Tom Howe on National Geographic’s Secrets of the Elephants | The Big Score

Introducing 'The Big Score': Welcome to 'The Big Score', a Hollywood Records original series, where you’re invited on an exclusive, behind the scenes journey inside the minds of some of culture's most innovative composers in show business. by The Big Score

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Pilou on Searchlight’s 'Not Okay': Composer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Pierre-Philippe Côté (a.k.a. Pilou) takes us to the church where he created the score to Hulu's 'NOT OKAY'. In this episode, he discusses how the chatter on social media inspired his angelic but ultimately evil use of a choir and how moments of synchronicity with director Quinn Shepard shaped the soundtrack to this social media satire. by The Big Score

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Siddhartha Khosla on Hulu’s 'Only Murders in the Building': Join Siddhartha Khosla on a magical journey into the music behind 'Only Murders in the Building'. In this episode of 'The Big Score', Sidd will discuss his musical inspirations, how he met series creator John Hoffman, and his creative approach to crafting the perfect score to one of today’s hottest shows. by The Big Score

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Jeff Ament on 'Under the Banner of Heaven': Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament breaks down the score for FX’s 'Under the Banner of Heaven'. In this episode of 'The Big Score', Jeff will share insights on his creative process, working with series creator, Academy Award winner Shane Dustin Lance Black, and how being a member of Pearl Jam prepared him for scoring a TV series for the first time. by The Big Score

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Drum & Lace and Ian Hultquist on 'Rosaline': Tune in to hear how composers Drum & Lace (aka Sofia Hultquist) and Ian Hultquist brought the music of 20th Century Studios’ "Rosaline" to life. A fresh twist on Romeo and Juliet, the pair reveled in the challenge of mixing traditional, period-piece instruments and iconic contemporary pop songs with a Renaissance flair. In this episode, the husband and wife team share insights on using traditional instruments such as harpsichord, lute, wooden flutes, renaissance drums and more, and reimagining a few iconic pop songs with a Renaissance ensemble, creating a sound best described as “Baroque-Pop.” by The Big Score

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Carter Burwell on Searchlight’s 'The Banshees Of Inisherin': The score for Searchlight Pictures’ 'The Banshees of Inisherin' from Academy Award®-nominated composer, Carter Burwell, stands out as a separate character in this much buzzed about film. Tune in to hear Carter personally detail the behind-the-scenes creation of the music, recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studios, which included incorporating Balinese gamelan instrumentation to create the light and dark sounds mirroring the story. by The Big Score

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Mato Wayuhi on FX’s 'Reservation Dogs': For composer, rapper, and singer Mato Wayuhi, the challenge to “redefine the definition of indigenous art” for the Hulu series 'Reservation Dogs' was one he was more than ideally suited to take on. In this episode of The Big Score, Mato talks about how his Oglala Lakota culture heavily influences the gritty sounds he creates for the show, how technology helped him construct zombie-esque sounds, how 90's hip hop inspired his rapping, and how he honors his father and the indigenous sounds of his culture with a deer hoof rattle. by The Big Score

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Amanda Jones on National Geographic’s 'Super/Natural': For Emmy-nominated composer, Amanda Jones, the challenge to create a sonic universe to match NatGeo’s Super/Natural series filled with the world’s most extraordinary animals, was a welcome one. In this episode of The Big Score, Amanda talks about how she utilized a vast array of instruments including Afro Venezuelan and Afro Columbian percussion, wooden flutes, acoustic guitar, violin, congas and a ukulele, to bring a spectacular universe of animals to life. Even spiders. Tune in now to find out how Amanda made spiders sexy. by The Big Score

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Daniel Pemberton on Searchlight’s 'See How They Run': Looking to create an ‘unexpected and unusual’ score, Pemberton captured the sounds of the era of the early ‘50s using vintage banjoes as well as interesting drum and rhythmic textures featuring metals with blocks, creating less conventional drumkit sounds. He also used an iconic piano from famed Abbey Road Studios, also known as Mrs. Mills piano, that the Beatles used in 'Penny Lane,' 'Lady Madonna' and 'With A Little Help From My Friends'. by The Big Score

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Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad of Onyx Collective’s 'Reasonable Doubt': Go behind the scenes with composers Adrian Younge of 'Jazz is Dead' and Ali Shaheed Muhammad of 'A Tribe Called Quest' for an exclusive look at the music of Onxy Collective’s 'Reasonable Doubt'. In this episode, Adrian and Ali talk about their early musical history, their collaborative process and enduring friendship. The composers detail the moment they were brought on to score the show and what is was like crafting a soundscape that serves as both an ode to Los Angeles and Black culture. by The Big Score

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Austin Wintry on Aliens: Fireteam Elite | The Big Score by The Big Score

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Daniel Pemberton on New Regency’s 'Amsterdam': To create the score for the 20th Century Studios’ film 'Amsterdam', EMMY® Award-winning and Academy® Award-nominated composer Daniel Pemberton turned the unsung heroes of the orchestra, the woodwinds including flutes, clarinets, oboes, saxophones and bassoons into music for the unsung heroes of society as portrayed by the film’s main characters, three unsung heroes who changed the course of history. In this episode of 'The Big Score', Pemberton reveals that there are some very personal moments of his within this score, alongside a good dose of mystery, adventure and intrigue and sums up the sound of the score by declaring, “this score blows!” by The Big Score

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Simon Franglen on 20th Century’s ‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’ by The Big Score

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Carter Burwell on Searchlight’s 'The Banshees Of Inisherin' [Full Interview]: The score for Searchlight Pictures’ 'The Banshees of Inisherin' from Academy Award®-nominated composer, Carter Burwell, stands out as a separate character in this much buzzed about film. Tune in to hear Carter personally detail the behind-the-scenes creation of the music, recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studios, which included incorporating Balinese gamelan instrumentation to create the light and dark sounds mirroring the story. Burwell previously worked with Banshees director Martin McDonagh on 'In Bruges', 'Seven Psychopaths', as well as his Oscar-nominated score for 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.' by The Big Score

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Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez on Hulu’s Up Here | The Big Score by The Big Score

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Simon Franglen on 20th Century’s ‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’ [Full Interview] by The Big Score

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Paul Leonard-Morgan on Boston Strangler | The Big Score by The Big Score

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Nicolas Godin on National Geographic Documentary Films's 'Fire Of Love' by The Big Score

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DISNEY'S FOR SCORES: Simon Franglen by The Big Score

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Caroline Shaw on FX’s Fleishman Is In Trouble by The Big Score

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Kris Bowers & Michael Abels on Searchlight’s Chevalier | The Big Score by The Big Score

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Tom Howe on National Geographic’s Secrets of the Elephants | The Big Score by The Big Score

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