Disney For Scores

Disney Music Group, Treefort, Jon Burlingame

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In For Scores, host Jon Burlingame takes listeners on a magical journey into the world of film and television composers, revealing never-before-heard special moments behind many of today's most beloved scores. This season, you'll hear personal stories from the composers of Marvel Studios Avengers and Pixar's Toy Story films, Captain Marvel, Coco, Ralph Breaks the Internet, and so much more!

EPISODE 1

Natalie Holt

“Award winning composer Natalie Holt joins host Jon Burlingame to describe her process of creating the otherworldly soundscapes of both Loki and Obi-Wan Kenobi. They discuss her unique approach to composing for heritage characters, working with her idol John Williams, and her passion for equity in the film music world." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

33 min
EPISODE 2

Laura Karpman

Host Jon Burlingame visits the studio of Emmy-winning composer Laura Karpman for a conversation about her latest work for Marvel, including Ms. Marvel, What If…?, and the upcoming film The Marvels. Laura speaks on the importance of representation in music and film, and how she blended Pakistani folk music, traditional super hero sounds, and hip hop to create an authentic score for the MCU’s first South Asian and Muslim super hero. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

36 min
EPISODE 3

Alan Silvestri, Glen Ballard

Host Jon Burlingame sits down with long time musical partners Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard to discuss their work on Disney’s new live action Pinocchio. The composers reveal how the new film honors the original while spinning its own magic with additional songs they wrote for new and original characters. They also share stories of their years working closely with director Robert Zemeckis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

34 min
EPISODE 4

Alan Menken: Disenchanted

Legendary Oscar-winning composer and songwriter Alan Menken joins host Jon Burlingame to discuss his songs for Disney’s Disenchanted, the long-awaited sequel to Enchanted. Alan reflects on his enduring partnership with Disney, how he created the ‘magical’ sound so many associate with animated classics, and why he’s enjoying revisiting and reinventing that magic in this new film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

30 min
EPISODE 5

Simon Franglen

Host Jon Burlingame sits down with Grammy-winning composer Simon Franglen to discuss his epic score for Avatar: The Way of Water. Simon recalls the singular experience of working with director James Cameron and the tight-knit Avatar family, how sounds of Earth inspired him in the creation of music for another planet, and what the return to Pandora means to him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

37 min
EPISODE 6

THE BIG SCORE: Simon Franglen on 20th Century’s ‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’ [Full Interview]

In this episode of The Big Score Grammy Award winner and composer, Simon Franglen, takes listeners behind the music of Avatar: The Way of Water, with water being one of the main inspirations for how Simon deftly created an ambient piece of music matching the stunning visuals of the film. But, creating unique water sounds was just one part of the process, tune in to hear how Simon created a new instrument, printed from his sketch on a 3D printer, and perfect for a character 10 feet tall with three fingers. A longtime collaborator with director, James Cameron, Simon also reveals in the episode how he came to work with Cameron initially on Titanic, winning a Grammy for “My Heart Will Go On” and which lead to them collaborating again on the original Avatar, alongside James Horner, and Avatar: The Way of Water. Follow The Big Score podcast here: https://www.instagram.com/bigscoreoff... https://www.facebook.com/TheBigScoreO... https://www.tiktok.com/@bigscoreofficial https://twitter.com/thebigscore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

24 min
EPISODE 8

Rob Marshall, Alan Menken

Host Jon Burlingame sits down to talk about the collaboration between Oscar®-nominated director Rob Marshall and eight-time Academy Award®-winning composer Alan Menken on The Little Mermaid. They reveal exclusive, behind-the-scenes stories about recording with stars, including Halle Bailey, Awkwafina and Melissa McCarthy, as well as the excitement of working alongside Lin-Manuel Miranda to reimagine the original animated version of the film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

37 min

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For Scores

In For Scores, host Jon Burlingame takes listeners on a magical journey into the world of film and television composers, revealing never-before-heard special moments behind many of today's most beloved scores. This season, you'll hear personal stories from the composers of Marvel Studios Avengers and Pixar's Toy Story films, Captain Marvel, Coco, Ralph Breaks the Internet, and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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480 Ratings

This is a great listen!

07/13/2023

ejroberts86

These episodes are so engaging and thoughtful. The host asks great questions and the composers give detailed descriptions of the process for writing a film score, working with different directors, and all of the minutia of film music that I had no idea about. Please keep making these! Once I found this podcast I flew through all the episodes in a couple of weeks!
Love it!

03/02/2023

Ghosthost99

Man do I absolutely love this podcast!!
This Is My Jam

01/22/2023

Std Man

I am a composer and arranger (at least that’s how I identify myself–I teach at a University for a living). I LOVE this podcast. Hearing people discuss their craft, creating some of the best film music the business has heard, in Disney films. I feel Disney as an organization, has a lot at stake, from their history, to get the music right. Not settling for the usual tropes of film scoring. It’s so inspiring. Love hearing about the recording sessions, as I have my own stories, so I can relate to them a lot. I was so sad when season 2 ended, and wondered when it was ever going to continue (there was that COVID thing), so long I had lost track. Then I happened upon the podcast and saw there were new episodes. Yay! I binged all the latest, which did not disappoint, now awaiting those to come. Please don’t stop doing these.
Very interesting

04/10/2022

LLM1963

I never studied music(beyond 3 years of piano and HS band)but I love hearing about creating music. First it gives me a better appreciation of the music scores and how they affect how we feel during a movie and second it fills me with awe as to the talent of everyone who pursues this craft.

In For Scores, host Jon Burlingame takes listeners on a magical journey into the world of film and television composers, revealing never-before-heard special moments behind many of today's most beloved scores. This season, you'll hear personal stories from the composers of Marvel Studios Avengers and Pixar's Toy Story films, Captain Marvel, Coco, Ralph Breaks the Internet, and so much more!