by hrishikesh

Episode 7: House of Cards

Jeff Beal – House of Cards (Main Title Theme)

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In this episode, composer Jeff Beal deconstructs the main title theme music to the Netflix original series House of Cards, which has been nominated for multiple Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Original Main Title Theme and Outstanding Music Composition. The show was adapted from a British series of the same name by writer Beau Willimon, and director and executive producer David Fincher. Jeff talks about his collaborative process with Fincher, and how they found the mood and musical palette for the show and its theme, and how it changed from season one to season two. A brief word of warning, if you haven’t watched the first season, there are spoilers about how that season ends.

You can buy the House of Cards score by Jeff Beal on iTunes here.

For a transcript of this episode, click here.

footnotes
Supertramp – Crime of the Century
Jeff Beal on IMDB

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Episode 6: Daedelus

“Experience”

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In this episode, Alfred Darlington, better known as Daedelus, takes apart his song Experience. This early track of his is made with only acoustic sounds, but Alfred still considers it a piece of electronic music, and explains why. He also talks about the unexpected life the song has had since he recorded it, after being sampled by Madlib for his collaboration with MF Doom, Madvillain. Experience became the beat for Madvillain’s Accordion, the first song on their highly acclaimed album, and later referenced and resampled by artists like Drake and Kitty (aka Kitty Pryde). Daedelus deconstructs the song and discusses what its legacy means to him.

Buy Daedelus’s song Experience on iTunes here.

For a transcript of this episode, click here.

footnotes:
Madvillain – Accordion

Drake – The Grind

Kitty – Accordion

Tory Lanez – Accordion

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Episode 5: Sea Wolf

“Kasper”

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In this episode, Alex Brown Church of Sea Wolf breaks down “Kasper,” a song from the album Old World Romance. He talks about his songwriting process, collaborating with his bandmates, and the evolution that comes with learning the difference between making something that’s good, and making something that’s perfect.

Buy the song on iTunes here.

For a transcript of this episode, click here.

Sea Wolf’s website, with links to tour dates and more music, is seawolfmusic.com.

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