The Film Scorer Michael Abels (Season 4, Episode 8)
Podcast Episode | Talk-Show

The Film Scorer

Michael Abels (Season 4, Episode 8)

Podcast Episode | Talk-Show

Pulitzer Prize winning composer Michael Abels (Get Out, Nope) joins the show to round out 2023. Not surprisingly, Michael and Nick spend a fair amount of time talking about Michael's work with Jordan Peele on the films Get Out, Us, and ...See morePulitzer Prize winning composer Michael Abels (Get Out, Nope) joins the show to round out 2023. Not surprisingly, Michael and Nick spend a fair amount of time talking about Michael's work with Jordan Peele on the films Get Out, Us, and Nope, including a broad look at their working relationship and how it fulfilled Michael's long-time dream of working in film. But Michael also scored a couple films this year, which they then dig into, including The Burial and Landscape with Invisible Hand. Primarily, they talk about his work on The Burial, in which Jamie Foxx gives an electric performance. As such, Michael digs into the score, including discussing how the palette is aimed at universality, giving space to Foxx and the film's licensed music, and adapting the Bach piece "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" into his score. Even though their chat is just under 25 minutes, they manage to squeeze a lot into it. See less