Streamers and Punches 26: Rio, Rango, Red Carpet

In this episode, we look at some new articles; Williams consults for War Horse, Golijov accused of copying himself, Elfman at the Oscars. We spotlight Real in Rio, talk about Drive, and give our Oscar predictions.


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  • British Folk legend confers with John Williams on his score to War Horse.
  • Composer Osvaldo Golijov is accused of stealing music from himself?
  • Cirque du Soleil will perform Danny Elfman’s music at the Oscars.
  • We cover the other song Oscar nomination this year: “Real in Rio.”
  • Bill talks about the Cliff Martinez score to Drive.
  • Kevin and Bill give their predictions for the 2012 Oscar music nominations.
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the idea of a Los Lobos and Hans Zimmer reptilian brainchild, you might like the music for the film Rango! – iTunesAmazon MP3

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SoundNotion 56: You Say Potato, I Say Terrifying

Judd Greenstein joins the panel to talk about the Ecstatic Music Festival, the mission of New Amsterdam Records, taking instruments on airplanes, tuba theft, and much more!

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Music is Hard 33: Ritual

This week:
What value are the customs we have developed for presenting music? How does our ritual help or harm the concert experience? How can we change the way we present concerts? Is it possible to alter such a thoroughly established ritual?

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Christine Linial: A Concertgoer’s Guide

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Streamers and Punches 25: Muppetstar Galactica

In this episode we cover the Grammy winners, an Oscar song nomination, a live score performance of Return of the King, a Bear McCreary interview, a 1930s campaign against recorded film scores, as well as what Kevin and I have been listening to this week.


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Man or Muppet, you might like this even better! – iTunesAmazon MP3

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SoundNotion 55: Sour Grapes

This week on SoundNotion De Profundis goes low, the Sphinx Organization celebrates 15 years, Justin Davidson makes the longest mix tape, the Grammys take heat for disenfrancategorizesing™ musicians, the Library of Congress and “instrumental competition”

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