Score: The Podcast

Robert and Kenny begin the show by talking about the early release of The Lion King soundtrack and whether reboot soundtracks qualify for awards, Michael Giacchino leading this year’s Annual ‘Musical Anatomy of a Superhero’ Comic-Con Panel and other hot releases this week including Spiderman: Far From Home and Stranger Things 3. Then composer Michael Abels (Get Out, Us) joins to share the story of how he and Jordan Peele connected in their filmmaking debut, using choirs in his scores and the evolution of ‘Gospel Horror’, how he turned a popular hip-hop track into a terrifying theme in Us and his reaction when he found out Steven Spielberg told Jordan Peele to stick with Michael Abels. This episode is presented by Spitfire Audio Follow us on Twitter @ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft & Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Coordinator: Carol Kuswanto Copyright 2019 Score: The Podcast

Robert and Kenny start the show sharing a clip from the Rise of the Planet of the Apes scoring session with composer Patrick Doyle, discussing whether Toy Story 4's slow start should be considered a disappointment and updating the developing Michael Giacchino subtweeting situation with The Batman. Then award-winning composer Pinar Toprak (Captain Marvel, Justice League, Krypton, Fortnite) joins to tell the story of how Hans Zimmer's The Prince of Egypt soundtrack might have started her journey into the film music world, getting her first scoring gig while working under orchestrator William Ross, writing pop music for another galaxy for Krypton and revealing that her demo for Wonder Woman was heard by Marvel music supervisor Dave Jordan which got her a shot at Captain Marvel. Follow us on Twitter @ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft & Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Coordinator: Carol Kuswanto Copyright 2019 Score: The Podcast

Robert and Kenny begin the show with a special "Score Story."Robert shares a tale from his years as President of Music at 20th Century Fox, working with composer Patrick Doyle on Rise of the Planet of the Apes and how a sweet treat inspired a cue that Doyle was stuck on during the writing process. Then award-winning composer and music producer Joe Trapanese joins to talk about the challenges of writing score alongside a musical in The Greatest Showman, being paired up with pop superstars to score films like Daft Punk for TRON: Legacy and NWA for Straight Outta Compton and his strategy for scoring Arctic with very minimal dialogue. Follow us on Twitter @ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft & Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Coordinator: Carol Kuswanto Copyright 2019 Score: The Podcast

Robert and Kenny begin the show discussing how the Emmys will start honoring original scores for documentary, DC Universe new TV series Swamp Thing getting canceled after one episode, and other hot releases coming up this week. Then award-winning composer Benjamin Wallfisch (Shazam!, It, Hidden Figures, Blade Runner 2049, Hellboy) joins to tell the story of being raised in a musical family, growing up obsessing over two chords in Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, his mentoring and collaborative relationship with Hans Zimmer, how he and director David Sandberg were just geeking out the entire time working on Shazam! and having first ever meeting in Hollywood was with our very own, Robert Kraft! Follow us on Twitter @ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft & Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Coordinator: Carol Kuswanto Copyright 2019 Score: The Podcast

Robert and Kenny start the show talking about the trend of the high quality mini-series taking the television spotlight, Godzilla's box office disappointment and run down our guest's incredible songwriting resume. Then Grammy award-winning songwriter Diane Warren joins us and shares why she never wanted to be a performer, her random run-in on an airplane with rapper Common that led to an Oscar-nominated song, getting Michelle Obama on The Late Late Show with James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke, taking Lady Gaga out of her comfort zone and discovering Golden Globe-nominated actress Chrissy Metz's secret talent. Follow us on Twitter @ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft & Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Coordinator: Carol Kuswanto Copyright 2019 Score: The Podcast

Robert and Kenny start the show welcoming in Blockbuster creators Matt Schrader and Peter Bawiec, discussing what they took away from creating their Spielberg-Lucas-Williams biopic podcast and taking questions from fans on social media. The guys also stay to chat about this week’s top headlines including Aladdin, HBO’s Chernobyl, Hulu’s Catch 22 and more. Then Kris Bowers joins the show to chat about his super early expectations of being a pianist, working with hip-hop greats Kanye West and Q-Tip, his collaboration with NBA Champion turned Oscar-winning filmmaker Kobe Bryant and breaks down his latest projects including Ava Duvernay’s Netflix mini-series When They See Us. Follow us on Twitter @ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft & Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Coordinator: Carol Kuswanto Copyright 2019 Score: The Podcast

Robert and Kenny start discussing the Back to the Future musical coming to the U.K. in 2020, Avengers: Endgame finally knocked out of #1 at the box office, Ramin Djawadi climbing the pop music charts with new Game of Thrones soundtrack and more. Then Icelandic composer and musician Hildur Guðnadóttir joins us to talk scoring Joker and working with famed comedy director Todd Phillips on a more serious and dark movie, discusses her trip to Lithuania to physically identify the sound and feel of her score for HBO’s new mini-series Chernobyl and being proud to help carry the torch for women composers in Hollywood. Follow us on Twitter @ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft & Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Coordinator: Carol Kuswanto Copyright 2019 Score: The Podcast

Robert and Kenny start off the show by talking about Ramin Djawadi’s tour announcement for Game of Thrones Live, the 2019 Cannes Film Festival and other hot releases for the week! Then Academy Award-winning editor and award-winning composer John Ottman (Bohemian Rhapsody, X-Men series, The Usual Suspects, Valkyrie) joins us to tell the story of his path into the film music world, having to put both the film editor and composer hats on major studio films, working alongside the band members of Queen on Bohemian Rhapsody and the major bumps in the road during production and co-writing a song with Robert back in his time at Fox. Follow us on Twitter @ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft & Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Coordinator: Carol Kuswanto Copyright 2019 Score: The Podcast

Robert and Kenny start off the show with a special summer movie preview joined by film critic Scott "Movie" Mantz. Previews include Spiderman: Far From Home, The Lion King, Toy Story 4 and Yesterday.   Then Oscar-winning composer Justin Hurwitz (First Man, La La Land, Whiplash) joins us to tell the story of his path into the film music world as a band member and writer, meeting Damien Chazelle for the first time during freshman year at Harvard, working with Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone on the movie set for La La Land and the reason to feature the theremin in the First Man score.   Follow us on Twitter @ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft & Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Coordinator: Carol Kuswanto Copyright 2019 Score: The Podcast

Robert and Kenny start off the show updating numbers for Avengers: Endgame’s record-shattering opening weekend at the box office and discuss Bear McCreary’s rocking sneak peek for the Godzilla: King of the Monsters soundtrack.   Then Oscar-winning composer Steven Price (Gravity, Our Planet, Baby Driver, Fury, Suicide Squad) joins us to tell his story of growing up listening to 60s rock music in the U.K., his path into the film music world as a music editor for films such as The Lord of the Rings: Two Towers, his approach to the intense walrus scene from Our Planet and why he told his wife he'll spend the rest of his life proving himself as an Academy Award-winner for Gravity. Follow us on Twitter @ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft & Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Copyright 2019 Score: The Podcast  

Robert and Kenny begin the show celebrating the 30-year anniversary of Seinfeld. In a special “Theme Song Throwback,” TV composer Jonathan Wolff explains how Larry David saved his iconic theme from being thrown out.   Then award-winning composer Henry Jackman (Detective Pikachu, Wreck-It Ralph series, Captain America: Winter Soldier) joins to talk about growing up as a choir boy in London, his transition from the record industry to film music after one random phone call and why you probably cried at the end of Captain Phillips. Follow us on Twitter @ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft & Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Copyright 2019 Score: The Podcast

In this bonus “Theme Song Throwback” episode, Robert and Kenny are joined by Seinfeld composer Jonathan Wolff to celebrate the 30-year anniversary of the record-breaking series. Wolff tells stories of the creation of the theme song and why Jerry Seinfeld wanted something different, how Larry David saved his iconic music from being thrown out and reveals that the show originally aired with a different opening title theme.   Follow us on Twitter @ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft & Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Copyright 2019 Score: The Podcast

Robert and Kenny return for the Season 2 premiere and begin the show discussing headlines from the offseason. Matt Schrader joins to talk the release of his six-part podcast series, Blockbuster. Then Emmy-winning composer Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Outlander, Battlestar Gallactica, 10 Cloverfield Lane) joins to tell the story of his path into the film music world and working under the late maestro Elmer Bernstein, the evolution of the God of War score, his score for the upcoming summer blockbuster Godzilla: King of the Monsters and many of his behind the scenes stories of his successful career as a TV/Film/Video Game composer. Follow us on Twitter @ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft & Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Copyright 2019 Score: The Podcast

Robert and Kenny begin the show discussing film scores that didn’t qualify for the 2019 Academy Awards, including John Powell and John Williams’ score for SOLO: A Star Wars Story which notably missed the deadline for submission.  Then music psychologist and author Dr. Siu-Lan Tan, who is featured in SCORE: A Film Music Documentary and Score: The Podcast Season 1, joins the show to discuss her fascinating studies of film music. She explains why music can give us goosebumps, the use of eye-tracking, the “ventriloquism effect” and many more ways we can be affected while watching a film or television series. In honor of this bonus episode’s guest, we dug up the very first episode of The Inside Track with Dr. Siu-Lan Tan to revisit how composers use the final notes of a film to manipulate your feeling about the ending. Lastly, Kenny and Robert get to some audience questions sent in over social media for Dr. Tan. She discusses why the choir has such an emotional impact o

Robert and Kenny begin the season finale episode talking about Robert's renovating of Fox's "Stage One," in 1994, which saved the famous recording stage that would become the Alfred Newman Scoring Stage. Then the guys reflect on their favorite moments from Season 1 of Score: The Podcast and make their epic Emmy Picks. Then Lorne Balfe joins to talk about his Mission: Impossible - Fallout score, and Ozzy Osbourne and others working with his dad, Stewart Copeland’s angry letter correcting his grammar, and how he crossed paths with Hans Zimmer and Christopher Nolan. Also, why he used 12 bongo players at the same time. Lastly, Lorne joins us to play a “Spy and Secret Agent Movie" edition of of Name That Score, where you — yes, you — could be a winner! Plus, an update on the final rankings for #NameThatScore. EPISODE NOTES, PICTURES & VIDEOS: https://www.score-movie.com/podcast FOLLOW @ScoreThePodcast http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft and Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Copy

Robert and Kenny begin the show explaining the crucial role of a “music supervisor” in modern filmmaking, before interviewing Hollywood’s most in-demand music supervisor, Dave Jordan, responsible for some of the biggest Marvel projects and soundtracks of the last decade, including Guardians of the Galaxy and Black Panther. Robert and Kenny debate several “long overdue sequels/reboots” they’d like to see, including Robert’s “Sit and Deliver” and Kenny’s post-Breaking Bad/Jesse Pinkman spinoff "Science, Bitch!" Then Dave Jordan comes in to discuss his comic book collection and how it led him to a job as the preeminent music supervisor for Marvel films. In The Inside Track, music psychologist Dr. Siu-Lan Tan discusses the role of music and sound design on manipulating audiences, including a fascinating music psychology study. Then Dave talks about his work on Black Panther with Ryan Coogler, Ludwig Goransson and Kendrick Lamar, and delivering an entire soundtrack instead of just a few songs, and the incredible w

Robert and Kenny begin the show talking through the World Soundtrack Award nominees and Matt gives his Summer Movie Review and rankings. Then Emmy-winning composer Sean Callery joins the show to talk about starting his career as a Disneyland Tokyo keyboardist, working with Mark Snow on the X-Files and later on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, 24, Homeland, and how he scored still images from Jessica Jones before seeing picture. Then Sean talks about some last-minute additions to episodes he’s scored, including finishing music the day before a show airs and scoring shows year round. Lastly, Sean joins us to play a “TV Tunes” edition of Name That Score, where you — yes, you — could be a winner! EPISODE NOTES, PICTURES & VIDEOS: https://www.score-movie.com/podcast FOLLOW @ScoreThePodcast http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft and Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Copyright 2018 Score: The Podcast

Robert and Kenny begin the show talking about the upcoming Quincy Jones documentary and debate the Oscars’ new “Popular Film” category. Then Heitor Pereira comes in to discuss how his Brazilian family sold a car and he sold his only guitar to buy a ticket to New England on a cargo ship so he could study music. In The Inside Track, music psychologist Dr. Siu-Lan Tan discusses how TV shows tailor their tunes to support the ideas behind the show, with examples from Seinfeld to Lost and The Simpsons. Then Heitor talks about the origin of his “Backyard Industries” studio and how he convinced Hans Zimmer to use “a concerto” of guitars on Gladiator. Lastly, Heitor joins us to play a “Guitar Film Scores” edition of Name That Score, where you — yes, you — could be a winner! EPISODE NOTES, PICTURES & VIDEOS: https://www.score-movie.com/podcast FOLLOW @ScoreThePodcast http://twitter.com/ScoreThePodcast Hosts: Robert Kraft and Kenny Holmes Executive Producer: Matt Schrader Copyright 2018 Score: The Podcast

Kenny begins this extended edition of the show by talking about the sudden surge in vinyl sales, and argues there’s a huge future ahead for the medium, with major companies jumping into the industry. Then Matt presents his spoiler-free Summer TV roundup of recommendations and disappointments, and the guys tally the scores from their Emmy Nomination predictions. Then we’re joined by Tom Holkenborg, electronic DJ and composer of films including Mad Max: Fury Road, Deadpool, Tomb Raider, 300: Rise of an Empire and Peter Jackson’s upcoming Mortal Engines. Tom talks about first meeting Robert Kraft at Fox, years before his composer career took off, and getting kicked out of music school for his rebellious approach to drums. Then Tom talks about why he recorded custom drums for Mad Max, and his Studio Time series that breaks down his musical approaches. Lastly, Tom joins the guys for a “#1 Blockbusters of the 2000s” edition of Name That Score where you — yes, you — can be a winner! Play along for free by tweeting @

This is a special release for the 1-year anniversary crew commentary of SCORE: A FILM MUSIC DOCUMENTARY.  To watch along, you can start your copy of the film at the 5:00 mark of this recording, or watch the video commentary on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/7OUZ1COo0X8 (Please note, due to legal restrictions, the last 15 minutes of the film are not shown.) Own a copy of SCORE! Exclusive Collector's Edition Blu-ray+DVD Combo is available only at http://score-movie.com/store with all proceeds going to the filmmakers.