Right on Cue (Page 2)

The Spool’s weekly interview podcast, in which editor-in-chief Clint Worthington talks to actors, filmmakers, and more from the world of film and TV.

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Mark Korven scores the unsettling future of The Peripheral

The Canadian horror composer crafts a spine-tingling score for Amazon's adaptation of the William Gibson novel.

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Colin Stetson makes a meal out of The Menu’s disturbing score

The composer talks about building the culinary thriller one course at a time.

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Ben Lovett on the majestic anguish of his Hellraiser score

The composer talks his long collaboration with David Bruckner and building on Christopher Young's iconic score for the horror series.

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Andrew Prahlow discovers The Lost Reels of his score to Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye

The BAFTA-nominated composer talks about expanding the scope of the game's universe, and the prospect of the first-ever video game music Grammy.

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Meet the orchestrators behind the music of Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

The orchestrators behind Amazon's high-budget fantasy epic break down how they help Bear McCreary's score come to life.

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Amie Doherty on the genre-bending balance of her score for She-Hulk

The composer on fitting the MCU house sound into a more non-superhero context.

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Nima Fakhrara on the clattering fury of Netflix’s Lou

The composer of the Netflix thriller talks about building texture into Allison Janney's dark night of the soul.

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Nainita Desai builds three distinct musical worlds for new video game Immortality

The Emmy-nominated composer breaks down the musical influences behind Sam Barlow's interactive movie experience.

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Anna Waronker on the grungy sounds of Showtime’s Yellowjackets

The former that dog frontwoman channels her alt-rock sensibilities for Showtime's new hit series.

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Dustin O’Halloran and Herdis Stefánsdóttir on the foggy textures of The Essex Serpent

The composer duo opens up about their beguiling score for the Apple TV+ miniseries.

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Dominic Lewis on his gonzo concept-album score to Bullet Train

The composer details how wild he got building the score for the Brad Pitt actioner.

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Joseph Trapanese’s score for Spiderhead walks the edge of madness

The composer returns to talk about his long-standing collaboration with Joseph Kosinski for the filmmaker's latest.

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The Newton Brothers on the hymnal hell of Midnight Mass

Welcome to Right on Cue, the podcast where we interview film, TV, and video game composers about the origins and nuances of their latest works. While Netflix is firmly in the grips of Stranger Things fever, another, more quietly affecting horror series made waves through the back half of 2021 — Mike Flanagan‘s haunting, meditative ... The Newton Brothers on the hymnal hell of Midnight Mass

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Ariel Marx on disrupting the oppressive sameness of Candy

The multi-instrumentalist and composer searches for the musical fractures in the suburban idyll of Hulu's miniseries.

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Karl Frid on the sacred and the profane of “Pleasure”

The Swedish composer breaks down his hypnotic score for Ninja Thyberg’s unblinking look at the adult film industry. Welcome to Right on Cue, the podcast where we interview film, TV, and video game composers about the origins and nuances of their latest works. Films about sex are rare, films about porn even rarer. And when ... Karl Frid on the sacred and the profane of “Pleasure”

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Hesham Nazih on building the authentic musicality of Moon Knight’s Egyptian setting

The Egyptian composer talks about his dazzling, adventurous score to Marvel's latest.

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Rafiq Bhatia of Son Lux on the multiverse-spanning music of Everything Everywhere All at Once

The Son Lux bandmember talks about exploring the sonic possibilities of Daniels' absurdist opus.

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Severance’s Theodore Shapiro on bridging memories through music

The Emmy-nominated composer talks about locking onto the hollow horrors of office life in his score for the acclaimed Apple TV+ series.

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Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow on the eerie atmosphere of Archive 81

Welcome to Right on Cue, the podcast where we interview film, TV, and video game composers about the origins and nuances of their latest works. It’s safe to say that the world of film music, especially modern film music, owes a lot to Portishead’s Geoff Barrow. In a large way, that’s due to the instrumentalist ... Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow on the eerie atmosphere of Archive 81

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Rob Simonsen on The Adam Project and finding intellectual truth in film music

The composer talks to us about going from indies to Netflix's big budget action-adventure film.

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Nathan Halpern on the tension and tragedy of Native-led thriller Catch the Fair One

The celebrated composer returns to talk about his tense, minimalist score for the Native-led revenge thriller.

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