Best Jeff Van Dreason Podcasts (2024)

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HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS with Chris Ryan and Bobb Barito 57:06

6d ago57:06

57:06

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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Ocean's 12 with Jeff Van Dreason 1:05:19

29d ago1:05:19

1:05:19

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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Presenting: Visionaries 29:29

1M ago29:29

29:29

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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Presenting: Where the Stars Fell 26:28

2M ago26:28

26:28

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 1:06:02

2M ago1:06:02

1:06:02

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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Presenting: Ask Your Father 23:12

2M ago23:12

23:12

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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Presenting: Midnight Burger 47:22

3M ago47:22

47:22

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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Presenting: Dungeons & Drimbus 1:05:22

4M ago1:05:22

1:05:22

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 1:01:21

4M ago1:01:21

1:01:21

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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Presenting: Fawx & Stallion 26:15

5M ago26:15

26:15

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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Interstellar w/ Eli Barraza 1:50:29

5M ago1:50:29

1:50:29

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" 51:46

5M ago51:46

51:46

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 1:10:35

5M ago1:10:35

1:10:35

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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Over the Garden Wall w/ Kev Koeser 1:43:33

6M ago1:43:33

1:43:33

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 1:06:09

6M ago1:06:09

1:06:09

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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Presenting: Inn Between 13:44

6M ago13:44

13:44

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 1:41:30

6M ago1:41:30

1:41:30

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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Pinocchio w/ Christopher Willis 1:19:43

7M ago1:19:43

1:19:43

There's no strings on us this week as acclaimed composer Christopher Willis (The Death of Stalin, Mickey Mouse, Black Mirror) joins us to talk about the score to Walt Disney's 1940s masterpiece Pinocchio and much, much more. The lessons Disney learned from the animated shorts through Snow White to this film, how to score a theme park ride and Willi…

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles w/ Cat Blackard 1:25:05

8M ago1:25:05

1:25:05

Multimedia artist Cat Blackard (The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program, Mother She Wrote) joins us to talk about John Du Prez's score for the 1990 cinematic debut of the Heroes in a Half-Shell, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! The unexpected malleability of the Turtles as a franchise, what Cat learned from interviewing director Steve Barron, the rushed p…

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Pride and Prejudice (2005) w/ Sherri Chung 1:26:45

9M ago1:26:45

1:26:45

Composer Sherri Chung (Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai & Based on a True Story) joins us to talk about Dario Marianelli's masterful score for Joe Wright's 2005 Austen adaptation Pride & Prejudice. We discuss Wright's playfulness towards balancing diegetic/nondiegetic music, the horrors of the mixing stage, Chung's own work as a composer as a compos…

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Presenting: Vigil 23:30

10M ago23:30

23:30

This week we are excited to present Vigil! Please find a transcript for our introduction here: https://bit.ly/3PTrVCa And for the full episode here: https://bit.ly/3JL908X Listen to more Vigil at vigilpod.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Alexander Danner & Jeff Van Dreason

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Mission: Impossible w/ Briggon Snow 1:12:24

10M ago1:12:24

1:12:24

Briggon Snow returns to My Big Score to accept a new mission: discussing Danny Elfman's 1996 score for the debut film of arguably our most consistent modern franchise - Mission: Impossible. The origins of Lalo Schifrin's iconic theme, the tortured composition history of this film, its audacious use of silence, and much more will be discussed. Your …

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Jurassic Park w/ Sarah Rhea Werner 1:48:54

10M ago1:48:54

1:48:54

It's a very special episode of My Big Score as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of John Williams' magnificent score for Jurassic Park. Join guest Sarah Rhea Werner (Girl in Space, Write Now) as we discuss the surprising relationship of this score to hymnals, the importance of when not to score, how much you can understand this film by only listeni…

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Episode 52: Eight Eleven Five Four Nine One Seven Six Ten Three Twelve Two 2:04:28

11M ago2:04:28

2:04:28

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. This episode was sound designed by Jeff Van Dreason and written by Alexander Danner, ItMe, Amanda McCormack, TH Ponders, Bob Raymonda, Jordan Stillman, Theo Wolf, an…

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Episode 51: The Language of Light 1:16:19

11M ago1:16:19

1:16:19

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. This episode was written by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason, and sound designed by Alexander Danner. Dialogue editing by Bob Raymonda. Portions of this episod…

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Mini-Episode: Farewell Dimitri 23:47

11M ago23:47

23:47

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. This episode was written by Bob Raymonda and sound designed by Alexander Danner. Dialogue editing by Bob Raymonda. Portions of this episode were recorded at The Bri…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Jeff Van Dreason Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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Greater Boston

Alexander Danner & Jeff Van Dreason

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My Big Score

Christopher Dole

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HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS with Chris Ryan and Bobb Barito 57:06

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Ocean's 12 with Jeff Van Dreason 1:05:19

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Presenting: Visionaries 29:29

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Presenting: Where the Stars Fell 26:28

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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind with Matt Bowen 1:06:02

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Presenting: Ask Your Father 23:12

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Presenting: Midnight Burger 47:22

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Presenting: Dungeons & Drimbus 1:05:22

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ET The Extraterrestrial w/ Alex Geringas 1:01:21

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Presenting: Fawx & Stallion 26:15

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Interstellar w/ Eli Barraza 1:50:29

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Live Show: Greater Boston Visits The Amelia Project in "Mark W. Wants to Die" 51:46

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Interstellar w/ Vinicius Barbosa Pippa 1:10:35

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Over the Garden Wall w/ Kev Koeser 1:43:33

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Halloween Special: Damned in Danvers 1:06:09

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Presenting: Inn Between 13:44

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The Silence of the Lambs w/ Julian Mundy 1:41:30

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Pinocchio w/ Christopher Willis 1:19:43

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles w/ Cat Blackard 1:25:05

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Pride and Prejudice (2005) w/ Sherri Chung 1:26:45

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Presenting: Vigil 23:30

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Mission: Impossible w/ Briggon Snow 1:12:24

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Jurassic Park w/ Sarah Rhea Werner 1:48:54

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Episode 52: Eight Eleven Five Four Nine One Seven Six Ten Three Twelve Two 2:04:28

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Episode 51: The Language of Light 1:16:19

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Mini-Episode: Farewell Dimitri 23:47

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