Episode 289: Garth Jennings On Bono & The Mus...

Our latest guest on Soundtracking is, as Edith mentions at the start of our chat, someone we owe a huge debt of gratitude to. For the impossibly likeable Jon Favreau was the very first guest she interviewed for the podcast, literally a decade ago! Back then, Jon discussed his tak ...  Show more

Our latest guests on Soundtracking are Dominic Treadwell-Collins and Elliot Hegarty, respectively the writer and lead director of the Disney + TV series, Rivals, season 2 of which is streaming now. Based on the novel by Jilly Cooper, it's cheeky, nostalgic, raunchy, full of twist ...  Show more

In part 2 of our interview with former Disney Music President Chris Montan, we discuss his work with legendary film composers like Hans Zimmer, Jerry Goldsmith, Randy Newman and more. Mr. Montan takes us back to the early days of Pixar, and describes how Toy Story invented their ...  Show more

It's a very musical episode on the Empire Podcast this week. First up, Ben Travis geeks out over Disney musicals with the great Lin-Manuel Miranda, who wrote the songs for the new animated musical Encanto, which debuts next Wednesday (November 24). Then Chris Hewitt sits down wit ...  Show more

We meet and celebrate Carlos Rafael Rivera, the composer for the hit Netflix series The Queen's Gambit. His musical background and career rise are discussed, as well as his overall approach to working with directors. His love for Randy Newman and film music is also covered, and w ...  Show more

Before making it to air, Star Trek had not one, but two pilots scored by Alexander Courage. Once the first season finally went into production, it took five composers to pull it off. This episode explores the musical, financial and creative realities of 1960s television music pro ...  Show more