Mark Batson & Chris Hanebutt: Scoring HBO Max’s Next Big Hit, Surviving the Music Industry Apocalypse & How Dr. Dre Turned a Fiddler into “Rich Girl”
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Grammy-winning producer/composer Mark Batson (Dr. Dre, Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, Eminem) and his longtime scoring partner Chris Hanebutt pull back the curtain on crafting the score for HBO Max’s highly anticipated new series.
We go deep on how dramatically the music business has morphed over the last 20 years: the collapse of traditional talent development, the rise of bedroom superstars, and the new (often brutal) rules for actually getting your music heard in 2025.
Plus, Mark tells the wild, never-fully-told story of how a 19th-century musical theater tune (“If I Were a Rich Man” from Fiddler on the Roof) ended up mutated into Gwen Stefani’s global smash “Rich Girl” in Dr. Dre’s studio… and why Dre didn't originally want to pitch them demo.
If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to go from Aftermath Entertainment to scoring prestige television while the entire industry burns down and rebuilds itself, this conversation is pure gold. Hit play – your playlist (and your perspective on the modern music game) will thank you.
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