How I Make Music

John Bartmann
How I Make Music

Discover new fiction podcasts in an immersive, sound-designed listening experience with their music composers. In this show, we challenge audio drama music makers to break apart a song, soundtrack or composition and get into why and how it was made. Immersive listening. Headphones recommended.

  1. 111 Where the Stars Fell - Newt Schottelkotte - Here With You

    12/29/2022

    111 Where the Stars Fell - Newt Schottelkotte - Here With You

    Join Nashville-based singer and audio drama creator Newt Schottelkotte in a musical trip to a small town with some big secrets. Where the Stars Fell is a semi-serialized audio fiction supernatural fantasy and part of the Fable and Folly network. In this episode, hear touching stories about how Newt wrote and performed the country-folk song ‘Here With You’ as an outro theme for episode 18 of the series. An immersive listening experience. Headphones recommended.  SHOW NOTES Where The Stars Fell audio drama https://wherethestarsfell.com/ Newt Schottelkotte home https://newtschottelkotte.com/ Caldera Studios home https://calderastudios.me/ MUSIC CREDITS Music: John Denver - Annie’s Song Music: Hozier - Wasteland Baby Music: Tyler Childers - Lady May The Mountain Goats - It Froze Me BECOME A PATRON Patrons get bonus episodes, early access, full video interviews with contributors, a listing on the Wall of Fame, immersive podcast editing tutorial video livestreams and resources, access to the show’s hidden back catalog, bonus material for creating your own show and a massive thank you! Become a patron and support the composers of audio drama! https://patreon.com/howimakemusic ABOUT THIS SHOW Discover new fiction podcasts in an immersive, sound-designed listening experience with their music composers. In this show, we challenge audio drama music makers to break apart a song, soundtrack or composition and get into why and how it was made. Immersive listening. Headphones recommended. Follow How I Make Music in your favorite app https://pod.link/howimakemusic Show notes, transcripts and patron credits https://howimakemusic.com How I Make Music is created by John Bartmann https://johnbartmann.com Support the show

    21 min
  2. Dice Tower Theater - Mike Atchley - Dark Journey

    11/11/2022

    Dice Tower Theater - Mike Atchley - Dark Journey

    Join composer and showrunner Mike Atchley in a musical trip into the skies of fantasy tabletop roleplaying game audio drama Dice Tower Theater presents: Dawn of Dragons. Young heroes bound in love and kinship are forced on a quest to discover the truth behind the magic of dragons and seek those that stole it. In this episode, hear how the epic fantasy music of Dice Tower Theater is inspired by re-constructed DnD gameplay recordings. An immersive listening experience. Headphones recommended.  SHOW NOTES Dice Tower Theater audio series https://dicetowertheatre.com/ Good Ham Productions https://www.goodhamproductions.com/ MUSIC CREDITS Music: Glenn Danzig - Retreat And Descent Music: Jo Blankenburg - Garador’s Flight Music: Richard Wagner - Ride of the Valkyries BECOME A PATRON Patrons get bonus episodes, early access, full video interviews with contributors, a listing on the Wall of Fame, immersive podcast editing tutorial video livestreams and resources, access to the show’s hidden back catalog, bonus material for creating your own show and a massive thank you! Become a patron and support the composers of audio drama! https://patreon.com/howimakemusic ABOUT THIS SHOW Discover new fiction podcasts in an immersive, sound-designed listening experience with their music composers. In this show, we challenge audio drama music makers to break apart a song, soundtrack or composition and get into why and how it was made. Immersive listening. Headphones recommended. Follow How I Make Music in your favorite app https://pod.link/howimakemusic Show notes, transcripts and patron credits https://howimakemusic.com How I Make Music is created by John Bartmann https://johnbartmann.com Support the show

    26 min
  3. Stone Island - Marcus Bagala - A Storm Is Just A Storm

    09/28/2022

    Stone Island - Marcus Bagala - A Storm Is Just A Storm

    Join Emmy Award-winning composer Marcus Bagala in a trip to the bottom of the ocean for magical realism audio drama Stone Island by Gimlet Media. Set in present-day Maine, Harry is followed by a journalist who aims to uncover the truth of his harrowing encounter with dark beings from a terrifying storm. In this episode, hear how peaceful ocean field recordings set Marcus off on a journey to write, produce and score a two-part story set in his childhood homeland. An immersive listening experience. Headphones recommended.  SHOW NOTES Stone Island audio series https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ka100351RGSDxA1LuXejH Marcus Bagala home https://www.marcusbagala.com/ Youth In A Roman Field band https://www.youthinaromanfield.com/ MUSIC CREDITS Music: Schooner Fare - Will Ye No Come Back Again Music: Townes van Zandt - Lungs Music: Gustavo Santaolalla - The Last of Us soundtrack Music: Mark Korvin - The Lighthouse soundtrack TRANSCRIPT  http://howimakemusic.com/episode/ WHY BECOME A PATRON? Patrons get bonus episodes, early access to all future episodes, full video interviews with contributors, a listing on the Wall of Fame, access to the show’s hidden back catalog, bonus material for creating your own show and a massive thank you! Become a patron https://patreon.com/howimakemusic ABOUT THIS SHOW Discover new fiction podcasts in an immersive, sound-designed listening experience with their music composers. In this show, we challenge audio drama music makers to break apart a song, soundtrack or composition and get into why and how it was made. Immersive listening. Headphones recommended. * Follow How I Make Music in your favorite app https://pod.link/howimakemusic * Show notes, transcript and credits https://howimakemusic.com  * How I Make Music is created by John Bartmann https://johnbartmann.com Support the show

    31 min
  4. The Program audio series - Christien Ledroit - The Match and the Fire

    04/22/2022

    The Program audio series - Christien Ledroit - The Match and the Fire

    Join acclaimed composer Christien Ledroit in a trip into popular dark sci-fi audio drama The Program audio series. In a future time, protagonist Mira is a scientist whose work rattles the establishment. In this episode, hear how Christien combined mid-pandemic choir recordings and an electronic score to tell the story of Mira’s explosive discoveries. An immersive listening experience. Headphones recommended.  TRANSCRIPT http://howimakemusic.com/episode/ ABOUT THIS SHOW Discover new fiction podcasts in an immersive, sound-designed listening experience with their music composers. In this show, we challenge audio drama music makers to break apart a song, soundtrack or composition and get into why and how it was made. Immersive listening. Headphones recommended. * Follow How I Make Music in your favorite app https://pod.link/howimakemusic * Show notes, transcript and credits https://howimakemusic.com  * How I Make Music is created by John Bartmann https://johnbartmann.com BECOME A PATRON Patrons get bonus episodes, early access to all future episodes, full video interviews with contributors, a listing on the Wall of Fame, immersive podcast editing tutorial video livestreams and resources, access to the show’s hidden back catalog, bonus material for creating your own show and a massive thank you! Become a patron https://patreon.com/howimakemusic Support the show (https://patreon.com/howimakemusic) SHOW NOTES The Program audio series home https://programaudioseries.com/ Christien Ledroit home https://cledroit.wordpress.com/ Support the show

    18 min
  5. Forgive Me! - Adam Raymonda - Forgive Me! Theme

    03/29/2022

    Forgive Me! - Adam Raymonda - Forgive Me! Theme

    Join Windfall co-creator and composer Adam Raymonda in a fun-filled trip into audio drama sitcom Forgive Me!. A Catholic church called St. Patrick’s is the backdrop for an anthology of stories from a range of colorful parishioner characters, from the zany to the troubled, all rallying around the long-suffering Father Ben. An immersive listening experience. Headphones recommended. SHOW NOTES Forgive Me https://roguedialogue.com/fm-about Adam Raymonda http://adamraymonda.com/ MUSIC CREDITS Music: Jon Brion - Knock Yourself Out Music: Blink-182 - All The Small Things Music: Radiohead - Creep TRANSCRIPT http://howimakemusic.com/episode/ ABOUT THIS SHOW Discover new fiction podcasts in an immersive, sound-designed listening experience with their music composers. In this show, we challenge audio drama music makers to break apart a song, soundtrack or composition and get into why and how it was made. Immersive listening. Headphones recommended. * Follow How I Make Music in your favorite app https://pod.link/howimakemusic * Show notes, transcript and credits https://howimakemusic.com  * How I Make Music is created by John Bartmann https://johnbartmann.com BECOME A PATRON Patrons get early access to all future episodes, full video interviews with contributors, a listing on the Wall of Fame, immersive podcast editing tutorial video livestreams and resources, access to the show’s hidden back catalog, bonus material for creating your own show and a massive thank you! Become a patron https://patreon.com/howimakemusic Support the show

    14 min
  6. The Godshead Incidental - Irene Zhong - So So Much To Hold

    03/02/2022

    The Godshead Incidental - Irene Zhong - So So Much To Hold

    Join Australian violinist and composer Irene Zhong in a baroque-meets-hip-hop trip into urban fantasy audio drama The Godshead Incidental. To create the theme tune for the show, Irene was Influenced by experimental hip hop group Clipping, found sound sampling, irregular time signatures and their classical music roots. An immersive listening experience. Headphones recommended.  SHOW NOTES The Godshead Incidental audio drama https://godsheadincidental.com/ Irene Zhong https://www.irenezhong.com/ MUSIC CREDITS Music: Clipping - Shooter Music: Sylvan Esso - Hey Mami Music: Dessa - Children’s Work TRANSCRIPT http://howimakemusic.com/episode/ ABOUT THIS SHOW Discover new fiction podcasts in an immersive, sound-designed listening experience with their music composers. In this show, we challenge audio drama music makers to break apart a song, soundtrack or composition and get into why and how it was made. Immersive listening. Headphones recommended. * Follow How I Make Music in your favorite app https://pod.link/howimakemusic * Show notes, transcript and credits https://howimakemusic.com  * How I Make Music is created by John Bartmann https://johnbartmann.com BECOME A PATRON Patrons get early access to all future episodes, full video interviews with contributors, a listing on the Wall of Fame, immersive podcast editing tutorial video livestreams and resources, access to the show’s hidden back catalog, bonus material for creating your own show and a massive thank you! Become a patron https://patreon.com/howimakemusic Support the show

    19 min
  7. Thirteen - Caleb Ritchie - Barrier Islands

    02/09/2022

    Thirteen - Caleb Ritchie - Barrier Islands

    Join classically trained pianist and composer Caleb Ritchie in a lighthearted trip into anthology audio drama Thirteen. Island witches, ocean marimbas and Rachmaninov all formed the basis for the composition ‘Barrier Islands’, a piece for which Ritchie chose instruments based on the sound of water. An immersive listening experience. Headphones recommended.  TRANSCRIPT http://howimakemusic.com/episode/ SHOW NOTES Thirteen audio audio drama https://thirteenpodcast.com/ Support Woe.Begone on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/join/thirteenpod Caleb Ritchie music https://www.calebritchie.com/ MUSIC CREDITS Music: Etude Tableaux Op39 No2 in A Minor - Sergei Rachmaninoff (Lugansky) Music: Secret of Mana Opening Theme by Hiroki Kikuta Music: Your Welcome Voice by Dan Gibson ABOUT THIS SHOW Discover new fiction podcasts in an immersive, sound-designed listening experience with their music composers. In this show, we challenge audio drama music makers to break apart a song, soundtrack or composition and get into why and how it was made. Immersive listening. Headphones recommended. * Follow How I Make Music in your favorite app https://pod.link/howimakemusic * Show notes, transcript and credits https://howimakemusic.com  * How I Make Music is created by John Bartmann https://johnbartmann.com BECOME A PATRON Patrons get early access to all future episodes, full video interviews with contributors, a listing on the Wall of Fame, immersive podcast editing tutorial video livestreams and resources, access to the show’s hidden back catalog, bonus material for creating your own show and a massive thank you! Become a patron https://patreon.com/howimakemusic Support the show

    18 min
  8. Woe.Begone - Dylan Griggs - Painted Glass

    01/04/2022

    Woe.Begone - Dylan Griggs - Painted Glass

    Join Woe.Begone creator and composer Dylan Griggs as we explore composition 'Painted Glass' and take a trip into the mind of the sociopathic fictional series character Mike Walters. With influences ranging from The Postal Service and Bon Iver to alternate reality games, 'Painted Glass' is a rich and varied indie love song which musically conveys the inner workings of a troubled mind. An immersive listening experience. Headphones recommended. TRANSCRIPT  00:00 INTRO  The piece of music we're listening to in the background is called Painted Glass. It's a narrative intermission song, which I wrote for a time-travel mystery story Woe.Begone today. We'll break it down and get into why and how it was made. You're listening to How I Make Music, where audio drama composers get to tell their own stories. In this show, we break apart the music of a fictional podcast and take a trip into how it was made. My name is Dylan Griggs. I'm a showrunner, actor, writer and musician from Kentucky. And this is How I Make Music. Welcome back to How I Make Music, Painted Glass from the audio drama Woe.Begone by me, Dylan Griggs. Thanks for listening in.  01:40 ABOUT Yeah. So my name is Dylan Griggs. I am the, I guess showrunner is the appropriate word because I'm the actor, writer, soundtrack, artist, editor, all of that stuff for a show called Woe.Begone. Woe.Begone is the story of this guy named Mike Walters who discovers a mysterious and violent online game called Woe.Begone. Mike is a danger to himself and others to put it lightly, who is in love with someone and is very concerned about that and what that can mean for their relationship. Horror sci-fi mystery with some comedy, roughly in that order. The show isn't for everyone, there are some violent moments. There are some moments that might cause discomfort in some people.  I record the whole soundtrack for that episode, from front to back in response to the things that happened in the episode. I've been doing indie music since I was like 13, 14. I just have this workhorse mentality as far as getting songs done. I really like breaking format. I wrote a whole bunch of electronic music as a teenager. And then I put it away for a long time and became a de facto rock musician. Bere's a rock track from my band Sadloaf.  I started playing around with Ableton as a way to write the show. I feel like it sets me apart a little bit to have so much music and so much focus on music. It's a very fast paced...there's a lot of ‘go with your gut’ story writing and songwriting. Honestly, everything is written in a week. It also became a way to trick people into listening to my music because in order to listen to the episode of Woe.Begone, you have to listen to my music. 04:27 INFLUENCES There is an immediate comparison to be drawn between Painted Glass and The District Sleeps Alone Tonight by The Postal Service. They are the same tempo and in the same key. That was totally on accident. I like the sort of organ-y sounds that The Postal Service song has. We're going home at the end of every bar, essentially. Yeah, going home. It's like a full release of tension. It's what you imagine as the last note of a song where everything is completely resolved and there isn't any tension to glean from it. You're completely at rest. There's a pedal tone of like the F the whole time. We're very grounded. When I grew up, I didn't have anything but a computer for the first couple of years that I was making music and I got really into Telephone Tel Aviv, where they're doing these sort of, I guess, simple melodies, but they've got these drums that are sort of IDM. And they're not afraid to be abrasive with the drums. Like the drums are the key instrument in the song. It's almost like a breakcore. And so I love that whole album Fahrenheit Fair Enough. So, yeah, I don't know how to Support the show

    28 min
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Discover new fiction podcasts in an immersive, sound-designed listening experience with their music composers. In this show, we challenge audio drama music makers to break apart a song, soundtrack or composition and get into why and how it was made. Immersive listening. Headphones recommended.

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