86 episodes
How Music Does That Dale McGowan
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5.0 • 57 Ratings
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Music -- just vibrations in the air -- can make you feel heartbroken or elated, peaceful or stabby, inspired to save the whales or to invade Poland. This is HOW MUSIC DOES THAT.
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The Haunting of Figure 8
Schoolhouse Rock was always great. But the music from one particular episode has haunted us down the years.
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How MUZAK Does That
How did wall-to-wall music find its way into every public space? Meet General George Squier.
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Riffing on Each Other
How a few inaccurate jingles came to represent entire cultures.
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Anatomy of an Earworm
After a month at the mercy of an earworm, I found the cure. Then it all went wrong.
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When the Music Doesn't Trust You
The mark of a great film score is knowing when to shut up.
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Unsung
They are some of your favorite artists of all time. And you don't even know their names.
Customer Reviews
Space Age Pop: Well researched, interesting, and fun!
I’m a big fan and follower of Exotica music, especially Esquivel.
This episode finds and connects the dots that lead to Esquivel. I learned new facts and truly enjoyed listening. It could have been 5x longer.
Best Podcast Ever!!!
I stumbled upon “How Music Does That” yesterday - and WOW!!! This is the epitome of podcasts! Entertaining, informative and so much more! Well presented, well researched, great insights! Thank you, Dale McGowan for sharing your knowledge! Can’t wait to listen to all of them.
When Music doesn’t Trust You
Thanks Dale. I love a broad range of music. Movie Scores can be fantastic and enriching . But I was so glad to hear you bring this topic up. I believe there is far too much of it in many of todays feature films and series . Dialog has been losing for quite some time now.
This particular show of yours put me in mind of a parallel in fiction . Some fiction writers seem to depend heavily on dialog and by proportion much less dependence on scene set or atmosphere. Some fiction is almost ready for stage with a minimalist backdrop and props. In contrast , many great writers can really set a scene. In fiction , I believe I lean a bit towards MORE scene setting , more environment, more description.
Yet in film I lean the other way.
Glad you are back at it. I learn so much from you every show.