14. Just Add..Music Shout Outs (Overture Series) Artwork

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

All Episodes

Just Add Music (with Minna)

14. Just Add..Music Shout Outs (Overture Series)

May 21, 2024 • Minna Choi • Season 2 • Episode 6

Send us a text

Today we move onto writing the overture for Death Cab for Cutie. My relationship with DCFC goes back to 2011 when I wrote my first string arrangements for their Codes and Keys album. Shortly thereafter, we toured an orchestral collab set in 2012 with the Magik*Magik Orchestra. Because of this history, the writing process for DCFC felt so different from what it was like writing for The Postal Service. If writing for the Postal Service felt like being at a party with a bunch of people you don't know, writing for DCFC felt like grabbing tacos with an old friend.

Welcome to Just Add Music, Season 2, Episode 6!

Production Credits:
Host, Composer, Music/Audio Editing: Minna Choi
Producer, Story Editor: Nicole Wong

Music Credits:
1) Luna 006 - Ghost Girl
2) Amelia 007 - Ghost Girl
3) Ana 005 - Ghost Girl
4) Amelia 008 - Ghost Girl
5) Amelia 009 - Ghost Girl
6) Transatlanticism - Death Cab for Cutie
7) Camille 001 - Ghost Girl
8) Luna 003 - Ghost Girl
9) A Lack of Color - Death Cab for Cutie