My Big Score

Hello punk rock prom queens! Wil Williams (VALENCE) joins us to talk about the 2001 masterpiece Josie and the Pussycats and its incredible songs. Join us, won't you, as we discuss the late Adam Schlesinger, the greatness of Alan Cumming, and for the first time get into how lyrics and music relate to each other.   My Big Score was created, hosted, and edited by Christopher Dole. All piano music performed by Christopher Dole. The main theme was composed by Erik Jourgensen. Show artwork by Chandler Candela. Our social media consultant is Ellie Warren. This series is produced in Los Angeles County on the ancestral lands of the Tongva, Tatavium, and Chumash. You can find our website at mybigscore.transistor.fm and on Twitter at @MyBigScorePod. Do you like this show? Do you want to help us make more of it? There are so many ways you can do that! The quickest and easiest way is to toss us a few dollars on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/mybigscore. You'll get early access to episodes and additional bonus material.

Emma Sherr-Ziarko (Wolf 359, Pairing) joins us to talk about Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard's iconic and wildly influential score for Gladiator. We discuss Emma's history as a dancer/choreographer, two very peculiar controversies the score found itself enmeshed in, the central tension between Earth (Zimmer) and Elyisum (Gerrard) and much, much more. Join us, won't you?   My Big Score was created, hosted, and edited by Christopher Dole. All piano music performed by Christopher Dole. The main theme was composed by Erik Jourgensen. Show artwork by Chandler Candela. Our social media consultant is Ellie Warren. This series is produced in Los Angeles County on the ancestral lands of the Tongva, Tatavium, and Chumash. You can find our website at mybigscore.transistor.fm and on Twitter at @MyBigScorePod. Do you like this show? Do you want to help us make more of it? There are so many ways you can do that! The quickest and easiest way is to toss us a few dollars on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/mybigscore. You'll get early access to episodes and additional bonus material.

Welcome to 2023! In 1997, Andrew Niccol made his directorial debut with Gattaca, a sci-fi dystopia about genetic engineering. Michael Nyman's gorgeous, didactic score portrays the tension between the mathematical precision of the world the characters inhabit, and the aspirations which drive them ever upward. And for Gabriel Urbina (Wolf 359, Unseen), it was the score that first made him realize what film scores could accomplish.   My Big Score was created, hosted, and edited by Christopher Dole. All piano music performed by Christopher Dole. The main theme was composed by Erik Jourgensen. Show artwork by Chandler Candela. Our social media consultant is Ellie Warren. This series is produced in Los Angeles County on the ancestral lands of the Tongva, Tatavium, and Chumash. You can find our website at mybigscore.transistor.fm and on Twitter at @MyBigScorePod.

Happy holidays, listeners! The crew of My Big Score has gotten together to discuss their favorite film and TV scores of 2022, including: Nope by Michael Abels Triangle of Sadness by Mikkel Maltha & Leslie Ming The Menu by Colin Stetson Crimes of the Future by Howard Shore Women Talking by Hildur Guðnadóttir Babylon by Justin Hurwitz Avatar: The Way of Water by Simon Franglen Andor by Nicholas Britell The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power by Bear McCreary Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio by Alexandre Desplat and The Fabelmans by John Williams Happy holidays, and join us, won't you? My Big Score was created, hosted, and edited by Christopher Dole. All piano music performed by Christopher Dole. The main theme was composed by Erik Jourgensen. Show artwork by Chandler Candela. Our social media consultant is Ellie Warren. This series is produced in Los Angeles County on the ancestral lands of the Tongva, Tatavium, and Chumash. You can find our website at mybigscore.transistor.fm and on Twitter at @MyBigScorePod. Do you like this show? Do you want to help us make more of it? There are so many ways you can do that! The quickest and easiest way is to toss us a few dollars on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/mybigscore. You'll get early access to episodes and additional bonus material.

In 2001, Steven Spielberg and John Williams released their 18th collaboration: the dazzling, misunderstood sci-fi masterpiece AI Artificial Intelligence. Kev Koeser (Talking Trek to You) joins us to discuss how Spielberg and Williams deconstruct themselves in their most haunting work to date. Narrative voice in score, the star personas of Haley Joel Osment and Jude Law, and a particularly startling musical allusion Williams makes are all among the topics we discuss. Join us, won't you?   My Big Score was created, hosted, and edited by Christopher Dole. All piano music performed by Christopher Dole. The main theme was composed by Erik Jourgensen. Show artwork by Chandler Candela. Our social media consultant is Ellie Warren. This series is produced in Los Angeles County on the ancestral lands of the Tongva, Tatavium, and Chumash. You can find our website at mybigscore.transistor.fm and on Twitter at @MyBigScorePod. Do you like this show? Do you want to help us make more of it? There are so many ways you can do that! The quickest and easiest way is to toss us a few dollars on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/mybigscore. You'll get early access to episodes and additional bonus material.

Adventure! Derring-do! Romance! Swords! All these things and more were promised by 1998's The Mask of Zorro, and all these were delivered in spades by both the film and James Horner's magnificent, immensely physical score. Join Briggon Snow (The Bright Sessions) and host Christopher Dole as they discuss Horner's extraordinary run in the mid 90s to early 2000s, reveal a surprising connection between Briggon and Horner, and much, much more. My Big Score was created, hosted, and edited by Christopher Dole Show theme composed by Erik Jourgensen Show art by Chandler Candela Social media consultant Ellie Warren Support us on Patreon  

In 1961, Akira Kurosawa reinvented the samurai film with Yojimbo... and Masaru Sato composed one of the most unforgettable scores in history, combining action, theatricality and satire into a bold new sound. Join creator Julian Mundy (StarTripper!!) as we discuss Sato's surprising inspiration for the score, Kurosawa's mastery of sound design, the jagged off-kilter nature of the film, and much, much more.

In 1978, John Carpenter revolutionized the horror film with Halloween. Not only did he create the first unforgettable slasher movie villain in Michael Myers, he also composed a dazzling, terrifying synth theme that, in the words of one exec who had seen the film without it beforehand, saved the movie. Joining us to discuss our first composer-director is Julia Schifini (Spirits), who discusses how her husband introduced her to horror, the many ways the production saved money, and how sound and score combine in horror podcast fiction.   My Big Score was created, hosted, and edited by Christopher Dole.   Show theme by Erik Jourgensen.   Show art by Chandler Candela.   Social Media Consultant Ellie Warren.   We are sponsored today by Cornbread Hemp. Use the code MYBIGSCORE to save 25% at checkout!   We are sponsored today by Shaker and Spoon. Get $20 off your first box at shakerandspoon.com/mybigscore!   Support us on Patreon!

Christopher Young had a long and distinguished career in horror before he came to the 2012 film Sinister, but this time around, he tried out something different. Rather than go with his typical orchestral sound, he instead created a score out of audio sampling and sound effects. For Raul Vega (Rose Drive), the effect was immensely disturbing and thrilling. We discuss how Hollywood pigeonholes you, the fact that Young wrote two different scores for the film, and how being a composer has taught Raul about writing.   My Big Score was created, hosted, and edited by Christopher Dole.   Show theme by Erik Jourgensen   Show art by Chandler Candela   Social Media Consultant Ellie Warren   We are sponsored today by Cornbread Hemp. Use code MYBIGSCORE to save 25% at checkout!   We are sponsored today by Tab for a Cause. Sign up at tabforacause.org/mybigscore!   Support us on Patreon!

CONTENT WARNING: This episode discusses disturbing aspects of the film, including assault, violence against women, and grisly images.   Kicking off a month of horror movies, Eli Barraza (The Far Meridian) joins us to talk about the surreal sci-fi horror film Under the Skin. Mica Levi's daring, ground-breaking score puts us in the mindset of Scarlett Johansson's nameless alien predator as she goes on the hunt - and experiences humanity for the first time. Join us, won't you?   My Big Score was created, hosted, and edited by Christopher Dole.   Show theme by Erik Jourgensen   Show art by Chandler Candela   Social Media Consultant Ellie Warren   Our sponsors today are Tavour and Cornbread Hemp. Use code MYBIGSCORE to save at checkout!   Support us on Patreon!

In the 1950s, young, basically-blacklisted composer Elmer Bernstein got a remarkable offer from aging master director Cecil B. DeMille. DeMille was determined to retell the story of Moses on a scale unheard-of in Hollywood and with his former composer Victor Young sick and dying, Bernstein was up for the job. DeMille asked him if he could do for film music what Puccini did for opera. Bernstein said he didn't know, but he would love to try. Join Meghan Fitzmartin (Supernatural, DC Comics: Robin) and Chris as they talk about how The Ten Commandments took over Meghan's childhood, which of the film's fifteen themes are most memorable, and much, much more. My Big Score was created, hosted, and edited by Christopher Dole Show theme composed by Erik Jourgensen Show art by Chandler Candela Social media consultant Ellie Warren Our sponsors today: Shaker and Spoon, Tab for a Cause Support us on Patreon

CONTENT WARNING: This episode features discussion of child abuse.   Film changed forever in the summer of 1993. Jurassic Park showed the way of the future. The Last Action Hero was the final gasp of the 80s action film. And Tom Cruise starred in the first of what would be a wave of major 90s films, breaking in the John Grisham legal thriller with The Firm. And for this film, composer Dave Grusin did something almost unheard of: a score composed and performed almost entirely on one instrument: the piano. For Emily St. James (Vox, Arden), the combination was unforgettable, inspiring - and also tied to difficulties with her family. Join Chris and Emily as they discuss the film, the summer of 1993, the career of Wilford Brimley, and much, much more. My Big Score was created, hosted, and edited by Christopher Dole Show theme composed by Erik Jourgensen Show art by Chandler Candela Social media consultant Ellie Warren Our sponsors today: Tavour, Tab for a Cause Support us on Patreon

In our first episode, Chris sits down with writer Sarah Shachat (Wolf 359, Unseen) to discuss Howard Shore's monumental score for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). Symphonic movie-making, which piece Sarah used as her pump-up music during college, which beacon of Gondor is the best, an extended discussion of Shelob's lair, and much more mark our discussion of one of the most storied scores of the 21st century. My Big Score was created, hosted, and edited by Christopher Dole Show theme composed by Erik Jourgensen Show art by Chandler Candela Social media consultant Ellie Warren Our sponsors today: Shaker and Spoon, Tab for a Cause Support us on Patreon

Meet our host, Christopher Dole, a guy who once ran down a mile of highway to make it to a screening of Fantasia on time. Chris walks us through one of his favorite scores of all time, The Brothers Bloom by Nathan Johnson, with particular emphasis on the final track, "The Perfect Con". Through repetition and subtle shifts in one particular theme, "The Perfect Con" delivers a stunning emotional catharsis that Chris has never forgotten since seeing the film. Welcome to My Big Score. Created, hosted, edited, and piano performed by Christopher Dole Theme by Erik Jourgensen Show art by Chandler Candela Social Media Consultant Ellie Warren Today's score: "The Brothers Bloom" by Nathan Johnson Follow us on Twitter at @MyBigScorePod Our website is mybigscore.transistor.fm. Please rate, review, and subscribe! Our whole team is deeply grateful for your support.

A podcast where some of your favorite creators talk about the film scores that matter to them. Coming August 15th to your podcatcher of choice.