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Interview - Gareth Coker (Ori and the Blind Forest) Marius and Gareth sit down for a detailed discussion about Ori and the Blind Forest—the game, the score, and the incredible stories behind its four-year development cycle. Naturally, they stray off topic too, tackling the future of game audio, the role of library music in modern scoring, the power of game music concerts, and the amazing resource that Twitch has become for gamers and developers alike. Episode Highlights 00:00 - Intro & musical background 04:20 - Getting the Ori gig 06:52 - Long development time for the game and its impact on musical development 10:00 - Moon Studio's distributed development structure 14:36 - Constant testing by the entire team and how it contributes to polish 17:07 - Musical flow on album and why the main title cue isn't on the album 20:52 - How the incredible prologue came together, and its many musical challenges 28:25 - Finding the score's musical identity; references, and how visuals inform the music 33:50 - Unifying the flavours of each location's score 35:42 - Working with the Nashville Music Scoring Orchestra 39:30 - Score excerpt from 'Finding Kuro' 40:30 - Video Games Live concerts and inspiring listeners to engage with new genres 42:14 - The landscape of recent game releases, the role of the composer, patience, and the value of immersing yourself in the project 46:58 - Whether or not new game devs recognize the potential value of great music 50:54 - How Gareth discovered Aeralie Brighton and her magnificent voice 56:21 - Library music and whether or not it's a threat to creative opportunities for composers 59:32 - What's next for game audio? What's the "next level?" 65:15 - Future projects and the way it feels to experience such a huge release 66:42 - Finishing games and how polish and process influence the way people engage with a game 69:31 - Word of mouth marketing, release schedules, and having fun "trolling" on Twitch 71:03 - Having fun "trolling" on Twitch; Twich as a platform for feedback and engagement 73:14 - Conclusion Music Selections 00:00 - 01. Ori Lost in the Storm 16:49 - 02. Naru Embracing the Light 22:55 - 04. The Blind Forest 32:16 - 07. Finding Sein 34:47 - 22. Kuro's Tale II: Her Pain 37:33 - 09. The Spirit Tree 49:34 - 31. The Sacrifice 52:52 - xx. Ori and the Blind Forest (Launch Trailer) 61:11 - 16. Climbing the Ginso Tree 73:36 - 32. Light of Nibel Notes: Download Gareth Coker's score excerpt from "Finding Kuro" Special thanks to: Greg O'Connor-Read Support Tracksounds: Buy Ori and the Blind Forest Soundtrack by Gareth Coker at Amazon.com Most of the soundtracks mentioned in this episode can be found at Amazon. Your purchases through these links help us to keep on keepin' on! Thank You! Buy Soundtracks at Amazon.com Download the Episode Subscribe and More Info

Episode 80 - The 2014 Cue Awards The 7th Cue Awards are finally revealed! Christopher Coleman, Marius Masalar, Edmund Meinerts, Richard Buxton, Thomas Medina, and Steven Sharrat, are joined by award-winning composers and record industry professionals to accept their awards. All eleven award categories are announced as well as the winners of The Genius Choice Vote! Additionally, Richard Buxton's spotlight on scores and composers from Asia returns with The Monkey King Award. Episode Highlights 00:00 — Opening and Welcome to the 2014 Cue Awards 04:08 — How the Cue Awards Work 06:36 — Best Action Score: Cue Award and Genius Choice Award Winner 22:58 — What is The Genius Choice Vote? 23:35 — Best Dramatic Score: Cue Award and The Genius Choice Vote Winner 35:55 — Best Score for Television: Cue Award 38:11 — Best Score - Television: The Genius Choice Winner 45:10 — Best Score - Video Game: Cue Award and Genius Choice Winner 01:03:04 — Best Score - Animation: Cue Award and Genius Choice Award Winner 01:13:37 — Best Cue - Cue Award and Genius Choice Award Winner 01:22:55 — The Monkey King Award 01:26:31 — Record Label of the Year: Cue Award and Genius Choice Award Winner 01:36:06 — Best Theme: Cue Award and Genius Choice Award Winner 01:46:00 — Composer of the Year: Cue Award and Genius Choice Award Winner 01:50:05 — Best Overall Score: Cue Award and Genius Choice Award Winner 01:57:43 — Wrap Up and Spotlight Titles from 2014 02:11:14 — Credits and Thanks Music Selections 00:01 — Cue the Orchestra by Marius Masalar 06:59 — Sun Wukong, The Monkey King (The Monkey King) by Christopher Young 11:35 — Niu Wo Wang, the Buffalo Demon King (The Monkey King) by Christopher Young 23:59 — Main Title (The Field of Lost Shoes) by Frederik Wiedmann 32:09 — The Imitation Game (The Imitation Game) by Alexandre Desplat 36:17 — Main Theme (Gunshi Kanbee) by Yugo Kano 38:34 — Main Theme (Game of Thrones) by Ramin Djawadi 45:50 — The Seeding (Civ. Beyond Earth) by Michael Curran, Geoff Knorr, Grant Kirkhope, Griffin Cohen 47:06 — Planetfall (Civ. Beyond Earth) by Michael Curran, Geoff Knorr, Grant Kirkhope, Griffin Cohen 47:46 — The Signal (Civ. Beyond Earth) by Michael Curran, Geoff Knorr, Grant Kirkhope, Griffin Cohen 51:49 — Planetfall Ambient Late 2 (Civ. Beyond Earth) by Michael Curran, Geoff Knorr, Grant Kirkhope, Griffin Cohen 54:49 — Xeno Titan (Civ. Beyond Earth) by Michael Curran, Geoff Knorr, Grant Kirkhope, Griffin Cohen 01:03:33 — Dragon Racing (How To Train Your Dragon 2) by John Powell 01:14:06 — The Future of Mankind (Civ. Beyond Earth) by Geoff Knorr 01:17:38 — Flying With Mother (How To Train Your Dragon 2) by John Powell 01:17:38 — Naoki Sato Suite - Arranged by Richard Buxton 01:17:38 — Son of Batman (Son of Batman) by Frederik Wiedmann 01:36:35 — A New Beginning (Civ. Beyond Earth) by Geoff Knorr 01:40:18 — Maleficent Flies (Maleficent) by James Newton Howard 01:46:24 — Opening Titles (Monuments Men) by Alexandre Desplat 01:50:43 — Two New Alphas (How To Train Your Dragon 2) by John Powell 01:50:43 — Should I know You? (How To Train Your Dragon 2) by John Powell Notes: Special thanks to: Albert Tello (Costa Communications), Laura Engel (Kraft/Engel), Maria Klienmann (Walt Disney Music), Dan Berry (Gorfaine Schwartz Agency) Support Tracksounds: You can purchase Marius Masalar's original piece "Cue The Orchestra" on Bandcamp! Most of the soundtracks mentioned in this episode can be found at Amazon. Your purchases through these links help us to keep on keepin' on! Thank You! Buy Soundtracks at Amazon.com Download the Episode Subscribe and More Info

Bonus - Superhero Rumbly Bumbly The crew welcomes Steven Sharrat (Tracksounds contributor) to his first SoundCast and talk recent superhero film news, rumors, and composer gossip including: Danny Elfman on the Avengers, Hans Zimmer on introducing themes for Aquaman and Wonder Woman, John Ottman on X-Men: Apocalypse and Philip Glass joining with Marco Beltrami on The Fantastic Four. Episode Highlights 00:30 — Those Menacing Avengers 03:30 — Hans Zimmer: Aquaman and Woman Wonder themes 03:28 — Danny Elfman: Music to Avenge By? 18:59 — John Ottman: X-Men Apocalypse 21:00 — Philip Glass and Marco Beltrami on the Fantastic Four 25:32 — Wrap Up and Contact Music Selections 00:01 — Main Title (Spider-Man) by Danny Elfman 01:25 — Rumbly Bumbly Bee (Dinosaur Diner) by Lois Young 02:39 — Flight (Man of Steel) by Hans Zimmer 07:00 — And I Thought My Jokes Were Bad (The Dark Knight) by Hans Zimmer 10:16 — End Credits (Spider-Man) by Danny Elfman 18:41 — The Future/ Main Titles (X-Men: Days of Future Past) by John Ottman 21:12 — Cassandra's Dream (Cassandra's Dream) by Philip Glass 23:24 — Main Title (The Homesman) by Marco Beltrami 26:54 — Rumbly Bumbly Bee (Dinosaur Diner) by Lois Young Support Tracksounds: "Rumbly Bumbly Bee" (Dinosaur Diner) by Lois Young is available at Amazon. Most of the soundtracks mentioned in this episode can be found at Amazon. Your purchases through these links help us to keep on keepin' on! Thank You! Buy Soundtracks at Amazon.com Download the Episode Subscribe and More Info

Bonus - 2014 Cue Award Nominees Announcement Founded in 2002, The Cue Awards are the official awards of Tracksounds.com. The 2014 awards make for the seventh year the awards have given. The nominations are made by all eligible contributors to Tracksounds and The SoundCast in the last 12 months and seek to recognize “the best in soundtracks” for that year. Each contributor may nominate up to FIVE titles in each category. Each makes their nominations, 1-5, in descending order. The highest ranked receives 5 points and the lowest 1 point. The nominations are tallied and five nominees in each category with the highest total points become the official nominees. Occasionally tiebreakers are necessary and to allieviate any ties, a simple vote is taken in each category. This year we had one special case, where, having six eligible voters, resulted in a tie remaining even after the tie-break votes were cast. Because of this you will find SIX nominees in the Best Sci-Fi/ Fantasy Score category. This year we have made nominations in 11 categories. Two award categories were removed this year: “Breakout Composer of the Year” and “Surprise of the Year.” But another category was re-added, “Best Theme.” Starting today, The Genius Choice Vote is open! From Feb. 16 and running through Feb. 23, you will be able to cast your very own vote for each of the nominees. The winners of the Genius Choice Vote will be announced along with the official Cue Award Winners in a few weeks time. You can cast your vote now at http://bit.ly/geniuschoicevote You can receive all of the 2014 Cue Awards updates on the official site - cueawards.com Download the Episode Subscribe and More Info

Episode 79 - Oscar Best Score Nominations Yes. The Oscar nominations have been public for a while, but it takes time for these things to settle in. The crew assemble (virtually) to discuss each of the five nominees in the BEST SCORE category for the 87th Annual Academy Awards. We give our predictions as to who we think will win and also who we'd like to see win. We also share some responses from Twitter and Facebook on the topic. Also in this episode WHYBLT? is back and Edmund Meinerts gets his chance to lay down his thoughts on Shore's Battle of the Five Armies score and our discussion in ep. 78. Episode Highlights 00:00 — "Olflactenal Nominations" 00:39 — Intro and welcome 02:04 — WHYBLT? 24:48 — Re-Battle of the Five Armies with Edmund 39:30 — Oscar Best Score Nominations Intro 41:09 — The Grand Budapest Hotel by Alexandre Desplat 49:09 — The Imitation Game by Alexandre Desplat 53:38 — Interstellar by Hans Zimmer 68:20 — Mr. Turner by Gary Yershon 81:09 — The Theory of Everything by Johan Johannsson 90:51 — How to find and follow us 92:12 — Listeners Twitter/Facebook responses: Who will win? Who do you want to win? 95:44 — The Final Quesitons: Who will win? Who do you want to win? 24:48 — Re-Battle of the Five Armies with Edmund 39:30 — Oscar Best Score Nominations Intro 41:09 — The Grand Budapest Hotel by Alexandre Desplat 49:09 — The Imitation Game by Alexandre Desplat Music Selections 00:00 — "Clippers Discoteque Break" (Pan Am - The Sound of the 70s) by Yoshinori Sunahara 02:17 — "1st Movement" (Jupiter Ascending) by Michael Giacchino 03:36 — "Save This World" (Phantasy Star Universe) by Hideaki Kobayashi 06:38 — "2002 FIFA World Cup Official Anthem" by Vangelis 08:37 — "Big Hero 6" (Big Hero 6) by Henry Jackman 18:00 — "Roman Fanfare" (Coliseum) by Marc Timon Barcelo 19:22 — "Sands of the Coliseum" (Coliseum) by Marc Timon Barcelo 23:03 — "Ecstasy of Gold" (The Book of Life) by Gustavo Santaolalla 38:07 — "The Return Journey" (The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies) by Howard Shore 39:03 — "The Darkest Hour" (The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies) by Howard Shore 41:12 — "Mr. Moustafa" (The Grand Budapest Hotel) by Alexander Desplat 49:10 — "The Imitation Game" (The Imitation Game) by Alexander Desplat 53:39 — "First Step" (Interstellar) by Hans Zimmer 81:12 — "Cambridge, 1963" by Johan Johannsson 92:23 — "M. Ivan" (The Grand Budapest Hotel) by Alexander Desplat 95:44 — "Where We're Going" (Interstellar) by Hans Zimmer 105:35 — "Moonshine (Traditional)" (The Grand Budapest Hotel) arranged by Alexander Desplat Notes: The Video Game Music Database (http://vgmdb.net/) Blizzard "Overwatch" Announcement trailer: http://youtu.be/UXCNNDHboho Support Tracksounds: Most of the soundtracks mentioned in this episode can be found at Amazon. Your purchases through these links help us to keep on keepin' on! Thank You! Buy Soundtracks at Amazon.com Download the Episode Subscribe and More Info

Episode 78 - The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Author Doug Adams (The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films) joins Christopher Coleman and Marius Masalar to break down Howard Shore's score for the final Hobbit installment: The Battle of the Five Armies. Richard Buxton joins in for our first WHYBLT (What Have You Been Listening To) segment of 2015 and we also take a few twitter questions for Doug Adams about The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings scores. Episode Highlights 00:30 — Introduction and "What Have You Been Listening To?" 22:39 — Battle of the Five Armies - movie discussion 33:25 — Battle of the Five Armies - movie discussion (spoilers) 45:08 — Battle of the Five Armies - music in context (spoliers) 50:27 — The Hobbit versus The Lord of the Rings 63:09 — Twitter question - "Will there be a Complete Recordings of The Hobbit?" 66:29 — "Unexpected Unresolution" 76:48 — Twitter questions: LOTR re-recordings? The Music of the Hobbit Films book? 84:02 — The Hobbit on vinyl - digital versus physical releases 94:03 — The legacy of the six films and the six scores Music Selections 00:02 — Sons of Durin (The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies) by Howard Shore 12:46 — The Seeding (Civilization: Beyond Earth) by Jeff Knorr 16:37 — Bathfime (The Homesman) by Marco Beltrami 17:51 — Into The Starscape (The Last Starfighter) by Craig Safan 22:13 — Battle for the Mountain (The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies) by Howard Shore 44:39 — The Darkest Hour (The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies) by Howard Shore 49:08 — Sons of Durin (The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies) by Howard Shore 56:01 — The Ruins of Dale (The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies) by Howard Shore 60:21 — Feast of Starlight (The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug) by Howard Shore 102:30 — There and Back Again (The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies) by Howard Shore Notes: Follow Doug Adams on Twitter (@DougAdamsMusic) Support Tracksounds: Most of the soundtracks mentioned in this episode can be found at Amazon. Your purchases through these links help us to keep on keepin' on! Thank You! Buy Soundtracks at Amazon.com Download the Episode Subscribe and More Info

Interview: Jóhann Jóhannsson (The Theory of Everything) Christopher Coleman talks with composer Jóhann Jóhannsson about Golden Globe and Critics Choice nominated score for THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING. Jóhannsson shares his reaction to finding out about his Golden Globe nomination, his thoughts on some of the other scores nominated, his involvement in the production of the soundtrack and how the voicebox voiceover of Stephen Hawking effected the score. Episode Highlights 00:00 — Introduction to Johann Johannsson 02:00 — Finding out about the Golden Globe Nomination 04:33 — Becoming a part of "Everything" 06:44 — Coming on to the project later 09:38 — Surprisingly Warm 11:40 — Progression and Digression 13:52 — Putting the soundtrack together 16:56 — Fans reaction to film music 19:27 — The voicebox challenge Music Selections 00:00 — Cambridge 1963 (The Theory of Everything) by Johan Johannsson 01:49 — Rowing (The Theory of Everything) by Johan Johannsson 09:12 — The Wedding (The Theory of Everything) by Johan Johannsson 12:29 — Collapsing Inward (The Theory of Everything) by Johan Johannsson 14:26 — Rowing [Alternate Version] (The Theory of Everything) by Johan Johannsson 15:38 — Domestic Pressures (The Theory of Everything) by Johan Johannsson 18:52 — Prisoners (Prisoners) by Johan Johannsson 22:00 — The Theory of Everything (The Theory of Everything) by Johan Johannsson Notes: Follow Johann Johannsson on Twitter (@JohannJohannss) Follow Christopher Coleman on Twitter (@ccoleman) Special thanks to Erica Hungerford at Brigade Marketing. Support Tracksounds: You purchase THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK at Amazon.com Most of the soundtracks mentioned in this episode can be found at Amazon. Your purchases through these links help us to keep on keepin' on! Thank You! Buy Soundtracks at Amazon.com Download the Episode Subscribe and More Info

Episode 77 - The Music of Marvel Phase 3 - Part 2 For part 2 of of this Marvel Phase 3 discussion, Kristen Romanelli (Film Score Monthly), David Kociemba, Wendell Jones (Sideshow Sound Radio) finish out with Christopher Coleman and Richard Buxton on Captain Marvel, Inhumans and Avengers: Infinity War Parts 1 and 2. Episode Highlights 00:21 — Let's Talk About Phase 3 ... part 2 01:42 — Captain Marvel 24:07 — InHumans 36:44 — Avengers: Infinity War Parts 1 and 2 58:13 — Will Marvel Pull It Off? Music Selections 00:00 — Extremis (Iron Man 3) by Brian Tyler 07:58 — Main Title (The Cape) by Bear McCreary 14:14 — Green Lantern Main Titles (Green Lantern: Animated Series) by Frederick Wiedmann 20:27 - Silver Surfer Theme (Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer) by John Ottman 22:47 - Age of Gods (Illusions) by Thomas Bergersen 25:04 - Outlands (Tron: Legacy) by Daft Punk 31:41 - The Third Man (Battle Royale) by Masamichi Amano 33:25 — Plague, Trinity & Wasp (The Girl With The Dragon Tatoo) by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross 43:48 - Splinter vs. Shredder (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) by Brian Tyler 46:00 - Spyders (Minority Report) by John Williams 49:37 - Following Godzilla (Godzilla) by Alexandre Desplat 53:54 - Entrance to Cave (Tarzan) by David Newman 70:34 - Battle Finale (Iron Man 3) by Brian Tyler Notes: Follow Kristen Romanelli on Twitter (@kbfornow) Follow Wendell Jones on Twitter (@Sideshowsound) Follow Richard Buxton on Twitter (@monkeybutlerman) Follow Christopher Coleman on Twitter (@ccoleman) Support Tracksounds: Most of the soundtracks mentioned in this episode can be found at Amazon. Your purchases through these links help us to keep on keepin' on! Thank You! Buy Soundtracks at Amazon.com Download the Episode Subscribe and More Info

Interview: The Flight (Joe Henson, Alexis Smith) Marius Masalar talks to Joe Henson and Alexis Smith of ‘The Flight’ about their work on the multiplayer segment of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, as well as the full score to Alien: Isolation. From performing things live on esoteric instruments to the challenges of building on Jerry Goldsmith’s work, the duo discusses their process and offers a glimpse into their workflow and how their extensive experience producing for pop artists has informed their approach to media scoring. Episode Highlights 00:00 — Intro 00:45 — Getting the opportunity to score the multiplayer for Assassin’s Creed IV 02:20 — Working in parallel 03:38 — How pop producing experience influences game scoring 07:50 — How multiplayer scoring differs from campaign/singleplayer work 11:25 — Live performances, and creative instrumentation 14:35 — A team of three for Alien: Isolation 17:55 — Building on the franchise’s musical history 23:05 — Scoring the alien 25:40 — Implementation and interactive music challenges for horror 30:08 — Diversity of mediums and the growth of game audio 34:28 — Advice for aspiring media composers 38:31 — Conclusion Music Selections 00:00 - Saba Island (ACIV: Black Flag) by Joe Henson, Alexis Smith 08:14 - La Havana (ACIV: Black Flag) by Joe Henson, Alexis Smith 12:45 - Prison (ACIV: Black Flag) by Joe Henson, Alexis Smith 18:38 - Promo Cue 1 (Alien Isolation) by Joe Henson, Alexis Smith 20:54 - Promo Cue 2 (Alien Isolation) by Joe Henson, Alexis Smith 23:12 - Promo Cue 3 (Alien Isolation) by Joe Henson, Alexis Smith 26:56 - Promo Cue 4 (Alien Isolation) by Joe Henson, Alexis Smith 39:18 — 03 Tampa Bay (ACIV: Black Flag) by Joe Henson, Alexis Smith 58:27 - "Humans Are Predators" (Twilight) by Carter Burwell 61:25 - "Monkey See, Monkey Coup" (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) by Michael Giacchino 62:40 - "Main Titles" (Pillars of the Earth) by Trevor Jones 65:00 - "Hercules and Hebe" (The Legend of Hercules) by Tuomas Kantelinen 69:04 - "April 1945" (Fury) by Steven Price 72:05 - "I Am Iron Man" (Iron Man 2) by John Debney 73:35 - "Battle of Vanaheim" (Thor: The Dark World) by Brian Tyler Notes: Follow The Flight on Twitter (@theflightmusic) Follow Marius Masalor on Twitter (@mostlymarius) Support Tracksounds: Most of the soundtracks mentioned in this episode can be found at Amazon. Your purchases through these links help us to keep on keepin' on! Thank You! Buy Soundtracks at Amazon.com Download the Episode Subscribe and More Info

Episode 76 - The Music of Marvel Phase 3 - Part 1 Kevin Feige recently unveiled the titles for the next massive phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Nine films will comprise Marvel's Phase 3 and will take us through 2019. Christopher and Richard are joined by Kristen Romanelli (Film Score Monthly) David Kociemba (Adjust professor at Emerson College) and Wendell Jones (Sideshow Sound Radio Podcast) to discuss the announcement and who we'd like to see compose the scores for each of the upcoming films. Episode Highlights 00:00 - Marvel Phase 3 Announcement Excerpt 00:37 - Introductions 05:55 - What is Marvel Phase 3? 07:08 - Captain America: Civil War 21:01 - Doctor Strange 31:35 - Guardians of the Galaxy II 46:28 - Thor: Ragnarok 60:30 - Black Panther 72:22 - You've just been "cliffhangered." Music Selections 00:10 - "Marvel Fanfare" (Thor: The Dark World) by Brian Tyler 13:48 - "Lemurian Star" (Captain America: The Winter Soldier) by Henry Jackman 17:05 - "Main Theme" (Captain America: The First Avenger) by Alan Silvestri 19:23 - "Ivan's Metamorphesis" (Iron Man 2) by John Debney 22:40 - "The Lair II" (Batman Returns) by Danny Elfman 25:10 - "The Horror in Canisters" (Sinister) by Christopher Young 26:09 - "Humans" (Daybreakers) by Christopher Gordon 28:08 - "Evacuation" (I Am Legend) by James Newton Howard 30:03 - "The Woman in Black" (The Woman in Black) by Marco Beltrami 30:51 - "Don't Say it, Don't Write It, Don't Hear It" (Evid Dead) by Roque Banos 32:15 - "The Lifespring Rhapsody" (Warriors of Virtue) by Don Davis 33:30 - "Guardians United" (Guardians of the Galaxy) by Tyler Bates 41:02 - "The Pod Chase" (Guardians of the Galaxy) by Tyler Bates 48:25 - "That is the Target" (The Incredible Hulk) by Craig Armstrong 49:12 - "Storm" (Elizabeth - The Golden Age) by Craig Armstrong 52:34 - "Driving with the Top Down" (Iron Man) by Ramin Djawadi 53:20 - "Merchant of Death" (Iron Man) by Ramin Djawadi 58:27 - "Humans Are Predators" (Twilight) by Carter Burwell 61:25 - "Monkey See, Monkey Coup" (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) by Michael Giacchino 62:40 - "Main Titles" (Pillars of the Earth) by Trevor Jones 65:00 - "Hercules and Hebe" (The Legend of Hercules) by Tuomas Kantelinen 69:04 - "April 1945" (Fury) by Steven Price 72:05 - "I Am Iron Man" (Iron Man 2) by John Debney 73:35 - "Battle of Vanaheim" (Thor: The Dark World) by Brian Tyler Notes: Follow Kristen Romanelli on Twitter (@kbfornow) Follow Wendell Jones on Twitter (@Sideshowsound) Follow Richard Buxton on Twitter (@monkeybutlerman) Follow Christopher Coleman on Twitter (@ccoleman) Support Tracksounds: Most of the soundtracks mentioned in this episode can be found at Amazon. Your purchases through these links help us to keep on keepin' on! Thank You! Buy Soundtracks at Amazon.com Download the Episode Subscribe and More Info

Ep. 75 - Top 10 2014 Summer Scores! Christopher, Marius, Richard and Edmund reconvene to countdown their top ten scores from the very ripe, 2014 Summer movie line up! It's been a few months, but we're back with almost two-hours of episodic vengeance! Episode Highlights 00:00 - Summer Countdown Mix 01:00 - Intro and How We Spent Our Summer Vacation 09:31 - #10 27:35 - #9 37:10 - #8 45:08 - #7 64:49 - #6 73:10 - #5 76:07 - #4 80:00 - #3 93:19 - #2 97:14 - #1 99:31 - Scores that didn't make the list Music Selections 00:04 - "The Pod Chase" (Guardians of the Galaxy) by Tyler Bates 09:55 - "Dochi Theme" (Kundo: Age of the Rampant) by Jo Yeong-wook 12:56 - "You Understood Us" (Earth to Echo) by Joseph Trapanese 16:38 - "Guardians United" (Guardians of the Galaxy) by Tyler Bates 21:00 - "The Kylin Escape" (Guardians of the Galaxy) by Tyler Bates 23:14 - "TMNT March" (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) by Brian Tyler 30:38 - "Son of Zeus" (Hercules) by Fernando Valezquez 37:21 - "Training Dusty" (Planes 2: Fire and Rescue) by Mark Mancina 40:45 - "Godzilla!" (Godzilla) by Alexandre Desplat 45:14 - "There He Is" (The Amazing Spider-Man 2) by Hans Zimmer et al 52:03 - "Main Titles" (The Giver) by Marco Beltrami 56:49 - "Enough Monkeying Around" (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) by Michael Giacchino 58:41 - "Level Plaguing Field" (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) by Michael Giacchino 65:01 - "Hiten-Kyoto" (Rurouni Kenshin - Kyoto Inferno) by Naoki Sato 66:55 - "End Title Suite" (A Million Ways to Die in The West) by Joel McNeeley 69:17 - "Main Titles" (Belle) by Rachel Portman 73:16 - "Trajectory of a Miracle" (Magical Sisters Yoyo and Nene) by Go Shina 77:07 - "Dragon Racing" (How to Train Your Dragon 2) by John Powell 80:15 - "Hassan Learns French Cooking" (Hundred Foot Journey) by A. R. Rahman 82:52 - "Maleficent Suite" (Maleficent) by James Newton Howard 89:00 - "Main Titles" (X-Men: Days of Future Past) by John Ottman 93:34 - "Marnie" (When Marnie Was There) by Takatsugu Muramatsu 98:05 - "Opening Title" (Stand By Me Doraemon) by Naoki Sato 100:02 - "The Unspeakable Has Happened" (The Boxtrolls) by Dario Marianelli 103:12 - "Angel of Verdun" (Edge of Tomorrow) by Christophe Beck 105:34 - "Toothless Found" (How to Train Your Dragon 2) by John Powell Support Tracksounds: Most of the soundtracks mentioned in this episode can be found at Amazon. Your purchases through these links help us to keep on keepin' on! Thank You! Buy Soundtracks at Amazon.com Download the Episode Subscribe and More Info

Interview: Tyler Bates (Guardians of the Galaxy) Composer Tyler Bates talks about the reaction he has been receiving for his latest project, about working on the score early enough for scenes to actually be filmed to, his special connection to Star Lord aka Peter Quill, and the piece of music that brought tears to his eyes while composing it. Christopher Coleman also asks him about any potential involvement in the recently announced sequel and animated series to debut on Disney XD. Episode Highlights 00:00 - Introduction 00:55 - Reaction to the film and music 07:20 - Fun in the film 09:30 - Composing music to be filmed to 16:19 - Scoring around the songs 19:25 - Groot music 24:29 - The sequel and the Animated series 27:04 - Thanos and Ronan 29:50 - The music of the Marvel Cinematic Universe 32:27 - Wrap up Music Selections 00:10 - "The Final Battle Begins" (Guardians of the Galaxy) by Tyler Bates 15:57 - "Everyone's an Idiot" (Guardians of the Galaxy) by Tyler Bates 20:29 - "Groot Cocoon" (Guardians of the Galaxy) by Tyler Bates 28:06 - "Ronan's Theme" (Guardians of the Galaxy) by Tyler Bates 31:50 - "The Kylin Escape" (Guardians of the Galaxy) by Tyler Bates Notes: Follow Tyler Bates on Twitter - @tyler_bates Support Tracksounds: Buy the GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Deluxe Soundtrack at Amazon. Most of the soundtracks mentioned in this episode can be found at Amazon. Your purchases through these links help us to keep on keepin' on! Thank You! Buy Soundtracks at Amazon.com Download the Episode Subscribe and More Info

Ep. 74 - Summer Catch Up The Soundcast crew reconvenes with guest, Kristen Romanelli (Film Score Monthly), to get caught up on the first half of the Summer of 2014 big movies and big move scores: The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Godzilla, X-Men: Days of Future Past and Edge of Tomorrow. Episode Highlights 00:00 - Summer Catch-Up Mix 00:55 - Welcome to the Summer 08:10 - Feelings about the first-half of the Summer 13:22 - The Amazing Spider-Man 2 25:00 - Godzilla 44:30 - X-Men: Days of Future Past 60:39 - Maleficent 72:45 - Edge of Tomorrow 86:17 - What's left of the Summer 96:00 - Find and Follow Music Selections 00:00 - "There He Is" (The Amazing Spider-Man 2) by Hans Zimmer 00:25 - "I'm Spider-Man" (The Amazing Spider-Man 2) by Hans Zimmer 13:45 - "I'm Electro" (The Amazing Spider-Man 2) by Hans Zimmer 20:27 - "The Electro Suite" (The Amazing Spider-Man 2) by Hans Zimmer 25:01 - "Godzilla!" (Godzilla) by Alexandre Desplat 29:57 - "Golden Gate Chaos" (Godzilla) by Alexandre Desplat 44:08 - "The Future (Main Titles)" (X-Men: Days of Future Past) by John Ottman 45:01 - "Hope" (X-Men: Days of Future Past) by John Ottman 46:15 - "Time" (Inception) by Hans Zimmer 46:58 - "Hope" (X-Men: Days of Future Past) by John Ottman 47:37 - "Time in a Bottle" (X-Men: Days of Future Past) by John Croce 56:26 - "Time's Up (Orig. Version)" (X-Men: Days of Future Past) by John Ottman 58:54 - "Time's Up (Film Version)" (X-Men: Days of Future Past) by John Ottman 60:40 - "Maleficent Suite" (Maleficent) by James Newton Howard 66:38 - "Maleficent is Captured" (Maleficent) by James Newton Howard 72:54 - "Angel of Verdun" (Edge of Tomorrow) by Christophe Beck 98:47 - "The Queen of Faerieland" (Maleficent) by James Newton Howard Notes: Follow Kristen Romanelli on Twitter - @kbfornow Support Tracksounds: Most of the soundtracks mentioned in this episode can be found at Amazon. Your purchases through these links help us to keep on keepin' on! Thank You! Buy Soundtracks at Amazon.com Download the Episode Subscribe and More Info

Interview: David Buckley (The Good Wife) Composer David Buckley talks about his work on one of television's most popular series, THE GOOD WIFE. He shares specifically about how he came on to the show, the evolution of the music over the five seasons, the impact the dramatic shift in musical style made, not only on the show, but on the fans, and what fans might expect in the hotly anticipated season 6. He also talks briefly about one of his next big projects: BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT. Episode Highlights 00:00 - Introduction 02:24 - How did you come on to The Good Wife? 04:40 - The evolution of the music 07:11 - How did you approach this score? 10:16 - The new theme of season 5 11:34 - Working with the showrunners 14:54 - Reaction to the music of season 5 16:35 - To release or not release 20:50 - Emmy Consideration 26:42 - Batman: Arkham Knight 29:40 - What can we expect in season 6? 32:15 - Contact us 33:04 - Composer Commentary by David Buckley Music Selections 00:00 - "The Good Wife Theme" (The Good Wife) by David Buckley 09:00 - "Felon's Fugue" (The Good Wife) by David Buckley 10:42 - "Countdown to Execution" (The Good Wife) by David Buckley 16:43 - "Peter the Penitent" (The Good Wife) by David Buckley 17:06 - "Wanna Kiss Peter Florrick" (The Good Wife) by David Buckley 31:37 - "Plaintiff's Partita" (The Good Wife) by David Buckley Notes: Listen to the The Good Wife Soundtrack Composer Commentary at Mixcloud Follow David Buckley on Twitter - @djsbuckley Support Tracksounds: Buy THE GOOD WIFE soundtrack by David Buckley at Amazon.com Most of the soundtracks mentioned in this episode can be found at Amazon. Your purchases through these links help us to keep on keepin' on! Thank You! Buy Soundtracks at Amazon.com Download the Episode Subscribe and More Info

Interview: John Ottman (X-Men: Days of Future's Past) Composer John Ottman shares about returning to the X-Men franchise after a decade-long absence. He shares about his new theme for Professor X, composing the score for the opening action sequence twice, the apparent relationship between Magneto's theme in X-Men: First Class and his theme for Wolverine in X2: X-Men United. He also talks about how using source cue/song can be more effective in a scene than an original piece. Episode Highlights 00:00 - Introduction 01:50 - How does it feel to return to the X-Men franchise 08:15 - Where does this film fit? 11:20 - How did you approach this score? 14:13 - Bookending theme 15:18 - The Superman Returns effect 16:46 - "Little Secres/ Power of the Sun" 17:44 - Evolution of the X-Men score 19:07 - Synths are more work 21:53 - Magneto/Wolverine Theme 26:08 - The Quicksilver Scene 29:28 - X2 Expanded release from LaLaLand Records 30:25 - X-Men: Apocalypse? Music Selections 00:00 - "The Future - Main titles" (X-Men Days of Future's Past) by John Ottman 01:11 - "Welcome Back - End Titles" (X-Men Days of Future's Past) by John Ottman 07:24 - "The Story of the Giants" (Jack the Giant Slayer) by John Ottman 14:26 - "Do What You Were Made For" (X-Men Days of Future's Past) by John Ottman 16:46 - "Little Secres/ Power of the Sun" (Superman Returns) by John Ottman 17:55 - "Main Theme" (X-Men Animated Series) by Ron Wasserman 18:12 - "The X-Jet" (X2: X-Men United) by John Ottman 19:35 - "Paris Pandemonian" (X-Men Days of Future's Past) by John Ottman 21:53 - "Time's Up (Film Version)" (X-Men Days of Future's Past) by John Ottman 23:22 - "Death Strikes Deathstryke" (X-Men Days of Future's Past) by John Ottman 24:48 - "Time's Up (Original Version)" (X-Men Days of Future's Past) by John Ottman 26:30 - "Time in a Bottle" ((X-Men Days of Future's Past) by Jim Croce 31:35 - "Hope: Xavier's Theme" (X-Men Days of Future's Past) by John Ottman Notes: Follow John Ottman on Twitter - @johnottman1 Special Thanks to Asenath Nakayama at Costa Communications for helping to secure this interview. Support Tracksounds: Most of the soundtracks mentioned in this episode can be found at Amazon. Your purchases through these links help us to keep on keepin' on! Thank You! Buy Soundtracks at Amazon.com Get Marius Masalar's "Cue The Orchestra" at Trackounds.Bandcamp.com Download the Episode Subscribe and More Info