Scored To Death: The Podcast

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Rob Interview - Part 2 Aug 02, 2018

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Scored to Death: The Podcast, the official companion podcast for the critically acclaimed book, Scored to Death: Conversations with Some of Horror Greatest Composers is here!

This week is part 2 of Blake's detailed discussion with French composer Rob! In part 1 they discussed Rob's influences, inspirations and early music career. This week, he and Blake dive deep into his composing process and his work on such films as the 2012 Franck Khalfoun & Alexandre Aja remake of Maniac, the more recent French horror/thriller Revenge,the modern fairytale Horns, the Virtual Reality horror experience Campfire Creepers and much much more.

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Rob Interview - Part 1 Jul 19, 2018

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Scored to Death: The Podcast, the official companion podcast for the critically acclaimed book, Scored to Death: Conversations with Some of Horror Greatest Composers is here!

This week's episode is part 1 of a detailed discussion with the French composer who professionally goes by the name Rob. He burst on to the horror film music scene, with a fantastic early example of retro-synthwave scoring, the 2012 Franck Khalfoun & Alexandre Aja remake of Maniac and he has since worked on numerous films and television shows from all over the world, including Alexandre Aja's Horns, the Natalie Portman period fantasy drama Planetarium, Amityville: The Awakening, the more recent French horror/thriller Revenge and Alexandre Aja's Virtual Reality horror experience Campfire Creepers.

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John Harrison Interview - Part 2 Jul 05, 2018

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Scored to Death: The Podcast, the official companion podcast for the critically acclaimed book, Scored to Death: Conversations with Some of Horror Greatest Composers is here!

This week, Blake's detailed interview with writer/director/composer John Harrison continues, as the two explore Harrison's career as a screenwriter and director. Harrison discusses his process adapting novels for the screen, how he works with composers on his own films, he reveals useful lessons learned from his years with George A. Romero and much much more.

Film Scores Discussed:

Book of Blood (2009) by Guy Farley Frank Herbert's Dune (2000) by Graeme Revell Frank Herbert's Children of Dune (2003) by Brian Tyler Tales from the Crypt: The Movie (1990) by John Harrison, Chaz Jankel, Jim Manzie & Pat Regan and Donald Rubinstein

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John Harrison Interview - Part 1 Jun 21, 2018

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Scored to Death: The Podcast, the official companion podcast for the critically acclaimed book, Scored to Death: Conversations with Some of Horror Greatest Composers is here!

This week Blake is joined by composer/writer/director John Harrison to discuss his days as bassist for legendary rock guitarist Roy Buchanan, his collaborative relationship with horror auteur George A. Romero and much much more!

Film Scores Discussed:

Creepshow (1982) Day of the Dead (1985)

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Donald Rubinstein Interview Jun 07, 2018

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Scored to Death: The Podcast, the official companion podcast for the critically acclaimed book, Scored to Death: Conversations with Some of Horror Greatest Composers is here!

This week Blake sits down with musician, songwriter, visual artist and film music composer Donald Rubinstein, to chat about his creative relationship with one of Horror's greatest filmmakers, George A. Romero. Donald discusses his musical history, his memorable musical contributions to both film & television, how he met Romero, what their collaborative process was like & much much more.

Film Scores, Television Themes & Albums Discussed:

Martin (1978) Tales from the Darkside (1983-1988) Bruiser (2000) Dawn Imagined (2015)

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Craig Safan Interview - Part 2 May 23, 2018

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Scored to Death: The Podcast, the official companion podcast for the critically acclaimed book, Scored to Death: Conversations with Some of Horror Greatest Composers is here!

This week, Blake's detailed interview with composer Craig Safan continues, as the two dive deeper into Safan's film music career & discuss some of his most popular scores.

Film Scores Discussed:

Wolfen (1981) [unused score] Nightmares (1983) The Last Starfighter (1984) Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985) A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)

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Craig Safan Interview - Part 1 May 10, 2018

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Scored to Death: The Podcast, the official companion podcast for the critically acclaimed book, Scored to Death: Conversations with Some of Horror Greatest Composers is here!

This week Blake chats with composer Craig Safan--a man that has scored some of the films he holds near & dear to his heart--about his musical background, being mentored by Elmer Bernstein, his process, Bernard Herrmann, working with director Michael Mann & much much more.

Film Scores Discussed:

Fade to Black (1980) The Last Starfighter (1984) Cheers (1982-1993) Stand and Deliver (1988) Thief (1981)

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Wojciech Golczewski Interview - Part 2 Apr 26, 2018

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Scored to Death: The Podcast, the official companion podcast for the critically acclaimed book, Scored to Death: Conversations with Some of Horror Greatest Composers is here!

In this episode, Blake concludes his in-depth chat with composer Wojciech Golczewski. The two discuss Wojciech's film scoring career, his writing process, his non-soundtrack albums, the fear of unintentional plagiarism and much more.

Film Scores & Albums Discussed:

Dark Souls (2011) Beyond the Gates (2016) Tonight She Comes (2017) Reality Check (2016) The Signal (2017)

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Wojciech Golczewski Interview - Part 1 Apr 11, 2018

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Scored to Death: The Podcast, the official companion podcast for the critically acclaimed book, Scored to Death: Conversations with Some of Horror Greatest Composers is here!

In this episode, Blake chats at length with composer Wojciech Golczewski about his musical beginnings in Europe's 'Demoscene,' his method of finding film work early in his career, collaborating with directors and much more.

Film Scores Discussed:

Late Phases (2014) We Are Still Here (2015) Mohawk (2017)

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Joseph LoDuca Interview - Part 2 Mar 29, 2018

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Scored to Death: The Podcast, the official companion podcast for the critically acclaimed book, Scored to Death: Conversations with Some of Horror Greatest Composers is here!

In this episode, the in-depth interview with composer Joseph LoDuca continues, with a deeper dive into his film scoring career, as well as discussions about Ash vs. Evil Dead, the differences and similarities between scoring horror movies and comedies, the influence of jazz on his work and much much more!

Film Scores Discussed:

Ash vs. Evil Dead (2015) Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001) Burying the Ex (2014) Curse of Chucky (2013) Cult of Chucky (2017) Patagonia (2010)

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