comPOSERS: The Movie Score Podcast
Three old musician friends of dubious talent enjoy movie-themed drinks while discussing film scores and the films they're in. Their goal is to find the perfect movie score, and their journey takes them some really weird places. New episodes every Sunday.
Episodes
INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (1989) - Series 15: Episode 230
Unlike what Aaron says a few seconds in, it wasn't two episodes in one month, was it? Well, like Jay says right after that, we decided to space these out since we have no set schedule anymore. So here it is! Jay's birthday episode! Not a Bond, but featuring one—and featuring the music of St. John Williams—it's Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade!
SATURDAY NIGHT (2024) - Series 15: Episode 229
The Three Musketeers of Mediocrity have returned, and we are live (not really) and in person (yes really, thanks to the baffling generous support of our Patreon listeners). Joined by special guest Amanda Factor (better known as "Jay's girlfriend who's been on the show before") the boys gather in Jay's front room to discuss the excellent 2024 Jason Reitman outing Saturday Night, and its score by t
comPOSERS and Friends Present: Media Recommendations Nobody Asked For!
Happy 2025 everybody! Last year ground to an ignominious end here in comPOSERS territory. A failed attempt at recording an episode about the Jim Carrey Grinch movie robbed us of our holiday spirit, and scheduling conflicts didn't allow for another kick at the Christmas can before the new year was upon us. But thankfully Krueger and friend of the show Andrew Young took a trip out to the Newd (the
A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984) - Series 15: Episode 228
On the second and final episode of this year's decomPOSERS month, the boys celebrate a SECOND Krueger's 40th birthday! Join us as we bid farewell to the Stude (1.0) to the chilling sounds of Charles Bernstein's iconic score for Wes Craven's A Nightmare On Elm Street! KRUEGER NOTES! 1) For those hoping to hear from our perennial spooky guest, Andy Sell of the Ghoul School podcast, don't worry: jus
SHAUN OF THE DEAD (2007) - Series 15: Episode 227
Just in time (sort of) for decomPOSERS month, the boys are back! Now how's that for a slice of long-awaited fried gold? On the first of two decomPOSERS episodes, we complete the Cornetto Trilogy with the apocalypse that started it all. It's Shaun of the Dead, with music by Pete Woodhead and Daniel Mudford!
KRUEGER UPDATE
Hey friends, It's been a few weeks since you've seen hide or hair of the Three Musketeers of Pretending to be Experts, and it looks like it might be a little longer yet. Through no injury of my own, we have some pressing matters to attend to in our personal lives this September, and so we're hoping to be back on track for DEcomPOSERS month in October. In the meantime, I'll be posting some epis
TRUE ROMANCE (1993) - Series 15: Episode 226
This week, the boys are back in Aaron's backyard to talk about a guest pick! The Fifth Beatle, Andrew Young of Geek Hard, joins us to talk about Uncle Hans Zimmer's kinda-bizarre (and kinda-original) score for Quentin Tarantino's first-ever script. It's True Romance and we are comPOSERS: the movie score podcast!
MEMPHIS BELLE (1990) - Series 15: Episode 225
Like the Americans joining World War 2, we're here in the nick of time (just before you unsubscribed, probably) to save the fucking day! This week, the boys gather in Aaron's backyard for a long-awaited recording session to tackle a long-awaited listener request (sorry Mitch). And we have a guest—our friend and fifth Beatle Andrew Young of Geek Hard! It's 1990's Memphis Belle, with music by George
HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS (2022) - Series 15: Episode 224
Pour a tall glass (?) of applejack and watch for flying dip, because the comPOSERS are ringing in Krueger's 40th birthday (and Father's Day, as it turns out) with one of the weirdest and most-fun movies we've ever covered on this show. It's 2022's Hundreds of Beavers, with music by Chris Ryan*! *As you'll hear, we looked high and low for the score/soundtrack to this movie, but it does. not. exist
STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER (1989) - Series 15: Episode 223
Set speed to warp factor FUN because we're fucking back baby. After an extremely long hiatus thanks to various Krueger calamities (Kalamities? probably not, right?), we celebrate the old man's 40th birthday with a journey to the Final Frontier...literally! It's Star Trek 5: The One Shatner Directed, with music by the inestimable "King" Jerry Goldsmith!
THE MOST OVERUSED SONGS IN FILM (JUNE 20, 2022)
Hello listeners. As you might have guessed by now, comPOSERS is on a bit of a break. Jay, Aaron and I are all working a lot right now, and I've had a lot of insurance- and physiotherapy-related bullshit on my plate to boot, so we're struggling to find time. We do plan to be back soon, so please watch this space for updates. In the meantime, thanks to those of you who've reached out through email t
ANOTHER UPDATE!
Hey friends, it's Krueger here. You may have noticed there's been no comPOSERS this month, and that's because we had to cancel our recording with Andrew Young of Geek Hard because I nearly got flattened by a septuegenarian. Nice try, Gramps. We all know the only one who's going to punch my ticket is Father Time. Anyway, while my knee recovers and I find new wheels, I had some time to record a
MOONRAKER (1979) - Series 15: Episode 222
You thought "oh no, March is over and they haven't released the last of Jay's Bond", didn't you? Well April Fool's, you maniacs: now have a Moonraker (with music by the OG, John Barry)!
TOMORROW NEVER DIES (1997) - Series 15: Episode 221
Bond. JAY'S Bond. Yes, it's our funniest comPOSER's 40th birthday, so we're giving him both episodes this month, which means of course two weeks of gadgets, girls and guns (and martinis, but it doesn't fit the alliteration). First up: it's Tomorrow Never Dies with music by the incomparable David Arnold!
WEEKEND UPDATE
It's a Krueger weekend update! Give it a listen! And sorry there's no episode.
THE EDGE (1997) - Series 15: Episode 220
HORNSMITH continues this week as we revisit a perhaps-underappreciated score from the golden age of thrillers. It's Hannibal Lector versus a motherfucking bear in 1997's The Edge with music by King Jerry Goldsmith!
BRAVEHEART (1995) - Series 15: Episode 219
HORNSMITH IS UPON US! This month we're covering one film each from the electrifying compositional duo brought together by the power of Jerry Goldsmith's daughter. This week: 1995's epic historical drama about a time when Mel Gibson was a sought-after actor. It's Braveheart with music by the inestimable James "Horny" Horner!
STAR WARS II: ATTACK OF THE CLONES (2002) - Series 15: Episode 218
Time to grow a stupid braid and murder some Tuskens, everybody, because Johnuary continues with our second foray into the much-maligned prequel trilogy. It's Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, with music by Old Whatsisname. NOTE: This was supposed to go up last week, but I got screwed up by the new "two episodes a month" schedule and forgot. Sorry everybody. Tune in next week for us bein
INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY (2023) - Series 15: Episode 217
Get ready to punch some Nazis and retrieve some artifacts, because the boys are going on one last (?) adventure with Harrison Ford's hat and whip. What better way to kick off JOHNuary than with the final ride of the icon he helped shape? It's Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, with music by that young up-and-comer John Williams.
CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON (2000) - Series 15: Episode 216
It's the last (regular) episode of the year, quite unexpectedly, but a series of hilarious mishaps before and during recording nearly led to no show, so we're getting while the getting's good. And it's good this week with Tan Dun's Oscar-winning score to the martial arts classic Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Watch this space for maybe a special, otherwise we're back in 2024! Happy holidays from
THE APARTMENT (1960) - Series 15: Episode 215
Don't forget to lock up when you're done screwing around on your wife! This week the boys are in the Stude and joined by the Fifth Beatle, Andrew Young of the Geek Hard show, who's brought a delight from yesteryear: 1960's The Apartment, with music by British composer (we're serious) Adolph Deutsch!
QUEST FOR FIRE (1981) - Series 15: Episode 214
Whether themed months remain a thing on this podcast remains to be seen, but for now let's pretend it's No Nonsense November, a month about serious movies. And we begin with a seriously-good movie that also happens to star Ron Perlman as a caveman. Check out Quest for Fire (1981), with it's seriously-good score by Phillipe Sarde!
comPUTERS: The Video Game Podcast — Halloween Edition!
Something dorky this way comes as Jay and Krueger embark on a rare Aaron-free special: a spiritual sequel to our horror game soundtrack special. Join the Statler and Waldorf of film composition podcasts for a frighteningly civil conversation about their favourite spook-adjacent video games. Bleep! Bloop! BOO!
MOTHER OF TEARS (2007) - Series 14: Episode 213
It's the final movie installment of this year's DEcomPOSERS, and that can mean only one thing: the return of horror movie expert (and host of the Ghoul School podcast) Andy Sell! This year, Andy helps us break the curse of Dario Argento's Three Mothers trilogy (and the curse of podcasting technical difficulties) with 2007's Mother of Tears and its music by Claudio Simonetti! NOTE: We don't have a
RE-ANIMATOR (1985) - Series 14: Episode 212
DEcomPOSERS gets schlocky this week as Jay/Aaron bring us the cult hit Re-Animator, with music by Richard Band (very special thanks to Bernard Hermann too).
DEEP RISING (1998) - Series 14: Episode 211
Another year, another comPOSERS reminder to stay out of the ocean. DEcomPOSERS month continues with 1998's Deep Rising, with music by "King" Jerry Goldsmith!
BEHIND THE MASK: THE RISE OF LESLIE VERNON (2006) - Series 14: Episode 210
As was foretold, comPOSERS has returned! And, thanks to our new two-episodes-a-month schedule, we're diving directly into our yearly spooky season. First up for DEcomPOSERS, a quirky Krueger pick that we're hoping was worth waiting for (spoiler alert: probably not). It's Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, with music by Gordy Haab!
THE SIMPSONS OUTDOOR PANDEMIC EXTRAVAGANZA (JUNE 17, 2021)
Hey look, it's not a new episode! Again! We're sorry! Sort of! This is a really fun outdoor recording we did a couple of years ago during the height of the pandemic, previously a Patreon exclusive, that's extra-long and extra-silly. Plus, Krueger has recorded a couple of minutes at the beginning to explain our absence and provide some important updates. Hope you enjoy it!
MONEYBALL (2011) - Series 14: Episode 209
And we're back...sort of! This week, Aaron takes the boys deep into the wild world of math-based sports, which Krueger mostly understands. It's 2011's Moneyball, with music by Mychael Danna! NOTE: We recorded this in May, before one of us came up with the idea of doing June Williams. That's why you will hear no mention of our extended absence. Come back on August 20th for our newest-recorded epis
FAVOURITE FILM COMPOSERS (SO FAR): A PATREON EXCLUSIVE!
What the fuck is this, now? Why it's Patreon content, dear listeners, offered during our July hiatus for absolutely goddamned free. If you like what you hear, three bucks a month gets you access to the rest of our back catalogue including a couple dozen more specials, a bunch of Kruegerecords, and a few other odds and ends we keep in there (Stereo Mix, Backstage Bonecon, and somewhat more). And th
LISTEN TO THIS! Episode I: Canadian Bands You Should Listen To
Remember when we said we were going on a break? Krueger lied. We're stoked to announce a new joint-venture show, created collaboratively with the Reverend Brent Chittenden of Darkside Radio and the True North Nerds podcast. Each month, Krueger and Brent will dive into music you haven't heard that you should be listening to. Moving forward the episodes will appear exclusively on the True Nort
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM - Series 14: Episode 208
June Williams concludes in whip-cracking form as we tackle a famously-controversial adventure, before the three of us enjoy Saint John's final ride in theaters with the good Doctor Jones. Get ready to cheer for Short Round and Indy one more time, because it's Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom! Tracks this week: Short Round's Theme Slave Children's Crusade Full playlist And don't forget, folk
JOHN WILLIAMS: THEMES, CUES, MOVEMENTS, TRACKS, SONGS, MEDLEYS, CADENZAS, CONCERTOS, SONATAS, AND WHATEVER THE FUCK ELSE - Series 14: Episode 207
June Williams can't be stopped — not even by us! Those of you waiting for the next movie will have to hang onto your hats (and whips) for one week more thanks to some scheduling issues, but thankfully we have one in the chamber — from behind the Tempaywall of Doom! Last year, the boys got together to record a tribute to St. John in honour of his 90th birthday, and we threw it on our Patreon for ou
JURASSIC PARK (1993) - Series 14: Episode 206
It's the podcast episode 65 million years in the making! To celebrate the 30th anniversary of objectively the best dinosaur movie ever made (and yes, it's the exact anniversary TODAY) we're finally honouring the movie from which we shamelessly ripped off our logo. June Williams (aka John June) continues with 1993's immortal Jurassic Park and its score by the man himself.
STAR WARS I: THE PHANTOM MENACE (1999) - Series 14: Episode 205
Yousa better sit down, because this week we're kicking off JUNE WILLIAMS, a month of St. John scores in advance of the release of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. This week we're going back to 1999 to talk about that Star Wars movie. You know the one. With the stuff. It's The Phantom Menace, everybody, with music way better than this movie deserved.
CATS (2019) - Series 14: Episode 204
Musical May comes to an end in the most comPOSERS way imaginable, and honestly, it nearly takes us with it. It's fucking Cats, everybody, with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. *** KRUEGER NOTE: As I mentioned in the episode, musical superfan Caleb McRobb sent me the two videos below. They're genuinely interesting and super informative if you want to learn more about this loopy goddamned movie, and t
ONCE (2007) - Series 14: Episode 203
Krueger's birthday coincided with Musical May, and as a professed musical non-fan, he's brought the most far-fetched interpretation of the genre for us to discuss. It's another movie-turned-musical for the sad bastards out there: 2007's Once, with music by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová (with special guests Interference)!
THE PRODUCERS (2005) - Series 14: Episode 202
Musical May continues with a movie musical based on a musical based on a movie, and also there are Nazis! It's the most recent incarnation of Mel Brooks' immortal "love" letter to the Third Reich, and more importantly, Jay's pick for the month: The Producers (2005) starring Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, with music by Mel Brooks and Glen Kelly!
CHICAGO (2002) - Series 14: Episode 201
Welcome to Musical May, wherein we discuss movies adapted from the stage — the kind where everybody sings and dances (much to Krueger's confusion, we'll learn). This week, we start the month off with a true banger — and unsurprisingly, Aaron's pick: 2002's Chicago, with music by John Kander and Fred Ebb!
THE 200TH (OR SO) EPISODE FIRESIDE CHAT
When this podcast started, it featured three drunken out-of-shape dorks in a basement talking shit about movie scores. Two hundred (or so) episodes later, we are less drunk, still in a basement, and the shit we're talking has incrementally more credibility than it used to. Just kidding; we're the same old assholes. Come celebrate two hundred (or so) episodes of comPOSERS: The Movie Score Podcas
COOL HAND LUKE (1967) - Series 13: Episode 199
This week, the boys bid farewell to series 13 and stare down the barrel of two hundred God damned episodes by covering an uplifting film about prison! What we have here is a failure to quit while we're ahead: it's Cool Hand Luke (1967) with music by Lalo Schifrin!
THE SWORD IN THE STONE (1963) - Series 13: Episode 198
We know you were expecting Leon the Professional, but after watching half of it and then showering eight or nine times, Krueger decided on something a little more "treasured childhood memory" and a little less "jail the director". It's 1963's The Sword in the Stone, with music by George Bruns and songs by the legendary Sherman Brothers. A RARE KRUEGER WARNING: We spend some time at the top talkin
THE RUNNING MAN (1987) - Series 13: Episode 197
This week, we'll live to see you enjoy the score, but we hope you leave room for our podcast, because we're going to ram it into your earholes and break your goddamned brain! Okay, that was very aggressive, but can you blame us? It's The Running Man, with music by Harold Faltermeyer!
BROKEN ARROW (1996) - Series 13: Episode 196
This week, the boys go hunting for a stolen nuclear weapon that we must insist you STOP SHOOTING AT. It's Broken Arrow, with a classic 90s score by Uncle Hans Zimmer!
LIVE AND LET DIE (1973) - Series 13: Episode 195
It's Jay's birthday, and that can mean only one thing: it's time to grab a satchel full of wildly-impratical gadgets and don your best leisure wear, because it's Live and Let Die, featuring music by George Martin and a Bond song courtesy of Paul and Linda McCartney!
PC GAMES SOUNDTRACKS (PART II) - Series 13: Episode 194
Well, we all knew this was coming. Back in January we announced we'd be more-or-less retiring the Patreon and threading our specials back onto the main feed, and we're staying true to our word. Back in September 2019 we visited our favourite PC game music from our youths through to today, and this week we're jumping back in. Join us for an extended in-person chat about the music of the games we're
POD OF BROTHERS: EPISODE 2
Six months ago, Aaron and Krueger embarked on a great adventure: a limited series deep dive into the iconic miniseries Band of Brothers, brought to you by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, with music by Michael "The K-Man" Kamen. Today, we continue that journey. Welcome to POD OF BROTHERS, episode two! THIS WEEK: E03 CARENTAN / E04 REPLACEMENTS
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (2022) - Series 13: Episode 193
Just in time for St. Patrick's Day, the boys venture back to the Emerald Isle with playwright-turned-director Martin McDonagh in his fourth-ever feature film, 2022's bleakly gorgeous The Banshees of Inisherin, featuring truly incredible performances by Colin Farrell's eyebrows and Brendan Gleeson's fingers, not to mention a very unusual Oscar-nominated score by Carter Burwell.
THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE (1997) - Series 13: Episode 192
WE DON'T LOSE! WE WIN! THAT'S WHAT WE DO! This week on comPOSERS we ruminate on Milton, Faust, and most importantly: Pacino. It's The Devil's Advocate, with music by James Newton Howard!
WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY (2022) - Series 13: Episode 191
This week, we bid farewell to another Soundtrack Appreciation Month with a nod to (arguably?) the most famous accordion player ever. It's Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022) with music by the man himself and underscoring by Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson.
THE WORLD'S END (2013) - Series 13: Episode 190
Soundtrack month wouldn't be complete without Edgar Wright! This week, the boys cover the third and final installment of the Cornetto Trilogy while discussing the merits of pub crawls and thrill to a Madchester soundtrack, not to mention some great classic score elements from the one and only Steven Price. Get free, get loaded, and have a good time: it's the World's End!
THE BODYGUARD (1992) - Series 13: Episode 189
Soundtrack month continues with the best-selling soundtrack album of all time, brought to us by the musical clairvoyance of one — Kevin Costner? It's The Bodyguard, with music by Whitney Houston among others (and a wee bit of score courtesy of Alan Silvestri!)
O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU (2000) - Series 13: Episode 188
It's Soundtrack Appreciation Month, part two! This time around, Krueger redeems his last pick with an absolute banger and arguably one of the best soundtracks ever produced. It's 2000's O Brother, Where Art Thou, with music produced and chosen by T Bone Burnett, and performed by various artists including the Fairfield Brothers, Harry McClintock and Alison Krauss. And stick around til the end to
CONAN THE BARBARIAN (1982) - Series 13 - Episode 187
What is best in life? When a guest does your research for you! This week the boys welcome Brent Chittenden, host of the True North Nerds podcast and all-around pop culture guru to talk muscly men and uncomfortable sex scenes, all set to a score none of us were expecting. It's CONAN everybody, with music by the surprising Basil Poledouris!
THE AVENGERS (1998) - Series 13: Episode 186
It's surprise listener request week! We were lined up to cover James Newton Howard's score for the Devil's Advocate when we received a listener email with a list of requested films we really should be covering, one of which was of course the Avengers! In gratitude, we decided to shift our schedule and take it on, so please, please enjoy The Avengers, with music by Joel McNeely!
SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY (2018) - Series 13: Episode 185
Prep the hyperdrive and prepare to make the jump to lightspeed! This week the boys visit the redheaded stepchild of the Star Wars film franchise, one of only two (so far) not to be scored, at least in full, by Saint John Williams. It's Solo: A Star Wars Story, with themes by the maestro and music by the man we think might be primed to replace him, the one and only John Powell.
UHF (1989) - Series 13: Episode 184
New year, new series, same old comPOSERS. Series 13 kicks off with a deep dive into a movie possessed of almost no score or sanity, but a whole lot of heart. It's 1989's UHF, with music by John Du Prez (but don't bother looking for it) and a kick-ass soundtrack by the legendary "Weird Al" Yankovic.
A MUPPET FAMILY CHRISTMAS (1987) AND THE 2022 ROUNDUP - Series 12: Episode 183
Happy New Year, film dorks! On the final episode of the year, the boys indulge in a holiday classic: the 1987 made-for-TV special A Muppet Family Christmas, featuring every Christmas song you've ever heard, plus about eight seconds of underscoring by Eric Robertson. And since TV specials are pretty sparse fodder for conversation, we have some important Patreon news to share, not to mention some hi
HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM THE COMPOSERS
Well, this year ended much as it's gone on...with another missed episode. Jay was out of town, Aaron was sick, and Krueger's on pain meds because he's broken something again. We do have a holiday special for you, and likely one for New Years as well with some pretty exciting news, but the Christmas one is going to be late. Expect it this week, as per our highly professional usual. And in the mean
THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL - Series 12: Episode 182
On the final movie score episode of the season, we're taking a trip through Dickensian England to learn about greed and redemption with Michael Caine and a host of puppets! It's 1992's The Muppet Christmas Carol, with music by Miles Goodman and songs by Paul Williams. Note to listeners: this is indeed the last regular episode of Series 12 and of 2022, but we'll be back the last Sunday of the mon
GODMOTHERED (2020) - Series 12: Episode 181
Holiday month continues with another instalment of our unintentional series, "Movies For Whom We Are Not The Audience", with 2020's Godmothered. In true comPOSERS fashion, we chose this as our first-ever score by Oscar winner Rachel Portman, which we're sure she appreciates.
ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE (2017) - Series 12: Episode 180
Deck the halls with stupid podcasts, because it's holiday season here on comPOSERS! For the month of December we'll be seeking out holiday-themed films to discuss, starting with a quintessentially bizarre Krueger pick: the British-teen-zombie-horror-comedy-Christmas-musical Anna and the Apocalypse, with pop accompaniment (and a little score) by Roddy Hart and Tommy Reilly.
Up (2009) - Series 12: Episode 179
In our last pre-holiday-movie season episode, Aaron invites us to cry forever and ever and Jay questions why we're suddenly so sentimental. Come for the sad old man movie, stay for the weirdly extended conversation about FIFA and human rights violations (it's comPOSERS; what do you really expect from us?) It's Pixar's Up, featuring one of the best scores composed by the man who would be Williams,
DUCKTALES: THE MOVIE: TREASURE OF THE LOST LAMP (1990) - Series 12: Episode 178
Life is like a hurricane and the last two weeks have been a duck-blur, but the comPOSERS are back with a movie none of us are completely sure we picked. Join the boys as we take a gander at 1990s DuckTales: The Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp, with music by David Newman!
INFERNO (1980) - Series 12: Episode 177
On our final DEcomPOSERS episode of the year, we really burn shit down. This pick comes courtesy of our Halloween Santa Claus Andy Sell of the Ghoul School Podcast, who visits us around this time every year to lend credibility to our show. Tonight he joins us to talk 1980s followup to Suspiria: Inferno, with music by...Keith Emerson? That Keith Emerson? Oh Dario Argento, never change.
IT FOLLOWS (2014) - Series 12: Episode 176
What's that behind you? Why it's a supernatural sex pest of course! This week, Aaron's pick for DEcomPOSERS month takes us back to 2014 (sort of) where we read Dostoyevsky and use the word "bang" far more often than any of us is comfortable with. It's the indie horror with a message, if only we could determine what that is: It Follows, with music by Disasterpeace!
BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935) - Series 12: Episode 175
DEcomPOSERS month continues with a trip back to the dawn of horror films and one of the first to feature a score! This is a Krueger pick, and since he got married yesterday, we're covering James Whale's "Bride of Frankenstein", with music by Franz "Franky the Wax" Waxman!
RAVENOUS (1999) - Series 12: Episode 174
Stew's on! This week, Jay's DEcomPOSERS pick takes us into the Sierra Nevada for culinary lessons with Robert Carlyle and Guy Pearce. It's 1999's Ravenous, with music by Michael Nyman and Damon Albarn!
THE THING (1982) - Series 12: Episode 173
Something rotting this way comes! That's right, it's October once again, which means it's time for DEcomPOSERS: The Movie SCARE Podcast, where for this month of five Sundays we'll be covering horror scores and the horror films they're in. This week we're starting with a classic group pick, and notably one of the few movies by this director not also scored by him: it's 1982's The Thing, with music
POD OF BROTHERS: EPISODE I
Ooooh did we ever feel bad about missing so many weeks of Series 11, so we've got a surprise for you. We promised it to the Patreon folks and we delivered. Welcome to POD OF BROTHERS, a limited series deep dive into the iconic miniseries Band of Brothers, brought to you by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, with music by Michael "The K-Man" Kamen. THIS WEEK: E01 CURRAHEE / E02 DAY OF DAYS Since this
BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969) - Series 11: Episode 172
Series 11 rides off into the sunset this week as the boys gather for a rare in-person recording session in Aaron's backyard to chat with the Fifth Beatle Andrew Young about the music and impact of 1969's Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, with seventeen whole minutes of music courtesy of Burt Bacharach! And tune in next week, because it's October and you know what that means. Series 12 starts ou
NO EPISODE TODAY
Hey friends, it appears as though 2022 is exacting a heavy toll from your fearless podcasters, and another curve ball means we don't have an episode for you this week. But we'll be back next week with our take on 1948's "Treasure of the Sierra Madre" featuring all the paranoia you can pack into two hours. Thanks for your continued patience, listeners!
BIRDMAN (2014) - Series 11: Episode 171
This week, the boys ponder what it must be like to have been successful once upon a time. It's 2014's Birdman, with music by comPOSERS first Antonio Sánchez!
THE SHADOW (1994) - Series 11: Episode 170
Who knows what evil lurks at the heart of podcasting? comPOSERS knows! This week, Patreon follower Andy has requested 1994's The Shadow, starring Alec Baldwin in a silly nose and featuring an unnecessarily-good score by "King" Jerry Goldsmith!
ALADDIN (1992) - Series 11: Episode 169
This week, the fellas are in a whole new world as we venture to Disney's surprise-it's-kinda-racist depiction of ancient Arabia to hang out with the ghost of Robin Williams and pointedly avoid talking about his and everyone else's songs because this is a score podcast, damn it. It's 1992's Aladdin, with music by the incomparable Alan Menken!
NO EPISODE THIS WEEK
No sooner did Krueger get better (ish), Jay's computer decided it didn't feel like recording this week, so unfortunately we have no episode for you. But since next week we'll be covering 1992's Aladdin, why not revisit our special comparing the songs of the original to the songs of...whatever the remake was supposed to be? See you next week!
THE GRADUATE (1967) - Series 11: Episode 168
Soundtrack Appreciation Month comes to a close with the soundtrack that (arguably) started it all. If you're going to Scarborough Fair, don't forget to pack your parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme, and for the love of God keep a weather eye out for Mrs. Robinson, because it's The Graduate, with music by Simon and Garfunkel, and a terrific accompanying score by Dave Grusin!
AIRHEADS (1994) - Series 11: Episode 167
Despite the high risk to the elderly, Krueger did not die of COVID, so we're back with the second half of Soundtrack Appreciation Month...s. This week we travel back to 1994 — not that you'd know from the music — to rock out with Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi and Adam Sandler in the disastrous flop (that Krueger loves anyway) Airheads, with music by Carter Burwell, Primus, The Ramones, Motörhead a
BABY DRIVER (2017) - Series 11: Episode 166
Soundtrack Appreciation Month continues with a rare but treasured opportunity to discuss an Edgar Wright movie! This week, Aaron brings us 2017's "Baby Driver" starring Ansel Elgort, with music by Steven Price and many, many amazing others. This is one hell of a soundtrack movie, so buckle up!
FOOTLOOSE (1984) - Series 11: Episode 165
Time to kick off your Sunday shoes as we kick off Soundtrack Appreciation Month with one of the great bangers of the 80s. It's Footloose, with music by Kenny Loggins and a whole lot more!
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