The Annotator

Christopher Coleman

The podcast where composers share thoughts and stories about their original scores. In every episode, a composer tells the creation story of their music used in some of today's top film, television and video game soundtracks.

  • 18 minutes 1 second
    Scott Bomar - My Name is Dolemite
    In this episode, Scott Bomar discusses his research into and how he paid homage to the blaxsploitation genre of the 1970s for his original score to "My Name is Dolemite."
    24 December 2019, 9:37 pm
  • 16 minutes 46 seconds
    Finishing Move [Brian Lee White / Brian Trifon] - Borderlands 3
    In this episode FINISHING MOVE, composers Brian Lee White and Brian Trifon share their approach to writing music for a few select environments and boss battles from Borderlands 3.
    17 December 2019, 3:59 am
  • 20 minutes 26 seconds
    Raison Varner - Borderlands 3
    In this episode, RAISON VARNER describes the complexities for writing a score for an RPG-shooter hybrid game and the conceptual approach he ended up taking.
    10 December 2019, 3:07 am
  • 16 minutes 57 seconds
    Joseph Trapanese - Lady and the Tramp (2019)
    In this episode, composer Joe Trapanese shares how he embraced the famous "Bella Notte" from the original "Lady and the Tramp" from 1955, while also writing his own original music and themes for this newest version.
    3 December 2019, 3:26 am
  • 19 minutes 18 seconds
    Amie Doherty - Undone
    In this episode, Amie Doherty takes us through several key tracks from the original Amazon series, UNDONE. She reveals how she was not only inspired by the visual artistry of the show but how this affected her choices in scoring each episode.
    26 November 2019, 8:56 pm
  • 14 minutes 2 seconds
    Tom Hedden - 75 Seasons Suite
    In this episode, composer Tom Hedden revisits his now-classic music from the NFL Film's documentary, "75 Seasons: The Story of the NFL."
    18 November 2019, 10:18 pm
  • 27 minutes 52 seconds
    David Robidoux - NFL 100 Suite
    In this extended episode, David Robidoux talks about his history of writing music for NFL Films and the unique challenges that come with writing the commemorative theme for the NFL's 100th Anniversary as opposed to writing film scores.
    11 November 2019, 11:44 pm
  • 18 minutes 55 seconds
    Wilbert Roget II - Mortal Kombat 11
    In this episode, Wilber Roget opens up his score for Mortal Kombat 11 and shares how he helped to define the protagnist forces versus the antagonist by utilizing acoustic East Asian instrumentation versus electronic performances of Middle Eastern influenced music respectively.
    5 November 2019, 1:18 am
  • 14 minutes 28 seconds
    Tim Wynn - Freaks
    In this episode, composer Tim Wynn opens up six tracks from his original score for 2019 film, "Freaks."
    28 October 2019, 5:15 pm
  • 18 minutes 28 seconds
    Geoff Knorr - Civilization VI: Gathering Storm
    In this episode Geoff Knorr takes us on a deep dive into the development of the thematic music he wrote for two of the eight civilizations introduced into the world of Civilization VI: his music for the Ottoman Empire and his music for the Maori people of New Zealand.
    22 October 2019, 12:37 am
  • 23 minutes 19 seconds
    Kevin Manthei - Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus
    In this episode, composer Kevin Manthei talks about returning to the Invader Zim franchise after 20 years. He discloses some of the challenges he faced in returning like: being respectful to his original score for the tv series while also adding something new.
    15 October 2019, 12:56 am
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