11. Just Add...Bad First Drafts (Overture Series)

13/05/2024 34 min Temporada 2 Episodio 3
11. Just Add...Bad First Drafts (Overture Series)

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Send us a textWelcome to the 2nd Season of Just Add Music!For this series, we are delving into the behind the scenes of the composing process by tracking the lifecycle of 2 short music commissions from start to finish. The pieces in question? Two 1-minute orchestra overtures for the bands Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service to open their 20th Anniversary Tour in 2023 and 2024.Join Minna as she walks through the ups and downs of the composing process and works through ideation, brainstorming, sketching, editing and execution for these two short pieces.Thank you to Ben Gibbard for bringing in me for this writing assignment, I had a blast! And to anyone who's ever been curious to try writing music themselves, I hope this series makes the process more approachable!Please enjoy the 2nd season of Just Add Music (with Minna)!Production Credits:Host, Composer, Music/Audio Editing: Minna ChoiProducer, Story Editor: Nicole WongMusic Credits:1) The District Sleeps Alone Tonight - The Postal Service2) Such Great Heights - The Postal Service3) Sleeping In - The Postal Service4) Nothing Better - The Postal Service5) Recycled Air - The Postal Service6) Clark Gable - The Postal Service7) At Last - Etta James8) Gilraen's Memorial - Howard Shore9) Olympics Fanfare - John Williams10) National Anthem - The Postal Service11) Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio - W.A. Mozart, Jaime Martin, Andrew Marriner, London Symphony Orchestra12) The Marriage of Figaro Overture - W.A. Mozart, London Philharmonic, Alfred Scholz