Interview: John Ottman (X-Men: Days of Future's Past) Composer John Ottman shares about returning to the X-Men franchise after a decade-long absence. He shares about his new theme for Professor X, composing the score for the opening action sequence twice, the apparent relationship between Magneto's theme in X-Men: First Class and his theme for Wolverine in X2: X-Men United. He also talks about how using source cue/song can be more effective in a scene than an original piece. Episode Highlights 0...
Jun 12, 2014•33 min
Ep. 73 - Captain America: The Winter Soldier Cap is Back! And he's got a little help with his friends and frienemies: Black Widow, Falcon, Nick Fury and The Winter Soldier. Justin Craig (Foxnews.com) and Kristen Romanelli (Film Score Monthly) join Christopher Coleman to not only discuss the the film, CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER, but it's original score by Henry Jackman. Episode Highlights 00:00 - Captain America: The Winter Avenger 02:28 - WHYBLT? Atlantis: The Last Continent by Russel G...
Apr 12, 2014•1 hr 49 min
Episode 71 - 2014 Film Music Preview Allison Loring who recently published the article "The 15 Most Anticipated Movie Soundtracks and Scores of 2014" at FilmSchoolRejects.com and Kristen Romanelli (Film Score Monthly) join, Christopher, Marius, Helen, Richard and Edmund to talk about what 2014 potentially holds for the soundtrack-genius. We also get into WHYBLT? for the first time in 2014. Episode Highlights 00:00 - 2014 Preview Mix and Intro 06:30 - WHYBLT? Harwood, Hoffman, Olaf, Monuments, Ka...
Feb 10, 2014•1 hr 40 min
Episode 70 - "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" Author and musicologist Doug Adams joins Christopher, Marius and Edmund to discuss Howard Shore's latest score from Middle-Earth, THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG. Episode Highlights 00:00 - Intro: The Movie Goes On and On ... 02:20 - Guest: Doug Adams and his upcoming book 08:46 - General reaction to the film 22:03 - Spoiler film discussion 43:47 - Music as heard in the film (spoilers!) 58:42 - Music as heard on soundtrack (spoilers!) 89:08 ...
Dec 17, 2013•1 hr 33 min
Interview: Brian Tyler (Thor: The Dark World) Composer Brian Tyler returns for his fifth appearance on The Soundcast to talk about his new, out-of-this-world original score for the THOR: THE DARK WORLD. He also talks about his pastoral score for STANDING UP, his magical connection to NOW YOU SEE ME, going small-er with ASSASSINS CREED IV: BLACK FLAG, keeping his TV-game going with SLEEPY HOLLOW (Fox) and how he went from wanting to score CAPTAIN ATOM to IRON MAN 3. Episode Highlights 00:33 - Int...
Nov 04, 2013•40 min
Episode 68 - "Gravity" Kristen Romanelli (FSM) rejoins the Tracksounds team to talk about Alfonso Cuaron's weighty, masterpiece, GRAVITY, including composer Steven Price's compelling original score. WHYBLT? is back with mentions of Doctor Who: Series 7, Lost Planet 3, and Beyond: Two Souls. Episode Highlights 00:00 - Gravity's Silhouette Remains 00:31 - Welcome and the lost recording 02:20 - Reintroducing Kristen Romanelli 03:00 - WHYBLT?: Man of Steel, Hocus Pocus, Lost Planet 3 13:59 - WHYBLT?...
Oct 11, 2013•1 hr 46 min
Episode 67 - "TIFFuride" - Festivals' Best Films and Film Scores Alex Billington (Firstshowing.net) discusses the films and film scores such as: GRAVITY, 12 YEARS A SLAVE, TRACKS, and THE DOUBLE, found at this year’s Telluride and Toronto Film Festivals! Episode Highlights 00:30 - Introduction 05:36 - Alex Billington and "The TIFF Controversy" 15:58 - Attending The Telluride Film Festival and TIFF 17:28 - Favorite Films from Telluride and TIFF 34:28 - Favorite Film Scores from Telluride and TIFF...
Oct 01, 2013•54 min
Episode 66 - 2013 Fall/Winter Movie Score Preview Erik Woods (Cinematic Sound Radio) and Kristen Romanelli (Film Score Monthly) continue their guest-visit to take a peek into the upcoming film scores of 2013. Find out who's tired of Howard Shore's Lord of the Rings-style music, who's not all that excited about the potential in John Williams score for The Book Theif (or Star Wars 7) and find out who thinks Gravity could be this year's Social Network. Episode Highlights 00:00 - "Rain May Fall/ Win...
Sep 17, 2013•1 hr 11 min
Episode 65 - 2013 Summer Movie Score Recap Erik Woods (Cinematic Sound Radio) and Kristen Romanelli (Film Score Monthly) join the crew to take a look back at the 2013 Summer of movie scores. Episode Highlights 00:00 - Summer mix 2013 00:58 - Intro and Welcome: Erik Woods and Kristen Romanelli 02:34 - WHYBLT? The Great Gatsby, The Ultimate Life, Superfish: Endless Journey 09:48 - WHYBLT? Snowpiercer, Wyatt Earp (3 Disc) 19:37 - Summer Movie Score Recap 2013: General thoughts 30:40 - Summer Movie ...
Sep 12, 2013•1 hr 26 min
Episode 64 - "Happy Birthday, James Horner" In celebration of composer James Horner's birthday (8/14), Tim Burden (Movie Magic) and Doug Adams (Music of The Lord of the Rings) join the full crew to discuss the prolific composer's works: the good, the overrated, and the underrated. Also, catch up on what the Tracksounds team has been listening to of late! Episode Highlights 01:40 - Welcome 04:25 - WHYBLT? Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, Once Upon a Time, Demolition Man 09:00 - WHYBLT? Summer in F...
Aug 29, 2013•1 hr 57 min
Interview: Ryan Amon (Elyisum) Composer Ryan Amon, composer of the original score for ELYSIUM, dives deeper into the incredible story of how this project all started with an email from director Neil Blomkamp, the unique amount of creative freedom given to him to write and his experience in recording at Abbey Road Studios. He also talks about writing for a feature film versus production/trailer music...with a surprising take. Episode Highlights 00:20 - Introduction 01:37 - What happened after "th...
Aug 11, 2013•29 min
Episode 63 - Pacific Rim Kristen Romanelli joins Christopher, Marius, and Helen to talk about Guillermo del Toro's latest film PACIFIC RIM and composer Ramin Djawadi's energetic score. Each shares what they've been listening to lately and we dive into some listerner feedback from iTunes. Episode Highlights 00:27 - Intro and Welcome...back 03:30 - Listener Feedback from iTunes 06:21 - Reach out and TuneIn 08:02 - WHYBLT? Turbo, Green Lantern Vol. 2, Skyrim, The Fountain 13:13 - WHYBLT? Lone Range...
Aug 04, 2013•1 hr 15 min
Interview: Henry Jackman Composer Henry Jackman talks about his move from classical to electronica to working with Hans Zimmer. He also talks about his two most recent scores for THIS IS THE END and Dreamworks Animation's TURBO. Lastly, he gives us a clue into his two, big, upcoming scores for CAPTAIN PHILLIPS and CAPTAIN AMERICA: WINTER SOLDIER. Episode Highlights 00:27 - Intro and What We Talk About 02:15 - Receiving that first call from Hans Zimmer 04:42 - How did Hans Zimmer and John Powell ...
Jul 12, 2013•32 min
Episode 62 - Man of Steel Alex Billington (Firstshowing.net) and Tim Burden (Movie Magic) join Christopher Coleman to discuss the most divisive film of the year, MAN OF STEEL ... and it's original score by one of the more divisive composers in Hollywood, Hans Zimmer. Episode Highlights 00:43 - Welcome: Alex Billington, Tim Burden 08:44 - Our History of Superman (Donner, Returns, Smallville) 24:26 - Man of Steel - Spoiler movie reactions 61:53 - Man of Steel - The Divisiveness 70:18 - Man of Stee...
Jun 17, 2013•1 hr 47 min
Interview: Olivier Deriviere Composer Olivier Deriviere (Alone in the Dark, Of Orcs and Men) discusses his most recent project, REMEMBER ME. He talks about coming up with the unique approach to the score, working with renowned sound engineer, John Kurlander, and his profound respect for Don Davis and his scores for The Matrix films. Episode Highlights 00:22 - Intro., Olivier Deriviere, Remember Me 02:01 - A tale of three cities 09:12 - Tangled? 13:11 - That Obscure Sound 18:33 - Remember Me: Abo...
Jun 02, 2013•54 min
Episode 61 - Star Man Trekking into Dark, Iron Oblivionness Michael Coleman (Soundworks Collection) and Kristen Romanelli (Film Score Monthly/ Watcher Junior) join the full cast and crew for a triple feature review! Three of this year's top action and sci/fi films are the topics of discussion: Michael Giacchino's STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS, Brian Tyler's IRON MAN 3 and M83 + Joseph Trapanese's OBLIVION. Episode Highlights 00:22 - Intro and Welcome: Michael Coleman and Kristen Romanelli 04:48 - List...
May 26, 2013•1 hr 41 min
Inteview: Reinhold Heil Composer Reinhold Heil talks with Christopher Coleman about his work on one of the most unique films in recent years, CLOUD ATLAS. He shares his reaction to how both the film and score was received as well as the special challenges this project presented to himself and his collaborators: Johnny Klimek and Tom Tykwer. We also present FIVE previously unreleased tracks, in their entirety, from the Cloud Atlas original score! Episode Highlights 00:28 - Intro and Reinhold Hold...
May 14, 2013•1 hr 2 min
Episode 60 - 2013 Year in Preview (Feature Film) Erik Woods (Cinematic Sound Radio) joins Christopher, Marius, Richard and Edmund for our final edition of the 2013 Year in Preview series. For this final installment, they tackle the rest of 2013's announced feature films and their respective scores. The fellows sidetrack on to Hans Zimmer versus Trevor Morris' use of synths and symphonic orchestra, just how good/bad Ramin Djawadi's score for Iron Man is and Romeo "Versus" Juliet? Episode Highligh...
Apr 07, 2013•1 hr 45 min
Episode 59 - 2013 Year in Preview (Animation) Morgan Stradling and Chelsea Robson (The Rotoscopers) hosts of The Animation Addicts podcast, join in to look ahead at 2013's original score offerings in the world of animation! They talk everything from Studio Ghibli releases to Blue Sky to Dreamworks and Disney/Pixar. You'll also find a full dose of #WHYBLT which includes X-Men, Stoker and ... Sparkle? Episode Highlights 00:00 Afro-cisco, we love them. 00:28 Welcome and Intros: The Rotoscopers 09:0...
Mar 22, 2013•1 hr 28 min
Episode 58 - 2013 Year in Preview (Video Games) Sophia Tong, Editor-in-Chief at GamesRadar, and host of SoundRadar, joins Christopher, Marius, Richard and Edmund to take a look at what video game scores the year of 2013 has in store for us. They discuss some of the many upcoming indie-games on the horizon as well as the big, AAA, games...including those that have released unseasonably early. Everyone shares "What They Have Been Listening To" as well as sidetracking on the latest Humble Bundle re...
Mar 16, 2013•1 hr 41 min
Episode 57 - Genius Choice Vote Winners Jeremy Meyers join the team to reveal all of the winners from this year's Genius Choice Vote! We are joined by special guest, composer Matt Uelmen (Torchlight II)! WHYBLT? is back as well as Sidetracks, where we discuss John Williams apparent interest in scoring the next Star Wars film and lastly we talk about (or become) the Oscar Whiners. Episode Highlights 00:00 Genius, sheer genius... 00:45 Welcome and Intros 03:20 WHYBLT? Jack the Giant Slayer, A Good...
Mar 02, 2013•1 hr 34 min
Episode 56 - 2012 Cue Awards Show 2012 CUE AWARDS! The Tracksounds team reveal the official winners and welcome a handful of notable guests who join us live to accept their awards. The first ever winners of "The Marius" and "The Monkey King" awards are also unveiled. Please make your way down the red-carpet as the lights are dimming and the show is about to begin... Episode Highlights 00:37 Introduction to the 2012 Cue Awards 05:47 What is the Genius Choice Vote? 07:08 Record Label of the Year 0...
Feb 22, 2013•1 hr 34 min
Episode 55: 2012 Cue Award Nominees 2012 CUE AWARD NOMINATION SHOW. New Tracksounds reviewer, Thomas Midena joins Christoper, Marius, Richard and Edmund to proudly announce the official Cue Award Nominees for 2012. Every nominee from all 12 award categories is revealed. Episode Highlights: 00:38 Welcome back to the Cue Awards 04:23 Surprise of the Year Nominees 14:36 Most Memorable Theme Nominees 30:36 Breakout Composer of the Year Nominees 38:48 Best Dramatic Score Nominees 54:41 Best Action Sc...
Feb 11, 2013•1 hr 58 min
Bonus Episode: Talking Top 10 James Newton Howard Scores Christopher Coleman and Helen meet, face-to-face, for the first time and discuss Christopher's Top 10 scores from the prolific composer, James Newton Howard. Episode Highlights: 00:31 Intro and sitting down with Helen San 04:12 Top 10, 9, 8, 7 and Helen Hatin' on M. Night. 11:17 Top 6, 5, 4 - Newton Howard and Kevin Costner 15:55 Top 3, 2, 1 - 32:02 Helen's Picks 34:18 After Earth, "the dip," Green Lantern 37:59 Wrapping it up Music Select...
Jan 26, 2013•48 min
Episode #54 - The Hobbit: A Game of Themes Author Doug Adams returns to the SoundCast to talk about Howard Shore's score for part one of THE HOBBIT trilogy. Find out which Tracksounds staffer has yet to see the film, how the presentation format of the film effected our experience, how the score caused some headscratching, and how this whole thing is just a huge "game of themes." Episode Highlights 00:00 Blunt the Opening and Doug Adams Intro 05:46 What we were expecting from this film 19:58 Gene...
Jan 11, 2013•1 hr 25 min
Bonus Episode: Les Misérables Christopher Coleman and Helen San tackle the latest incarnation of Les Misérables by director Tom Hooper, which is currently raking in the accolades and bucks! Do they love it? Hate it? Is it getting so much praise because of what the movie offers or because of Victor Hugo's powerful story and Schönberg and Boublil's unforgettable music? Episode Highlights: 00:30 Opening and Welcome 02:48 Our History of Musicals and Les Mis 10:00 What we were expecting from this fil...
Jan 04, 2013•56 min
Bonus Episode: The Hobbit - An Unexpected Reaction Christopher Coleman knocks out this bonus “solo-cast” and shares his reaction to seeing The Hobbit in a Dolby Atmos, the film itself and the score as heard in context. Episode Highlights 00:17 Where and when I saw The Hobbit 01:28 Comparing The Hobbit to LOTR 04:04 The Greatness of the Fellowship 05:42 I hear George Lucas' voice in my head 07:20 Meandering? 08:48 The score. Where's the point? Music Selections 00:00 "The White Council (Extended)"...
Dec 15, 2012•16 min
Episode 53 - Skyfall: The Bond Identity Chris, Marius, Edmund and Richard dive into the latest Bond-Film, SKYFALL. What Have You Been Listening To is back including some ind-epth talk about Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 and Skyworld (Two Steps from Hell) Episode Highlights 00:00 The Bond Identity Opening 04:04 WHYBLT? Frankenweenie, Black Ops II, Assassins Creed III 11:39 WHYBLT? The Sweeney, Skyworld 18:40 Sidetrack: Two Steps from Hell Concert in 2013 22:23 WHYBLT? More Black Ops II, Adam's Lament...
Nov 28, 2012•1 hr 39 min
Interview: Jack Wall (Call of Duty: Black Ops II) Composer Jack Wall talks with Marius Masalar about his score for the fastest selling video game to date, Call of Duty: Black Ops II. They talk about his transition from audio producer to working in the video game world, his thoughts on the use of "melody" in game scores, working alongside and around Trent Reznor's main theme, and a bit about his upcoming score for Lost Planet 3 in 2013! Episode Highlights 0:00 Introduction 2:12 Early reviews of B...
Nov 22, 2012•1 hr
Episode 52: Cloud Atlas Sascha Dikiciyan (Bordlerands 2), Alex Billington (Firstshowing.net), and Jeremy Meyers (deepercontext.com) join Christopher to discuss the ambitious movie and score for CLOUD ATLAS. They also make a quick sidetrack back on some Star Wars talk, reflect on composer Basil Poledouris, and the 1 minute clips from The Hobbit score. Episode Highlights 00:00 "Our lives are not our own..." 00:41 Welcome and Intros 02:40 Sidetrack: Return to Return of Star Wars 10:49 Sidetrack: Re...
Nov 11, 2012•1 hr 24 min
