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In Episode 25, Christopher Willis talks about his experience working with Rupert Gregson-Williams on VEEP, what it was like to score comedy in a serious way, how he got the job on Disney’s The Lion Guard, and MORE!

Do you remember what sparked your enthusiasm as a kid? A YAMAHA keyboard did the magic for composer Christopher Willis! In episode 24, the first part of our amazing interview series with Chris, and learn about his musical journey!

Learn more about the physical challenges musicians face when performing film scores live in episode 23! Jim Fahey, Director of Programming for Symphony Center Presents at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra will share behind-the-scenes stories and talk about the acoustical challenges of performing Casablanca.

Today, Jim Fahey, Director of Programming Center Presents at Chicago Symphony Orchestra! In this episode Jim, talks about how he started at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the evolution of live film music performances in the orchestra world, and the challenge of programming and performing in this genre!

Welcome back to the final installment of our 3-part interview series with composer Joel McNeely. In #FilmMusicFocus episode 21, Joel talks about his friendship with Seth MacFarlane and their work together, how continuing to learn as a composer is important, collaborating with Walt Disney Imagineering on “Disney Dreams!”, and scoring for comedy in A Million Ways to Die in the West!

In episode 20, we have the second part of the three-part interview series with Emmy Award-winning composer Joel McNeely. Today he talks about his friendship with Jerry Goldsmith, working with him on Air Force One under a tight deadline, writing the music of the Tinker Bell world, and the challenges of composing the unknown in American Dad!