Settling the Score: a Movie Score Podcast

May 22 2024 6
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From the Tarantino brothers comes Settling the Score, a podcast about the music in the movies we love. Each episode, we’ll be exploring the songs, scenes, and sounds that make these films so memorable. Join us, and if you like what you hear follow us on Spotify and opt in for notifications on new drops. To get in touch and keep up with our score settling antics, you can find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@settlingthescore

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Challengers | Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

May 22 2024 25 mins  
Come on! The boys dissect modern cinema’s most equilateral love triangle, and the Reznor/Ross techno masterpiece that propels it. Ev's score: 9.2 / Al's score: 9.1 / Ky's score: 8.9 Musical term: Electropop Instrumental Instrument: Synthesizer If you like what you hear, follow us on Spotify and opt-in to get notified when we drop future episodes. Better yet, get in t

Andor | Nicholas Britell

May 04 2024 36 mins  
One. Way. Out. The rebellion is brewing in this one as Ky celebrates May the 4th with the best body of work to come out of the Star Wars universe in the last decade. Ev's score: / Al's score: / Ky's score: Musical term: Diegetic music Instrumental Instrument: Beskar Bell Basement Pipes If you like what you hear, follow us on Spotify and opt-in to get notified when we

Shogun | Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross, Nick Chuba

Apr 18 2024 27 mins  
Without a good rock, a garden is just a place of growing. Without a good score, a show is just a place of mediocrity. Ev leads the boys to the shores of feudal Japan, exploring how the Ross brothers turned traditional Japanese instruments into modern tools of emotional and psychological expression.

Dune: Part Two | Hans Zimmer

Apr 14 2024 38 mins  
"You are not prepared for what is to come." The boys dive deep into the sands of Arrakis, discussing the old and the new in Dune: Part Two. Ky feels the sand on his face, Ev obsesses over unconventional instruments, and Al hits us with his best Loire Cutler impression. Ev's score: 9.7 / Al's score: 9.7 / Ky's score: 9.4 Musical term: Double Harmonic Major Sc

Oscars Scoretacular

Mar 06 2024 24 mins  
Hollywood’s biggest annual awards event is upon us, and the race for Best Original Score is tight! The bros entertain the idea of an STS emcee, give their takes on the nominees, and build a podium of their own. 2023 gave us some strong candidates, but there can only be one… Ev's pick: Killers of the Flower Moon / Al's pick: Killers of the Flower Moon / Ky's pick: Op

Avatar: The Last Airbender | Jeremy Zuckerman

Feb 19 2024 39 mins  
Strings, percussion, brass, woodwinds...long ago the four sections of the orchestra live together in harmony, but everything changed when the brass section attacked. Only Jeremy Zuckerman master of all four sections could stop them... Ev's score: 9 / Al's score: 8.5 / Ky's score: 8.5 Musical term: MIDI Instrumental Instrument: Duduk If you like what you hear, follow us

Saltburn | Anthony Willis

Jan 31 2024 20 mins  
It's hard to Settle into a place like Saltburn. The boys don Shakespearean chic and indulge in Anthony Willis' synthy, strung-out musical maze. Ev's score: 8.8 / Al's score: 8.2 / Ky's score: 8.7 Instrumental Instrument: Moog synthesizer If you like what you hear, follow us on Spotify and opt-in to get notified when we drop future episodes. Better yet, get in t

Barbie | Mark Ronson

Jan 17 2024 39 mins  
Barbie has a great day every day, Settlers only have a great day when they get to talk about Barbie. Ky has the boys moving and grooving for this one as they leave the real world behind for Barbie-land to discuss Mark Ronson’s triumph...just in time for awards season. Ev's score: 9.4 / Al's score: 9.1 / Ky's score: 9.5 Musical term: Disco Instrumental Instrument: Ya

The Holiday | Hans Zimmer

Dec 22 2023 36 mins  
Legend has it when Santa Anas blow, all bets are off. Anything can happen. It's a holiday scoretacular y'all!! The bros are curling up by the fire and cupping a warm hot chocolate for this one just in time to get you in the holiday spirit. Ev's score: 7.4 / Al's score: 7.9 / Ky's score: 6.2 Musical term: Interpolation (popular music) Instrumental Instrument: Mu

Killers of the Flower Moon | Robbie Robertson

Dec 19 2023 32 mins  
"Can you find the wolves in this picture?" Ev's score: 9.4 / Al's score: 9.2 / Ky's score: 9.4 Instrumental Instrument: Harmonica If you like what you hear, follow us on Spotify and opt-in to get notified when we drop future episodes. Better yet, get in touch and keep up with our score-settling antics on Instagram and ⁠TikTok.