Industry Professionals
Interview with “The Expendables 2” Composer Brian Tyler
Composer Brian Tyler’s epic scores include “Constantine” and “Fast and Furious” as well as the blockbuster videogame, “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3” which grossed $775 million in its first 5 days. He talks about his current film, “The Expendables 2,” and why “windy” and “12th notes” are not musical terms.
Read MoreInterview with “Once Upon A Time” Composer Mark Isham
Grammy and Emmy-winning composer Mark Isham sits on The Comet Couch and discusses new film, “The Lucky One”, and the joys of working on the hit TV show “Once Upon a Time”. He talks about the weekly use of a full orchestra to record the score for “Once Upon a Time” and how film scoring…
Read MoreInterview with “Dexter” Composer Daniel Licht
Co-hosts Tamara Conniff and Jonathan McHugh welcome “Dexter” composer Daniel Licht to The Comet Couch. The seventh season of Showtime’s Emmy-winning series “Dexter” premiered to over 2.9 million viewers, making it the network’s number one telecast for the year. And award-winning compoer Daniel Licht provides the thrilling score to our favorite killer, using such odd…
Read MoreInside the Tadasana Yoga & World Music Fest
Co-founders Fabian Alsultany and Tommy Rosen give The Weekly Comet the inside scoop about the upcoming Tadasana Yoga and World Music Festival held at Santa Monica Beach the weekend of April 20-22. Fabian and Tommy take us from seven-year long conceptualization to creation of the festival which will bring some of the world’s best yoga teachers, musicians…
Read MoreEmmy-Nominated Composer Miriam Cutler Interview
Emmy-nominated composer Miriam Cutler takes to the Comet Couch to talk about her new documentary “Ethel”, a full-length feature on the life of Ethel Kennedy, which premiered at Sundance 2012 and will be released on HBO this fall. Miriam is a renaissance woman. She started her career as a singer/horn player in a number of…
Read MoreCongratulations Hawk Koch – President of The Academy
emPOWERme.tv and Jonathan McHugh spend the day at the annual Produced by Conference on the Sony Pictures lot. We caught up with Hawk Koch, the newly named President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Congrats!
Read More“We the Party” Director, Mario Van Peebles
Director and actor Mario Van Peebles, known for his roles in hit TV shows “Damages” and “All My Children” talks about his new film “We The Party”. He also discusses directing “New Jack City” and working with Kelsey Grammer on TV show “Boss”.
Read More“The Trouble With Bliss” Composer Daniel Alcheh Performs
Independent film composer Daniel Alcheh brings a very special instrument on set to perform for Tamara and Jonathan in this clip from “The Weekly Comet”. Check out our full episode where Daniel talks about his latest original score for “The Trouble With Bliss” starring Michael C. Hall (“Dexter“), Lucy Liu (“Charlie’s Angels“) and Peter Fonda…
Read More“The Possession” Composer Anton Sanko Interview
Award-winning composer Anton Sanko takes The Comet Couch to talk about his latest film, “The Possession,” which will opens August 31. The film’s soundtrack will be released on Lionsgate Records on August 28. “The Possession” was produced by horror master Sam Raimi along with Robert Tapert and J.R. Young and directed by Ole Bornedal. Sanko…
Read More“Spy Hunter” Composer Ryan Shore Interview
The Weekly Comet hosts Tamara Conniff & Jonathan McHugh welcome Grammy-nominated composer Ryan Shore, who talks about his latest project – the score to action-driven combat driving video game “Spy Hunter.” Shore received a 2012 Grammy Award nomination for best soundtrack score for “The Shrine.” He graduated in 1996 from the Berklee College of Music…
Read More“Rock of Ages” Matt Sullivan – Music Supervisor Interview
Grammy nominated music supervisor Matt Sullivan talks “Rock of Ages” covering everything from Tom Cruise belting out “Pour Some Sugar” on me, the secret behind the monkey named “Hey Man,” why the strip bar scene was a sound effect challenge, and they the Twister Sister/Jefferson Starship mash-up is one of the biggest songs in the…
Read More“Revenge” composer iZler answers your tweets!
In a bonus post show edition of The Weekly Comet, Tamara and John sit down with iZler to address the twittersphere’s question about the hit show Revenge. iZler is a rock star turned composer whose credits include Humboldt County, Revenge, and Shameless. In this edition, he talks about the differences between scoring films and television,…
Read More“Pitch Perfect” Music Supervisors Julia Michels and Julianne Jordan Interview
Music supervisors Julia Michels and Julianne Jordan sit on the Comet Couch to talk about the upcoming film “Pitch Perfect”, which will be released October 5. Julia Michels is an independent music supervisor who has been in the business over 20 years. Her credits include “Alvin & The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked”, “Sex & The City (1&2)”,…
Read More“Breaking Bad” Music – Dave Porter Interview
Breaking Bad Composer Dave Porter
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