Check the Score

Son Lux has fashioned a score that you just have to hear for a movie you just have to see. Ryan Lott and Rafiq Bhatia of this irrepressibly imaginative band jump in to share their cherished experience of creating the music to the wild ride that is Everything Everywhere All at Once. Hold on to your hot dogs.

Blanck Mass is one of the great makers of electronic music. His scope has widened with his entrance into film composing and his penetrating new score for TED K proves that his Ivor Novello award winning debut effort for 2020's Calm With Horses was no fluke. On this episode, Blanck Mass talks about his new direction in composition, and the isolated journey of crafting music for a Ted Kaczynski biopic.

Check the Score breaks into 2022 with Charles visiting the magnificent young composer Eli Keszler at his studio on New York's lower east side. They plunge into the fifth dimension on Fifth Avenue, talking about Keszler's first score for The Scary of Sixty-First and breaking into the world of scoring with his work on Uncut Gems.

If you've come this far, perhaps you'll follow 'til the trail's end. Part two of my walk in the woods with composer Daniel Hart.

On part one of this long-overdue third episode of Check the Score, I take a long walk in the woods with the fantastic composer Daniel Hart. We talk about his latest score for The Green Knight, his music for other David Lowery films, and much more. Come along!

Going deeper with Composer Dave Porter on part two of our conversation about his music for Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, and El Camino!

Maestro of the expanded Breaking Bad universe, Dave Porter gets into the details about his music for Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, and El Camino. We get into it, so here's part one!

Emile Mosseri is my first guest! I talk shop with the bright new star of film composition about his process and exquisite new score for Miranda July's Kajillionaire.

Welcome to a podcast of deep-dive discussions on the art of film and television music with composers of today.