Greater Boston is a bi-monthly full-cast audio drama that blends the real and the unreal, the historical and the fantastical. It all begins with the death of Leon Stamatis, a man for whom the least hint of uncertainty makes life unbearable. But by leaving the world, he has irrevocably changed it. Greater Boston is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason. A production of ThirdSight Media LLC.
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A show where artists talk about their favorite film scores.
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First episode of the brand new sci-fi / horror anthology series from Good Pointe Podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Alexander Danner & Jeff Van Dreason
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Composer Evan Frankfort (Wild Kingdom: Protecting the Wild, The Spiritual Machine) joins us to discuss Vangelis' monumental synth score for 1982's Blade Runner. Join us as we delve deep into process and the nuts and bolts of making a score in a very different way than we usually do. It's one of our most in-depth discussions yet! Find Evan's website…
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Today’s episode is supported by Desert Skies, a quirky, comedic, and heartfelt sci-fi podcast about life between this world and the next. Season 1 is completed, and Season 2 started in June. Perfect time to catch a ride to the other side! Find the podcast here: https://pod.link/1634726836 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic…
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Fellowship of the Ring w/ Nicolás Repetto
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We journey back to Middle-Earth with composer Nicolás Repetto (Empire Queen: The Golden Age of Magic) to discuss Howard Shore's first swing at the Lord of the Rings with The Fellowship of the Ring. We discuss thematic construction, fantasy movie music tropes, Nicolás' origin as a composer, and what it takes to score a watch. Not a watch commercial,…
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In today's episode, composer Kenny Wood (The Naughty Nine) joins us to discuss John Williams' seminal holiday score Home Alone. Subjects include developing a strong working partnership with your director, heist film scores, how to score a kids' holiday film in the shadow of Home Alone. And much more. Join us, won't you? Find more of Kenny's work he…
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SHOW NOTES Hello friends! This week, we’re really stoked to share with you another fantastic show on the Fable & Folly Network, Hannahpocalypse. Episode One: Meet Hannah Meet Hannah, the last zombie well after the apocalypse has come and gone. She's so very happy you're hear, listener... Meanwhile, many miles away Cali speeds her hovering Land Spin…
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Presenting: World Gone Wrong 101 - Can you shame-cone a werewolf? What a world, huh? === A transcript for this episode can be found here. Content advisories for this episode can be found here. Credits: Malik: Michael Turrentine Jamie: Hilary Williams Written by Jessica Best, directed and edited by Jeffrey Nils Gardner. Our theme song is "Falling in…
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HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS with Chris Ryan and Bobb Barito
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Today, on My Big Score, we celebrate a very, very special new movie. We are immensely lucky to be joined by composer Chris Ryan and sound designer Bobb Barito to discuss the making of the extraordinary new independent dialogue-free action comedy HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS, the epic story of former applejack mogul-turned-trapper Jean Kayak, his travails in…
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Today we go to Europe to STEAL SOME STUFF along with Jeff Van Dreason (Greater Boston) and the super-cool score for Ocean's 12. We discuss the super-cool career of David Holmes, the film's infamous twist and excellent soundtrack choices, and much more. Join us, won't you? My Big Score was created and hosted Christopher Dole. Our producer, editor, a…
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Hey friends! We’re still slowly working our way toward bringing new Greater Boston minisodes to your feed, but in the meantime, we’re excited to introduce you to our friends over in Visionaries Audio Drama. Set in the year 2185, the world is distinguished by two races – the Visionaries and the Dead-eye slaves. The Visionary race is the next step in…
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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Alexander Danner & Jeff Van Dreason
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind with Matt Bowen
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Happy 2024 and Happy Valentine's Day, listeners! My Big Score returns with composer Matt Bowen to talk about Jon Brion's masterful score for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. We discuss the score's unusual sense of temporal freedom and melancholy optimism, Matt's experiences on The Bachelor and The Boys franchises, get a live dulcimer demonstr…
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We’re excited to present your Ask Your Father, the new show from the great folks at Gideon Media. Lem, a human, and Mikey, an A.I., are piloting the first ever faster than light speed ship when they find themselves twice as far as they meant to go, and without any fuel for a return flight. The two of them communicate with Earth using tiny faster-th…
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Today we are pleased to present Midnight Burger. When Gloria took a waitressing job in a diner outside of Phoenix, she didn't realize she was now an employee of Midnight Burger, a time-traveling, dimension-spanning diner. Every day Midnight Burger appears somewhere new in the cosmos along with its staff: a galactic drifter, a rogue theoretical phys…
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Your Honor #20: Vibe Check The attorneys, like, go to court, man. Be cool. Don't forget to tweet using #drimbus to be entered for a chance to win a Dungeons & Drimbus sticker! Learn more at www.drimbus.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Alexander Danner & Jeff Van Dreason
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ET The Extraterrestrial w/ Alex Geringas
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Composer Alex Geringas (Batwheels, the Trolls franchise) joins us to discuss John Williams' totemic score for ET. We discuss Alex's childhood as an immigrant in Germany, how to score modern children's television, composing a grammy-winning song for Kelly Clarkson, and much more. Join us, won't you, as we get on our BMX bikes to phone home. My Big S…
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Fawx & Stallion is a Victorian mystery-comedy fiction podcast about the best detective team on Baker Street! (Not that one.) Episode 1: The Case of the Best Case Scenario Written and Directed by Ian Geers and Lauren Grace Thompson. Sound designed by Sarah Buchynski. Produced and edited by Lauren Grace Thompson. Original music by Baldemar. CAST Hamp…
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Let's go back through the black hole Gargantua and do this one more time. Eli Barraza (The Far Meridian) joins us for a different perspective on Hans Zimmer's 2014 magnum opus score for Interstellar. We discuss Eli's experiences working at the Griffith Observatory, the career of Matt Damon, the science of sound, why "Mountains" is such good jogging…
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Live Show: Greater Boston Visits The Amelia Project in "Mark W. Wants to Die"
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In order of appearance, tonight’s cast featured: Alexander Danner as The Narrator Jeff Van Dreason as Chuck Octagon Julia Morizawa as Amelia Alan Burgon as The Interviewer Felix Trench as Mark Wahlberg Zach Valenti as Matt Damon And Hemi Yeroham as Kozlowski With special thanks to Cat Howard and Oliver Morris. Greater Boston is created by Alexander…
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Interstellar w/ Vinicius Barbosa Pippa
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Multi-media composer, scoring coordinator, and music editor Vinicius Barbosa Pippa (SW: Galaxy of Adventures, Blade Runner: Revelations) joins us today to discuss Hans Zimmer's towering score for the 2014 sci-fi film Interstellar. In addition to discussing Pippa's own work, we discuss the unusual prompt Nolan gave Zimmer prior to creating the score…
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Kev Koeser (Talking Trek to You, Total Massacre) joins us for a special Halloween episode to discuss our very first TV series on My Big Score: Over The Garden Wall. We discuss the history of animation, the scope of this magnificent series and the delights one can find on its expanded soundtrack, the remarkable invention of Patrick McHale and so muc…
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Halloween Special: Damned in Danvers
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Greater Boston is created by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason, with help from T.H. Ponders, Bob Raymonda, and Jordan Stillman. Recording and Technical Assistance from Marck Harmon. Damned in Danvers was written by Alexander Danner, Amanda McCormack, Bob Raymonda, T.H. Ponders, Jeff Van Dreason and Theo Wolf, and sound designed by Jeff Van Drea…
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Today we are presenting Inn Between! Inn Between is an adventure that takes place between adventures, wherein our five heroes (who may or may not be player characters in a fictional Dungeons & Dragons campaign) relax, regroup, and shoot the breeze in the conveniently located Goblin’s Head Inn. The show intentionally leaves details of the adventurer…
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The Silence of the Lambs w/ Julian Mundy
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Julian Mundy (StarTripper!!) returns to the show to discuss Howard Shore's hauntingly beautiful score for the classic 1991 thriller Silence of the Lambs. Various approaches to Hannibal Lecter, Shore's immensely broad career, and director Jonathan Demme's powerful sense of empathy and much more all come up in today's episode. Join us, won't you, as …
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