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Film.Music.Media features interviews with today’s top film, TV and game composers. We sit down and talk extensively with composers working across all visual media. Get to know the people behind some of your favorite soundtracks! Video versions of our interviews can be found on our YouTube channel.

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Film.Music.Media features interviews with today’s top film, TV and game composers. We sit down and talk extensively with composers working across all visual media. Get to know the people behind some of your favorite soundtracks! Video versions of our interviews can be found on our YouTube channel.

    David Fleming | Composer: Damsel

    David Fleming | Composer: Damsel

    *Spoiler Warning for some plot points of Damsel and Mr. & Mrs. Smith.
    Composer David Fleming sits down for a brand new in-person Film.Music.Media conversation!
    Dave takes us into two of his recent scores with Netflix's Damsel and Amazon's Mr. & Mrs. Smith.
    For Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Dave talks about how the approach for the score was very much defined by the vision of co-creators and stars Francesca Sloane and Donald Glover. And for Damsel, Dave talks about how he was truly able to go big with the orchestra and embrace the fairytale genre while still putting a modern twist and making the score an emotional and intimate journey.
    A Film.Music.Media Production | Produced & Presented by Kaya Savas

    • 46 min
    Carlos Rafael Rivera | Composer: Griselda

    Carlos Rafael Rivera | Composer: Griselda

    Emmy-winning Composer Carlos Rafael Rivera sits down for a brand new Film.Music.Media conversation!
    Carlos takes us behind his new score to Griselda starring Sofía Vergara and how he found the sound to humanize her character in the Netflix limited series.
    We talk about Carlos's approach to music, his passion for teaching, how he managed to build a career based out of Miami, and how his career is something he never expected.
    Carlos talks about his love for visual storytelling and we discuss what the future of filmmaking holds and how optimism for future storytellers drives passion within all of us working in the entertainment industry.
    A Film.Music.Media Production | Produced & Presented by Kaya Savas

    • 1 hr 10 min
    Geoff Zanelli | Composer: Leo

    Geoff Zanelli | Composer: Leo

    Emmy-winning Composer Geoff Zanelli sits down for a brand new Film.Music.Media conversation!
    It’s always a blast having Geoff return to discuss his latest projects, and this conversation is no different!
    We dive right into Leo, the new animated feature starring Adam Sandler from co-directors Robert Marianetti, Robert Smigel and David Wachenheim. Geoff takes us into his process and how the score had to work with the original songs that were part of the film. We discuss finding the right tone and how to navigate between comedy and sentimentality within scores for family films.
    Geoff also gives us a look into the score for 10 Lives, the animated feature recently premiered at Sundance and sees Geoff co-scoring with Tome Howe.
    Lastly, we get an amazing update on the immensely anticipated Star Citizen which Geoff has been working on during it’s lengthy development as the game tackles an unprecedented approach to its production through crowdfunding, conventions and building a whole community surrounding it.
    A Film.Music.Media Production | Produced & Presented by Kaya Savas
     

    • 1 hr 2 min
    David Metzger | Composer: Wish

    David Metzger | Composer: Wish

    Composer David Metzger sits down for a brand new Film.Music.Media conversation!
    Dave is an industry legend who has built an incredible body of work as a composer, orchestrator and arranger. Besides his incredible body of work as a composer, he's also been composers' and songwriters' secret weapon when it comes to orchestration and arranging.
    Composers like Mark Mancina, John Powell and Henry Jackman have relied on Dave's skills to bring their music to life. And without Dave, the songs of Frozen, Moana, Spirited and Disenchanted wouldn't have the orchestral colors that they do.
    We dive into Dave's gorgeous score to Disney's Wish, and how he approached scoring his first feature since Brother Bear 2. Learn how Dave got hired on the project, and how he approached bringing the world of Wish to life.
    Dave also shares his path to becoming a composer, and how the biggest breaks in his career came when he was ready to give up hope. We talk about his big break working on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, how he formed a lasting creative relationship with Mark Mancina to become an essential part of his team, and much more!
    A Film.Music.Media Production | Produced & Presented by Kaya Savas

    • 1 hr 6 min
    Jake Monaco | Composer: Incredible Animal Journeys (National Geographic)

    Jake Monaco | Composer: Incredible Animal Journeys (National Geographic)

    Composer Jake Monaco sits down for a brand new Film.Music.Media conversation!
    Jake takes some time to talk about his path to becoming a composer and some of the early projects of his career. Jake talks about scoring animation and what his approach is to scoring television for younger audiences. We also dive into his approach to scores like Jerry And Marge Go Large, Cars On The Road and his newest score to National Geographic's Incredible Animal Journeys.
    We look into how Jake created different and unique sonic palettes for each episode, and what his starting point is when approaching nature docs. From instrumentation to knowing how to navigate narration, Jake takes us into his approach and we have an absolute blast!
    A Film.Music.Media Production | Produced & Presented by Kaya Savas

    • 40 min
    Christopher Lennertz & Matt Bowen | Gen V

    Christopher Lennertz & Matt Bowen | Gen V

    Co-composers Christopher Lennertz and Matt Bowen sit down for a brand new Film.Music.Media conversation!
    For this conversation we are spotlighting the collaborative process between co-composers, and what the process is for two composers to tackle a project together.
    Chris and Matt are unique in that Matt has worked for Chris as an additional composer on various projects and has spent a good part of his early career learning from Chris as part of his music team. For Gen V, Chris knew it was the perfect project for him and Matt to tackle as co-composers.
    You'll learn all about what Chris looks for when hiring people for his music team and how Matt used the early years working with Chris to learn techniques that he now applies to his solo projects. We also discuss the evolution of the score for The Boys and how that led to developing the sound for Gen V.
    A Film.Music.Media & Impact 24 PR Production | Produced & Presented by Kaya Savas

    • 1 hr 3 min

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Very informative and insightful! The interviews and all access talks are great, much better than the score reviews on the website which basically are: if the composer has been interviewed by FMM then there literally won’t be a single negative comment about whatever score is being reviewed. BUT.. I would be the same way lol.. I listen to these all the time so keep up the good work!! :)

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