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Apr 3, 2021

In this episode, composer and jingle writer Leslie Pearl tells the story of how she created the Folgers jingle, “The Best Part of Waking Up”. She’s written and composed songs for billboard chart recording artists as well as jingles for companies like Pepsi, Ford, Gillette and Heineken just to name a few.


Mar 9, 2021

In this episode, composer John Murphy recounts how an evening at a pub with a friend turned into his first job as composer on a film which led him into a career working with directors like Danny Boyle, Guy Ritchie and Michael Mann. He also tells the story behind his iconic pieces of film music from 28 Days Later and...


Mar 8, 2021

In this episode, Emmy-nominated composer Bruce Miller tells the story behind composing the Frasier theme, Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs. He also talks about his extensive work as an arranger and composing the music for shows like Wings, Becker and The Odd Couple on CBS.


Mar 2, 2021

In this episode, Emmy Award-winning composers Wendy & Lisa tell the story about how they landed their first film as composers on the 1995 movie Dangerous Minds. They also talk about their work on Heroes, Nurse Jackie and the new series Firefly Lane on Netflix.


Feb 22, 2021

In this episode, I speak with composer Ed Alton. Ed tells the story of how a phone call from a friend turned into his first job as composer on a series for ABC that ran for 5 seasons. Ed also recounts his experience writing the theme for the hit Nickelodeon show Salute Your Shorts and his time on the TBS show My Boys.