The SoundCast
The Official Podcast of
Tracksounds.com
The
official podcast of
Tracksounds.com, The SoundCast
is hosted by Christopher Coleman
and features reviews and
discussions centered around
film, TV, and video game
soundtracks. Special edition
episodes include interviews with
composers and other industry
professionals.
The Latest Episode
Interview: Cris Velasco and Mike Reagan (Darksiders)
Recorded January 8, 2009
Published February 2, 2010
Episode Highlights
00:27 - Introduction and Welcome
02:25 - How did you come be involved with Darksiders?
04:27 - How does your gameplan change when you come into a situation where
previous music exists?
07:20 - Replacing scores in the game industry.
09:33 - What made you both say "Yes" to this project?
16:20 - The lyrics and language.
18:10 - Are there any musical surprises?
21:44 - Comparing work on God of War and Darksiders.
27:30 - Have you heard about the film-adaptation talk?
28:22 - Working with Sascha Dikiciyan versus with Mike Reagan.
Music Clips (Select music clips contained in this podcast)
00:00 - Main Theme (Darksiders) by Cris Velasco/ Mike Reagan
08:44 - Final Days (Darksiders) by Mike Reagan
15:30 - Main Theme (Darksiders) by Cris Velasco/ Mike Reagan Reagan
21:10 - Duel with Ares (God of War) by Cris Velasco/ Mike Reagan
29:45 - Last Judgement (Darksiders) by Cris Velasco
Interview: Atticus Ross (The Book of Eli)
Recorded December 16, 2009
Published January 11, 2010
Episode Highlights
00:30 - Introduction and Welcome
01:19 - How did you become involved with the Hughes Brothers and this project?
04:50 - Collaborating with family
07:10 - Moving into film music
11:02 - Who are some of your musical influences?
15:00 - Writing music before the film is shot.
18:00 - Finding the balance between sound design and music
21:27 - Eastern/Middle Eastern influence
23:46 - Conclusion
Music Clips (Select music clips contained in this podcast)
00:00 - Panoramic (The Book of Eli) by Atticus Ross
04:54 - Outland (The Book of Eli) by Atticus Ross
10:10 - The Journey (The Book of Eli) by Atticus Ross
11:33 - Main Titles (Blade Runner) by Vangelis
19:46 - Movement (The Book of Eli) by Atticus Ross
23:46 - The Passenger (The Book of Eli) by Atticus Ross
More Interviews
Interview: Atticus Ross - January 11, 2010
Former
Blue-Man Group member, John
Swihart talks about his big
break project, NAPOLEAN
DYNAMITE, scoring for
television, and his latest film,
YOUTH IN REVOLT.
Former
Blue-Man Group member, John
Swihart talks about his big
break project, NAPOLEAN
DYNAMITE, scoring for
television, and his latest film,
YOUTH IN REVOLT.
Gametime Interview: Chance Thomas -
December 19, 2009
Composer
Chance Thomas talks about his
work on the Avatar tie-in game
released by Ubisoft, on how he
came onto the project and
working with composer James
Horner.
Gametime Interview: Jason Graves -
September 5, 2009
Composer
Jason Graves shares about his
most recent video game projects
including: Section 8, Alpha
Protocol, Dead Space: Extraction
and Silent Hunter 5!
Gametime Interview: Jim Dooley and Mel Wesson -
August 5, 2009
The two,
long-time collaborators joined
Amon Tobin, Jonathan Myers, and
Martin Tillman to create the
game's electrifying music.
Dooley and Wesson's
collaborations go all the way
back to Hans Zimmer's score for
HANNIBAL. They have since gone
on to work on titles such as:
PUSHING DAISIES, ANGELS &
DEMONS, PIRATES OF THE
CARIBBEAN, and THE DARK KNIGHT.
Each share about their
experiences in working on the
score for Sony's INFAMOUS.
Gametime Interview: Garry Schyman and Diego
Stocco -
July 30, 2009
Composer Diego Stocco shares about his
innovative approach to scoring the Wii FPS, THE CONDUIT.
BIOSHOCK composer Garry Schyman talks about returning to the Bioshock
franchise with BIOSHOCK 2 and two of his recent projects DANTE'S
INFERO and FRONT MISSION EVOLVED.
Marius Masalar speaks with composer Theodore
Shapiro regarding his latest effort for the film YEAR ONE. He
shares about his approach to scoring comedies as well as the unique
musical opportunities YEAR ONE afforded him.
Composer David Robidoux shares about his latest
project TRUTH IN 24, a NFL Films documentary focusing on the Audi Race
Team and their competition in the 24 hours at LeMans race.
Tom Hoover (Scorenotes.com), Marius Masalar and
Christopher Coleman discuss Invictus and Clint Eastwood's other films
and their scores. Each also shares some of their favorite,
African-flavored scores to date.
Terminator Salvation Roundtable discussion with
Marius Masalar and Tom Hoover (Scorenotes.com), SoundCast Spotlight:
Siddhartha Boornharn's For All Mankind + Gametime 2009 Update with Jim
Dooley and Mel Wesson interview tease! Don't miss our first "Bonus
Track" at the conclusion of this episode.
Star Trek Roundtable discussion with Marius
Masalar and Tom Hoover (Scorenotes.com), Double SoundCast Spotlight:
Austin Wintory's Captain Abu Raed, Jermaine Stegall's Enigma +
Gametime 2009 Update with Diego Stocco interview tease!
Interview with composer DEANE OGDEN (The Way
Home), SoundCast Spotlight: ASSAF RINDE; GORDY HAAB and RAY HARMEN
(Indiana Jones/ Staff of Kings) Interview preview.
