SOUNDTRACKS/SCORES, FILMS, BOOKS AND MORE!

BEST OF THE BEST FOR 2020!


As we found ourselves confined to our homes in 2020 and some lost so much more. Here is my list for what I found to be worthy, keeping in mind there are so many great releases and I would love to list them all. The standout scores for 2020, into my categorizes that change every year. THANK YOU to all the composers, promoters, friends and music labels!

-Jeremy [Retro]

BEST SERIES/TELEVISION [2020]


"THE WITCHER" music by Sonya Belousova and Giona Ostinelli
released on Milan Records

"DRACULA" music by David Arnold and Michael Price
released on Silva Screen Records

"THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT" music by Carlos Rafael Rivera
released on Maisie Music Publishing

"TALES FROM THE LOOP" music by Philip Glass and Paul Leonard-Morgan
released on Hollywood Records

"DC STARGIRL" music by Pinar Toprak
released on WaterTower Music

BEST SCORES [2020]

"COLOR OUT OF SPACE" music by Colin Stetson
released on Milan Records

"WONDER WOMAN 1984" music by Hans Zimmer
released on WaterTower Music

"JUDY & PUNCH" music by Francois Tetaz
released on Rubber Records

FAVORITE RE-RELEASE/EXPANDED [2020]

"CASPER" music by James Horner
released on La-La Land Records

"WILD WILD WEST" music by Elmer Bernstein
released on Varèse Sarabande

"DOLORES CLAIBORNE" music by Danny Elfman
released on Varèse Sarabande

"THE RIVER" music by John Williams
released on Intrada Records

"SEAQUEST: DSV" music by John Debney
released on Varèse Sarabande

FAVORITES FINALLY RELEASED [2020]

"TIME BANDITS" music by Mike Moran
released on Intrada Records

"RAWHEAD REX" music by Colin Towns
released on Silva Screen Records

"MYSTERY MEN" music by Stephen Warbeck and Shirley Walker
released on La-La Land Records

MOST LISTENED [2020]

"THE INVISIBLE MAN" music by Benjamin Wallfisch
released on Back Lot Music

"MULAN" [2020] music by Harry Gregson-Williams
released on Walt Disney Records

"ENOLA HOLMES" music by Daniel Pemberton
released on Milan Records

"EMMA" music by Isobel Waller-Bridge and David Schweitzer
released on Back Lot Music

HONORABLE MENTIONS [2020]

"BREACH" music by Scott Glasgow
released on Fourteen Kings Music

"TIN STAR: LIVERPOOL" music by Adrian Corker
released on Constructive

"NIGHT WATCH/DAY WATCH" music by Yuri Poteyenko
released on KeepMoving Records

"BAD DREAMS/KILLING SMALL ANIMALS" music by Oscar Fogelström
released on N10Y Records

"ANGELICA" music by Zbigniew Preisner
released on Caldera Records

BEST DOCUMENTARY [2020]

"SCREAM, QUEEN! MY NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET" music by Alexander Taylor
released on Notefornote Music

"A BAND TO HONOR" music by Holly Amber Church
released on Notefornote Music

"THE PAINTER AND THE THIEF" music by Uno Helmersson
released on Milan Records

"AUDREY" music by Alex Somers
released on Silva Screen Records

and last but not least...

WINNER [2020]

"SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY [EXPANDED]" music by John Powell and John Williams
released on Walt Disney Records
 
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THE DEVIL'S CANDY [2015], worth a watch.


A not-so-average family wrestles with Satan in a house from hell in this heavy metal-charged shocker from the director of The Loved Ones. Diehard metalhead and struggling artist Jesse (Ethan Embry) moves with his wife (Shiri Appleby) and daughter (Kiara Glasco) to a middle-of-nowhere Texas town, unaware that the new house they got for an unbelievable deal comes with a grisly history. Disturbing demonic goings-on culminate with the appearance of Ray (The Walking Dead’s Pruitt Taylor Vince). He’s the home’s former resident, and he’s here to do the Devil’s bidding. The cranked-to-eleven soundtrack blasts Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, and a thunderous original score by doom rock legends Sunn O).
 
I watched this film only because I interviewed the composer of the score, it landed in my hands and the film was solid watch.
-Jeremy [Retro]
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Sean Connery, The First James Bond, Dies At 90! 😟😢😭

 

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Scare Scores, "HALLOWEEN"! Countdown to October 31, 2020


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Scare Scores, "Balada Triste de Trompeta"! Countdown to October 31, 2020


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Scare Scores, "PUMPKINHEAD"! Countdown to October 31, 2020


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Scare Scores, "THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA"! Countdown to October 31, 2020


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Scare Scores, "PET SEMATARY"! Countdown to October 31, 2020


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Scare Scores, "The Other Side Of The Door"! Countdown to October 31, 2020


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Scare Scores, "NIGHTBREED"! Countdown to October 31, 2020


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Scare Scores, "THE MONSTER SQUAD"! Countdown to October 31, 2020


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Scare Scores, "MANDY"! Countdown to October 31, 2020


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Scare Scores, "THE CURSE OF SLEEPING BEAUTY"! Countdown to October 31, 2020


 

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Scare Scores, "LIVIDE"! Countdown to October 31, 2020


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Scare Scores, "LESBIAN VAMPIRE KILLERS"! Countdown to October 31, 2020


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Scare Scores, "La Herencia Valdemar II: La Sombra Prohibida"! Countdown to October 31, 2020


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Scare Scores, "KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE"! Countdown to October 31, 2020


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Scare Scores, "INTRUDERS"! Countdown to October 31, 2020


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Scare Scores, "I, FRANKENSTEIN"! Countdown to October 31, 2020


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Scare Scores, "THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE"! Countdown to October 31, 2020


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Scare Scores, "GHOST STORY"! Countdown to October 31, 2020


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Scare Scores, "THE GHOST AND MR. CHICKEN"! Countdown to October 31, 2020


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Scare Scores, "FROM BEYOND"! Countdown to October 31, 2020


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Scare Scores, "FERAL"! Countdown to October 31, 2020


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Scare Scores, "Errementari: The Blacksmith and the Devil"! Countdown to October 31, 2020


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Scare Scores, "ELOISE"! Countdown to October 31, 2020


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Scare Scores, "Deep in the Darkness"! Countdown to October 31, 2020


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Scare Scores, "THE DAMNED"! Countdown to October 31, 2020


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Scare Scores, "CHRISTINE"! Countdown to October 31, 2020


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Scare Scores, "CANDYMAN"! Countdown to October 31, 2020


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Scare Scores, "BODY PARTS"! Countdown to October 31, 2020


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Scare Scores, "At The Devil's Door"! Countdown to October 31, 2020


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Scare Scores, "An American Haunting"! Countdown to October 31, 2020


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Scare Scores, "THIRTEEN GHOSTS"! Countdown to October 31, 2020

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9/11... 19 Years!


No words can ever express  that day, it changed us all. I know I felt smaller than I ever have and what ever challenges in my life never will measure up to this day. We stood together, we stood for peace and we stood united. STAND TALL!

-Jeremy [Retro]

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Another AVENGER has fallen and shooting towards the skies!

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How is everyone holding up... I have been at the bottom so long, I spend a lot of time looking up.


2020 am I right totally sounds like a "
Rodney Dangerfield" without a punchline. I have been designing so much, I need an outlet to share it. My plan was to "try" to sell some of my posters, t-shirts and designs back in April.. well that didn't happen. No one really has extra money to spare, so I am going to wait until 2021. What are you doing to make it, survive it and or dealing with it?
-Jeremy [Retro]
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Make Your ROBOT, blue...

 
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Wanna See Something REALLY Scary?

 
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Dr. Sam Waymon Awarding-Winning Composer and Howlin’ Wolf Records Recording Artist! THANK YOU!

"Freedom is My Name"
Dr. Sam Waymon composer/civil rights activist wrote this special
Juneteenth anthem to inspire black, beige, brown and tan people forward
defending their soul adrift.

Dr. Samuel L. Waymon, an award-winning composer, musician, singer, pianist, arranger/producer, has composed music for Broadway and off-Broadway for the late Joe Papp, for a documentary film, “Duke Ellington Boulevard” and was a lead actor in America’s first Black soap opera entitle “Personal Problems.” He has also shared the concert stage with Miles Davis, Odetta, Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masekela, Quincy Jones, Donny Hathaway, Phyllis Hyman, and Max Roach. He also was the manager, confidante, organist and best friend to his sister, Nina Simone.

They played for the King of Morocco and the President of France, Francois Mitterrand. Sam also composed a song for the Academy Award winning film “Philadelphia” directed by Jonathan Demme that stared Denzel Washington and Tom Hanks. His talents also include the music to the movie “Ganja and Hess” directed and written by Bill Gunn of which Sam also had a starring role. This film won the Cannes Film Festival Award as one of the Ten Best Films of the Decade in 1973 and is now in the Museum of Modern Art’s Library Archives. Look for his latest composition entitled “You Got to Learn” that can be heard in Spike Lee’s new film “Da Sweet Blood of Jesus” (a remake of Ganja and Hess).

He worked on the documentary film, “The Amazing Nina Simone” directed by Jeff Lieberman. Sam has written the score to the silent film HELL BOUND TRAIN (Library of Congress) written in 1932 currently out on DVD and various media outlets. He is currently writing the score to a new feature documentary film, “Secrets of the Hollow” (an original film by Alice T. Crowe and Alicia Crowe scheduled for national release in 2018.
 
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TO THE AIR WE BREATHE

 
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When Can You Expect Real Change?

 

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Welcome Weary Travelers... Come In, Come In!


Welcome to my site, the world is invoking a "STAY AT HOME" if you can and I wanted to THANK all who are in the front lines of this pandemic. As we all figure out our next move, I wanted to share this with you. I have been working on this for sometime now and finally wanted to show it as you can see from the sample above. I am honoring my cat Caesar who passed away several years ago, due to old age as he reached his 18th birthday. I made this digital painting of him, utilizing my computer art/design and thought I would show it to you.

My tribute to him, helps me remember he was in my life and he will always be with me. Have you ever lost a pet, loved one or just would like a digital painting of them? I am offering this to those at a discount at the moment, bring your memories to life and let me help you do that. If you would like to email me about this, need something designed or be added to  my mailing list for upcoming projects [jeremy(at)jmhdigital(dot)com].

We are trying to survive in this pandemic, would love to help bring something to you, so thank you. If you have any question, please ask and in subject line put "re: HAIL CAESAR!" as everything else will be put in the spam folder.
-Jeremy [Retro]
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Howlin' Wolf Records: "THE JACK IN THE BOX" music by Christoph Allerstorfer

 
Howlin' Wolf Records proudly presents Christoph Allerstorfer's score for THE JACK IN THE BOX. In early discussions with the composer, Director Lawrence Fowler envisioned a score in the tradition of classic horror films. THE JACK IN THE BOX was recorded in Vienna using a small ensemble of musicians, which the composer skillfully blends with modern scoring techniques, to craft a richly textured score. [http://howlinwolfrecords.com/]
 
Debut Album for composer Christoph Allerstorfer and we at Howlin' Wolf Records are proud to able to bring this score to you. On a side note this is the first release I will score an "executive producer", which is the biggest thrill for me.
Jeremy [Six Strings]
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C2E2 [2020] and SIX STRINGS WAS THERE!


We were lucky enough to go to the convention and it gets better every year. Got to see a handful of stars, great costumes and more. Every year I try to see something different, so enjoy the classic, the strange and the cool!

c2e2 stands for the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo. It's the largest pop culture convention in the Midwest. c2e2 espouses that all nerds need a place to call home. Whether you're a fan of comic books, cosplay, video games, anime, TV shows, movies, books, wrestling, comedy, or anything else – c2e2 is your home for good and geeky times. February 28th - March 1, 2020. [c2e2.com]

THANK YOU, C2E2 and to see all the images from C2E2 [2020] "CLICK HERE"!
Jeremy [Six Strings]

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INTERVIEW WITH COMPOSER MATT MORTON ABOUT DOCUMENTARY FILM "APOLLO 11"


Jeremy [Six Strings]: Can you tell us how you became involved with "APOLLO 11" film and how did you approach this score different from the last score?

Matt Morton: I’ve been friends with and have worked with the director, Todd Douglas Miller, since we were kids growing up in Gahanna, Ohio (a suburb of Columbus).  He was the singer in my high school band “651” (I played guitar), and after high school, he went to film school at Eastern Michigan and I went on to Denison University where I started another band (with some other Gahanna friends) called “The Shantee”.  That band stayed together for 9 years - we recorded several albums and toured all over the country.  Todd started working on commercials in Detroit, and we kept in touch.  He would come out to shows and occasionally film them.  He used some music from my band in his first feature-length documentary ‘Gahanna Bill’.

The Shantee kind of hit a glass ceiling in the early 2000s.  We were being offered recording, publishing, and distribution deals, but because digital piracy had really hurt record companies’ profits, they weren’t offering very good deals to bands at our level.  Around this time, I started doing my first composing gigs - mostly little web videos and ads for clothing retailers, hospitals, and charities.  I started having more fun making tracks in my home studio than I was having on the road, and it meant I could make more money from my music too.  This was about 2004 when I left my band and Todd and I started working on our first projects together.

We worked in obscurity for years, slowly learning our craft by making everything from web videos to shorts to feature-length narratives and docs.  Luckily, we got to make lots of mistakes before many people were paying attention to us.  They say that every overnight sensation takes at least 10 years, and for us, that was definitely true.  In 2014, we finally got our first big chance to get noticed.  With the help of IFP (Independent Filmmaker Project) in New York City, we got ‘Dinosaur 13’ into Sundance and we world premiered on opening night.  After a bidding war, Lionsgate and CNN Films acquired the distribution rights.  It had a brief theatrical run, but it really found its audience when it played on CNN.  It won an Emmy in 2015 for Outstanding Science and Technology Programming.

After we won the Emmy for CNN, they asked us if we had any short film ideas, which led to the 2016 Apollo 17 short documentary ‘The Last Steps’ (CNN Films, Great Big Story).  Like ‘Apollo 11’, it was constructed completely from archival footage.  It ended up being very popular with online viewers, so with the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing coming up, CNN Films approached us about making a feature-length archival documentary about Apollo 11.


Jeremy [Six Strings]: How much creative freedom did you have while working on "APOLLO 11" film and what would you like the audience to take away from the score?

Matt Morton: Any film score is a collaboration, which is one of my favorite things about making them.  And since Todd and I have worked together for so long, we trust each other’s skills and vision a lot.  With that said though, when I told Todd my idea to do a synth-driven score using only instruments and effects that existed at the time of the mission (1969), he was hesitant and needed some convincing (note: the following paragraphs are from the production journal I was asked to write about my approach to the score).

In the spring of 2017 when I found out I was going to have the honor of scoring this film, the historical importance of the Apollo 11 Mission almost paralyzed me - how could I ever do it justice?  I'm a huge science nerd, and I put humankind's first steps on an alien world right up there with the first time a fish walked on land.  It was an evolutionary milestone. How do you put that into music?  And on the other hand, considering the huge number of films and film scores that had already been made on the subject, how would I find a unique way to score it?

I approached it like a method actor, by exhaustively researching the mission and all of the films that were made about it.  I read tons of books and watched and re-watched every documentary and narrative film about the Apollo Program that I could find.  I revisited the music of the time (I've loved 1960s music my whole life), and the ways that authors and the general public reacted to the event when it happened.  And since the action centers on the astronauts and mission control, I also tried to think about what it must have felt like to be one of them at each step of the way.  I knew Todd (the director) wanted it to feel like you're right there with them on the mission, so the score needed to ratchet up the tension and excitement that they were all experiencing.

But I also thought it was important that, since we'd only be seeing archival footage from 1969, we should only hear sounds that could have been made at the time of the mission.  A lot of the 'Apollo 11' team (including Todd and I) also worked on 'The Last Steps', a short documentary about our last manned mission to the Moon, Apollo 17 in 1972.  Like 'Apollo 11', that film used all archival footage, but for that score, I used any instrument or effect that fit my approach to the scene, including modern ones.  I love that score in its own right, but one of my thoughts after the fact was that it sometimes took me out of the feeling of "being there" in 1972 when I heard modern-sounding drum loops or super-lush digital reverbs.  So when we got the chance to tell Apollo 11's story, I got to learn from that experience and try a new approach.

My breakthrough, as far as narrowing down my approach and palette for the score, came when I started thinking about the fact that at the time, the Apollo Program was at the absolute cutting edge of science and technology.  The sheer amount of money spent (around 3% of our GDP) and the number of people working on it (over 400,000 people) have been credited with fast-forwarding the normal pace of technological innovation by about 10-20 years.  I started thinking about whether there were any parallels in the music world of the time.  Were there any technological developments happening then that lead to new types of music being made?  What was the avant garde music of the time like?  And would any of that new music and music technology be useful in scoring a dangerous and heart-racing space adventure in a 6.5 million pound rocket?

My answer was the synthesizer and the huge world of electronic and experimental music that it enabled after its development in the 1960s.  In 1963-1964, Bob Moog (in upstate New York) and Don Buchla (in San Francisco) were each independently developing the first modern (non-room-sized) modular synthesizers, unaware of each other's work at opposite ends of the country.  They steadily refined and expanded these instruments throughout the decade and they began being used by the few commercial composers and university professors who could get access to them (at the time, they cost the equivalent of a house).  In 1968, Wendy Carlos released her album 'Switched On Bach' (which were multi-tracked recordings of classic Bach pieces played entirely on a Moog synthesizer), and after its release, the Moog synthesizer blew up.  In the years that followed, the synthesizer began being used on recordings by mainstream artists like The Beatles, The Who, Keith Emerson, and Pink Floyd, as well as electronic music pioneers like Tangerine Dream, Isao Tomita, Suzanne Ciani, Kraftwerk, and Giorgio Moroder.  Today, the synthesizer's reach is immense, but it had its big bang around the time of the Apollo 11 Mission.  The futuristic sound of the synthesizer also fit in perfectly with the technological focus and futuristic look of our film.

So by late 2017, I had decided to only use instruments and effects of that were available in 1969, but I didn't actually own any synthesizers older than my Moog Minimoog Model D (which was released in 1970).  This is when I got lucky.  That year, Moog Synthesizers had decided to build (reissue) 25 of their classic Synthesizer IIIc modular synthesizers using the same parts and construction methods they used back in 1968.  I decided to make the (sizable) investment to buy one of them and use it as a central voice in my score.  When I combined the Moog IIIc with other vintage pieces including a Binson Echorec 2 (an early tube echo restored and modified by Soundgas Ltd.), a Mellotron (an early tape-based keyboard sampler), a 1965 Hammond A-143 Organ, a Leslie (rotating) Speaker, various guitar tube amps, spring and plate reverbs, early drum machines like the Maestro Rhythm King and Ace Tone Rhythm Ace, and an Echoplex EP-2 (a tube tape echo), I had a formidable palette of period sounds for the score.  I started experimenting with all the gear and seeing what kinds of sounds I could get out of them.  I produced hours of music that no one will ever hear, but some of those experiments actually made it into the final score, including the opening cue "The Burdens and the Hopes" which plays under the suiting-up and leaking valve scenes.  I've also posted a few of my synth and musique concrete experiments (the ones I knew wouldn't work in the film) on my Instagram. The only other ingredient was the orchestra, which of course also existed at the time.

My original concept for the compositions was to make them sound like they were archival just like the film footage, or in other words, to make it sound like they were written, played, and recorded in 1969 by musicians and engineers of the time.  But then I realized I could never really do that - it would only ever be an emulation.  It wouldn't ring true because as an artist, in order to get the best music out of myself, I have to stay authentic to myself and my tastes, and I live in the present.  I wasn't born until 1977, and I didn't start playing my first instrument (guitar) until 1986.  So I decided the most interesting thing I could do was to make modern compositions, but because I'd be using the instruments and effects of 50 years ago, they'd probably be a unique mixture of then and now and help to bridge the time gap between the people on the screen and the people in the audience.


Jeremy [Six Strings]: Please tell us a little more about yourself, that isn't in your official bio and which composer inspired you to get into being a composer... why?

Matt Morton: I grew up in a family without any professional musicians or artists, but I still developed a strong love of music at a very young age because of my dad's huge record collection.  My urge to play and create music grew directly from my love of it.  I almost didn’t have a choice - I had to learn how to do it myself.

I started on guitar when I was 9, but I wasn't satisfied with playing just one instrument for very long.  I’ve continued learning and acquiring new instruments (and recording gear) my whole life.  Although my strongest instruments are still guitar and bass, I’ve learned keyboards, drums, ukulele, charango, ronroco, banjo, cuatro, etc.  I think that comes from a realization that all the instruments, including the way they’re recorded and mixed, have an effect on the final track and the way that it's felt by the listener.  I guess I just kept following my curiosity and kept learning how to play the parts of each of the musicians and engineers until I was able to make full recordings all by myself.  I’d say I’m almost as interested in engineering and producing music as I am in composing it.

As for which composer inspired me to become one, it didn’t really happen that way for me.  I feel like I fell backwards into it.  I didn’t grow up dreaming of being the next John Williams or Jerry Goldsmith.  I wanted to be the next Jimi Hendrix, Brian Wilson, George Martin, or Jimmy Page - the guys mixing the power of rock and pop songwriting with the power of the recording studio.  I started getting interested in orchestral instruments more because of ‘Sgt. Pepper’ and ‘Pet Sounds’ at first, but once I got bitten by the orchestral bug, I started working my way back through the huge history of orchestral concert music, and I also became much more attuned to film scores.  Composing for film is really the ultimate medium for me because I get to combine my love of so many different kinds of music with my love of recording and using the studio as an instrument.


Jeremy [Six Strings]: After working on "APOLLO 11" film, what is next and what do you use to inspire your next project?

Matt Morton: I have a bunch of ideas for what I might want to do next, including possibly taking a short break from scoring to record a solo album using the same 1969 palette I used for 'Apollo 11’ (but without having to limit the track lengths or keep arrangements minimal in order to stay out of the way of dialogue).  But whatever my next film scoring job is, I will draw my inspiration from the story and the way the filmmakers want to tell it.  If you do it right, each score should have its own character and palette, and they should always be defined by what will help the storytelling process.  One of my favorite parts of composing is deep-diving into the background of the story and searching for clues that will help me enhance it in a meaningful way.  I have to really believe in the project or else I can’t make good music for it.  Hopefully whatever comes along next will be even more inspiring than the Apollo 11 mission, but that’s a pretty tall order!

About Matt Morton... is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, and engineer/producer from Columbus, Ohio. He started on the guitar at age 9 and went on to learn the bass, piano, drums, mandolin, cuatro, charango, ukulele, banjo, and the cello. He was a founding member, lead guitarist, and vocalist for The Shantee (rock band), and has recorded several albums, toured nationally, and opened for bands including George Clinton and Parliament/Funkadelic, Blues Traveler, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, the Neville Brothers, Dickey Betts of the Allman Brothers, Widespread Panic, and The National.

His feature-length scores include 'Scaring the Fish' starring Max Casella and Anthony Rapp, John Urbano's Panama documentary 'Beauty of the Fight', Todd Douglas Miller's Emmy-winning Sundance documentary 'Dinosaur 13' (Lionsgate, CNN Films), and 'Apollo 11' (NEON, CNN Films). His short-form and commercial clients include CNN Films (their Apollo 17 short documentary 'The Last Steps'), SapientNitro, Ketchum, JPMorgan Chase, Wendy's, Scotts Miracle-Gro, American Eagle, Hollister Co., JDRF, Mercy Health, and the Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation. He is also the founder of the music production company Studio 651 Ltd. and its publishing division, Studio 651 Publishing (BMI).

Matt's most recent project is the feature-length, all-archival documentary 'Apollo 11'. He wrote, orchestrated, performed, recorded, and mixed all of the original music for the film, as well as the teaser trailer and the theatrical trailer. Every instrument and effect used in the score existed at the time of the mission in 1969 including a Moog modular Synthesizer IIIc (a reissue of the 1968 version - 1 of 25 in the world), a Binson Echorec 2 (tube echo), a Mellotron (early keyboard sampler used by The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, etc.), a Hammond organ, various period drum machines, and the orchestra. The Soundtrack is out now digitally worldwide on Milan Records, with a CD release on June 28th, and a vinyl release on July 19, 2019 (the day before the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing).  The film will debut on TV (US only) on CNN on June 23rd.  A special 48-minute version of the film, ‘Apollo 11: First Steps Edition’, is playing now in science centers and museums.  The ‘Apollo 11’ documentary team will also be awarded the Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication at the Starmus Festival in Zurich, Switzerland on June 24th along with fellow recipients Elon Musk and Brian Eno.

It's a real honor when you can talk with someone with so much passion about their craft and you all know my respect for score music. Matt Morton has earned my respect, he is a true professional when it comes to this score for the documentary "APPOLLO 11" and I suggest you look for release from label MILAN RECORDS and MATT MORTON on the web.

Also, thank you for being awesome I got a little behind on this interview well not a little a lot, but thank you for understanding!
-Jeremy [Retro]
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FAVORITE SCORES AND MUSIC IN 2019!



Here is my list, now let me make one thing clear... there were great releases in the entire year of 2019, but these are my most listened to. I want to thank all the composers, labels, friends and Howlin' Wolf Records for making it possible to be part this world for over 10 years.

Remember when you listen to score music, there are no losers!
Jeremy [Six Strings]

Most Played in 2019:

"Aurora" Music by Oscar Fogelström (MovieScore Media)
"Marvel's Avengers: Endgame" Music by Alan Silvestri (Walt Disney Records)
"Cliffs of Freedom" Music by George Kallis (Aegean Entertainment)
"Krypton" Music by Pinar Toprak (Varese Sarabande)
"Joker" Music by Hildur Guðnadóttir (WaterTower Music)
"Alita: Battle Angel" Music by Tom Holkenborg (Milan Records)
"Shazam!" Music by Benjamin Wallfisch (WaterTower Music)
"Under the Silver Lake" Music by Disasterpeace (Milan Records)
"Swoon" Music by Nathaniel Mechaly (MovieScore Media)
"Tim Burton's Dumbo" Music by Danny Elfman (Walt Disney Records)
"Brightburn" Music by Tim Williams (Sony Music)
"BBC's: Good Omens" Music by David Arnold (Silva Records)

Favorite Series:

"The Mandalorian: Season 1 Chapters 1-8" Music by Ludwig Göransson (Walt Disney Records)
"The Dragon Prince Season 1, 2 and 3" Music by Frederik Wiedmann (Lakeshore Records)
"The Dark Crystal Volume 1 & 2: Age of Resistance" Music by Daniel Pemberton (
Varese Sarabande)
 
My Personal Favorites:

"The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot" Music by Joe Kraemer (La-La Land Records)
"Motherless Brooklyn [Score]" Music by Daniel Pemberton (WaterTower Music)
"Star Wars IX: The Rise of Skywalker" Music by John Williams (Walt Disney Records)

Great Releases:

"Masters of the Universe (2Cd)" Music by Bill Conti (NoteForNote Music)
"Apollo 13 [1995-2019]" Music by James Horner (Intrada)
"Knight Rider (2Cd)" Music by Stu Phillips (Varese Sarabande)

My Favorite:

"Howard The Duck 3Cd [1986-2019]" Music by John Barry, Original Songs Produced by Thomas Dolby - Additional Music by Sylvester Levay (Intrada)

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