Settling the Score

A film music podcast. Join Jon and Andy as they explore the world of film music, one score at a time. Tweets by @jondinerstein

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Hello, and welcome! We’re launching this podcast to explore the world of film music. Subscribe on iTunes!
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Do we want our music made out of notes or blobs? Does reading up about these scores get in the way of our curmudgeonly opinions? And, how much music should a musical's music music?

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Just in time, here comes our Oscars Special!
It’s back to the Oscars stage for Jon and Andy, to talk about this year’s nominees for Best Original Score, and it’s back to some age old questions:

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@OriginalRichSC Good call! The Wild Bunch is definitely in the Bucket, and has appeared on a couple of Patreon polls already.

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@sergiebean Sit tight!...

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@acbatesy Well thanksalot!

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Well, this one's a doozy.
“I love this score.” “I know.” Jon and Andy search their feelings about John Williams’ score for the 1980 hit sci-fi fantasy sequel 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝘽𝙖𝙘𝙠.

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How important has this score been to our hosts? How does its mastery show itself on different scales? And, what are the odds of successfully navigating this show’s longest episode ever?

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@IanLeung1 Ooh that is interesting, thanks!

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@DwightS1968 Thanks! We both felt like we had cast somewhat too big of a net with that episode, but picking out three scores from a given year would indeed be a good way to narrow it down - we will consider it!

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‘Tsbeen a little while, how’s about a new episode?

While we're still ringing in the New Year, let's ring in this old one again too: join Jon and Andy as they pan across the landscape of 1995 film music!

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@MamanRodarde Merci beaucoup Élise ! C'est très gratifiant pour nous de pouvoir toucher des auditeurs du monde entier, et nous sommes très heureux que vous ayez tiré quelque chose de cet épisode ! Que Crom vous sourie !

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@ptbeagan Yes, I think she was. If you think there should be more, you’re right! Anyway, thanks for writing and welcome!

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Has it been a year already?
It’s time once again to find out who Jon and Andy are wearing on the Oscar red carpet! How does this crop of nominees for Best Original Score stack up to previous years’?

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@composerchris Sure is!

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@maidenvault Thanks Sara!

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Which elements of this music sound like noir, and which don’t? Why do we enjoy stories about bad people? And, where’s a good spot in L.A. to sneak into if you want to hear some Schubert?

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Here comes a new episode!
Jon and Andy go straight down the line through Miklós Rózsa's score for the 1944 film noir classic 𝘿𝙤𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮.

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@emilynussbaum Such a great film - interested in learning more about David Shire's great piano score for it? Try our recent podcast episode about it!
https://t.co/ezKlCKpSCG

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@composerchris @Goldsmithpod Oh fantastic, our friends @Goldsmithpod do great work! Andy guested with them somewhat recently.

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@dcurtisj Yeah, it certainly could be. What did you think of it? I think my first blush impression was that I found it MARginally less compelling than his Part 1 score, but I still really loved the movie. - J

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Andy called it again: Oppenheimer played the music the loudest and the longest. At least his score was much better than his turtleneck tux shirt.