THE BIG SCORE: Simon Franglen on 20th Century’s ‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’ [Full Interview]

John Williams

Legendary composer John Williams talks with host Jon Burlingame about his latest film score for Disney's Indiana Jones  and the Dial of Destiny. The two discuss an amusing story shared by Harrison Ford about the oddest place he ever heard Williams' iconic march, to the particulars of writing music for Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s mysterious character, Helena. Williams also reveals how he has successfully collaborated with some of the foremost filmmakers of the last two centuries to create many of the most recognized film scores of all time— with no signs of slowing down after nearly seven decades in the studio.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Thomas Newman

Host Jon Burlingame sits down with Thomas Newman, the iconic composer whose latest work can be heard in Pixar’s new film Elemental. They talk about how Newman went about creating music and introducing vocal elements for the imaginary world of the film, as well as reveal the helpful advice Thomas’ cousin, the legendary Randy Newman, once gave him.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Rob Marshall, Alan Menken

Host Jon Burlingame sits down to talk about the collaboration between Oscar®-nominated director Rob Marshall and eight-time Academy Award®-winning composer Alan Menken on The Little Mermaid. They reveal exclusive, behind-the-scenes stories about recording with stars, including Halle Bailey, Awkwafina and Melissa McCarthy, as well as the excitement of working alongside Lin-Manuel Miranda to reimagine the original animated version of the film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

John Murphy

Host Jon Burlingame sits down with composer John Murphy to talk about his film score for “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” and collaboration with director James Gunn. They discussed the use of opera, the influence of Renaissance music and the reveal where the best percussion sound came from, as well as the challenge of writing music to the tonal shifts of the story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

THE BIG SCORE: Simon Franglen on 20th Century’s ‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’ [Full Interview]

In this episode of The Big Score Grammy Award winner and composer, Simon Franglen, takes listeners behind the music of Avatar: The Way of Water, with water being one of the main inspirations for how Simon deftly created an ambient piece of music matching the stunning visuals of the film. But, creating unique water sounds was just one part of the process, tune in to hear how Simon created a new instrument, printed from his sketch on a 3D printer, and perfect for a character 10 feet tall with three fingers. A longtime collaborator with director, James Cameron, Simon also reveals in the episode how he came to work with Cameron initially on Titanic, winning a Grammy for “My Heart Will Go On” and which lead to them collaborating again on the original Avatar, alongside James Horner, and Avatar: The Way of Water.   Follow The Big Score podcast here: https://www.instagram.com/bigscoreoff... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3N3aGtPOHg4c1h6bC1CUGlpbE01TVY2alROQXxBQ3Jtc0tsVk1yakVVTWQ1eEJ4RnppWGpTcVc5VkloMzl3WDhMRVRQZUlHSkJiQmp3NzVkYTJLcF9nWTdWNU5vSHFNS2tMdTZiZG1fWEZYV3RhczU0TlZEbjBSTFpKNXBmYnp3Tk8zZFV4RFdhNVptU2xGZVZKTQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fbigscoreofficial%2F&v=MCZ6dMqTgAs] https://www.facebook.com/TheBigScoreO... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHJwVjhzLTd6UHdNUTB0ZUNJWTE4dnlGMGlHd3xBQ3Jtc0tsdWM3bllCQWxVXzd0ZWJFc1NCTWRnaWVDMXRPSE9kcEtYMUxMZFE3eEtkZGV3N19nYVFDT29qM0YyRnNVOXZ4N2tVSkxDdk0wTkRuRGs1bzhhLXhaYlVwcHRaSFNqdG9VQUtkQ3hCWGkwZl9OWjJ1cw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FTheBigScoreOfficial&v=MCZ6dMqTgAs] https://www.tiktok.com/@bigscoreofficial [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2k1ZjR6N1V1bTNuN0pjOHl5VVRqaXR4ZTAzZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuOXo4b2d2eGphVUZhdlVKbkxCSl9RX19WdjBKZEhwTEQ3bURPdkw2cFlmalRtQ2EtdFhIY1lTU2RYSjJKME5hMENrakdjT0U0aUJXVVVWd0ZYWDh1cklrbVM0aTBSc2VBcU9COGtJcWlnam40b2FKVQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tiktok.com%2F%40bigscoreofficial&v=MCZ6dMqTgAs] https://twitter.com/thebigscore [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTljMHBvSnFKM1J4Z1VrQXpKVUtMQmh4YlBiZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsYlJIalNyY19BUzFBSTJnUWZLaENzcWlmeUlValdIM1ZQaXZxQVRnQzE1VFNjcF9ibUJfWjE4Q3lTU2s3MXpFQndxSU0tYlBBOEx1SWMtNjFBb0Z6YUQ4MFI0ZmluZ1hidHNlOVNsV2NhVXI2QUtzVQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fthebigscore&v=MCZ6dMqTgAs] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]