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My Big Score

Dec 26, 2022

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...


Dec 12, 2022

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,...


Nov 29, 2022

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...


Nov 14, 2022

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,...


Oct 31, 2022

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...