TALKING SOUNDTRACKS: INTERVIEW WITH STUART HANCOCK

British composer Stuart Hancock's most recent work on the animated epic KENSUKE'S KINGDOM Kensuke’s Kingdom helps establish the children’s book adaptation as one of the year's most sweeping and heartfelt stories. The film is a good old-fashioned adventure rendered in gorgeous hand-drawn 2D animation with a voice cast that includes…

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TALKING SOUNDTRACKS: INTERVIEW WITH CHRISTOPHE BECK

Christophe Beck, an Emmy-winning film and television composer, has defined the sound of iconic productions such as FROZEN, THE HANGOVER franchise, THE MUPPETS and the cult classic series BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER. Jason Drury had the pleasure of speaking with Christophe via Zoom at his Los Angeles home near the…

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EDITING A COMPLETE EPISODE OF CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO

This video was uploaded to my YouTube channel in February 2023. This video was originally only available to Patreon members, but over the weekend, I received an email from a future film music radio/podcast host asking for advice on starting a show, recording equipment, and editing techniques. So, I thought…

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TALKING SOUNDTRACKS: INTERVIEW WITH EMILIO AUDISSINO

In 2014, author, film studies academic, and film musicologist Emilio Audissino published the first edition of his book THE FILM MUSIC OF JOHN WILLIAMS. In 2021, the book's second edition was published. While focusing on John Williams' music and career by analyzing the composer's approach to writing music, the book…

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THE ARCHIVE WITH JASON DRURY: EPISODE 41 – THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

On Sunday, June 16th, 2024, Jason Drury travelled to London's Barbican Centre to watch and listen to music performed by the world's greatest film music orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra. The evening celebrated the orchestra's 90th anniversary of performing film scores. Under the direction of the equally great Dirk Brossé,…

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