The Screen Composer's Studio
Welcome to The Screen Composer’s Studio, a podcast about the musical storytellers behind some of your favorite films, series, video games, and more. In each episode we'll be taking you behind the screen and talking to the musical magicians who bring these stories to life. These hidden giants may not often bask in the limelight, but you've definitely felt the power of their work. Join us to find out how composers shape emotional journeys, give color and shade to beloved characters and worlds, and enhance the viewer’s experience in a way only music can. Brought to you by The Screen Composers Guild of Canada
Episodes
36 episodes
Lora Bidner - Folkloric
Ottawa born Lora Bidner combines her background as a singer-songwriter multi-instrumentalist as well as affinity for folklore in her music for the screen, which includes the BBC/Family Channel series Malory Towers, mini series Hogtown, feature ...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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1:07:14
Lodewijk Vos - Color and Grit
Originally from the Netherlands, Lodewijk Vos’ approach to music making is very much his own. One half of the scoring duo Menalon (with Joseph Murray), the Canadian Film Center grad has worked on TV shows such as Diggstown on CBC, documen...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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1:13:41
Neil Parfitt - An Animated Life
Neil Parfitt’s wonderfully diverse career sees him working at the highest levels as a composer for animated series, as well as designing custom synth sounds for some of the biggest blockbusters on the planet. He started out as a kid who w...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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1:29:41
Carly Paradis - Nothing is Something
Originally from Hamilton, Ontario, Carly Paradis has made a name for herself as a first call screen composer, scoring huge TV hits such as the BAFTA nominated Line of Duty, Sick Note, and Netflix’s The Innocents. After a stint in Toronto’...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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57:26
Jeff Young - Leverage
In this episode, we’re going to change things up a bit. My guest is a composer, musician, and engineer, but his primary vocation is as an entertainment lawyer with a specialty in IP and copyright. This is your hour of pro-bono legal...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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1:22:26
Jonathan Kawchuk - Everywhen
Alberta-born Jonathan Kawchuk is interested in where and how we live as a means to give his music context. He completed a Bachelors of Music at the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts, worked with Nico Muhly, Ben Frost, and the Philip ...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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1:26:32
Rob Duncan - Give Them What They Need
At the tender age of 11, Rob Duncan dismantled a piano in his experimental music class. This must have been a spark for him, as he is now known for recording scores on decommissioned nuclear submarines, finding his next instrument in a ju...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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1:16:16
Ari Posner - The Unmasterable Language
At first, Winnipeg-born Ari Posner set out to build a career as a songwriter. After discovering that perhaps his abilities as a lyricist did not match his musical gifts, he moved into the fast-paced world of ads, which gave him the traini...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:29:08
Cristobal Tapia de Veer - The Uncensored Artist
Cristobal Tapia De Veer is a maverick whose consistently unique approach to scoring has finally, and deservedly, thrust him into the spotlight. His family fled the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile shortly after his birth, and while th...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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1:06:46
Season 3 Teaser
Season 3 is coming on July 13, 2022, and features the incredible Cristobal Tapia de Veer!
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Season 3
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Episode 0
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1:16
Sarah Slean - Becoming Who You Are
Called “One of the most compelling acts Canada has to offer.” by Time magazine, Sarah Slean has been beguiling audiences since she first appeared on scene in the late 90’s, when she was signed to Atlantic/Warner at just 19 years of age. H...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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1:25:37
Michel Cusson - The Scoring 6 String Slinger
Michel Cusson established his reputation as a formidable guitar player and composer in the early 80’s with celebrated jazz-rock group Uzeb, whose tours were cultural journeys which gave Michel the opportunity to meet and play with musicians in ...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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1:16:03
Todor Kobakov - The Quiet Jester
Todor Kobakov grew up in Bulgaria where at age 7 he was accepted into a music focused school so competitive that there were kids in the wings waiting to take your spot if you stumbled. He began showing up to help out on the sets where his...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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1:21:18
Suad Bushnaq - Music is Home
Suad Bushnaq has long struggled to answer the question “where’s home?” in simple terms. The Jordanian-Canadian composer and polymath with Bosnian, Syrian, and Palestinian roots grew up in Amman, studied in Damascus and Montreal, spent tim...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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1:20:04
The Chan Brothers Have Each Other's Back
Brian and Caleb Chan bring a high level of emotional intelligence to everything they do, and believe that a focus on that growth is critical to success in both life and creative business. When you understand that their attention to the in...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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1:26:39
Janal Bechthold - Full Circle
Janal Bechthold’s musical journey started not on the piano playing Mozart, but rather on the organ playing 50’s swing and Tangos. Again sidestepping more well-worn paths, she studied music therapy at Laurier and spent years alternately in...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:21:57
Donald Quan - An Improvised Life
Donald Quan sees his whole life, including his career and businesses, as an improvisation. As a composer, he is known for his work on shows such as Relic Hunter, Mutant X, and APTN’s Moccasin Flats. As a musician and recording artis...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:50:12
Peter Chapman - Serendipity
Every time I chat with Peter Chapman (AKA Coins), I hear another amazing story, well told. The pivotal moments in his life also connect in a narrative full of serendipitous events that have opened windows to let his talent shine through.&...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:21:02
Steph Copeland - Keep Moving Forward
Steph Copeland cut her teeth in the Windsor/Detroit underground electronic and hip-hop scene, but her scoring career quickly developed alongside her successes as a songwriter and performer. With her dark, electronic sensibilities and ...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:15:41
Andrew Lockington - The Intimate Within the Epic
Andrew Lockington is known for the epic scale of the blockbuster films he’s worked on, as well as the incredible lengths he goes to to capture his sounds - things like venturing into the deepest jungle or risking injury and death to dismantle a...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:50:44
Red Heartbreaker - Bring The Verve!
[Episode contains some colorful language]Classically trained as a vocalist, Red got her start in cabaret and musical theater before she was bitten by the film scoring bug - a craft she says “combines all of the things”. She and her...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:27:39
Trevor Morris - The Scoring Sommelier
[Episode contains some strong language]Trevor Morris is without a doubt one of Canada’s most successful exports in the screen composing world. After cutting his teeth writing jingles in Toronto, he made the jump to Los Ange...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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1:15:04
Season 2 Announcement!
We’re back, and kicking it off on July 14th with two-time Emmy winning composer, Trevor Morris.Trevor is best known for his work on The Tudors, The Borgias, and Vikings, as well as massive studio films like
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Season 2
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Episode 0
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1:10
John Welsman - Artistry & Leadership
"I’m an optimist by nature, and I really believe in the Guild and our community. We’re facing a lot of challenges, but we’ve got a lot of creative, motivated people working really hard to move us in the right direction."John Welsm...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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1:10:12
Gary Koftinoff - A Musical Mission
"Hearing Morricone’s score for The Mission was a spiritual moment. That’s why I got into this: if I could ever make something that moved someone else in the same way, that would be a gift."After studying Business Administration an...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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56:35
