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Extended Version | IndieWire TV Craft Roundtables
What does it take to create the music behind television's most ambitious and talked-about series?
Composers Breton Vivian (The Madison), John Paesano (The Boroughs), Jeff Russo (Alien: Earth), Amanda Jones (Murderbot), Kris Bowers and Michael Dean Parsons (Spider-Noir), and Mac Quayle (Monster: The Ed Gein Story) join IndieWire's Jim Hemphill for an in-depth conversation about the art of scoring television.
From developing memorable themes and building a show's sonic identity to collaborating with showrunners, editors, and directors, these acclaimed composers share how music helps shape the emotional experience of a series. The panel also explores the vastly different creative processes behind shows like Alien: Earth, Spider-Noir, Murderbot, The Madison, The Boroughs, and Monster: The Ed Gein Story.
In this extended edition of IndieWire's TV Craft Roundtables, the composers reveal why no two collaborations are alike and how they navigate the creative challenges of bringing television stories to life through music.
IndieWire's TV Craft Roundtables is now streaming on PBS SoCal, the PBS App, IndieWire.com, and across IndieWire's social channels.
Extended Version | IndieWire TV Craft Roundtables
What does it take to create the music behind television's most ambitious and talked-about series?
Composers Breton Vivian (The Madison), John Paesano (The Boroughs), Jeff Russo (Alien: Earth), Amanda Jones (Murderbot), Kris Bowers and Michael Dean Parsons (Spider-Noir), and Mac Quayle (Monster: The Ed Gein Story) join IndieWire's Jim Hemphill for an in-depth conversation about the art of scoring television.
From developing memorable themes and building a show's sonic identity to collaborating with showrunners, editors, and directors, these acclaimed composers share how music helps shape the emotional experience of a series. The panel also explores the vastly different creative processes behind shows like Alien: Earth, Spider-Noir, Murderbot, The Madison, The Boroughs, and Monster: The Ed Gein Story.
In this extended edition of IndieWire's TV Craft Roundtables, the composers reveal why no two collaborations are alike and how they navigate the creative challenges of bringing television stories to life through music.
IndieWire's TV Craft Roundtables is now streaming on PBS SoCal, the PBS App, IndieWire.com, and across IndieWire's social channels.
