SoundCast Ep. 67 - "TIFFuride" - Festivals' Best Films and Film Scores

Episode 67 - "TIFFuride" - Festivals' Best Films and Film Scores

Alex Billington (Firstshowing.net) discusses the films and film scores such as:  GRAVITY, 12 YEARS A SLAVE, TRACKS,  and THE DOUBLE, found at this year’s Telluride and Toronto Film Festivals!

Episode Highlights

00:30 - Introduction
05:36 - Alex Billington and "The TIFF Controversy"
15:58 - Attending The Telluride Film Festival and TIFF
17:28 - Favorite Films from Telluride and TIFF
34:28 - Favorite Film Scores from Telluride and TIFF
49:42 - Conclusion and Firstshowing Recaps

Music Selections

00:00 - "Gravity" (Gravity) by Steven Price
04:54 - "Gravity" (Gravity) by Steven Price
20:53 - "I Could Show You If You'd Like" (Rush) by Hans Zimmer
51:00 - "Shenzou" (Gravity) by Steven Price

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SoundCast Ep. 62 - Man of Steel

Episode 62 - Man of Steel

Alex Billington (Firstshowing.net) and Tim Burden (Movie Magic) join Christopher Coleman to discuss the most divisive film of the year, MAN OF STEEL ... and it's original score by one of the more divisive composers in Hollywood, Hans Zimmer. 

Episode Highlights

00:43 - Welcome: Alex Billington, Tim Burden
08:44 - Our History of Superman (Donner, Returns, Smallville)
24:26 - Man of Steel - Spoiler movie reactions
61:53 - Man of Steel - The Divisiveness
70:18 - Man of Steel - The Score: before, during, after the movie
98:12 - Audio excerpt: Interview with Hans Zimmer
99:56 - Wrapping up: The Perfect Score and Gotta Love Hans

Music Selections

00:00 - "Flight" (Man of Steel) by Hans Zimmer
07:20 - "Prelude and Main Title" (Superman) by John Williams
17:06 - "Memories" (Superman Returns) by John Ottman
23:30 - "Look to the Stars" (Man of Steel) by Hans Zimmer
69:45 - "Terraforming" (Man of Steel) by Hans Zimmer
87:39 - "Why Do We Fall?" (The Dark Knight Rises) by Hans Zimmer
104:17 - "Look to the Stars" (Man of Steel) by Hans Zimmer

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Alex Billington (Firstshowing.net)
Twitter: @firstshowing

Tim Burden (Movie Magic)
Twitter: @timjburden

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SoundCast Ep. 52 - Cloud Atlas

Episode 52: Cloud Atlas

Sascha Dikiciyan (Bordlerands 2), Alex Billington (Firstshowing.net), and Jeremy Meyers (deepercontext.com) join Christopher to discuss the ambitious movie and score for CLOUD ATLAS.  They also make a quick sidetrack back on some Star Wars talk, reflect on composer Basil Poledouris, and the 1 minute clips from The Hobbit score.

Episode Highlights

00:00 "Our lives are not our own..."
00:41 Welcome and Intros
02:40 Sidetrack:  Return to Return of Star Wars
10:49 Sidetrack: Remembering Basil Poledouris
13:00 Sidetrack: More music clips from The Hobbit
15:56 Sidetrack: Working on Borderlands 2
22:02 Cloud Atlas: What did we think of the movie (non-spoilers)
38:50 Cloud Atlas: Detailed, spoiler-talk
54:52 Cloud Atlas: Music discussion (spoilers)
80:45 Wrapping it up


Music Selections

00:00 "Cloud Atlas Finale" (Cloud Atlas) by Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil, Tom Tykwer
07:03 "Track 2" (Rise of the Guardians) by Alexandre Desplat
16:00 "Warrior Boss" (Borderlands 2) by Sascha Dikiciyan, Cris Velasco
21:43 "Prelude- The Atlas March" (Cloud Atlas) by Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil, Tom Tykwer
54:11 "New Direction" (Cloud Atlas) by Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil, Tom Tykwer
55:15 "The Cloud Atlas Sextet For Orchestra"(Cloud Atlas) by Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil, Tom Tykwer
68:57 "Cavendish In Distress" (Cloud Atlas) by Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil, Tom Tykwer
80:43 "Cloud Atlas End Title" (Cloud Atlas) by Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil, Tom Tykwer

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SoundCast Ep. 50 - Fish, Fish, Water, Water - The Dark Knight Rises

Ep. 50- "Fish, Fish, Water, Water - The Dark Knight Rises"

Composer Sascha Dicikiyan and Alex Billington join us for an in-depth discussion on THE DARK KNIGHT RISES. They explore Nolan’s final entry in his Batman trilogy as well as Hans Zimmer’s score. Lastly, they discuss the MAN OF STEEL trailer and it’s intriguing choice of music.

Episode Highlights

00:00 The Batmontage
00:27 Intro and Welcome
02:12 The Tragedy in Aurora, Colorado
08:20 The Dark Knight Rises - General Reaction
19:11 The Dark Knight Rises - Spoiler Talk
32:32 The Dark Knight Rises - The original score
64:54 Sidetrack: Man of Steel Teaser

Music Selections

00:00 "Batman" (Batman Begins) Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard

00:17 "Why Do We Fall" (The Dark Knight Rises) by Hans Zimmer
07:00 "Nothing Out There" (The Dark Knight Rises) by Hans Zimmer
31:52 "Why Do We Fall" (The Dark Knight Rises) by Hans Zimmer
33:28 "Gotham's Reckoning" (The Dark Knight Rises) by Hans Zimmer
35:10 "Mind If I Cut In" (The Dark Knight Rises) by Hans Zimmer
46:58 "Harvey Two-Face" (The Dark Knight) by Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard
50:00 "The Batman Theme" (Batman) by Danny Elfman
65:24 "Khazad-Dûm" (LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring [Complete]) by Howard Shore
68:30 "The Planet Krypton" (Superman) by John Williams
70:02 "Journey To The Line" (Thin Red Line]) by Hans Zimmer
86:24 "Rise" (The Dark Knight Rises) by Hans Zimmer

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SoundCast Ep. 46 - Continudity? - The Avengers

Ep. 46 - "Continudity? - The Avengers!"

Alex Billington of Firshowing.net joins us to talk about what everyone else is talking about - THE AVENGERS! But we also dive deep into Alan Silvestri's score.  Who loved it?  Who hated it?  Who might have been a better choice?  All of your questions are answered within!

Episode Highlights

00:00 The Avengers Montage
00:39 Intro and Welcome
03:15 Listener feedback on Ep. 45 - The Nineties
11:46 WHYBLT? Memory House by Max Richter
17:23 The Avengers Movie Talk
42:57 The Avengers Spoiler Talk
56:56 The Avengers Score Talk

Music Selections

00:03 "The Avengers" (The Avengers) by Alan Silvestri
11:40 "November" (Memory House ) by Max Richter
16:14 "Stark Goes Green" (The Avengers) by Alan Silvesri
33:23 "Hal Battles Parallax" (Green Lantern) by James Newton Howard
42:09 "Helicarrier (The Avengers) by Alan Silvestri
55:44 "Performance Issues" (The Avengers) by Alan Silvestri
61:51 "Driving with the Top Down" (Iron Man) by Ramin Djawadi
62:43 "Main Title" (The Incredible Hulk) by Craig Armstrong
62:56 "A New King" (Thor) by Patrick Doyle
63:18 "Captain America" (Captain America: The First Avenger) by Alan Silvestri
74:33 "Main Title Theme" (The Pacific) by Hans Zimmer, Geoff Zanelli, Blake Neeley
91:46 "The Promise" (The Avengers) by Alan Silvestri

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THE AVENGERS
IRON MAN
IRON MAN 2
THE INCREDIBLE HULK
THOR
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER
MEMORY HOUSE by Max Richter

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SoundCast #30 - Flame Up! 2011 Summer Recap with Alex Billington

Episode 30:  Flame Up!  Summer 2011 Recap

Alex Billington (Firstshowing.net) joins Christopher, Marius and Tom to look back at the films and film scores from the Summer of 2011.  They discuss their faves and disappointment and compare 2011's Summer offerings with 2010's.  Lastly, they talk about their expectations for next Summer which is chalk full of potential with the release of The Dark Knight Rises, Prometheus, and The Avengers!

Episode Highlights

00:00 — Summer Montage and Intro
10:35 — What have you been listening to?
26:08 — Welcome Alex Billington
27:22 — Top films from Summer 2011
48:14 — Top film scores from Summer 2011
17:20 — The original goal for the short film
22:30 — No Deadlines?
24:40 — Twitter and Facebook questions

Music Clips (Select music clips contained in this podcast)

00:13 — "End Credits" (Pirates/ On Stranger Tides) by Hans Zimer
11:27 — "Ancient China- Story of Shen" (Kung Fu Panda 2) by John Powell and Hans Zimmer
12:38 — "Gears Keep Turning" (Gears of War 3) by Steve Jablonsky
17:15 — "Movement Four" (The Lord of the Rings Symphony) by Howard shore
18:47 — "Hanna's theme" (Hanna) by The Chemical Brothers
20:00 — "Container Park" (Hanna) by The Chemical Brothers
22:57 — "Special ops" (Hanna) by The Chemical Brothers
47:29 — "Source Code Main Titles" (Source Code) by Chris P. Bacon
48:51 — "Earth to Asgard" (Thor) by Patrick Doyle
50:04 — "Super 8" (Super 8) by Michael Giacchino
53:54 — "Motherhood" (Tree of Life) by Alexandre Desplat
57:25 — "The Tunnel" (Harry Potter/Deathly Hallows 2) by Alexandre Desplat
60:05 — "First Class" (X-Men: First Class) by Henry Jackman
60:49 — "Captain America Main Titles" (Captain America: First Avenger) by Alan Silvestri
61:50 — "Picnic and Beehive Chase" (Winnie the Pooh) by Henry Jackman
62:55 — "Abin Sur Attacked" (Green Lantern) by James Newton Howard
63:44 — "rologue" (Conan the Barbarian) by Tyler Bates
79:05 — "Main Title Sequence" (Winnie The Pooh) by Zooey Deschanel, M Ward

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