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Hot off the hit animated show "Seis Manos", composer Carl Thiel spends time with Brian talking about the process of creating a ground-breaking international score for Netflix's newest ambitious animated adventure. Carl recalls the process of getting the gig, recording an orchestra in Budapest, and combining 70's grindhouse, blaxploitation elements, drug cartel sub-themes, and ancient Mexican lore into a colorful caldron of musical flavors, and discusses his perspective on scoring for "binge watching" audiences versus serialized television or standalone films. Brian also answers a listener question about composer unionization and explains the history of why there is no collective bargaining representation for composers in Hollywood.

Veteran Hollywood scoring mixer Damon Tedesco joins Brian to discuss the things they both found interesting at this year's NAMM Show, but not before running down such hot-button issues as Netflix gunning for theatrical positioning, "Captain Marvel" composer Pinar Toprak successfully conquering the box office, and how the Oscar telecast fared without a host. Also, the 13th Annual SCOREcast Winter NAMM Meetup was a raging success, with more than 150 SCOREcasters in attendance and over $5,000 of software prizes given away. We'd like to thank our faithful friends at Soundiron and to Eduardo Tarilonte for always being there for SCOREcasters and supporting them with amazing products. Also, a special thanks to new sponsors MOTU, Cinesamples, Avid, Chocolate Audio, and Hollywood Scoring for sponsoring the event and supporting our community!

On Brian Ralston's inaugural episode as new host of the SCOREcast Podcast Show, he welcomes DAX PHELAN, producer of such films as "The Sum of All Fears" and "The Canyons", and writer/director of the runaway festival thriller "Jasmine", to discuss his experience working with film composers on his studio feature films and finishing Orson Wells' posthumus masterpiece. This episode of the SCOREcast Podcast Show is sponsored by CLOCKWORKS SESSIONS, a new music production company of industry professionals providing high end orchestral recording for film, TV, and video games with the Scottish Session Orchestra. SCOREcast listeners can get free HD video footage with any session booked using the coupon code 'clockworkSC" from their website http://www.clockworksessions.com/.

It's Deane's final episode before Brian takes the wheel as the SCOREcast Podcast Show's new host, but before he bows out the boys have one final heart-to-heart on balancing a personal life with a professional business one, solving real problems in real-world production situations, Alexandre Desplat's recent Oscar® win, and all the cool stuff that went down at the 2018 NAMM Show and 12th annual SCOREcast NAMM Dinner. This episode of the SCOREcast Podcast Show is sponsored by 99 Dollar Orchestra, a fantastic new remote recording ensemble offering sessions in Lisbon, Los Angeles, and at Abbey Road in London. For a limited time, as a listener of SCOREcast you can get a 20% discount off your order by entering coupon code SCORECAST30 upon checkout at https://99dollarorchestra.com.

As Deane winds down his tenure as co-host with Brian (two episodes left!), the boys revisit the long-debated controversy of composers working for free and the recent trend of composers paying out of their own pocket to score films just to build their professional portfolios. They also cover the recent repeal of net neutrality in America and give their initial thoughts on the newest entry into the Star Wars pantheon, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, scored by the legendary John Williams. This episode of the SCOREcast Podcast Show is sponsored by 99 Dollar Orchestra, a fantastic new remote recording ensemble offering sessions in Lisbon, Los Angeles, and at Abbey Road in London. For a limited time, as a listener of SCOREcast you can get a 30% discount off your order by entering coupon code SCORECAST30 upon checkout at https://99dollarorchestra.com.

Finally back at home in Bali after being stranded for five days in Singapore because of the Mt. Agung volcanic eruption, Deane rejoins Brian for a serious and candid discussion on the Hollywood sexual abuse scandal with Elisa C. Rice, scoring director at Hollywood Scoring and co-host of the "Cued Up" podcast.

SCOREcast's new managing director Meena Shamaly sits down with "Genius" and "The Lego Batman Movie" composer Lorne Balfe for a deep dive into Lorne's illustrious career scoring Hollywood blockbusters like "Ghost In the Shell", "Terminator: Genysis", and the Nolan Batman trilogy, as well as network television and multiple triple-A video game franchises. SCOREcast founder Deane Ogden also chats with Output CEO Gregg Lehrman about Output's newest offerings in the studio furniture space. At the top of the show, Deane tackles the elephant in the room — Harvey Weinstein's sexual abuse allegations that rocked Hollywood last week and how they impact those of us working in the film and television music industries. This episode of the SCOREcast Podcast Show is sponsored by OUTPUT, makers of the new PLATFORM studio workstation desk. Check out PLATFORM, as well as Output's entire line of incredibly unique and must-have sample libraries, at https://output.com.

If you are a composer working for another composer, you have certain legal rights - rights that cannot and should not be ignored, abused, or violated. Recently, there have been reports of some fairly heavy duty violations and we need to talk about it. Moreover, something needs to be DONE about it. Please LISTEN to and SHARE this message if you support this cause as a composer. It's important that we take care of each other as a global community. If you believe you've been harassed or violated in your workplace and you work in the state of California, please visit http://scorecastreport.org to file an official compliant against your employer.

Brian gets on the line with composer Michael Abels to talk about his blockbuster score to Jordan Peele's runaway-hit thriller "GET OUT". The two discuss how Michael found himself being offered the film and what his approach to scoring it was, being as it was his first foray out of classical concert composing and directly into an A-list summer feature that has now grossed more than 200 million at the box office. DRUMCORE 4 CONTEST: Email us at scorecastonline@gmail.com with a couple paragraphs on how SCOREcast has helped you out in your career. We'll pick the best entry on the next podcast episode and send the winner a copy of the killer new Drumcore 4 by Sonoma Wireworks, the premiere suite of drum grooves, licks, shots, and genre loops, recorded in studio by drummers like Alan White, Terry Bozzio, Matt Cameron, Stephen Perkins, Zoro, Matt Sorum, and many more. See Drumcore 4 in action at http://www.sonomawireworks.com/drumcore.

Deane and Brian chat with Los Angeles composer Adam Gubman about composers potentially being devalued across the industry. Covering everything from what kind of work is currently available to which marketing skills are required to survive, the trio navigate a deep gamut of industry realities and discuss the important balance of attitude and chops. DRUMCORE 4 CONTEST: Email us at scorecastonline@gmail.com with a couple paragraphs on how SCOREcast has helped you out in your career. We'll pick the best entry on the next podcast episode and send the winner a copy of the killer new Drumcore 4 by Sonoma Wireworks, the premiere suite of drum grooves, licks, shots, and genre loops, recorded in studio by drummers like Alan White, Terry Bozzio, Matt Cameron, Stephen Perkins, Zoro, Matt Sorum, and many more. See Drumcore 4 in action at http://www.sonomawireworks.com/drumcore.

The SCOREcast boys are back with their first episode of 2017! It's a full one, so buckle up as Deane and Brian talk through the NAMM Show, a fantastic new educational opportunity for composers, and the bizarre set of rules and regulations involving the Oscar-nomination process. Deane also makes public his announcement from last month's SCOREcast meetups in Hollywood and London and what that announcement means for our community going forward. Be sure to head over to http://masterclass.com/scorecast for your sneak peek into the brand new Hans Zimmer MasterClass that is pre-enrolling now! For only $90, you can get the best seat in the world right next to Hans as he walks you through more than five hours of his writing and production process as well as his personal philosophy on the art and business of film scoring. Check it all out at http://masterclass.com/scorecast.

Merry Christmas, SCOREcasters! Just in time for your snowbound cross-country jaunt to Grandma's house, Deane and Brian play Santa and deliver this year's holiday episode in conversation with The Magnificent Seven composer SIMON FRANGLEN. Grab a hot cup of nog and a slice of that pumpkin pie and settle in for a terrific discussion with Simon as he walks you through working on several of the highest-grossing pictures of all-time, including Titanic and Avatar, plus the complete behind-the-scenes story of the score to his newest film, The Magnificent Seven, where he took up the mantle of his dear friend James Horner and turned out one of 2016's most notable musical achievements.

The boys are back with a big discussion of the new beast on the block, the phenomenon score of Netflix's latest binge-inducing STRANGER THINGS. Deane and Brian also talk through a recent Craigslist ad by a composer offering to send producers $5,000 to let him score their film.

SCOREcast ushered in a new decade of worldwide community goodness this past January as we celebrated our 10th Anniversary with 130 of LA's finest SCOREcasters, as well as some friends and family from around the globe, at our annual dinner in Los Angeles. All of this happened in the midst of Deane and Brian's 15th trip to the NAMM Convention, and the boys use this episode to talk about the highlights from this year's show. They also cover the controversy surrounding the recent Academy Awards telecast, as well as an exciting new opportunity for composers and filmmakers happening this month in Los Angeles through something called the "Helix Collective". For hundreds of media music making resources, video walkthroughs, composer interviews and podcast episodes, visit us at http://www.scorecastonline.com.

Hot off the success of his score for Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, composer Joe Kraemer sits in with Deane and Brian for a deep dive into his journey to the A-list. The trio talk through how Joe approached writing music for one of the biggest franchises in cinematic history and then enjoy some composer banter over the latest piece of another big franchise you may have heard of… a little film called Star Wars: The Force Awakens. But before all that, Deane has a conversation with Logic expert Edgar Rothermich, author of the GEM series of Logic tutorial texts, about why both composers choose Logic as their DAW and Edgar's philosophy of deeply understanding your composing tools. For hundreds of media music making resources, video walkthroughs, composer interviews and podcast episodes, visit us at http://www.scorecastonline.com.

The boys are back in this 52nd episode of the SCOREcast Podcast Show, paying tribute to the great James Horner and looking at the new Tarantino/Morricone relationship for "The Hateful Eight". Finally, on the heels of the "Ask Us Anything" episode (SCOREcast #51), Deane and Brian have a juicy discussion on how far a composer should go to get a gig, including the concepts of working for free, spending money out of pocket on score production, and going the extra mile to accommodate collaborators.

In our 51st episode, Deane and Brian open up the floodgates to questions from SCOREcasters all over the world to talk through as many film scoring topics as they can in 90 minutes. Deane also sits down with the Output team, makers of the new SIGNAL Kontakt library, to chat about how the genesis of the product and its highly popular predecessor, REV.

Fifty episodes, hundreds of topics, more than seventy hours of recorded conversation… but until now, Deane and Brian have never ventured out into the wild of a live SCOREcast event and recorded an episode. For our milestone of our 50th show, the boys host the SCOREcast NAMM Dinner in Anaheim, California – an annual event that draws more than 100 composers, orchestrators, developers, performers and fans – and finally chat with the developer of ERA 2: Medieval Legends, Eduardo Tarilonte; president of Best Service, Wolfgang Wanko; Mike Peaslee, Gregg Stephens and Chris Marshall of SoundIron; cinematic vocalists Uyanga Bold and Aeralie Brighton; and Sam Estes and Michael Hobe of SonicSmiths. It's a loud, margarita-fueled night, and a detailed insight into the business of creating the sample libraries that we all use on a daily basis.

From Hollywood, film composer and producer Brian Ralston hosts various special guests in conversation on the media music business and issues relevant to film, television and video game composers, orchestrators and musicians.

From Hollywood, film composer and producer Brian Ralston hosts various special guests in conversation on the media music business and issues relevant to film, television and video game composers, orchestrators and musicians.