Centuries-old vampire Count Dracula leaves his home of Transylvania and comes to the new world, intent on reigning death and destruction upon it. Can Mina Harker and her husband Jonathan find a way to stop him before it’s too late? Bram Stoker’s classic is reimagined as a four-part audio fiction podcast, its timeless story presented as a dialogue between two of the novel’s iconic characters. A 4-part fiction podcasting event from the mind of Gabriel Urbina, the creator of Wolf 359.
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A show where artists talk about their favorite film scores.
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The No Bad Ideas Podcast is the creation of Gabriel Urbina, Sarah Shachat, and Zach Valenti, three writer and artist-types who, in order to stay fresh creatively, have an excuse to hang out with each other once a week, and check in on what they're working on, take a terrible idea they found on the Internet each week and turn it into a compelling narrative. Or as close as they can get in 30 minutes. If you're someone trying to be creative yourself or even if you just appreciate a good story, ...
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Hit Singles w/ Gabriel Urbina & Jeremy Warmsley
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1:01:45In this special episode, we're joined by two of the creatives behind the wonderful new fiction podcast Hit Singles, creator Gabriel Urbina and composer Jeremy Warmsley. We discuss the show's development, the importance of writing music that can be used for multiple moments versus themes, the difference in composing for podcasts vs. films and televi…
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One Hundred Years of Solitude with Andre Silva/La Tina Sonido
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52:40Andre Silva, sound designer and cofounder of La Tina Sonido joins us to discuss the company's work on Netflix's adaptation of One Hundred Years of Solitude. Join us as we learn how to design magical realism, birds, warfare, and more. Find more of La Tina's work here: https://la-tina.co/ My Big Score was created and hosted by Christopher Dole. Our p…
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Count Dracula Presents: Hit Singles, the New Series by Gabriel Urbina & Co.!
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4:56He's back... Count Dracula has returned from the dead! And he's here to share important news! There's a new audio fiction series called Hit Singles, made by Dracula: The Danse Macabre creator Gabriel Urbina and frequent collaborators Zach Valenti and Sarah Shachat! It's a romantic comedy all about friendship, love, the struggles of trying to make i…
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Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves w/ Darren Fung
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44:32Composer Darren Fung joins us to discuss Michael Kamen's amazing swashbuckling score for Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. The underrated career of Kamen, what makes a stirring adventure score, and the impact having a Big Iconic Song can have are discussed, along with Darren's work with the Screen Composers Guild of Canada and the Canada’s National Ar…
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Composers Will and Brooke Blair (REBEL RIDGE) join us to discuss Angelo Badalamenti's monumental score for Twin Peaks. Laura's Theme, their long-standing collaboration with director Jeremy Saulnier, the contributions of Julee Cruise, and the impact of the late, lamented David Lynch are all discussed, along with much, much more. Join us, won't you? …
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Warning: The following episode contains discussions and depictions of violence, body horror, suicide, physical and psychological abuse, starvation, and death, including graphic depictions of harm caused by insects and burning. It also contains menacing situations, disturbing content, and jump scares. Listener discretion is advised. Episode 4 of 4. …
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Dracula: The Danse Macabre is off this week, but while we work on our season finale we wanted to share another show we love with all of you. This week: Audacious Machine Creative's fictional chat show World Gone Wrong! Listen to the show on their Apple Podcasts page or on their Spotify feed! Visit their website! Support the show! * * * WORLD GONE W…
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Warning: The following episode contains discussions and depictions of violence, body horror, suicide, imprisonment, torture, improper medical treatment, psychological abuse, chronic physical and mental illness, premature burial, and death. It also features menacing situations, disturbing content, and jump scares. Listener discretion is advised. Epi…
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Dracula: The Danse Macabre is off this week, but while we work on Episode 3 we wanted to share a show we love with all of you. This week: Chris and Jen Sugden's steampunk detective comedy adventure Victoriocity! Listen to the show on their Apple Podcasts page or on their Spotify feed! Visit their website! Learn more about High Vaultage, the first V…
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Warning: This episode contains discussions and depictions of violence, body horror, suicide, gaslighting, imprisonment, and death, as well as menacing situations, disturbing content, and jump scares. Listener discretion is advised. Episode 2 of 4. August 1893. Schoolteacher Mina Harker lives her life on a tightrope, balancing her duties to her work…
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It's time to go back to Titanic. My Big Score producer and Titanic super-fan Ellie Warren joins us to break down The Score for The Movie of the 1990s. Join us, won't you, as we discuss Leo-Mania, the sound design, the film's crescendo in the third act, "My Heart Will Go On", and much, MUCH more in this super-sized episode on James Horner's score fo…
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Presenting: The Case of the Greater Gatsby
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26:51Dracula: The Danse Macabre is off this week, but while we work on Episode 2 we wanted to share a show we love with all of you. This week: Shipwrecked Comedy's hilarious noir adventure The Case of the Greater Gatsby! Listen to the whole show on their Spotify feed. Visit Shipwrecked Comedy's Youtube Page. Support their work on their Patreon! A transc…
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Warning: This episode contains discussions and depictions of violence, body horror, imprisonment, and death, as well as menacing situations, disturbing content, and jump scares. Viewer discretion is advised. Episode 1 of 4. May 1893. Sent by his superiors to Transylvania to help a member of the local nobility with a real estate purchase, American c…
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Centuries-old vampire Count Dracula leaves his home of Transylvania and comes to the new world, intent on reigning death and destruction upon it. Can Mina Harker and her husband Jonathan find a way to stop him before it’s too late? Bram Stoker’s timeless horror classic returns, reimagined as a four-part audio fiction podcast. But not everything is …
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Fellowship of the Ring, Cont. W/ Emma Sherr-Ziarko
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1:39:34Returning guest Emma Sherr-Ziarko joins us to go deep in depth on Howard Shore's monumental score for Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring! We discuss Emma's history with 'the sacred texts', Shore's use of orchestration, the importance of Boromir, and much, MUCH more. PLUS: Chris breaks down the film's extraordinary prologue piece-by-piece to …
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Composer Evan Frankfort (Wild Kingdom: Protecting the Wild, The Spiritual Machine) joins us to discuss Vangelis' monumental synth score for 1982's Blade Runner. Join us as we delve deep into process and the nuts and bolts of making a score in a very different way than we usually do. It's one of our most in-depth discussions yet! Find Evan's website…
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Fellowship of the Ring w/ Nicolás Repetto
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45:19We journey back to Middle-Earth with composer Nicolás Repetto (Empire Queen: The Golden Age of Magic) to discuss Howard Shore's first swing at the Lord of the Rings with The Fellowship of the Ring. We discuss thematic construction, fantasy movie music tropes, Nicolás' origin as a composer, and what it takes to score a watch. Not a watch commercial,…
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In today's episode, composer Kenny Wood (The Naughty Nine) joins us to discuss John Williams' seminal holiday score Home Alone. Subjects include developing a strong working partnership with your director, heist film scores, how to score a kids' holiday film in the shadow of Home Alone. And much more. Join us, won't you? Find more of Kenny's work he…
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HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS with Chris Ryan and Bobb Barito
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57:06Today, 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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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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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind with Matt Bowen
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1:06:02Happy 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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ET The Extraterrestrial w/ Alex Geringas
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1:01:21Composer 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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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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Interstellar w/ Vinicius Barbosa Pippa
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1:10:35Multi-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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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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The Silence of the Lambs w/ Julian Mundy
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1:41:30Julian 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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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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Happy Labor Day! We are still laboring on a project we can't tell you about (yet) but we have worked mightily to find some bad ideas on the Internet and think that you'll enjoy the results! First, Gabriel brings us an Am I The Asshole post full of culinary spite that we turn into a fractured fairy tale where ritual matters, at least to the eldritch…
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles w/ Cat Blackard
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1:25:05Multimedia 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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Apologies for the delay in this one - travel, work on new projects, and some health road bumps (everyone is okay!) kept this one from being done properly until right now! Today in No Bad Ideas: self-expression! Grumpy men! Aggressive sea animals! And more! In our first bad idea today, Zach brings us the story of a French man who fought for his righ…
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Pride and Prejudice (2005) w/ Sherri Chung
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1:26:45Composer 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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Today on No Bad Ideas... Wedding planning! Service Industry workers! Big purchases! TLC's new show My Surprise Bris! And more! For our first bad idea, Gabriel brings us the story of someone who had to walk out on their surprise nuptials. The gang turns it into a fast-paced, Jacques Tati-esque romantic comedy about two waiters who have to hold a wed…
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Mission: Impossible w/ Briggon Snow
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1:12:24Briggon 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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Happy July! We return from our month-long hiatus with two ideas that are the exact opposite of summer fun, but we're going to try and turn them into some hot hot IP anyway. First, Zach brings us a Texas tragedy and we Tarantino it up a notch into a three-part (plus interludes) hunt for buried treasure where the Ennio Morricone score will be pumping…
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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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Today on No Bad Ideas... Dogs! Arrests! Fake kidnapping! And news that we're taking the rest of June off! In our first bad idea, Gabriel brings us the tale of a man who, when faced with hardship, tried to sell out man's best friend. The trio turns it into the newest hit animated film about a talking dog. Then, Zach brings us the story of a man who,…
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Today on No Bad Ideas: nuclear subs! Naked landlords! Court cases! Ashton Kutcher and Sean William Scott! And more! First, Sarah brings us an article about the unlikely place where some classified documents wound up. Gabriel is horrified that they actually find a narrative arc in the silly comedy of errors they come up with. Then, Gabriel presents …
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If Beale Street Could Talk w/ Laura Stratford
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59:50Welcome back! In today's episode, writer, composer, and lyricist Laura Stratford (Arden S2, The Bone Harp) joins us to discuss Nicholas Britell's stunning score for Barry Jenkins' 2018 film If Beale Street Could Talk. We cover how Laura's work as a composer has changed how she listens to and appreciates music, the film's impressive unification of d…
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We're back and we're jumping right into some supernaturally awful badness this week! First, Gabriel brings us the story of a very unconventional crime-fighting strategy and we turn it into the story of a young priest who gets in way over his head – although with hardened criminals or the demons of hell, TBD. Then Zach draws on the occult powers of …
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Today on No Bad Ideas... feds! Bad ideas! Training days! Birds! Spies! And more! In our first bad idea, Zach brings us the story of an FBI training exercise gone horribly wrong. The gang spins it out into a story of comedic role-play colliding against corporate machinations. Then, in our second story, Sarah brings us news about (horrifying) innovat…
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Bad Ideas Classic: Too Many Hats (With Tom Crowley)
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44:01Writer, performer, and (comedy) sketch artist extraordinaire Tom Crowley joins the Bad Ideas Squad for two tales from beyond the grave! For our first bad idea, Sarah brings us a witchy obituary like nothing we've ever heard before, and - naturally - the team tries to figure out how to turn it into a story of growth and self-actualization á la Ameli…
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