Best Carlos Rivera Podcasts (2024)

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#9 | Chris Benstead is a gentleman of all trades 44:06

7d ago44:06

44:06

Composer Chris Benstead talks about being Guy Ritchies’ musical maestro on multiple projects, including THE GENTLEMEN on Netflix and THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE. How his musical education led him into music mixing and eventually working in the “sound” departments on major projects, before his work with Patrick Doyle, Steven Price, Alan Me…

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Jay Wadley (Franklin) 41:13

7d ago41:13

41:13

When last we spoke to composer Jay Wadley, he'd just finished scoring the mercurial Charlie Kaufman film I'm Thinking of Ending Things. Four years and a million projects later, the Charles Ives Award-winning composer (and co-founder of music production house Found Objects, with previous guest Trevor Gureckis) has been keeping busy, from films like …

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Mike Post (Law & Order, Message from the Mountains & Echoes of the Delta) 39:40

14d ago39:40

39:40

This week, I talk to legendary TV composer Mike Post about everything from the Law and Order dun-dun to his original album of musical suites. If you've had a TV turned to a network station anytime in the last forty years, you've heard Mike Post's music. A stalwart in the TV scoring game, he is the voice of so many police and law procedurals, from T…

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#8 | Rudy Mancuso has the Música in him 58:44

17d ago58:44

58:44

YouTuber Rudy Mancuso has been following SCORE for years, as a musician and composer in his own right. He joins Kenny Holmes and Matt Schrader to discuss his breakout hit film from SxSW ‘MÚSICA’ out now on Prime Video — a semi-autobiographic film, years in the making, that pushes musical possibilities to refreshingly brilliant musical storytelling.…

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SgtMaj Marcos Cordero, USMC - CSEL, TF North: "Do You Just Assist In Enlisted Matters Or Do You Assist In All Matters?" 1:43:40

1M ago1:43:40

1:43:40

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The Final Episode of The Podcast 58:54

1M ago58:54

58:54

Jake Brown and Nelson Figueroa are back for what will be the final episode of the Amazin' But True podcast. Jake and Figgie want to thank all of the listeners, viewers and supporters of the podcast after four fun seasons. On the final episode, they preview the 2024 Mets season and make their predictions. They go through memories of what made the po…

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David Fleming | Composer: Damsel 46:36

1M ago46:36

46:36

*Spoiler Warning for some plot points of Damsel and Mr. & Mrs. Smith. Composer David Fleming sits down for a brand new in-person Film.Music.Media conversation! Dave takes us into two of his recent scores with Netflix's Damsel and Amazon's Mr. & Mrs. Smith. For Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Dave talks about how the approach for the score was very much defined b…

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Carlos Rafael Rivera | Composer: Griselda 1:10:09

1M ago1:10:09

1:10:09

Emmy-winning Composer Carlos Rafael Rivera sits down for a brand new Film.Music.Media conversation! Carlos takes us behind his new score to Griselda starring Sofía Vergara and how he found the sound to humanize her character in the Netflix limited series. We talk about Carlos's approach to music, his passion for teaching, how he managed to build a …

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Col Paul Merida (Ret), USMC - Commanding Officer 22 MEU: "Handling the Crown Jewels" 2:11:03

2M ago2:11:03

2:11:03

In this episode of Moments in Leadership, U.S. Marine Corps Colonel Paul Merida and host David B. Armstrong discuss the early parts of his life and career, concluding with his time commanding one of the ‘Crown Jewels’ of the Marine Corps, a Marine Expeditionary Unit. His insights provide useful lessons about how to manage disparate organizations ov…

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Vince Pope (True Detective: Night Country) 30:02

2M ago30:02

30:02

This week's guest is RTS winning and BAFTA-nominated composer Vince Pope, a London-based composer who cut his teeth on scores ranging from Misfits to episodes of Black Mirror. But his most exciting collaborations of late have been those with filmmaker Issa Lopez, starting with her 2017 magical-realist horror film Tigers Are Not Afraid. Now, the pai…

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#7 | Laura Karpman found jazz in drama 52:41

2M ago52:41

52:41

Composer Laura Karpman joins Score to talk about her work on the Oscar-nominated score for AMERICAN FICTION, breaking down how jazz informed a story rich in satire and wit to give it a unique musical edge and voice intertwined with characters. Then, she discusses her path from likely music professor into at one point being one of the only women wor…

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Geoff Zanelli | Composer: Leo 1:02:10

2M ago1:02:10

1:02:10

Emmy-winning Composer Geoff Zanelli sits down for a brand new Film.Music.Media conversation! It’s always a blast having Geoff return to discuss his latest projects, and this conversation is no different! We dive right into Leo, the new animated feature starring Adam Sandler from co-directors Robert Marianetti, Robert Smigel and David Wachenheim. Ge…

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Carlos Rafael Rivera (Griselda, Monsieur Spade) 41:43

3M ago41:43

41:43

Grammy- and two-time Emmy-winning composer Carlos Rafael Rivera has spent the last decade building moody, complex musical worlds around complicated characters. His earliest prominent work was with regular collaborator Scott Frank on films like A Walk Among the Tombstones, and the Netflix miniseries Godless. But it was his mercurial work on Frank's …

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#6 | David Fleming says it's all about fun 1:04:55

3M ago1:04:55

1:04:55

Composer David Fleming (The Last of Us, Blue Planet II) talks about his inventive score for Prime Video’s new Mr. & Mrs. Smith, working with Donald Glover, coming up through the Remote Control composer system with Atli Orvarsson, Steve Jablonsky and Hans Zimmer, and why the new Jim Henson documentary will melt everyone’s hearts. Interview by Kenny …

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David Metzger | Composer: Wish 1:06:49

3M ago1:06:49

1:06:49

Composer David Metzger sits down for a brand new Film.Music.Media conversation! Dave is an industry legend who has built an incredible body of work as a composer, orchestrator and arranger. Besides his incredible body of work as a composer, he's also been composers' and songwriters' secret weapon when it comes to orchestration and arranging. Compos…

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Anthony Willis (Saltburn) 34:57

3M ago34:57

34:57

This week, we're catching up with one of the Oscar-shortlisted Best Score nominees -- Anthony Willis' score to Emerald Fennell's lavish, mysterious thriller Saltburn. Fennell's second directorial feature, after Promising Young Woman, is a kind of Brideshead Revisited by way of Tom Ripley and mid-2000s party culture: A mysterious young bloke named O…

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Jake Monaco | Composer: Incredible Animal Journeys (National Geographic) 40:14

3M ago40:14

40:14

Composer Jake Monaco sits down for a brand new Film.Music.Media conversation! Jake takes some time to talk about his path to becoming a composer and some of the early projects of his career. Jake talks about scoring animation and what his approach is to scoring television for younger audiences. We also dive into his approach to scores like Jerry An…

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#5 | Carlos Rafael Rivera has a cookie for ya 1:07:43

3M ago1:07:43

1:07:43

The Miami-based Carlos Rafael Rivera with two series releasing now (Griselda, Monsieur Spade) joins to talk about his massive breakout with The Queen’s Gambit, followed by Hacks and Lessons in Chemistry. Why Sofia Vergara's dramatic turn as a drug kingpin in Miami deserved an operative approach. How he manages to maintain his Miami location for an …

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SgtMaj Carlos Ruiz, 20th SgtMaj of the Marine Corps - "Quality of Life 2030" 1:38:08

3M ago1:38:08

1:38:08

This episode is a unique look into the mind of one of our service’s senior leaders days before a major hearing. Moreso than a typical CSPAN briefing of soundbites, the lister will be able to hear, in detail, plans to improve quality of life and lethality of Marines. The 20th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (SMMC), Carlos Ruiz, discusses the init…

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Dave Porter (Echo) 32:21

3M ago32:21

32:21

For nearly fifteen years, composer Dave Porter has been the musical voice of the Breaking Bad universe -- having scored every season of Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, and the film El Camino for good measure. Now, he plies his penchant for atmospheric, guitar-driven thrills to the MCU, with the new Disney+ series, Echo. A spinoff of Hawkeye, Echo h…

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Christopher Lennertz & Matt Bowen | Gen V 1:03:30

3M ago1:03:30

1:03:30

Co-composers Christopher Lennertz and Matt Bowen sit down for a brand new Film.Music.Media conversation! For this conversation we are spotlighting the collaborative process between co-composers, and what the process is for two composers to tackle a project together. Chris and Matt are unique in that Matt has worked for Chris as an additional compos…

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Paul Leonard-Morgan (The Pigeon Tunnel) 35:31

4M ago35:31

35:31

This podcast has had a long and fruitful relationship with composer Paul Leonard-Morgan, the man behind the scores of films like Dredd and Limitless, among countless others. But two commonalities have permeated the scores he's discussed with me: Errol Morris and Philip Glass. For the former, he teamed up to score Amazon's Tales from the Loop; for t…

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Matt Novack & Dan Mirk | Miracle Workers 50:55

4M ago50:55

50:55

Composer Matt Novack and Co-Showrunner Dan Mirk sit down for a brand new Film.Music.Media conversation! For this conversation we are spotlighting the collaborative process between the composer and the show runner on a TV series. Matt and Dan take us right into what the process is like between the composer and showrunner and how the two of them work…

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Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch (All of Us Strangers) 26:44

4M ago26:44

26:44

This week, we're joined by Ivor Novello and BIFA-nominated composer Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch, a Paris-born artist who has made quite the name for herself in the last few years. Getting her start building scores for friends in film school who needed music for their short films, Emilie quickly cut her teeth on films like 2018's Only You and 2019's …

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Agradecimientos finales con Selmy Loeza, Carlos Canseco y Elsy Acatitla 55:00

4M ago55:00

55:00

Ser mujer es fortaleza, ternura y tener un corazón lleno de amor y de sabiduría de Dios. Ser mujer es brindar apoyo acogiendo el don de la vida. “Mujeres en Vivo” es un programa producido de corazón a corazón por el equipo de colaboradoras del Centro Alianza de Vida, desde Mérida, Yucatán (México). Integrado por mujeres que viven la vida de familia…

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Major General Matthew D. Smith, U.S. Army - "This Ain’t the Boy Scouts" 1:12:18

4M ago1:12:18

1:12:18

This Ain’t the Boy Scouts – U.S. Army Major General Matthew D. Smith In this episode of Moments in Leadership, Army Major General Matthew D. Smith and host David B. Armstrong discuss the early parts of his life and career, concluding with his time holding battlespace in Afghanistan without a workup cycle to support that style of operation. His insi…

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Mark Sonnenblick, James McAlister (Theater Camp) 46:17

4M ago46:17

46:17

As we've seen this year, and my interview with the songwriters behind Dicks: The Musical some weeks back, 2023 has been a surprisingly solid year for original musicals. But as the year draws to a close, I wanted to highlight one of my favorite films I saw this year, all the way back at Sundance: Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman's Theater Camp. Set i…

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#4 | Richard Reed Parry is always looking for his mojo 45:09

4M ago45:09

45:09

One of the original members of the indie band Arcade Fire, Richard Reed Parry (THE IRON CLAW, EILEEN) discusses his jump into film scoring, the importance of finding “mojo” and “vibe,” and how the wrestling biopic The Iron Claw nearly stumped him musically — until he unlocked the rich, layered sound that carries the film. How Spike Jonze’s film “He…

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Antonio Naranjo, Meiro Stamm & Cory Morrison | Glisten And The Merry Mission 53:01

4M ago53:01

53:01

Composers Antonio Naranjo and Meiro Stamm are joined by director Cory Morrison for a brand new Film.Music.Media conversation! For this conversation we are spotlighting the collaborative process between composers and the director as we take a look into the scoring and production process for Glisten And The Merry Mission. Antonio, Meiro and Cory sit …

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Kevin Smithers, Roy Ambriz And Arturo Ambriz | Frankelda’s Book Of Spooks 48:01

4M ago48:01

48:01

Composer Kevin Smithers and writer/directors Arturo and Roy Ambriz sit down for a brand new Film.Music.Media conversation! For this conversation we are spotlighting the collaborative process between the composer and the writer/directors of Frankelda's Book Of Spooks (Sustos Ocultos de Frankelda). The Max original stop motion series is an absolutely…

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Mac Quayle (Leave the World Behind) 27:41

4M ago27:41

27:41

This week, we talk to composer Mac Quayle, who burst onto the scene in 2015 with his Emmy-winning score to Sam Esmail's mysterious, genre-bending series Mr. Robot. Since then, he's enjoyed healthy collaborations with Esmail and fellow showrunner Ryan Murphy, for whom he's scored everything from American Horror Story and Pose to 9-1-1. For his lates…

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#3 | Geoff Zanelli on making Adam Sandler laugh 1:06:08

4M ago1:06:08

1:06:08

Geoff Zanelli makes his long-awaited Score debut after one of Netflix’s most watched animated films of all-time, the Adam Sandler-produced LEO. In this episode, Kenny and Robert discuss the long-awaited arrival of MAESTRO, the Leonard Bernstein biopic, which we discussed on the 2nd episode of SCORE: THE PODCAST back when it was to be directed by Sp…

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Mark Sonnenblick, Bill Sherman & Will Van Dyke | Theater Camp 46:23

4M ago46:23

46:23

Composer/Songwriter Mark Sonnenblick and Executive Music Producers Bill Sherman and Will Van Dyke sit down for a brand new Film.Music.Media conversation! Mark, Bill and Will kickoff our spotlight series focusing on composer collaborations. Get an incredible inside look at how the trio approached creating the musical that appears within the acclaime…

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Jerskin Fendrix (Poor Things) 29:50

5M ago29:50

29:50

This week, I'm thrilled to talk to English musician and nascent film score composer Jerskin Fendrix about his score to the wacky, surreal, oddly poignant new film from Yorgos Lanthimos: Poor Things. Starring Emma Stone as Bella Baxter, the creation of Frankenstein-ian scientist Godwin Baxter (played by Willem Dafoe), the film delves into her ongoin…

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#2 | Martin Phipps recorded on Napoleon's piano 37:22

5M ago37:22

37:22

Composer of the new historical epic NAPOLEON Martin Phipps joins Score for the first time! How he located a piano once owned by Napoleon himself for the score. Plus, his path to film and television music, his work on Peaky Blinders, Black Mirror and The Crown, and establishing trust with the great Ridley Scott. How Martin overcame his early doubts …

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Live Queens Baseball Convention Show 48:46

5M ago48:46

48:46

Jake Brown and Nelson Figueroa host a live episode of the “Amazin’ But True” podcast at the Queens Baseball Convention. They discuss the Mets signings so far, the Yamamoto and Ohtani sweepstakes, what other free agents the Mets might go after, whether the Mets will try and trade for Juan Soto and the impact Carlos Mendoza will have. They close the …

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James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Night After Night, All the Light We Cannot See) 32:31

5M ago32:31

32:31

This week's guest is an Emmy winner, a Grammy winner, and a nine-time Oscar nominee, whose scores have graced the big and small screens since the 1980s. James Newton Howard is the voice of many of your favorite scores, from co-scoring the Dark Knight Trilogy with Hans Zimmer to his Oscar-nominated score for Paul Greengrass' News of the World. Now, …

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#1 | James Newton Howard says film music cured his depression 56:24

5M ago56:24

56:24

Score season 5 returns with composer James Newton Howard, who currently has four projects releasing this month, including the Hunger Games prequel that he says asked him not to use synths (“they haven’t been invented yet”). Plus, how working with Hans Zimmer helped pull him out of a period of depression, when to fight for your musical opinion, and …

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SgtMaj Chris Rivera, USMC - "Your Rocker is Not a Hammock" 1:55:29

6M ago1:55:29

1:55:29

Sergeant Major Rivera enlisted in the Marine Corps in July 2000 and is currently assigned to the 3d Littoral Logistics Battalion. Extended show notes are coming - I'm just getting this episode out there for listening. Email me if you have any questions before I post notes.By David B. Armstrong

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Preparar el corazón para el Adviento con Elsy Solis e Ixchel Cervantes 55:00

6M ago55:00

55:00

Ser mujer es fortaleza, ternura y tener un corazón lleno de amor y de sabiduría de Dios. Ser mujer es brindar apoyo acogiendo el don de la vida. “Mujeres en Vivo” es un programa producido de corazón a corazón por el equipo de colaboradoras del Centro Alianza de Vida, desde Mérida, Yucatán (México). Integrado por mujeres que viven la vida de familia…

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Mets Hiring Carlos Mendoza as New Manager 47:24

6M ago47:24

47:24

On an emergency episode of the “Amazin’ But True” podcast, Jake Brown opens the show reacting to the Mets hiring Carlos Mendoza as their next manager. “Subway to Shea” host Anthony Rivera then joins Jake to give his thoughts on the fire. Nelson Figueroa then joins the guys live from Mets fantasy camp to react. They talk about what Mendoza brings to…

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