Podcasts about horror's greatest composers

We had a chance to talk to J. Blake Fichera, author of Scored To Death: Conversations with Some of Horror's Greatest Composers, several months back about the importance of film scores in horror movies. I guarantee you'll find inspiration for this year's All Hallow's Eve movie and/or your next vinyl purchase. Enjoy! **Queue the evil Thriller laugh** This episode's featured artist is Arizona's Draa. We share Even In My Dream (All My Life) from their new single. If you would like to support Geeking On Music, please leave us a rating and review. You can also support us by shopping on Amazon using this link.

J. Blake Fichera joins us to talk horror film scores. Blake recently published the book Scored to Death: Conversations With Some of Horror's Greatest Composers. A peek into the how and why behind the music that nightmares are made of. This episode's featured artist is Arizona's Draa. We share Even In My Dream (All My Life) from their new single. If you would like to support Geeking On Music, please leave us a rating and review. You can also support us by shopping on Amazon using this link.

Can you sympathize with a monster?  In some cases I think you can.  It depends on the story and how well the story is told and acted.  In this episode J. Blake Fichera (author of the Rondo-nominated book, "Scored To Death: Conversations with Some of Horror's Greatest Composers") returns to the show to discuss the sympathetic monster in horror movies.  George Romero, Fritz Lang, Martin Scorsese, Joe Spinell, Michael Powell, and Patty Jenkins all presented monsters who were more than simply killers.  While we don’t condone the actions of the characters in these films, these killers display complex psyches that are worth discussing.  We tackle some old and newer films to talk about, among other things, how people empathized with Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver, and how Peeping Tom possibly destroyed Michael Powell’s career because the critics and audiences related to the main character... a little too much. Thanks for listening. Join the Hellbent for Horror Horde on Patreon! Click here: http://bit.ly/2i3VLoe   If you like the show, please consider writing a review on iTunes or Google Play.  It really helps.      You can now subscribe to the Hellbent for Horror podcast now available on iTunes, Google Play, PlayerFM, and Stitcher.   You can keep up with Hellbent for Horror on iTunes @iTunesPodcasts     iTunes link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hellbent-for-horror/id1090978706 Google Play link:https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Ibsk2i4bbprrplyvs37c6aqv2ny Stitcher link: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/hellbent-for-horror?refid=stpr   For you, the listeners of Hellbent for Horror, Audible is offering a free audiobook download with a free 30-day trial to give you the opportunity to check out their service. To download your free audiobook today, go to: http://www.audibletrial.com/HellbentForHorror #horror #horrormovies #hellbentforhorror Movies Discussed: Fritz Lang's "M" (1931) Martin (1977) Peeping Tom (1960) Maniac (1980) Taxi Driver (1976) Monster (2003)  

What does a shark sound like as it gets closer to you? What does October 31st sound like? Or Marion Crane's last thought? When you look up a long flight of stairs in Georgetown, what do you hear? Horror Fans know. When a haunting visual and a haunting score are in perfect harmony, they have the power to enter your memory and trigger your emotions. In this episode, Author J. Blake Fichera joins us to discuss his Rondo Nominated book, "Scored to Death: Conversations with Some of Horror's Greatest Composers" and to share anecdotes from the men who gave music to the monsters. Blake and I also share our own personal connections to horror soundtracks and sound design, and how music was the Pied Piper who led us down the dark path to a lifelong love of horror films. Enjoy this jam-packed episode!   If you like the show, please consider supporting it on Patreon.  Even a dollar an episode helps to sustain the show.  Thanks for listening. Join the Hellbent for Horror Horde on Patreon! Click here: http://bit.ly/2i3VLoe   If you like the show, please consider writing a review on iTunes or Google Play.  It really helps.        You can now subscribe to the Hellbent for Horror podcast now available on iTunes, Google Play, PlayerFM, and Stitcher.   You can keep up with Hellbent for Horror on iTunes @iTunesPodcasts     iTunes link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hellbent-for-horror/id1090978706 Google Play link:https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Ibsk2i4bbprrplyvs37c6aqv2ny Stitcher link: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/hellbent-for-horror?refid=stpr   For you, the listeners of Hellbent for Horror, Audible is offering a free audiobook download with a free 30-day trial to give you the opportunity to check out their service. To download your free audiobook today, go to: http://www.audibletrial.com/HellbentForHorror #horror #horrormovies #hellbentforhorror Composers Discussed: JOHN CARPENTER ALAN HOWARTH CHRISTOPHER YOUNG CLAUDIO SIMONETTI MAURIZIO GUARINI TOM HADJU CHARLES BERNSTEIN JAY CHATTAWAY NATHAN BARR FABIO FRIZZI SIMON BOSWELL JOSEPH BISHARA JEFF GRACE HARRY MANFREDINI

Welcome to CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO’s annual Halloween Special. This is one of my favourite shows to produce featuring only music from Halloween themed film, TV and video game scores. This week’s show is a special one as I will be reading for you excerpts from a brand new book called SCORED TO DEATH: CONVERSATIONS WITH SOME OF HORROR’S GREATEST COMPOSERS. In the book, author J. Blake Fichera interviews 14 masters in the horror music genre including director/composer John Carpenter; sound designer/composer Alan Howarth; Italian composers (and members of the band Goblin, known for their scores for Dario Argento films) Claudio Simonetti and Maurizio Guarini; Hollywood composers Christopher Young, Tom Hajdu (of the composing team tomandandy), Charles Bernstein, Jay Chattaway, and Nathan Barr; as well as such other horror notables as Fabio Frizzi, Simon Boswell, Joseph Bishara, and Harry Manfredini. On the program today we are going to hear the music from six of those composers including HOSTEL by Nathan Barr, CUJO by Charles Bernstein, THE CONJURING 2 by Joseph Bishara, MANIAC by Jay Chattaway, THE FOG by John Carpenter and SINISTER by Christopher Young. And please stay tuned right ’til the end of the program as I will be playing a special suite of Halloween music from Sideshow Sound Theatre’s brand new Halloween themed album THEY LANDED ON HALLOWEEN composed by William Dodson and Wendell Jones. Sideshow Sound Theatre https://sideshowsoundtheatre.com/ Scored to Death: Conversations with Some of Horror's Greatest Composers by J. Blake Fichera Purchase https://www.amazon.com/Scored-Death-Conversations-Greatest-Composers/dp/193524714X Cinematic Sound Radio http://www.cinematicsound.net WROCK Radio http://www.wrockradio.com Cinematic Sound Radio Fanfare and Theme by David Coscina https://soundcloud.com/user-970634922 Bumper voice artist: Tim Burden http://www.timburden.com Also available through Podtyrant http://www.podtyrant.com