Just Add Music (with Minna)
Hi! Welcome to Just Add Music, a podcast for the music curious, aspiring music makers and anyone in need of a creative companion on a lonely day.
My name is Minna. I'm a professional composer living in the Bay Area. 15 years ago I started an orchestra called The Magik*Magik Orchestra and have composed music for hundreds of bands, filmmakers, artists on creative projects of all kinds.
The one thing I wish someone had told me when I was younger was that you don't need to be a star to make a good living doing what you love. It took me 30 years to finally trust my intuitive musical voice. I hope that by listening to this podcast, I can help speed up that process for you and help remove unnecessary roadblocks to your own creative intuitions.
If you have ever been curious to explore making music for fun or as a career but wondered what the day to day was like, I invite you to take a listen. The format is casual and unscripted. Just a lunch between two friends talking music, craft and business.
Welcome!
Credits:
Minna Choi - host, composer, music/audio editor
Nicole Wong - producer, story editor
Just Add Music (with Minna)
10. Just Add...The First Brainstorm (Overture Series)
Welcome to the 2nd Season of Just Add Music!
For this series, we are delving into the behind the scenes of the composing process by tracking the lifecycle of 2 short music commissions from start to finish. The pieces in question? Two 1-minute orchestra overtures for the bands Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service to open their 20th Anniversary Tour in 2023 and 2024.
Join Minna as she walks through the ups and downs of the composing process and works through ideation, brainstorming, sketching, editing and execution for these two short pieces.
Thank you to Ben Gibbard for bringing in me for this writing assignment, I had a blast! And to anyone who's ever been curious to try writing music themselves, I hope this series makes the process more approachable!
Please enjoy the 2nd season of Just Add Music (with Minna)!
Production Credits:
Host, Composer, Music/Audio Editing: Minna Choi
Producer, Story Editor: Nicole Wong
Music Credits:
1) Shaya 006 - Ghost Girl
2) Gone with the Wind Main Title - Max Steiner
3) West Side Story Prologue - Leonard Bernstein
4) Kat 005 - Ghost Girl
5) Transatlanticism - Death Cab for Cutie
6) Such Great Heights - The Postal Service
7) Camille 001 - Ghost Girl
8) Such Great Heights - The Postal Service