and is available digitally at Amazon.com and iTunes and is available to stream on Spotify. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can find out more and hear more music at WILBERT ROGET’S official site http://www.rogetmusic.com You can follow Wilbert Roget on Twitter at twitter.com/wilbertroget ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Stitcher Radio Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Jason Graves - Lone Echo Nov 14, 2017

Jason’s diverse musical background as a composer, drummer, keyboardist, guitarist and world percussionist allow him to expertly compose in many different genres of music. As a result, his game credits alone include more than one hundred titles, ranging from electronic and rock to full symphonic scores. He performs world percussion, drums and guitar on many of his own tracks and has conducted and recorded his live orchestral scores at Abbey Road Studios, Air Studios London, Capitol Records, FOX, Paramount Pictures and Skywalker Sound. One of JASON GRAVES’ most recent project has been for the VR video game, LONE ECHO. Lone Echo is a virtual reality adventure game developed by Ready At Dawn, and published by Oculus Studios. Set aboard a space station orbiting Saturn, it allows players to move in zero-gravity by grabbing and pushing off of the environment. In addition to the narrative single-player game, the title includes a team-based multiplayer sports mode called Echo Arena, which was also released as a stand-alone game. The original music for Lone Echo and Echo Arena combines ambient, analog synth soundscapes with gritty drums and features the ethereal vocals of Malukah. Lone Echo and Echo Arena were released on July 20, 2017. In this episode, JASON GRAVES talks through a LONE ECHO suite that he wrote and includes how he incorporated the heavenly vocals of Malukah in subtle and surprising ways throughout the piece. He goes on to share how he combines this with his extensive use of synthesizers to underline the games’ central focus: the relationship between humanity and technology. ANNOTATED TRACKS 03:16 - Track 5 - So Near, So Far (Suite from Lone Echo) OTHER TRACKS 00:00 - Track 1 - Welcome to Kronos II 02:08 - Track 4 - Rings of Saturn 21:24 - Track 3 - Entering the Arena SOUNDTRACK The release of the original soundtrack for LONE ECHO was released on August 30, 2017 and is available digitally at Amazon.com and iTunes and is available to stream on Spotify. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can find out more and hear more music at JASON GRAVES’ official site http://www.jasongraves.com/ You can follow Jason Graves on Twitter at twitter.com/jgmusic ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Stitcher Radio Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Michael Nielsen and Kaveh Cohen - Forza Motorsport 7 Oct 31, 2017

Michael Nielsen and Kaveh Cohen - Forza Motorsport 7 Kaveh Cohen and Michael Nielsen are composers and producers of music for film, television, video games, and motion picture advertising. They have collaborated on projects for over 10 years and, between them, they have scored successful game franchises such as: League of Legends and Splinter Cell; for television: the History channel’s epic, 12-part series “America: The Story of Us" and Marvel’s hit animated series “Wolverine and the X-Men”. They’ve also produced music used in the movie traliers such as: "Rogue One," Creed, The Hunger Games, Mad Max: Fury Road, True Detective, Game of Thrones "Doctor Strange," One of their most recent project has been for one the most successful motorsport franchises in the world, FORZA MOTORSPORT 7. The racing video game was developed by Turn 10 Studios and published by Microsoft Studios, and is the tenth installment in the Forza series. It was released on Microsoft Windows and Xbox One on October 3, 2017. The game has earned high marks from around the gaming community including a rating of 8/10 from Gamespot, a 9.2/10 from IGN, and an 86 from Metacritic, In this episode, Mchael Nielsen and Kaveh Cohen talk about their musical journey from the symphonic scope of Forza Motosport 6 to the more “vintage rock” tone of Forza Motorsport 7. ANNOTATED TRACKS 02:13 - Track - FM6 Theme - “Forza Motorsport” (FM6) 05:08 - Track - Love of the Sport (FM6) 05:54 - Track - From Flag to Flag (FM6) 07:10 - Track - Big Bang (FM7) 09:03 - Track - Dialed In (FM7) 11:03 - Track - Hanky Pank (FM7) 12:14 - Track - Lock It Up (FM7) OTHER TRACKS 00:00 - Track - From Flag to Flag (FM6) 01:12 - Track - Big Bang (FM7) 18:43 - Track - FM6 Theme - “Forza Motorsport” (FM6) SOUNDTRACK The release of the original soundtrack for FORZA MOTORSPORT 7 is slated for release in December 2017 by Sumthing Music Works., the soundtrack for FORZA MOTORSPORT 6 is available digitally at Amazon.com and iTunes and is available to stream on Spotify. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSERS You can hear more music and find out more about the composers at MICHAEL NIELSEN’S and KAVEH COHEN’S official site’s http://michaelnielsen.com and kavehcohen.com You can follow KAVEH COHEN on Twitter at twitter.com/kavehcohen and MICHAEL NIELSEN at twitter.com/audiomichael ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Stitcher Radio Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Grant Kirkhope - Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Oct 17, 2017

Grant Kirkhope - Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Grant Kirkhope is a BAFTA nominated composer who has created the soundtracks to video games that have sold in excess of 30 million copies including "Ghostbusters”, “GoldenEye 007," “Banjo-Kazooie”, “Perfect Dark.” “Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.” “Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth” and “Viva Piñata." One of his most recent projects has been for the hit video game, “Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle” Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle follows the most iconic video game character, Mario, and the irreverent Rabbids, on an unexpected journey to save the Mushroom Kingdom, in a new turn-based combat adventure. Developed by Ubisoft Milan and Ubisoft Paris,* Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle features Mario, Princess Peach, Yoshi, Luigi and four Rabbid heroes taking on combat, puzzles and exploration across four iconic worlds. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle takes full advantage of the play anywhere, anytime ability of the Nintendo Switch, with battles playable on-the-go or at home. The video game was released on August 29, 2017. In this episode, Grant Kirkhope shares his story on how he was brought on the game not knowing it was a Mario based game. He also compares and contrasts his midi mock ups with the final recording with live orchestra of the games title theme and his new theme for Bowzer. ANNOTATED TRACKS 07:14 - Track - “Peach's Castle” Midi / live 12:39 - Track - “Bowser's Theme (Boss Battle)" Midi / live OTHER TRACKS 00:00 - Track 10 - "Hoppers" 03:14 - Track 16 - "Tower Tweeter" 17:40 - Track 10 - "Hoppers" SOUNDTRACK The original scoundtrack to MARIO + RABBIDS KINGDOM BATTLE was released digitally in August 2017 and can be purchased at Amazon.com or iTunes, and can be streamed on Spotify. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can hear find out more and hear more music at GRANT KIRKHOPE'S official site http://grantkirkhope.com You can follow GRANT KIRKHOPE on Twitter at @grantkirkhope ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Stitcher Radio Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Tim Wynn - XCOM 2: War of the Chosen Oct 03, 2017

Tim Wynn - XCOM 2: War of the Chosen Tim Wynn is the quintessential modern day composer/producer, and his diverse portfolio includes feature films, television series, documentaries and video games. Tim Wynn studied at the USC School of Music, where he studied under Elmer Bernstein, Christopher Young, Buddy Baker and Jerry Goldsmith. Wynn’s music career is notable by the diversity of his credits. In addition to his feature film the work for television, just some of his viideo game projects include:: Darkness II (2K), Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 (EA), Total War:Warhammer (Sega), Madden NFL 25 (EA), The Simpson’s Game (EA), and Warhawk (Sony). One of Tim Wynn’s most recent video game score is for XCOM 2 - WAR OF THE CHOSEN. In August, 2017, Feral Interactive released XCOM® 2: War of the Chosen, the expansion pack for the award-winning 2016 strategy game XCOM 2 for PC, Mac OS and Linux. Developed by Firaxis Games and published by 2K for PC and consoles, XCOM 2: War of the Chosen adds a massive amount of content to XCOM 2. War of the Chosen brings thrilling new material to the fight against ADVENT, the human enforcers of the alien regime occupying Earth. When additional resistance factions emerge to eliminate the invaders, a sinister new enemy, the “Chosen”, arises. They have one goal: to recapture the Commander of XCOM. The expansion includes new Hero classes to counter the “Chosen”, new enemies, missions, even more challenging environments and increased depth in strategic gameplay. In this episode, TIM WYNN will take us into two tracks from his original game score. First, he breaks down his forceful and menacing main theme for The Chosen. Second, he describes the track "Metal and Steel." He describes the momentum-building music that is heard when the player prepares for a mission and the techniques employed to deliver what he calls “2 minutes of adrenaline.” ANNOTATED TRACKS 02:12 - Track - “War of the Chosen” 06:59 - Track - “Metal and Steel" OTHER TRACKS 00:09 - Track 11 - "Final Breath" 01:20 - Track 10 - "In Solitude" SOUNDTRACK The original scoundtrack to XCOM 2: WAR OF THE CHOSEN was released digitally in August 2017 and can be purchased at Amazon.com MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can hear find out more and hear more music at TIM WYNN'S official site http://timwynn.net/ You can follow TIM WYNN on Twitter at @timwynn_ ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Stitcher Radio Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Matthew Margeson - Kingsman: The Golden Circle Sep 19, 2017

Matthew Margeson is an American composer who has written and arranged music for some films including Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, X-Men: First Class, Wreck-It Ralph, Captain Phillips, Into The Woods, Eddie The Eagle, and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.. Matthew Margeson teams up with composer Henry Jackman, for the third time, to compose the original score for the spy-action-adventure-comedy, KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE, the sequel to 2015’S KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE - both directed by Matthew Vaughn. Kingsman: The Golden Circle brings a new adventure that will test the agents' strength and wits when their headquarters are destroyed and the world is held hostage, their journey leads them to the discovery of an allied spy organization in the US. Kingsman: The Golden Circle opens in theaters September 22, 2017. In this episode, MATTHEW MARGESON talks about how the theme for the principal villlain proved to be one of the most difficult scoring challenges and how director Matthew Vaughn challenged them to get 25 fiddlers and 18 guitarists into one room to record for the score. ANNOTATED TRACKS 01:37 - Track - “Eggsy is Back” 07:22 - Track - “Poppy" 09:33 - Track - "Statesman" 11:13 - Track - "Tornado in the Trailer Park" 13:41 - Track - "The Kingsman Hoedown" SOUNDTRACK The original scoundtrack to KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE is scheduled for release in October 2017. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can find follow Matthew Margeson on Twitter @matthewmargeson ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Stitcher Radio Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed Type

Ryan Shore - Star Wars: Forces of Destiny Sep 05, 2017

Ryan Shore is a 2-time Emmy Award and Grammy Award nominated composer, songwriter and conductor for film, television, virtual reality, games, records and theatre. He was Assistant Music Director and Contributing Composer / Arranger / Orchestrator for the 87th Academy Awards, where he worked with artists including Lady Gaga AND John Legend. Shore has conducted orchestras around the world in recordings and concerts including The New York Philharmonic, The Hollywood Symphony Orchestra, The Skywalker Symphony Orchestra, The Czech Philharmonic, as well as conducting concerts for Pokemon Symphonic Evolutions and Soundtracks Live! featuring music from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Ryan Shore has over 60 composing credits including scores for: Julie's Greenroom (Netflix) Penn Zero: Part Time Hero (Disney Television Animation), SpyHunter (Warner Bros), The Girl Next Door (Anchor Bay), Cabin Fever 2 (Lions Gate), The X Factor (FOX) and one of his most recent projects the 2017 animated series Star Wars: Forces of Destiny (Lucasfilm). Star Wars Forces of Destiny, a new animated micro-series celebrating some of Star Wars’ most beloved and inspirational characters, The highly-anticipated shorts, 2-3 minutes each, tell the untold stories that helped shape the destinies of Rey, Jyn Erso, Princess Leia, Sabine Wren, Padmé Amidala, Ahsoka Tano, and other Star Wars icons. The series premiered on Disney's Youtube channel on July 3, 2017. In this episode, Ryan Shore talks through 4 of the episodes from the series detailing how he employed John Wiliams' original themes while composing from his own musical vocabulary. A note - while Ryan Shore comments on them, the original themes and motifs by John Williams are not included in these audio tracks. You can; however, find each of the full episodes in the show notes at the TheAnnotator.net. ANNOTATED TRACKS 02:55 - Track - “Main Theme” 03:50 - Track - “BB-8 Bandits" 06:36 - Track - "The Padawan Path" 09:25 - Track - "The Imposter Inside" 11:36 - Track - "Bounty of Trouble" OTHER TRACKS 00:00 - Track - "Sands of Jakku” 01:49 - Track - “Beasts of Echo Base” 14:29 - Track - “The Stranger” STAR WARS: FORCES OF DESTINY EPISODES "BB-8 Bandits" - https://youtu.be/KPhiPd-EXCA "The Padawan Path" - https://youtu.be/jTxJpEkR7CE "The Imposter Inside" - https://youtu.be/xPS6Od-oxcc "Bounty of Trouble" - https://youtu.be/OgNnBNvLB2Y MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can find out and hear more music by RYAN SHORE at his official website RYANSHORE.COM Follow Ryan Shore on Twitter @ryanshore ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Stitcher Radio Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Gareth Coker - ARK: Survival Evolved Aug 22, 2017

Gareth Coker is a British composer for film, games, and commercials. Gareth has developed a compositional style focusing on memorable, melodically-driven themes and motifs, combined with unique, and unconventional soundscapes. He collaborated with Moon Studios on the acclaimed game Ori and the Blind Forest, released in March 2015. His original score for Ori has won several prestigious awards, including an Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences award for Outstanding Music Composition, a SXSW Gaming Award for Excellence in Musical Score, and the Game Audio Network Guild’s Audio of the Year. Gareth Coker has since written scores for Minecraft, has also contributed music to the independent games Primal Carnage, The Mean Greens, and inMomentum and in the realm of Virtual Reality has written the score for veteran developer Insomniac Games’ new title The Unspoken. One of Coker's other recent video game projects has been for the open-world video game, ARK Survival Evolved. Ark: Survival Evolved (stylized as ARK) is action-adventure survival video game developed by Studio Wildcard in collaboration with Instinct Games, Efecto Studios, and Virtual Basement. In the game, players must survive being stranded on an island filled with roaming dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals, natural hazards, and potentially hostile human players. In this episode, Gareth Coker talks about the history of his ARK SURVIVAL EVOLVED main theme and the track from the final boss fight in the game, entitled “Overseer.” ANNOTATED TRACKS 03:44 - Track - “Main Theme (Original)” 04:36 - Track - “Main Theme (Live)” 05:23 - Track - “Recap of the Main Theme (Original)" 06:11 - Track - “Recap of the Main Theme (Live)" 07:03 - Track - “The Overseer” OTHER TRACKS 00:05 - Track - "Ascension” 01:39 - Track - “Creation” THE ARK: SURVIVAL EVOLVED SOUNDTRACK The original soundtrack for ARK: SURVIVAL EVOLVED releases on August 29 via digital and streaming outlets worldwide through Sumthing Else Music Works. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can find out and hear more music by GARETH COKER at his official website GARETH-COKER.NET Follow Gareth Coker on Twitter @garethcoker ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Stitcher Radio Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Joel P. West - The Glass Castle Aug 08, 2017

Joel P West is a songwriter, film composer and front man of The Tree Ring and Flood Coats. Joel is known for his scores for SHORT TERM 12, GRANDMA, and I AM NOT A HIPSTER. Joel’s work is heavily inspired by the wilderness and the wide open spaces of North America. His career spans over 10 years, with his original style being lent to the upcoming highly anticipated Destin Daniel Cretton film THE GLASS CASTLE including an original song titled ‘Summer Storm’, written and performed by Joel himself. This score, with Americana roots, is an exercise in storytelling through music.. Chronicling the adventures of an eccentric, resilient and tight-knit family, THE GLASS CASTLE is a remarkable story of unconditional love. Oscar® winner Brie Larson brings Jeannette Walls’s best-selling memoir to life as a young woman who, influenced by the joyfully wild nature of her deeply dysfunctional father (Woody Harrelson), found the fiery determination to carve out a successful life on her own terms. In this episode of the THE ANNOTATOR, Joel P. West shares about the musical language he needed to create to cover a timespan of over 30 years in THE GLASS CASTLE. He also talks about his use of themes reflecting the different aspects of key relationships in the film instead of the characters themselves. He also shares why no electronics were employed in the instrumentation or effects processing. Finally he talks about how they employed his score to bridge several jumps in time within the film. ANNOTATED TRACKS 01:44 - Track 1 - “Rich City Folk” 05:23 - Track 4 - “Real School” 07:01 - Track 6 - “It'll be an Adventure” 08:54 - Track 8 - “You Promised” 11:06 - Track 9 - “Maroon Wave” 13:46 - Track 11 - “Funeral” 15:26 - Track 14 - “Mountain Goat” OTHER TRACKS 00:05 - Track 4 - "Real School” 17:43 - Track 9 - “Maroon Wave” THE GLASS CASTLE SOUNDTRACK No release information is currently available. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can find out and hear more music by JOEL P. WEST at his official website JOELPWEST.COM ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Stitcher Radio Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Jeremy Turner - Five Came Back Jul 26, 2017

American composer and multi-instrumentalist, JEREMY TURNER, is known for creating innovative and diverse music for the moving image and the stage. From composing award winning scores for films to a career as the Assistant Principal Cello of the Met Orchestra, he has established a unique regard for understanding and performing varying musical languages and styles. As a composer, his music has been nominated for an EMMY® Award, has won the International Documentary Association Award (Narco Cultura), the AICP Award for Google’s first television commercial (Parisian Love), and has been named in NPR Music’s Favorite Songs of the Year. One of Jeremy Turner’s most recent projects has been composing and conducting the score to the Netflix original series Five Came Back, produced by Steven Spielberg and Scott Rudin. Adapted from Mark Harris’ best-selling book, “Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War,” and directed by Laurent Bouzereau, the three-part docuseries tells the extraordinary story of how Hollywood changed World War II – and how World War II changed Hollywood, through the interwoven experiences of five filmmakers who interrupted their successful careers to serve their country, risk their lives and bring the truth back to the American people: John Ford, William Wyler, John Huston, Frank Capra, and George Stevens. To guide viewers through the different personalities, interweaving chronologies and globe-trotting locales, the Five Came Back team turned to the voices of five modern cinematic masters: Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola, Guillermo Del Toro, Paul Greengrass and Lawrence Kasdan. Three-time Oscar-winner Meryl Streep provides the narration for Five Came Back. On this episode of THE ANNOTATOR, Jeremy Turner talks about: the five motifs he wrote for each of the 5 central figures, how they evolve and change along with the experiences of the 5 directors and lastly how he used silence to give the moments of score even greater impact. ANNOTATED TRACKS 03:32 - Track - “Prelude” 08:53 - Track - “Willie and Lester” 11:26 - Track - “Anne Frank” 13:00 - Track - “Wonderful” OTHER TRACKS 00:00 - Track - "Forgotten Man” 01:04 - Track - "Capra Goes to Washington” 01:48 - Track - “Euro Stevens" 17:18 - Track - "Isolationism" FIVE CAME BACK SOUNDTRACK No release information is currently available. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can find out and hear more music by JEREMY TURNER at his official website HEARJT.COM ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Stitcher Radio Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Christopher Lennertz - Smurfs: The Lost Village Jul 11, 2017

CHRISTOPHER LENNERTZ is a composer and producer for film, television, records, and Video Games. films credits include Box office hit comedies including The Boss, Horrible Bosses (1 &2), Think Like A Man (1 &2),, and Identity Thief, popular family comedies including Alvin and the Chipmunks and Hop. He’s scored television series including Supernatural, Galavant and Marvel’s Agent Carter and video games such as Mass Effect 3, Starhawk, Medal of Honor, and the James Bond: 007 series, Lennertz has also collaborated with music giants including Dave Grusin, RZA, members of Pearl Jam, Jane’s Addiction and THE Dave Matthews Band. One of his most recent scoring projects is for Sony Pictures Animated film, SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE. This new take on the Smurfs film marks the first collaboration between Lennertz and the film’s director, Kelly Asbury. In addition to writing the score for the film, Lennertz co-wrote a song with Award-winning singer-songwriter KT Tunstall. Smurfs: The Lost Village tells the story of Smurfette and her best friends Brainy, Clumsy and Hefty and their race through the Forbidden Forest; the gang must find a mysterious lost village before the evil wizard Gargamel. Embarking on a journey full of action and danger, the Smurfs are on a course that leads to the discovery of the biggest secret in Smurf history! In this episode of THE ANNOTATOR, Christopher Lennertz talks about how he worked with director Kelly Asbury to set the tone for this new Smurf creation, how he created “smurf flower horn” now 80’s Amblin movies influenced this film and score, and just what the purpose of his original song, “You will Always Find Me In Your Heart” , was in the film. ANNOTATED TRACKS 02:05 - Track 1 - “Meet the Smurfs” 04:50 - Track 2 - “To the Village” 07:12 - Track 4 - “Gargamel's Lair” 09:00 - Track 13 - “Raft Chase” 11:54 - Track 23 - “The Truest Smurf of All” 17:27 - Track 25 - “Smurf Eating Flowers (Bonus Track)” OTHER TRACKS 00:00 - Track 7 - “Get Those Smurfs” 18:22 - Track 24 - "End Credits Suite” 20:32 - Track 1 - “Paris Can Wait″ (Paris Can Wait) SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE SOUNDTRACK Released by MADISON GATE RECORDS Digital and CD - 25-track soundtrack was released on March 31, 2017 You can find the soundtrack at Amazon.com, iTunes or streaming on Spotify. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can find out and hear more music by CHRISTOPHER LENNERTZ at his official website CHRISTOPHERLENNERTZ.COM or follow him on twitter @clennertz ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Stitcher Radio Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Neal Acree - Rend Jun 27, 2017

NEAL ACREE is an award winning film, television and video game composer and conductor whose work includes the massively popular game franchises World of Warcraft, StarCraft, Diablo, Overwatch, Revelation Online, shows like Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, and over 30 feature films. A versatile and prolific composer with roots in classical, rock and electronic music, Acree's music has been recorded and performed by orchestras and choirs around the world, including the hit concert tour Video Games Live. His latest project is for the video game, REND REND was developed by Frostkeep studios, which was founded by veteran game developers who met working on the original World of Warcraft. This hybrid survival game summons players to align with one of three factions before they’re dropped into a beautiful, but brutal fantasy world where they must strategically team up with other players and friends to battle enemy creatures and rival factions in a relentless, competitive race towards ascension. In this episode, Neal Acree talks about his desire for his original score for REND to tell the story starting from a warrior’s funeral to the player's ascension to a higher plane of existence in the afterlife. He shares about his use of vocals and old Norse poetry and discusses how instrumentation choices, which spanned the globe, produced the score's raw and unrefined edge as well as a sense of history. Finally, Acree shares about how many of the instrumentalists on Rend had never performed on a video game score before. ANNOTATED TRACKS 02:12 - Track - “Main Theme” 05:22 - Track - “Night” 07:20 - Track - “Day 1” 08:53 - Track - “Day 2” 10:35 - Track - “Cave” 12:19 - Track - “The Reckoning” OTHER TRACKS 00:07 - Track - “Rend Loop” 01:20 - Track - “Trailer” 14:23 - Track - “Day 2″ 15:27 - Track - “To the Village” (Smurfs: The Lost Village) REND SOUNDTRACK No release information is currently available. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can find out and hear more music by NEAL ACRE at his official website NEALACREE.COM or follow him on twitter @Neal_acree ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or wherever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com SUBSCRIBE iTunes Stitcher Radio Google Play Podcasts RSS Feed

Olivier Deriviere - Get Even Jun 13, 2017

OLIVIER DERIVIERE has been hailed by MTV as “Game music’s eclectic daredevil”, He has won an IFMCA and CUE AWARD for his work on the video game REMEMBER ME and is widely acclaimed for both his composition and innovative approaches to connecting music with the game experience. Among his more recent original scores include video games such as ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: FREEDOM CRY and SUPERNOVA. Derivière often blends traditional musical elements with unorthodox sound techniques in pursuit of creating an authentic score that fully immerses the player in the gameplay and story. Olivier Deriviere’s most recent project is the video game, GET EVEN - a psychological thriller by Polish video game developers The Farm 51. In the game, players take the role of Cole Black who awakens in an old abandoned asylum, his sole memory is the attempted rescue of a teenage girl with a bomb strapped to her chest, the rest of his memories wiped away. Players will explore an eerie and destitute world on a mission to discover the truth behind his traumatic memory. GET EVEN’s twisted tale will have players questioning their perceptions of reality and the true meaning of justice as they unravel the mystery of how Cole ended up in the asylum and the fate of that teenage girl. In this episode, composer OLIVIER DERIVIERE while sharing some of the story points of the game, delivers detailed insights from four tracks of his original score to GET EVEN. He discusses some of his key motifs and how the reflection of important emotional beats found in the narrative are expressed within his score. He also talks about some of the technology and techniques employed to blend sound effect into his music. ANNOTATED TRACKS 02:00 - Track 1 - “Consequences” 06:19 - Track 8 - “Homicide Case” 09:58 - Track 18 - “Broken Promise” 13:01 - Track 5 - “Reascending the Tower” OTHER TRACKS 00:00 - Track 16 - “For Her” 18:46 - Track 17 - “Making Queries” GET EVEN SOUNDTRACK Released by AMEO PUBLISHING. Digital - 19-track, deluxe edition was released on May 26, 2017 You can find the soundtrack at Amazon.com, iTunes or streaming on Spotify. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can find out and hear more music by OLIVIER DERIVIERE at his official website OLIVIERDERIVIERE.COM or follow him on twitter @oderiviere ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.NET FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com

Daniel Pemberton - King Arthur: Legend of the Sword May 31, 2017

In this episode, composer DANIEL PEMBERTON shares 5 tracks from his KING ARTHUR SCORE and talks about researching medieval instruments long before starting any of his writing and how he visiting renaissance fairs resulted in finding several unique instruments to employ in his score. Lastly, he talks about the challenge of writing a Medieval yet contemporary score and how KING ARTHUR brought him to the point of heavy breathing and whiskey enabled vocalizations. ANNOTATED TRACKS 02:29 -Track 2 - “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword” 05:23 -Track 3 - “Growing Up in Londimium” 08:05 -Track 4 - “Jackeye’s Tale” 11:36 - Track 12 - “The Born King” 14:25 - Track 26 - “The Devil & the Huntsmen” OTHER TRACKS 00:14 - “Seasoned Oak” 18:46 - “Journey to the Caves” KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD SOUNDTRACK Released by WATER TOWER MUSIC. Digital - 30-track, deluxe edition was released on May 5, 2017 CD - 26-track edition released on May 19, 2017. You can find the soundtrack at Amazon.com, iTunes or streaming on Spotify. MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER You can find out and hear more music by DANIEL PEMBERTON at his official website DANIELPEMBERTON.COM or follow him on twitter @danielpemberton ABOUT THE ANNOTATOR Produced by Christopher Coleman (@ccoleman) and you can Find more episodes at THEANNOTATOR.COM or you can subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or whereever you find quality podcasts. FOLLOW US Twitter @audioannotator Facebook @TheAnnotator Email theannotatorpodcast@gmail.com

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