Scoring and Re-scoring Films with Alex Ruger
By day, he works for living legends Danny Elfman and Inon Zur. By night, he composes film scores...
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Geriatric Songwriters and Music Therapy with Angela Johnson
It isn’t every day you hear about a CD release party at a nursing home. Music therapist Angela...
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Composing with Knobs and Patch Cables, Featuring Mike Olson
Mike Olson schooled me in the ways of old-fashioned analog electronic composing, where you only...
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For the 12th Composer Quest quest, I challenge you to write a piece of music for flute choir,...
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Episode 100: Mitchell Johnson Returns
For this special 100th episode of Composer Quest, I thought I’d invite back my songwriter guest...
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Superfan Dan Wheeler’s Top 10 Composer Quest Memories
I’ve been putting out more Composer Quest episodes over the past year and a half than most people...
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Melody and Modulation with Composer Coach Jon Brantingham
After his time as a helicopter pilot in the army, Jon Brantingham returned to his love of music...
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I’m excited to announce our 11th Composer Quest Quest, brought to you by our woodwind friends,...
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Fargo Composer Jeff Russo on TV Scoring
When Jeff Russo’s band Tonic hit it big in the 90s, he was just beginning to get interested in...
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In the last summer Composer Quest episode, we got to hear from two entertainment lawyers about...
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For the 10th Composer Quest quest, I challenge you to write a string quartet inspired by autumn....
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How Music Licensing Deals are Made in Film and TV
If you’re a songwriter or composer, you may have been approached by a filmmaker who wants to use...
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Film Scoring 101 with Adam Conrad
In this special summer episode of Composer Quest, composer Adam Conrad shares a ton of great...
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A Concept Album for Every Season with Chris Koza
For the Season 2 finale episode of Composer Quest, I interviewed Chris Koza, who had the crazy...
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Composing Tips from Triple Major Alex Cooke
Alex Cooke majored in Math, Psychology, and Theater, but he eventually came back to his first...
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Rock and Docs with Composer Silas Hite
I guarantee you’ve heard music by Silas Hite before. If you didn’t play Sims 2 or see Cloudy with...
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Dame Evelyn Glennie on Percussion and Dynamics
Evelyn Glennie lost her hearing by the age of 12, but that didn’t stop her from becoming a...
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Behind the Curtain of Composing Wizard Tyler Tholl
My talented friend Tyler Tholl evaded coming on the Composer Quest podcast for over a year, but...
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Animation Composing with Paul Fraser
Paul Fraser went into the CalArts composition program with the mindset that he would spend half...
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Adrienne Albert, Composer and Stravinsky’s Favorite Alto
As a singer with a very pure tone, Adrienne Albert has been recruited to work with many talented...
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