FilmMusicSite.com: Composer Talk

Originally from Barcelona, Goula trained as a classical guitarist before studying composition at Goldsmiths, University of London, followed by an Master of Arts in Composing for Film and Television at the National Film and Television School.Drawing inspiration from Renaissance and Baroque music, contemporary classical traditions and experimental electronics, Goula creates scores that are both intimate and cinematic, serving story with subtlety and emotional precision. Recent projects include Grant Gee’s Everybody Digs Bill Evans premiered in Competition at the
2026 Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for Best Director, while Goula's latest score for the adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility further showcases his ability to bring emotional nuance and contemporary elegance to timeless stories. He also composed the music for Above the Below, Idris Elba's feature directorial debut, to be premiered in December 2026.

In this new episode of Composer Talk Roger Goula takes us in the composing process for Sense and Sensibility and the Silver Bear winning film Everybody Digs Bill Evans.

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Composer Joseph Trapanese is known for building distinct musical worlds through intentional design, bridging organic instrumentation and modern electronics across film, television, and interactive media. His work includes landmark collaborations with Daft Punk (Tron: Legacy), Anthony Gonzalez of M83 (Oblivion), and Mike Shinoda (The Raid), alongside co-writing the score and producing songs for The Greatest Showman and crafting a thoughtful dramatic counterpoint to N.W.A. in Straight Outta Compton. He wrote music for television shows such as Netflix’s The Witcher, Shadow and Bones, Tron: Uprising and NBC’s Brilliant Minds. For films he scored Finding ‘Ohana, Insurgent, Allegiant, Robin Hood, David, Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice… One of his recent projects is the film Whalefall.

In this new episode of Composer Talk Joseph Trapanese dives with us in the world of Whalefall. How did he compose the music for this epic film. Next to that we talk about Tron: Legacy and David.

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Trevor Jones is a South African born composer of film and television scores. He is best known for his music written for films such as Excalibur, Runaway Train, The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, Mississippi Burning, The Last of the Mohicans, Brassed off and In the Name of the Father. Jones has collaborated with filmmakers like John Boorman, Andrei Konchalovsky, Jim Henson, Alan Parker, Jim Sheridan, Barbet Schroeder and Michael Mann.[3] He has been nominated for three BAFTA Awards for Best Film Music and has also been nominated for two Golden Globe Awards - Best Original Score. During the 2026 World Soundtrack Awards he received a Lifetime Achievement Award for his music.

In this new episode of Composer Talk Trevor Jones talks about receiving the WSA Lifetime Achievement Award, about his music career and about working with singer/songwriters David Bowie, Elvis Costello and Sting. How it was to work on The Last of the Mohicans with Michael Mann. 

Enjoy listening to this great conversation that was recorded during the WSA Music Days.

Christopher Young is a six-time BMI Award-winning, Golden Globe nominated and two-time Emmy-nominated composer, who has scored more than 160 films spanning every genre and emotional register. Christopher has also collaborated with acclaimed filmmakers such as Norman Jewison, Barry Levinson, Lasse Hallström, Curtis Hanson, John Amiel, and Bruce Robinson. Honored by BBC Classical Magazine as “the greatest horror film composer of our time,” Christopher’s name has become synonymous with the art of cinematic horror. His scores for Hellraiser, Hellbound: Hellraiser II, The Fly II, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge, The Dark Half, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Species, Sinister, Pet Sematary, The Piper, and Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror . Other credits are Spider-Man 3, The Shipping News, Ghost Rider, Jennifer 8,… Recently he wrote the score for the horror film Passenger and Marvel’s Deadpool VR.
In this new edition of Composer Talk composer Christopher Young takes us on a journey through his scores for Passenger and Marvel’s Deadpool VR. We look back at 4 decades of writing music for film and how things have changed.
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Matthew Atticus Berger is a film and television composer whose work spans drama, documentary, and unscripted television. A Berklee College of Music alumnus and jazz guitarist by training, Berger has built a prolific career scoring for the screen, with credits including 58 episodes of NBC's Chicago P.D. across four seasons (2019–2023), Bride or Die, Dead in the Water, Yuletide the Knot , and Broken Land. His scoring work extends into documentary television as well, with early credits on National Geographic series exploring the natural world, including Kingdom of the Oceans and Patrick and the whale. Most recently he wrote the score for the film April X.

In this new episode of Composer we dive with Matthew Atticus Berger into his latest score April X. How he created the music for this futuristic thriller. We also look back at the score he wrote for Patrick and the Whale. 

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