
Composer Magazine Podcast
Music journalist Charles Steinberg and composer Natalie Holt sit down with some of your favourite composers and get into the nitty-gritty of what it takes to create some of the most iconic scores that we hear in film, TV & game today.
Episodes
17 episodes
Jeff Russo
Ahead of the 76th Emmys Awards, we talk with the composer of Ripley, the latest masterful adaptation of The Talented Mr. Ripley and a Netflix thriller that pulled 13 nominations for a limited series. It should have been 14 with Jeff Russo's sco...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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47:18

Leopold Ross
Leo Ross’s occupation as a composer has certainly been gaining steam. After an early music career of playing in and writing music for his bands, Ross transitioned into scoring under the wing of his older brother Atticus, merging the ethos of ba...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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44:01

Ryan Lott of Son Lux
A lot of what has transpired in Ryan Lott’s life as a musician has been unexpected, mainly in as much as his unfearing forays into the potentiality of his medium has expanded his zone of interest, and that of his band Son Lux. The gumption of S...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:04:40

Christopher Bear & Daniel Rossen (Grizzly Bear)
Christopher Bear and Daniel Rossen spent the better part of the last two decades captivating the indie rock world as members of Grizzly Bear. They re-emerged this past year to score the Oscar-nominated Past Lives, a film that has captiva...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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54:12

Laura Karpman
In this run-up to the 96th Academy Awards, we are delighted to share this conversation with nominee for best original score, Laura Karpman. Karpman's score for American Fiction, which has five nominations, gently twirls in and out of what is qu...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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52:53

Cristobal Tapia de Veer, Part 1
For the third episode of the Composer Magazine Podcast this season, we‘re joined by one of the most distinct, unusual and immediately recognisable contemporary composers: Cristobal Tapia de Veer, the wild creator of the music for The White Lotu...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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34:05

Este Haim & Amanda Yamate, Part 2
Este & Amanda had a lot to share, and Charles & Natalie were very curious. So, here is Part 2 of their long conversation.
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:05:32

Este Haim & Amanda Yamate, Part 1
An unexpected harmony took shape when Este Haim and Amanda Yamate found each other. Now the composing tandem have a bond that transcends their art form. In this episode, they talk about their special relationship in scoring and in life.<...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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49:07

Carter Burwell, Part 2
Part 2 of our talk with the honorable Carter Burwell. Class resumes session.
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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31:20

Carter Burwell, Part 1
We're starting off Season 2 with the bar set high! The great composer Natalie Holt joins Charles as co-host for this next round of talks with some of the most talented composers in the world, and our first guest is none other than Carter Buwell...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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42:34

David Wingo, Part 2 ('Barry' Season 4)
Incoming just before the series finale of Barry! Here is part 2 of our 2 part conversation with series composer, David Wingo. Charles caught up with David midway through this fourth and final season, just as he had put the finishing polish on t...
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26:40

David Wingo, Part 1 ('Barry' Season 3)
Incoming just before the series finale of Barry! Here is part 1 of our 2 part conversation with series composer, David Wingo. This chat took place just as season 3 had ended, when Charles visited David in LA.
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31:32

Natalie Holt
Natalie Holt is Composer Magazine's Composer of the Year! One marvels at Holt's recent body of work, highlighted by her scores for Marvel's Loki and Star Wars chapter Obi-Wan Kenobi, not to mention a theme that became instantly iconic in Loki's...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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54:01

Nathan Micay
Two seasons in, the HBO/BBC series Industry has become one the sharpest, most riveting productions on television. The key to its success is how it invites the audience into the elite domain of London finance from the perspective of aspirational...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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37:13
