Between the Notes

The Sound of Cinema

Sat, 29 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0000

The Sound of Cinema

In the latest episode of Between the Notes, your hosts, Tony Black & Sean Wilson, focus on Sean's book, released earlier this year - THE SOUND OF CINEMA.

Sean discusses the genesis of the book, the sweep of his narrative from silent movies through to modern blockbusters, and considers the future of film music.

Finally, we finish with an announcement about the future of the podcast. All good things...

Host / Editor

Tony Black

Co-Host

Sean Wilson

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March 2022: The Batman Special

Sat, 12 Mar 2022 06:00:03 -0000

March 2022

In the latest episode of Between the Notes, your hosts, Tony Black & Sean Wilson, focus on the big new release of the month - Matt Reeves' take on THE BATMAN with a score by Michael Giacchino.

Along the way, they take in the previous litany of scores for Batman movies all the way from 1966's BATMAN: THE MOVIE through to 2016's BATMAN VS SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE, featuring composers including Danny Elfman, Shirley Walker, Elliot Goldenthal, James Newton Howard & Hans Zimmer.

Plus, they play choice selections from Giacchino's The Batman on the way...

Host / Editor

Tony Black

Co-Host

Sean Wilson

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Music from The Batman courtesy of WaterTower Music.

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February 2022 (Part 2): Death on the Nile / Uncharted / Kimi

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 06:00:03 -0000

February 2022 - Pt 2

In the latest episode of Between the Notes, your hosts, Tony Black & Sean Wilson, continue their look at film music in the month of February 2022 across two episodes.

In this second part, they look at DEATH ON THE NILE, UNCHARTED, KIMI & more, covering scores by composers including Patrick Doyle, George Fenton, Cliff Martinez and more.

Plus! Tony provides his retro pick for the chosen theme - disaster movie scores - and they choose what they consider to be the best score of the month...

Host / Editor

Tony Black

Co-Host

Sean Wilson

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February 2022 (Part 1): Moonfall / The Book of Boba Fett / Parallel Mothers

Sun, 27 Feb 2022 06:00:02 -0000

February 2022 - Pt 1

In the latest episode of Between the Notes, your hosts, Tony Black & Sean Wilson, begin their look at film music in the month of February 2022 across two episodes.

In this first part, they look at MOONFALL, THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT, PARALLEL MOTHERS & more, covering scores by composers including Alberto Iglesias, Ludwig Göransson, Theodore Shapiro and more.

Plus! Sean provides his retro pick for the chosen theme - disaster movie scores - and in news, they discuss John Williams' latest foray into Star Wars and the latest Oscars debacle...

Host / Editor

Tony Black

Co-Host

Sean Wilson

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January 2022 (Pt 2): Scream / Nightmare Alley / The Lost Daughter

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 06:00:02 -0000

January 2022 - Pt 2

In the latest episode of Between the Notes, your hosts, Tony Black & Sean Wilson, continue their look at film music in the month of January 2022 across two episodes.

In this second part, they look at SCREAM, NIGHTMARE ALLEY, BELFAST, THE LOST DAUGHTER & more, covering scores by composers including Brian Tyler, Nathan Johnson & Jonny Greenwood.

Plus! They choose their favourite score of January and Tony provides his retro pick for the chosen theme - horror movie sequel scores...

Host / Editor

Tony Black

Co-Host

Sean Wilson

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January 2022 (Pt 1): The King's Man / The Matrix Resurrections / The Tragedy of Macbeth

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 06:00:02 -0000

January 2022 - Pt 1

In the latest episode of Between the Notes, your hosts, Tony Black & Sean Wilson, begin their new monthly format as they look at film music in the month of January 2022 across two episodes.

In this first part, they look at THE KING'S MAN, THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS, THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN & THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH, covering scores by composers including Matthew Margeson, Tom Tykwer & Johnny Klimek, and Carter Burwell.

Plus! An exclusive listen to Michael Giacchino's title track for THE BATMAN, Tony & Sean look at some new breaking composer assignment news and in honour of the new SCREAM movie, Sean provides his retro pick for the chosen theme - horror movie sequel scores...

Host / Editor

Tony Black

Co-Host

Sean Wilson

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The Best Film Music of 2021 (Pt 2)

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 06:00:02 -0000

The Best of 2021 - 5-1

In the latest episode of Between the Notes, your hosts, Tony Black & Sean Wilson, continue to break down their Best Film Scores from the year that just was, 2021, in the second of a two-part episode, covering their entries from 5-1.

They discuss films including DON'T LOOK UP, THE POWER OF THE DOG and SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME, and composers including Hans Zimmer, Rob Simonsen, Michael Giacchino & more...

Host / Editor

Tony Black

Co-Host

Sean Wilson

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The Best Film Music of 2021 (Pt 1)

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 06:00:02 -0000

The Best of 2021 - 10-6

In the first episode of Between the Notes in 2022, your hosts, Tony Black & Sean Wilson, return to break down their Best Film Scores from the year that just was, 2021, in the first of a two-part episode, covering their entries from 10-6.

They discuss films & TV including THE GREEN KNIGHT, THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, ETERNALS, PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN and THE BEATLES: GET BACK, and composers including Joel P West, Jonny Greenwood, Lorne Balfe & more.

Join us next week for Part 2 as we count down our scores from 5 to 1...

Host / Editor

Tony Black

Co-Host

Sean Wilson

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October 2021: Dune: Part One / The Last Duel / The French Dispatch

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 06:00:14 -0000

Welcome back to the latest episode of BETWEEN THE NOTES...

Your hosts, Tony Black & Sean Wilson, return to discuss Hans Zimmer's huge new score for DUNE: PART ONE, and talk a few other October releases along the way.

They discuss THE LAST DUEL & THE FRENCH DISPATCH, and composers including Harry Gregson-Williams, Alexandre Desplat and more...

00:05:04 - The French Dispatch (Alexandre Desplat)
00:21:56 - Dune (1984) (Toto & Brian Eno)
00:36:43 - The Last Duel (Harry Gregson-Williams)
00:53:07 - Total Recall (Jerry Goldsmith)
01:05:13 - Dune: Part One (2021) (Hans Zimmer)

Check out our specially curated Spotify playlist of all of the above scores:
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Host / Editor

Tony Black

Co-Host

Sean Wilson

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Music from Dune: Part One courtesy of WaterTower Music.

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September 2021: James Bond Special & No Time to Die

Sat, 09 Oct 2021 05:00:02 -0000

Welcome back to the latest episode of BETWEEN THE NOTES...

Your hosts, Tony Black & Sean Wilson, return to discuss the latest James Bond film score, NO TIME TO DIE, as part of a Bond music special, and talk a few other September 2021 releases along the way.

They discuss SHANG CHI: THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS & THE GREEN KNIGHT, and composers including Hans Zimmer, Joel P. West, David Arnold, John Barry and more...

00:09:56 - Casino Royale (David Arnold)
00:25:12 - The Green Knight (Daniel Hart)
00:38:33 - The Living Daylights (John Barry)
00:50:42 - Shang Chi: The Legend of the Ten Rings (Joel P. West)
01:02:58 - No Time to Die (Hans Zimmer)

Check out our specially curated Spotify playlist of all of the above scores: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/33Q8F3NHrkovgd4UyKrrUk?si=7ef386685d254f49

Host / Editor

Tony Black

Co-Host

Sean Wilson

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August 2021: Jungle Cruise / Free Guy / The Suicide Squad

Sat, 04 Sep 2021 05:00:05 -0000

Welcome back to the latest episode of BETWEEN THE NOTES...

Your hosts, Tony Black & Sean Wilson, return to discuss the scores of August 2021, plus a couple of their retro favourites.

They discuss films & TV including JUNGLE CRUISE, MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE, THE COURIER and THE SUICIDE SQUAD, and composers including Mica Levi, Danny Elfman, Ramin Djawadi and Daniel Hart...

00:11:03 - Jungle Cruise (James Newton Howard)
00:16:57 - Stillwater (Mychael Danna)
00:23:05 - The Last Letter From Your Lover (Daniel Hart)
00:27:23 - Free Guy (Christophe Beck)
00:34:11 - Midnight Run (Danny Elfman)
00:38:47 - Zola (Mica Levi)
00:47:21 - The Courier (Abel Korniezowski)
00:54:29 - Masters of the Universe: Revelation (Bear McCreary)
01:02:07 - Reminiscence (Ramin Djawadi)
01:07:57 - Murder on the Orient Express (Richard Rodney Bennett)
01:13:44 - The Suicide Squad (John Murphy)

Check out our specially curated Spotify playlist of all of the above scores: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0vJqMbw8okrVRf6EzAXsmx?si=892c8aa2db38474f

Host / Editor

Tony Black

Co-Host

Sean Wilson

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Music from The Suicide Squad courtesy of WaterTower Music & music from Stillwater courtesy of Back Lot Music.

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Catching Up on 2021: Black Widow / Fear Street / Cruella + More!

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 05:00:12 -0000

Welcome back to the latest episode of BETWEEN THE NOTES...

Your hosts, Tony Black & Sean Wilson, return to discuss their favourites from 2021 so far over the last seven months.

They discuss films & TV including BLACK WIDOW, BRIDGERTON, FEAR STREET 1978 & MINARI, and composers including Nicholas Brittell, Henry Jackman, Natalie Holt and Dan Romer...

00:09:14 - Cruella (Nicholas Brittell)
00:18:01 - The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Henry Jackman)
00:26:58 - Fear Street 1978 (Marco Beltrami & Brandon Roberts)
00:37:50 - The Underground Railroad (Nicholas Brittell)
00:46:47 - Luca (Dan Romer)
00:53:05 - Loki (Natalie Holt)
01:02:32 - Bridgerton (Kris Bowers)
01:08:50 - Minari (Emile Mosseri)
01:16:08 - The Green Knight (Daniel Hart)
01:24:41 - Black Widow (Lorne Balfe)

Check out our specially curated Spotify playlist of all of the above scores: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2seRQvw8FbLqrGM4AVw6x4?si=_9_qc8cmR2e-GFPOJ2jcQg&dl_branch=1

Host / Editor

Tony Black

Co-Host

Sean Wilson

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The Best of 2020 (Pt 2)

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 07:00:06 -0000

Welcome back to the latest episode of BETWEEN THE NOTES...

Your hosts, Tony Black & Sean Wilson, continue to break down their Best Film Scores from the year that just was, 2020, in the second of a two-part episode, covering their entries from 5-1.

They discuss films & TV including WONDER WOMAN 1984, THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT, THE WITCHES & THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD, and composers including Hans Zimmer, Ludwig Goransson, Daniel Pemberton and Alexandre Desplat...

Host / Editor

Tony Black

Co-Host

Sean Wilson

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The Best of 2020 (Pt 1)

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 07:00:03 -0000

Welcome back to the latest episode of BETWEEN THE NOTES...

Your hosts, Tony Black & Sean Wilson, return to break down their Best Film Scores from the year that just was, 2020, in the first of a two-part episode, covering their entries from 10-6.

They discuss films & TV including MULAN, LOVECRAFT COUNTRY, DA 5 BLOODS, MANK and DEVS, and composers including Lorne Balfe, Emile Mosseri, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross and Terence Blanchard...

Join us next week for Part 2 as we count down our scores from 5 to 1...

Host / Editor

Tony Black

Co-Host

Sean Wilson

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Tenet & The Best of Ludwig Goransson

Sat, 19 Sep 2020 06:00:12 -0000

Welcome back to the latest episode of BETWEEN THE NOTES...

Your hosts, Tony Black & Sean Wilson, this week bring you discussion of Ludwig Goransson's TENET in detail, as they focus on cinema's hottest young composer.

Along the way, they discuss Goransson's scores for BLACK PANTHER, VENOM, both CREED movies, Star Wars series THE MANDALORIAN, and his collaborations with Childish Gambino.

0:00-11:18 - Intro + Rainy Night in Tallinn (Tenet)
11:19-17:29 - This is America (with Childish Gambino)
17:40-24:43 - You’re a Creed (Creed)
24:44-31:21 - A King’s Sunset (Black Panther)
31:22-34:06 - Foils (Tenet)
34:07-57:45 - Tenet discussion
57:46-1:01:17 - 747 (Tenet)
1:01:18-1:07:21 - The Mandalorian (The Mandalorian Season 1)
1:07:22-1:13:58 - Pedal to the Medal (Venom)
1:13:59-1:17:42 - Busan Car Chase (Black Panther)
1:17:43 - Outro + From Mumbai to Amalfi (Tenet)

Host / Editor

Tony Black

Co-Host

Sean Wilson

Tony on Tenet: https://ajblackwriter.com/2020/09/06/movie-review-tenet/

Tenet & the Best of Ludwig Goransson on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Y5MDpRYaGhnfVyqm6fvAC?si=JidQ9z7OQQ2TBGxOoxkr4g

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An American Pickle / Proxima / Lovecraft Country / Tenet

Fri, 28 Aug 2020 06:00:18 -0000

Welcome back to the latest episode of BETWEEN THE NOTES...

Your hosts, Tony Black & Sean Wilson, this week bring you discussion of new scores from composers Ryuichi Sakamoto, Michael Giacchino, Laura Karpman and more, from projects including AN AMERICAN PICKLE, PROXIMA & LOVECRAFT COUNTRY.

Plus, after Sean managed to see the film, we bring you first impressions of Ludwig Goransson's score for Christopher Nolan's TENET, before the album is fully released and we cover it in greater detail.

0:00-2:09 - Intro
2:10-10:09 - An American Pickle (Nami Melumad & Michael Giacchino)
10:10-18:18 - Proxima (Ryuichi Sakamoto)
18:19-34:19 - Lovecraft Country (Laura Karpman & Raffael Siddiq)
34:20-49:17 - Tenet (first impressions) (Ludwig Goransson)
49:18 - Outro

Host / Editor

Tony Black

Co-Host

Sean Wilson

Tony on Lovecraft Country: https://ajblackwriter.com/2020/08/20/first-impressions-and-here-be-monsters-lovecraft-country/

An American Pickle on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7yqvm8pusaKK53SGY50Z6c?si=RyFcnReuTPipXmLoMGinHA

Proxima on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7t0jY4YHKGVnrv1pKfxzdj?si=1RG3YmVxSiifmSdeSkpjZg

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Best Of: The Scores of 2010

Sat, 22 Aug 2020 06:00:13 -0000

Welcome back to the latest episode of BETWEEN THE NOTES...

Your hosts, Tony Black & Sean Wilson, are this week flashing back ten years to discuss the best scores of the year 2010.

Along the way, they choose 10 songs from an array of different films and composers as they unpick what they consider to be the finest the year 2010 has to offer.

Don't forget to enjoy our playlists compiled for your enjoyment alongside our film music discussion.

0:00-7:14 - Intro
7:15-14:57 - How to Train Your Dragon (John Powell) show notes Powell interview den of geek
14:58-21:36 - True Grit (Carter Burwell)
21:37-31:27 - TRON Legacy (Daft Punk) star trek legacy
31:28-40:04 - The Tourist (James Newton Howard)
40:05-45:06 - The Ghost Writer (Alexandre Desplat)
45:07-55:03 - The Social Network (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross)
55:04-1:06:06 - The Last Airbender (James Newton Howard)
1:06:07-1:11:27 - Never Let Me Go (Rachel Portman)
1:11:27-1:20:31 - Alice in Wonderland (Danny Elfman)
1:20:32-1:25:12 - Black Swan (Clint Mansell)
1:25:13 - Outro

Host / Editor

Tony Black

Co-Host

Sean Wilson

Best of 2010 on Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1t8FUsKKhzCj93WeTryISY?si=08vHlnMGRO-y1LnpgS7HDA

Sean talks to John Powell for Den of Geek: https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/john-powell-interview-scoring-bourne-hans-zimmer-faceoff-and-more/

Star Trek Legacy: https://vimeo.com/217336882

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Classic Composers: The Music of Elmer Bernstein

Sun, 09 Aug 2020 06:00:11 -0000

Welcome back to the latest episode of BETWEEN THE NOTES...

Your hosts, Tony Black & Sean Wilson, are this week celebrating the life and work of the late, great Elmer Bernstein.

Along the way, they choose 10 tracks between them from across Bernstein's filmography, as you can see below. Don't forget to enjoy our playlists compiled for your enjoyment alongside our film music discussion.

00:00-13:10 - Intro
13:43-19:40 - To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
19:41-29:02 - The Great Escape (1963)
29:03-35:30 - The Man With the Golden Arm (1955)
35:31-42:09 - Cape Fear (1991)
42:10-49:37 - Airplane! (1980)
49:38-55:06 - The Ten Commandments (1956)
55:07-1:00:11 - Heavy Metal (1981)
1:00:12-1:05:08 - Animal House (1978)
1:05:09-1:10:56 - Far From Heaven (2002)
1:10:57-1:15:56 - The Magnificent Seven (1960)
1:15:42 - Outro

Host / Editor

Tony Black

Co-Host

Sean Wilson

Classic Composers: Elmer Bernstein on Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MwnsVSThrtLY8y0NVZu4g?si=BB5TRfe3R6mR6B7OrcQvjQ

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School's Out! High School Movie Soundtracks

Sat, 25 Jul 2020 06:00:12 -0000

Welcome back to the latest episode of BETWEEN THE NOTES...

Your hosts, Tony Black & Sean Wilson, are this week celebrating the end of the strangest school year in living memory and discussing the soundtracks of high school movies as the kids break up for a long, unusual, Covid-centric summer.

Along the way, they choose 10 songs from an array of different films, composers and in this case recording artists as they unpick what makes a great high school movie score.

Don't forget to enjoy our playlists compiled for your enjoyment alongside our film music discussion.

0:00-09:48 - Intro
09:49-18:17 - Theme from Lady Bird (Jon Brion)
18:18-26:16 - Rock Around the Clock from Blackboard Jungle (Bill Haley & His Comets)
26:17-33:35 - Don’t You (Forget About Me) from The Breakfast Club (Simple Minds)
33:36-39:34 - Webbed Surveillance from Spider-Man: Homecoming (Michael Giacchino)
39:35-47:05 - Danke Schoen from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (Wayne Newton)
47:06-56:37 - You’re the One That I Want from Grease (cast
56:38-1:03:55 - In Your Eyes from Say Anything (Peter Gabriel)
1:03:56-1:09:58 - Main Theme from Carrie (Pino Donaggio)
1:09:59-1:19:09 - Are You Man Enough? from Superbad (The Four Tops)
1:19:10-1:27:17 - Oh Baby from Booksmart (LCD Soundsystem)
1:27:18 - Outro

Host / Editor

Tony Black

Co-Host

Sean Wilson

School's Out! on Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3SVNIktZ3r9AbgMpsQobf4?si=ZmHru6RMTb-i4a7DTaQ1Lw

Sean talks to Michael Giacchino for Den of Geek: https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/michael-giacchino-interview-the-art-of-scoring-movies/

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Vale, Maestro: A Celebration of Ennio Morricone

Sun, 12 Jul 2020 06:00:10 -0000

Welcome back to the latest episode of BETWEEN THE NOTES...

Your hosts, Tony Black & Sean Wilson, are this week celebrating the life and work of the late, great Ennio Morricone, who passed away recently at the age of 91.

Along the way, they choose 10 tracks between them from across Morricone's filmography, as you can see below. Don't forget to enjoy our playlists compiled for your enjoyment alongside our film music discussion.

Intro - 0:00-13:06
Main Theme (The Good, The Bad & the Ugly) - 13:07-18:57
Falls (The Mission) 18:58-25:18
A Silhouette of Doom (Kill Bill Vol. 2 / Navajo Joe) - 25:19-31:26
The Silver of the Mine (Nostromo) - 31:27-36:36
Deborah’s Theme (Once Upon a Time in America) 36:37-47:30
Theme (Days of Heaven) - 47:31-53:33
Theme (Duck, You Sucker!) - 53:34-1:00:14
Theme (Padre Pio) - 1:00:15-1:04:47
Theme (Casualties of War) - 1:04:48-1:10:04
The Ecstasy of Gold (The Good, The Bad & the Ugly) - 1:10:05-1:17:03
Outro: 1:17:04

Host / Editor

Tony Black

Co-Host

Sean Wilson

A Celebration of Ennio Morricone on Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4q3zCI5Q1KFUphY1uWCHIg?si=CH2kUlPkQYSq1ECIOltMSw

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Revolutions & Patriots: American Independence & History Scores

Sat, 04 Jul 2020 06:00:14 -0000

Welcome back to the latest episode of BETWEEN THE NOTES...

In the latest episode, Tony Black and Sean Wilson discuss, to celebrate 4th of July weekend, the music of among others James Horner, John Williams, David Arnold & Ennio Morricone, as they discuss American history & independence film scores.

Along the way, they choose 10 tracks between them from numerous films in this bracket, as you can see below. Don't forget to enjoy our playlists compiled for your enjoyment alongside our film music discussion.

00:00-12:45 - Intro
12:46-21:54 - Revolution (John Corigliano)
21:55-30:52 - Independence Day (David Arnold)
30:53-37:56 - The Last of the Mohicans (Trevor Jones & Randy Edelman)
37:57-46:21 - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Nick Cave & Warren Ellis)
46:22-52:56 - John Adams (Rob Lane & Joseph Vitarelli)
52:57-59:07 - Dances With Wolves (John Barry)
59:08-1:05:28 - The Madness of King George (George Fenton & Handel)
1:05:29-1:13:32 - Glory (James Horner)
1:13:33-1:21:33 - Once Upon a Time in the West (Ennio Morricone)
1:21:34-1:30:13 - The Patriot (John Williams)
1:30:14 - Outro

Host / Editor

Tony Black

Co-Host

Sean Wilson

American Independence & History on Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3HUV15NFOuSzWC216M9dA4?si=eVe8GTSuTmetfxo0vn7KGQ

The Patriot score on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRdKX0fzjLM&list=PLB24598F8434AD0F8
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Explorers & Crusaders: 80's Adventure Scores

Sat, 27 Jun 2020 06:00:14 -0000

Welcome back to the latest episode of BETWEEN THE NOTES...

In the latest episode, Tony Black and Sean Wilson discuss, in a topic designed to be more fun and frothy following recent protests and pandemics, the music of among others John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, John Barry & Alan Silvestri, as they discuss adventure movie scores from the 1980's.

Along the way, they choose 10 tracks between them from numerous films in this bracket, as you can see below. Don't forget to enjoy our playlists compiled for your enjoyment alongside our film music discussion.

00:00-12:44 - Intro
12:44-19:26 - Explorers (Jerry Goldsmith)
19:27-29:52 - Conan the Barbarian (Basil Poledouris)
29:53-36:30 - Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom (John Williams)
36:31-45:02 - Big Trouble in Little China (John Carpenter / Alan Howarth)
45:03-54:28 - The Neverending Story (Klaus Doldinger / Georgio Moroder)
54:29-1:01:43 - The Living Daylights (John Barry)
1:01:44-1:09:18 - Back to the Future (Alan Silvestri)
1:09:19-1:17:36 - Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade (John Williams)
1:17:37-1:24:43 - Willow (James Horner)
1:24:44-1:32:57 - A Passage to India (Maurice Jarre)
1:32:58 - Outro

Host / Editor

Tony Black

Co-Host

Sean Wilson

80's Adventure Scores on Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5aE4q04fX5uFFiuULjuvEK?si=QGUw57xyS6Wm9KycFT4enA

Explorers soundtrack on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcOzBRGvm-8

Conan the Barbarian (Prometheus recording) on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtXKAeC1FS6OyyVfD5nOAGg/feed

Willow soundtrack on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRskpDvjrIM&list=PLF9941020C92E8799

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Da 5 Bloods & The Music of Spike Lee

Sat, 20 Jun 2020 06:00:16 -0000

Welcome back to the latest episode of BETWEEN THE NOTES...

In the latest episode, Tony Black and Sean Wilson discuss, in the wake of the global Black Lives Matter protests around the world, the music of signature black director Spike Lee, and particularly the score to his new film Da 5 Bloods by Terence Blanchard.

Along the way, they choose 8 tracks between them from numerous of Lee's films including BlackKklansmen, Inside Man, Do the Right Thing and Malcolm X, all scored by composers including Blanchard, Roque Banos, Bruce Hornsby and more...

Host / Editor

Tony Black

Co-Host

Sean Wilson

The Music of Spike Lee on Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Ow5A3Brwv1p3MG6e731lT?si=uc-o4fpzTxWUjspJ8fwnjA

Twitter: @btw_notes
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Contagions & Outbreaks: Pandemic Cinema Scores

Sat, 13 Jun 2020 06:00:09 -0000

Welcome back to the latest episode of BETWEEN THE NOTES...

In the latest episode, Tony Black and Sean Wilson discuss the big topic of the day - pandemics, and the cinema around them, as we live in the middle of the unprecedented Covid-19 outbreak, at least for our generation.

Along the way, they choose 10 tracks between them from pandemic films including Contagion, Outbreak, It Comes at Night, and 28 Days/Weeks Later, all scored by composers including Jerry Goldsmith, James Newton Howard, John Murphy, Patrick Doyle and more...

Host / Editor

Tony Black

Co-Host

Sean Wilson

Pandemic Cinema Scores on Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6udr4CBKLdQubTlHb4fFV6?si=R8QgAdZvR4KMOb9uxwpgCg
Twitter: @btw_notes
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From Batman to Tenet: The Music of Christopher Nolan

Sat, 06 Jun 2020 06:00:04 -0000

Welcome back to a brand new season of BETWEEN THE NOTES!

In the latest episode, Tony Black and Sean Wilson discuss where they've been this past year, how Covid-19 has affected cinema, and anticipate Ludwig Goransson's incoming score for Christopher Nolan's upcoming new movie, Tenet.

Along the way, they choose 10 tracks between them from Nolan's films including The Dark Knight Trilogy, Inception, Dunkirk and more, and discuss the work of composers Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard, David Julyan and beyond...
Host / Editor

Tony Black

Co-Host

Sean Wilson

Nolan Music on Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6VdcVjZUTHRQPVsQcQN8p5?si=U3PuYfVmSTa8lBJ9bPb1aw
Sean's Self-Isolation playlist #1: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4gbNUmlHuKC0be2o071lC2?si=PY4AEa_3RhKhbyvCWYVoRw
Sean's Self-Isolation playlist #2: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0oixqfcFkAMQbjVr8xuex6?si=Ywiwwrd1RaaN7vRmTB60Mw

Twitter: @btw_notes
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Good Omens / Top 5 TV Show Scores / Game of Thrones (ft/ David Arnold)

Thu, 13 Jun 2019 06:00:18 -0000

With special guest: David Arnold

In the latest episode of Between the Notes, Tony Black and Sean Wilson talk and play new work by David Arnold, Ramin Djawadi and more in a TV Show special.

They discuss BBC/Amazon co-production Good Omens, plus speak to composer David Arnold about the series, talk about Game of Thrones: Season 8, and count down their Top 5 TV Show scores which includes discussion of Lost, The X-Files, Battlestar: Galactica and Doctor Who among many others...

Host / Editor

Tony Black

Co-Host

Sean Wilson

Twitter: @btw_notes
We Made This: @wemadethispod

All music courtesy of Silva Screen Records / WaterTower Music. With thanks to FlickeringMyth.com for access to David Arnold, where you can find the full transcription of his interview with Sean.

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Godzilla: King of the Monsters (ft/ Bear McCreary) / Top 5 Monster Movie Scores

Thu, 06 Jun 2019 06:00:08 -0000

With special guest: Bear McCreary

In the latest episode of Between the Notes, Tony Black and Sean Wilson talk and play new work by Bear McCreary and more in a Monster Movie special.

They discuss Godzilla: King of the Monsters, plus speak to composer Bear McCreary about the film, and count down their Top 5 Monster Movie scores which includes discussion of Godzilla (2014), Cloverfield, Jaws and Predator among many others...

Host / Editor

Tony Black

Co-Host

Sean Wilson

Twitter: @btw_notes
We Made This: @wemadethispod

All music courtesy of WaterTower Music.

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Aladdin / Vox Lux / Rocketman / Top 5 Scores with Songs

Thu, 30 May 2019 06:00:12 -0000

In the latest episode of Between the Notes, Tony Black and Sean Wilson talk new work by Alan Menken, Scott Walker, Matthew Margeson and more.

They also pick through their Top 5 examples of movies with both scores and songs, including Guardians of the Galaxy, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut and Romeo & Juliet...

Host / Editor

Tony Black

Co-Host

Sean Wilson

Twitter: @btw_notes
We Made This: @wemadethispod

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Avengers: Endgame / Top 5 Superhero Scores

Thu, 02 May 2019 06:00:21 -0000

In the latest, bumper edition episode of Between the Notes, Tony Black and Sean Wilson are joined by movie critic/film score nerd Amon Warmann for a superhero scores special to celebrate the release of Alan Silvestri's Avengers: Endgame.

Along the way, they discuss the work of composers including Danny Elfman, Ludwig Goransson, Hans Zimmer and John Williams, amongst many others, as they pick through their Top 5 Superhero scores of all time...

Host / Editor

Tony Black

Co-Hosts

Sean Wilson / Amon Warmann

Twitter: @btw_notes
We Made This: @wemadethispod

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Dumbo / The Sisters Brothers / Shazam! / Top 10 James Horner (Pt 2)

Sat, 13 Apr 2019 06:00:20 -0000

In the latest episode of Between the Notes, Tony Black and Sean Wilson talk and play new work by Danny Elfman, Alexandre Desplat, Benjamin Wallfisch and more.

They also pick through their 4-1 entries in their Top 10 James Horner scores, talking about gems including Field of Dreams, The Search for Spock and Apollo 13, some of which they also play.

Host / Editor

Tony Black

Co-Host

Sean Wilson

Twitter: @btw_notes
We Made This: @wemadethispod

All music courtesy of Lakeshore Records & Intrada Records.

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Captain Marvel / Us / Top 5 Female Composers

Fri, 29 Mar 2019 07:00:13 -0000

In the latest episode of Between the Notes, Tony Black and Sean Wilson talk and play new work by Pinar Toprak & Michael Abels, with featured albums Captain Marvel and Us, plus a special re-release of Basil Poledouris' Lonesome Dove.

They also choose their Top 5 Female Composers including Mica Levi, Anne Dudley & Rachel Portman, discuss Hans Zimmer composing Denis Villeneuve's upcoming Dune, and talk Sean attending a composer battle of the work of Zimmer & John Williams - plus thoughts on Disasterpiece's Under the Silver Lake and The White Crow.

Host / Editor

Tony Black

Co-Host

Sean Wilson

Twitter: @btw_notes
We Made This: @wemadethispod

All music courtesy of Varese Sarabande Records & Back Lot Music.

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Happy Death Day 2U / Serenity / Cold Pursuit / Top 10 James Horner (Pt 1)

Thu, 07 Mar 2019 07:00:04 -0000

In the latest episode of Between the Notes, Tony Black and Sean Wilson talk and play new work by Bear McCreary, Benjamin Wallfisch and George Fenton.

They also pick through their 10-6 entries of their Top 10 James Horner scores, discuss Black Panther's Best Score win at the 2019 Academy Awards, and talk Martin Phipps' The Aftermath and Tom Holkenborg's Alita: Battle Angel.

Host / Editor

Tony Black

Co-Host

Sean Wilson

Twitter: @btw_notes
We Made This: @wemadethispod

All music courtesy of Back Lot Music, Milan Records, Varese Sarabande & Sony Music Masterworks.

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How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World / All Is True / If Beale Street Could Talk / Top 10 of 2018 (Pt 2)

Thu, 21 Feb 2019 07:00:07 -0000

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World / All Is True / If Beale Street Could Talk

In the latest episode of Between the Notes, Tony Black and Sean Wilson talk and play new work by John Powell, Patrick Doyle and Nicholas Brittell.

They also pick through the 4-1 entries of their Top Film Scores of 2018, plus discuss Electric Wave Bureau's The Kid Who Would Be King, and predict who will win Best Score at the Academy Awards 2019.

Host / Editor

Tony Black

Co-Host

Sean Wilson

Twitter: @btw_notes
We Made This: @wemadethispod

All music courtesy of Back Lot Music, Lakeshore Records & Sony Classical

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Welcome to Marwen / The Front Runner / Glass / Top 10 of 2018 (Pt 1)

Thu, 14 Feb 2019 07:00:04 -0000

Welcome to Marwen / The Front Runner / Glass

In the first main episode of Between the Notes, Tony Black and Sean Wilson talk and play new work by Alan Silvestri, Rob Simonsen and West Dylan Thordson.

They also chat film music news and pick through the 10-5 entries of their Top Film Scores of 2018.

Host / Editor

Tony Black

Co-Host

Sean Wilson

Twitter: @btw_notes
We Made This: @wemadethispod

All music courtesy of Back Lot Music & Sony Classical

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Introduction - The Story of Between the Notes

Sat, 09 Feb 2019 11:30:24 -0000

The Story of Between the Notes

In this brief introduction, host Tony Black talks about the history of the show, and the show yet to come...

Host / Editor

Tony Black

Twitter: @btw_notes

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