Episode 109 has Fender Jackson talking with film composer Daniel Pemberton during a chance encounter when both of them met coincidently in the state51 factory on Brick Lane, London. Conversation includes: introductions; the Motion music reviews website set up by Dan Hill and Simon Hopkins; Daniel’s early career as a writer; buying his first Korg Wavestation; Daniel’s current situation work-wise; his preferred way of working; choosing projects that allow for personality; ‘Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House’; ‘Scarborough’ being a film that should be more popular than it is; working with Danny Boyle, Himesh Patel and Adem Ilhan on ‘Yesterday’; ‘Slow Horses’; ‘Great British Menu’; how composing for TV was an apprenticeship for composing for movies; composing for ‘Steve Jobs’; Aaron Sorkin; how he composes for movies; taking criticism; building a lot of parts early on before you build the plane; composing for TV and movies vs. composing for record companies; the 30th anniversary of ‘Bedroom’; tape hiss; ‘Bedroom 2’; not having been excited by the record industry; performance royalties; ‘The Awakening’; ‘Great British Menu’; artists making money vs. venture capitalists; birthday parties; the state51 factory on Rhoda Street - the north end of Brick Lane; Andy Warhol as well as other topics. Relevant Links https://danielpemberton.com/ Spotify playlist of this episode Face to face recording in the state51 factory on Brick Lane at 4.50pm on Thursday the 19th September 2024. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.