The Melodology Podcast Arthur Breur

Composer and bassist Caeden Brusett joins podcast host Arthur Breur to discuss the bass solo from Act IV of Giuseppe Verdi’s opera Otello. This is the first OPERA entry in the podcast, but it is opera “underscoring” rather than a famous aria or overture theme.
Melody: The bass solo from Act IV of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxxG3ggSQcQ Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Verdi Duration: 1:30:07
Intro and guest questions – 0:00 Pre-discussion about the bass solo from Otello Act IV – 11:09 Review of the melody – 18:27 Caeden Brusett shares – 1:03:29 Guest Composer:  Caeden Brusett
Website: ArcaneCompositions.com Instagram: Instagram.com/caedenbrusett/ Mentioned in this Episode: How to Train Your Dragon Symphonie Fantastique Recorded: October 6, 2023 using Riverside.FM https://Riverside.FM 
Musical score for reference created using FREE Musescore software: https://www.musescore.org
Melodology Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/melodypodcast

Composer, lyricist and bandleader Brian Woodbury joins podcast host Arthur Breur to discuss “A Whole New World” music by Alan Menken. They also discuss three of Brian’s own songs and his ambitious project to produce music videos for 47 of his songs in under one year.
Melody: “A Whole New World”
Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Whole_New_World YouTube (original 1992 animated scene): https://youtu.be/hZ1Rb9hC4JY?si=-0Re3CCgNfXi0U37 YouTube (2019 live-action film scene): https://youtu.be/eitDnP0_83k?si=NS1gGaqhgZDkPGUu Composer / Songwriter: Alan Menken
Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Menken https://www.alanmenken.com/ Duration: 1:26:36
Intro and guest questions – 0:00 Pre-discussion about “A Whole New World” – 10:46 Review of the melody – 16:08 Brian Woodbury shares – 1:02:04 Guest Composer:  Brian Woodbury
Website: https://brianwoodbury.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brianwoodburysongs Mentioned in this Episode: “Dear Grandma” from “Bear in the Big Blue House”: https://youtu.be/xKg8DBdDWxs?si=V4XPMh1IZg-rOWy0 Beethoven’s 6th Symphony (“Pastoral”): https://youtu.be/2HbBURnt9f4?si=e09QW2M17NtYg7JS Recorded: September 25, 2023 using Riverside.FM https://Riverside.FM 
Musical score for reference created using FREE Musescore software: https://www.musescore.org
Melodology Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/melodypodcast

SPOILERS
Meet Kay Hanley and Tom Polce, the songwriters for the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds musical episode, "Subspace Rhapsody!"
Audio Podcast Versions available: https://www.MelodologyPodcast.com
 
 

Award-winning composer, musician, and sound editor Scott Halgren joins podcast host Arthur Breur to discuss "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" by Charles Mingus. This is the first real Jazz melody discussed so far in the podcast, and the discussions include some of the characteristics that make Jazz stand out from other genres and forms of music.

Melody:
"Goodbye Pork Pie Hat"

Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodbye_Pork_Pie_Hat YouTube (from "Mingus Ah Um"): https://youtu.be/H2x3jbX0ePk?si=e9oSIM2KY5UtCcyk YouTube (from Joni Mitchell "Mingus"): https://youtu.be/q_9QfYIaoTQ?si=eV57bheWbHRlPWd6
Composer / Songwriter:
Charles Mingus

Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Mingus
Duration:
1:08:09

Intro and guest questions – 0:00 Pre-discussion about “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat” – 10:20 Review of the melody – 22:29 Scott Hallgren shares – 51:30
Guest Composer: 
Scott Halgren

LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/scotthallgren Site: https://scootmanmusic.wixsite.com/scootmanmusic IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2379348/
Mentioned in this Episode:
Snow Globe & The Cat - (IMDB) Tango - Jazz (Live in Studio C) - (Spotify) You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder Travels - Pat Metheny Group Kind of Blue - Miles Davis Joan Baez Victor Borge Mummenschanz Tony Bennett Doc Severeinsen Chuck Mangione 12-Bar Blues Chargin Documentary Festival Cuyahuga Community College
Recorded:
August 18, 2023 using Riverside.FM https://Riverside.FM 

Musical score for reference created using FREE Musescore software: https://www.musescore.org

Melodology Podcast on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/melodypodcast

Grammy-winning producer, composer, music director, and multi-instrumentalist Dominic Fallacaro joins podcast host Arthur Breur to discuss one of the best selling singles of all time: "Baby One More Time" by Swedish record producer and songwriter Max Martin. They discuss the composition and songwriting craft applied to the song, then Dominic shares the version of the song from the musical "& Juliet" currently on Broadway, for which he serves as co-arranger, orchestrator, and Music Director.

Melody:
"Baby One More Time" by Max Martin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…Baby_One_More_Time_(song) YouTube: https://youtu.be/C-u5WLJ9Yk4
Composer / Songwriter:
Max Martin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Martin
Duration: 
1:23:59

Intro and guest questions – 0:00 Pre-discussion about “Baby One More Time” – 17:49 Review of the melody – 24:26 Dominic shares – 1:04:24
Guest Composer:
Dominic Fallacaro

keyofdom.com https://twitter.com/keyofdom
Recorded: 
June 26, 2023 using Riverside.FM https://Riverside.FM 

Musical score for reference created using FREE Musescore software: https://www.musescore.org

Melodology Podcast on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/melodypodcast

Haakon Davidsen, award-nominated composer for video games, film & TV, joins podcast host Arthur Breur to explore and celebrate the amazing "Batman Theme" from the film "Batman", 1989, composed by the legendary Danny Elfman.

Melody:
“Batman Theme” from the film “Batman”, 1989.

Batman 1989 score: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(score) YouTube: https://youtu.be/YoaU3kRFvLg
Composer / Songwriter:
Danny Elfman

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Elfman
Duration: 
1:16:29

Intro and guest questions – 0:00 Pre-discussion about “Batman Theme” – 18:40 Review of the melody – 22:02 Haakon shares – 1:01:29
Guest Composer: 
Haakon Davidsen

Website: https://www.haakondavidsen.com/ Bandcamp: https://haakondavidsen.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/haakondmusic/ https://www.instagram.com/haakondavidsen22/
Mentioned in this Episode:

Heart Beats opening credits: https://youtu.be/c-QrPT2yuCw
Recorded: 
November 25, 2022 using Riverside.FM https://Riverside.FM 

Video of musical score for reference created using MusicNotes: https://www.musicnotes.com/

Melodology Podcast on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/melodypodcast