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Toronto based journalist & filmmaker Mark R. Hasan interviews artists & producers for the film / video / filmmusic media site KQEK.com and the filmmaking site Big Head Amusements.com.
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BHA+ Episode 01: Interview with recording artist & filmmaker Spookey Ruben - 2024-09-10
09/10/2024
BHA+ Episode 01: Interview with recording artist & filmmaker Spookey Ruben - 2024-09-10
The first podcast from BHA+ - - is a lengthy conversation with Canadian-born composer, musician, and filmmaker , who celebrates his lengthy career with a tour that takes him to the U.S., Europe, and eastern Canada, including a one-day stop in Toronto on . Perhaps best known for his breakthrough hit "," Ruben will perform selections from his extensive songbook, and debuts his MIDI-triggered Crash Bang Theatre - both of which are tied to his other skillsets as a music video director and filmmaker. Prior to directing and enjoying a fruitful career as a solo artist, Ruben studied film production at York University, and our conversation touches upon those early years, his filmic influences & interests, and selected songs and their inventive videos. Several songs from his Hi-Hat Recordings catalogue are spotlighted, including excerpts from his short film which features one of the last screen appearances by British filmmaker Ken Russell. Special Thanks to Spookey Ruben for his generous time and candor, and David Daniloff and Daniloff Productions for facilitating this interview. Visit Spookey Ruben on , and . Connect with us on and for further info on the latest posts, blogs, and podcasts at BHA+ - the Patreon media channel specializing in reviewing & using vintage video gear in short, narrative, and experimental works - and to inquire about at Big Head Amusements. --- MRH (2024)
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KQEK.com / ArtScopeTO --- Interview with abstract painter Donna Wise (2021)
07/11/2021
KQEK.com / ArtScopeTO --- Interview with abstract painter Donna Wise (2021)
For ArtScopeTO, I interviewed Toronto-based abstract painter Donna Wise on her unique techniques, and working during the 2020-2021 pandemic. Further info and stills are available via the . If you enjoyed this podcast, connect with us on and follow us on . Visit and for more info on the artist and samples of her fine work. Special Thanks to Donna Wise for her time, and Glenda Fordham at for facilitating the interview.
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KQEK.com --- Film historian Jason Pichonsky discusses restoring Julian Roffman's THE BLOODY BROOD (1959)
04/25/2020
KQEK.com --- Film historian Jason Pichonsky discusses restoring Julian Roffman's THE BLOODY BROOD (1959)
CanCon film historian, home video producer, and restorationist Jason Pichonsky discusses the premiere Blu-ray and DVD release of Julian Roffman's restored suspense-drama THE BLOODY BROOD (1959), from KINO Lorber, plus thoughts on John Huston's long unavailable PHOBIA (1980).
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KQEK.com --- Interview with composes Amin Bhatia & Ari Posner (2020)
01/30/2020
KQEK.com --- Interview with composes Amin Bhatia & Ari Posner (2020)
Composers Amin Bhatia and Ari Posner discuss scoring ANNE WITH AN E, CBC and Netflix's recent production of L.M. Montgomery's ANNE OF GREEN GABLES, as adapted by BREAKING BAD's Moira Walley-Beckett. Visit for additional , , , and read the by Mark R. Hasan for additional info and related links. Special Thanks to and , and Maike Eilert at White Bear PR. If you enjoyed this podcast, connect with us on and follow us on and .
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KQEK.com --- Interview with composer Austin Wintory (2019)
10/10/2019
KQEK.com --- Interview with composer Austin Wintory (2019)
Composer Austin Wintory discusses scoring the new interactive full motion video game ERICA from Flavourworks, and published by Sony, and his compilation album REMNANTS. Music from both albums are available via . A prior interview from 2010 regarding Paul Solet's psychological shocker GRACE (2009) . Visit for additional , , , and read the by Mark R. Hasan for additional info and related links. Special Thanks to Austin Wintory, and Maike Eilert at White Bear PR. Visit for music samples, news, and media links. If you enjoyed this podcast, connect with us on and follow us on .
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KQEK.com / ArtScopeTO --- Interview with photographer Pengkuei Ben Huang (2019)
05/08/2019
KQEK.com / ArtScopeTO --- Interview with photographer Pengkuei Ben Huang (2019)
For the latest edition of ArtScopeTO, I interview photographer Pengkuei (Ben) Huang, whose current eco-series SOLEMN PINES FADING THINGS is exhibited at Toronto's Urban Gallery (400 Queen Street East) from May 2-31st, as part of the 2019 . Huang discusses the genesis of his series, which examines the location and people in Japan's Tohoku region, and the lingering effects of the triple hit of an earthquake, tsunami, and the Fukushima Daiishi nuclear disaster in 2011. Further info and stills from the exhibition are available via the . If you enjoyed this podcast, connect with us on and follow us on . Visit for more info on Huang's work. Special Thanks to Ben Huang for his generous time, 's manager Calvin Hambrook and curator Allen Shugar, and Glenda Fordham at for facilitating the interview.
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KQEK.com --- Interview with composer John Murphy (2019)
05/02/2019
KQEK.com --- Interview with composer John Murphy (2019)
Composer John Murphy (28 DAYS LATER, MIAMI VICE) discusses scoring the BBC's lavish new 6-part mini-series LES MISERABLES (2018), based on Victor Hugo's epic novel; his main themes & use of the viola; and taking a break from scoring in 2015 after the album ANONYMOUS. Prior interviews with the composer from 2010 () and 2015 ()are also available. Visit for additional , , , and read the by Mark R. Hasan for additional info and related links. Special Thanks to John Murphy, and Adrianna Perez at White Bear PR. Visit for more info on the composer. If you enjoyed this podcast, connect with us on and follow us on .
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KQEK.com / ArtScopeTO --- Interview with photographer Lori Ryerson (2019)
04/08/2019
KQEK.com / ArtScopeTO --- Interview with photographer Lori Ryerson (2019)
In the latest ArtScopeTO podcast, I interview photographer Lori Ryerson, whose current series OFF THE BEATEN PATH is showcased from April 6-27, 2018, at Toronto's Urban Gallery, 400 Queen Street East. Topics include abandoned landscapes, vintage cars, capturing small details in unlikely places, and transitioning from a corporate career to working artist. Further info and stills from the exhibition are available via the . If you enjoyed this podcast, connect with us on and follow us on . Visit www.focalocity.ca for more info on Lori Ryerson's work. Special Thanks to Lori Ryerson for her generous time, 's manager Calvin Hambrook and curator Allen Shugar, and Glenda Fordham at for facilitating the interview.
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KQEK.com --- Interview with composer James T. Sale (2019)
04/01/2019
KQEK.com --- Interview with composer James T. Sale (2019)
Composer-Arranger-Orchestrator James T. Sale discusses his score for SAINT JUDY (2018), the bio-drama on attorney Judy Wood and her successful efforts to improve the laws for immigrants seeking asylum. Also touched upon are temp tracks, Jerry Goldsmith, and Mark Mothersbaugh, with whom Sale worked for several years as an orchestrator and composer. Visit for additional , , , and read the by Mark R. Hasan for additional info and related links. Special Thanks to James T. Sale, and Grecco Bray at The Krakower Group. Visit for more info on the composer. If you enjoyed this podcast, connect with us on and follow us on .
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KQEK.com --- Interview with director Zach Weddington (2018)
06/14/2018
KQEK.com --- Interview with director Zach Weddington (2018)
Filmmaker Zach Weddington discusses the making of Viva Amiga (2017), his affectionate chronicle of the beloved home computer that evolved from a game machine to a pioneering multimedia system for musicians, filmmakers, gamers, and artists. , we also discuss the extensive bonus interviews (many free) and the Amiga's impact, including the iconic video editing system the Video Toaster from Newtek, plus vintage computing and video gear. Visit KQEK.com for a review of and the lightly discussed , and my ongoing blog at Big Head Amusements which includes a link to Newtek's award-winning Video Toaster demo Revolution 1.0 + 2.0. Special Zach Weddington, whose next project is Arcadia, a history of arcade games. Visit his production site for more info. If you enjoyed this podcast, please read the , and connect with us on and follow us on and myself on .
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KQEK.com --- Patricia Rozema and Kiva Reardon on I've Heard the Mermaids Singing, recorded live at The Revue Cinema (2018)
05/24/2018
KQEK.com --- Patricia Rozema and Kiva Reardon on I've Heard the Mermaids Singing, recorded live at The Revue Cinema (2018)
Following the April 18, 2018, screening of I've Heard the Mermaids Singing (1987) at Toronto's Revue Cinema for National Canadian Film Day, writer-director Patricia Rozema discussed her feature film debut with cléo journal’s Kiva Reardon. Topics include the casting of Sheila McCarthy, developing the story, filming in Toronto, a short bit on Harvey Weinstein, Calvinist self-discipline, and Rozema’s latest work, Mouthpiece. Bookending the podcast are some thoughts on my shifting tastes since 1987, and at I've posted additional thoughts on the film, related links, and reviews of Rozema's first two features, I've Heard the Mermaids Singing and White Room (1990). If you enjoyed this bonus podcast, connect with us on and follow us on .
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KQEK.com / ArtScopeTO --- Interview with photographer Andre Vittorio
04/16/2018
KQEK.com / ArtScopeTO --- Interview with photographer Andre Vittorio
In this month's ArtScopeTO podcast, I interview photographer Andre Vittorio, whose current series Abstractions on Metal is showcased from April 5-28, 2018, at Toronto's Urban Gallery. Topics include the aesthetics of shooting architectural subjects, especially Brutalist forms in Toronto. Further info and stills from the exhibition are available via the . If you enjoyed this podcast, connect with us on and follow us on . Visit for more info on the artist. Special Thanks to Andre Vittorio for his time, 's manager Calvin Hambrook and curator Allen Shugar, and Glenda Fordham at for facilitating the interview.
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KQEK.com --- Interview with composer-performer Marilyn Lerner (2018)
02/21/2018
KQEK.com --- Interview with composer-performer Marilyn Lerner (2018)
Jazz composer & improviser Marilyn Lerner discusses performing her score live for Frank Borzage's silent classic Street Angel (1928) at Toronto's Revue Cinema in November of 2017. Also discussed are Lerner's prior scores, including Carl Theodor Dreyer's The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928), and the nuances of improvising music live for cinema audiences. Visit for additional , , , and read the by Mark R. Hasan for additional info and related links. Special Thanks to Marilyn Lerner, the Revue Cinema's Eric Veillette, and programmer & curator Alicia Fletcher. Visit for more info on the composer and music samples. If you enjoyed this podcast, connect with us on and follow us on .
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KQEK.com --- Peter Roffman on "Dear Guelda: The Death and Life of Pioneering Canadian Filmmaker Julian Roffman."
01/11/2018
KQEK.com --- Peter Roffman on "Dear Guelda: The Death and Life of Pioneering Canadian Filmmaker Julian Roffman."
2018's first podcast features a conversation with Peter Roffman, who edited and authored Dear Guelda: The Death and Life of Pioneering Canadian Filmmaker Julian Roffman, newly published as an ebook and available from Amazon. The nearly hour-long program has son Peter reflecting on the incredible career of Julian Roffman, best known for producing & directing Canada's first feature-length 3D and horror film, The Mask (1961), which I profiled separately in a May 16, 2016 podcast, archived on this channel. The elder Roffman was invited by John Grierson to join the then-new National Film Board of Canada organization, then became a WWII correspondent, documentarian, and after being blacklisted by Hollywood, Roffman returned to Canada where he established the country's first commercial video post-production house. Our conversation also includes Roffman's involvement with David O. Selznick, Flipper's Ivan Tors, and much, much more. Reviews of Dear Guelda and related film reviews will follow, but please visit for more info and book links on this podcast. If you enjoyed this podcast, connect with us on and follow us on .
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KQEK.com / ArtScopeTO --- Interview with painter Donna Wise
12/06/2017
KQEK.com / ArtScopeTO --- Interview with painter Donna Wise
In this month's ArtScopeTO podcast, I interview Toronto-based abstract painter Donna Wise, whose current series Flights of Fancy is showcased from December 2-30, 2017, at Toronto's Urban Gallery. Further info and stills from the exhibition are available via the . If you enjoyed this podcast, connect with us on and follow us on . Visit for more info on the artist. Special Thanks to Donna Wise for her time, 's manager Calvin Hambrook and curator Allen Shugar and Glenda Fordham at for facilitating the interview.
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KQEK.com / ArtScopeTO --- Interview with painter Mary Lynne Atkinson
11/20/2017
KQEK.com / ArtScopeTO --- Interview with painter Mary Lynne Atkinson
In this month's ArtScopeTO podcast, I interview renowned painter Mary Lynne Atkinson, whose current series Land on Fire is showcased from November 2-25, 2017, at Toronto's Urban Gallery. Further info and stills from the exhibition are available via the . If you enjoyed this podcast, connect with us on and follow us on . Visit for more info on the artist. Special Thanks to Mary Lynne Atkinson for her time, 's manager Calvin Hambrook and curator Allen Shugar and Glenda Fordham at for facilitating the interview.
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KQEK.com --- Goblin on Dario Argento's Suspiria, recorded live at The Royal Cinema (2017)
10/20/2017
KQEK.com --- Goblin on Dario Argento's Suspiria, recorded live at The Royal Cinema (2017)
Recorded live at Toronto's Royal Cinema, this week's podcast features an edited version of the Q&A with Italian prog-rock and horror masters Goblin, including Maurizio Guarini, Fabio Pignatelli,Massimo Morante, Agostino Marangolo, and Aiden Zammit, and Rue Morgue Magazine's Aaron von Lupton as moderator. The Q&A was conducted after the Toronto Premiere screening of Synapse Film's gorgeous 4K restoration of Dario Argento's Suspiria (1977). Bookending the podcast are some thoughts on the show, plus details on the upcoming screening of the Italian silent classic Dante's Inferno (1911), to which Guarini will be performing his original score live at the Royal on Dec. 6, 2017. Also of note: starting today, I'm making available for 1 week of free streaming via and my experimental documentary BSV 1172: Your Friendly Neighbourhood Video Store (2016), as a salute Video Store Day, Sat. Oct. 21, 2017. A home video release will follow in late January, 2018. Visit for more info, links on this podcast. If you enjoyed this podcast, connect with us on and follow us on .
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KQEK.com / ArtScopeTO --- Interview with abstract painter Chris Marin
10/10/2017
KQEK.com / ArtScopeTO --- Interview with abstract painter Chris Marin
In the latest ArtScopeTO podcast, I interview abstract painter Chris Marin, whose current series Passages is showcased from October 5-28, 2017, at Toronto's Urban Gallery. Further info and stills from the exhibition are available via the . If you enjoyed this podcast, connect with us on and follow us on . Special Thanks to Chris Marin for her time, 's manager Calvin Hambrook and curator Allen Shugar and Glenda Fordham at for facilitating the interview.
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KQEK.com --- Interview with film composer Joe Kraemer (2017)
09/27/2017
KQEK.com --- Interview with film composer Joe Kraemer (2017)
In this week's composer interview, Joe Kraemer discusses his latest work, the Amazon production Comrade Detective, a satire of a fake Soviet era detective series; and King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen. Also discussed are DVD audio commentaries and vinyl, and a lengthy editorial on classic Canadian detective shows set in Any City, U.S.A., plus some teasing details on Video Store Day, coming Saturday October 21st to a bricks & mortar video shop near you. Visit for more info, links, and a review of Comrade Detective: Season 1. If you enjoyed this podcast, connect with us on and follow us on . Visit for additional , , , and read the by Mark R. Hasan for additional info and related links. Special Thanks to Joe Kraemer, and Adrianna Perez and Molly McIsaac at White Bear PR for facilitating this interview. Visit for more info on the composer and his vast C.V.
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KQEK.com / ArtScopeTO --- Interview with artist Hanna Kostanski
08/21/2017
KQEK.com / ArtScopeTO --- Interview with artist Hanna Kostanski
In my occasional non-film podcast, ArtScopeTO, I chat with Hamilton-Toronto painter & photographer Hanna Kostanski, whose paintings of urban Toronto locations spanning the 1910s through the 1970s are showcased until August 26, 2017 in the exhibit 20th Century Toronto: Intersections & Interactions at The Urban Gallery.
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KQEK.com --- Interview with film composer Maurizio Guarini (2017)
04/07/2017
KQEK.com --- Interview with film composer Maurizio Guarini (2017)
This week’s podcast features a compact Q&A with legendary Goblin member Maurizio Guarini, who joined the iconic Italian prog-rock band and film composing group in 1975, and co-composed & performed on many of Goblin’s greatest albums, including Roller, Suspiria, and Patrick. Guarini, now based in Richmond Hill outside of Toronto, was recently commissioned by the Italian Institute of Culture to compose and perform a new score for L’inferno (1911), Italy's first feature film, and a surreal adaptation of Dante’s The Divine Comedy, the famous narrative poem completed in 1320. Visit for more info, links, and a film review of L'Inferno. If you enjoyed this podcast, connect with us on and follow us on . Visit for additional , , , and read the by Mark R. Hasan for additional info and related links. Special Thanks to Maurizio Guarini and his wife Cinzia, and David at for facilitating the interview. Visit for more info on the composer and his vast C.V.
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KQEK.com --- Interview with Julia Marchese, director of Out of Print (2017)
01/04/2017
KQEK.com --- Interview with Julia Marchese, director of Out of Print (2017)
Julia Marchese discusses directing Out of Print (2014), a passionate documentary on the New Beverly Cinema, the feisty, independent rep cinema renowned for programming rare slices of film history; and the increasing difficulty for programmers to access and screen 35mm film prints in an age of digital projections and DCPs. Visit for a film review of Out of Print, which was recently released on DVD from Level 33 Entertainment, and thematically related reviews of Cinemania (2002), The Dying of the Light (2016), (2013), and (2012). If you enjoyed this podcast, connect with us on and follow us on . Visit for additional , , , and read the by Mark R. Hasan for additional info and related links.
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KQEK.com --- Interview with Craig Atkinson, director of Do Not Resist (2016)
11/21/2016
KQEK.com --- Interview with Craig Atkinson, director of Do Not Resist (2016)
Craig Atkinson discusses his directorial debut, Do Not Resist (2016), an unsettling documentary on the militarization of local police departments. Filmed just as the violence in Ferguson began to erupt, Atkinson details the overuse of S.W.A.T. for mundane search warrants, and the current government grants that enable departments to buy army surplus vehicles. Visit for a film review of Do Not Resist, which recently screened at Toronto's Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, and Detropia (2015), filmed and co-produced by Atkinson. If you enjoyed this podcast, connect with us on and follow us on . Visit for additional , , , and read the by Mark R. Hasan for additional info and related links.
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KQEK.com --- Interview with Jared Scott, director of The Age of Consequences (2016)
11/16/2016
KQEK.com --- Interview with Jared Scott, director of The Age of Consequences (2016)
Jared Scott discusses his latest film, The Age of Consequences (2016), a provocative documentary on climate change, featuring many former military officials who add deeper credence to the correlation between extreme shifts in climate, mass population migration, and war. Scott also touches upon the film's themes, and his storytelling technique which includes the use of chapters, moments of respite for audiences, and Malcolm Francis’ excellent score. Visit for a film review of Age of Consequences, which recently screened at Toronto's Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema. If you enjoyed this podcast, connect with us on and follow us on . Visit for additional , , , and read the by Mark R. Hasan for additional info and related links.
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KQEK.com --- "BSV 1172" Update + Tom Roston & Norman Wilner at Bay Street Video, Pt. 1 (2016)
11/14/2016
KQEK.com --- "BSV 1172" Update + Tom Roston & Norman Wilner at Bay Street Video, Pt. 1 (2016)
Begun in 2012 and completed in the spring of 2016, my experimental documentary BSV 1172: Your Friendly Neighbourhood Video Store premiered November 13th, 2016, at the San Diego Underground Film Festival, and in this two-part blog I offer thoughts on its genesis (filming the environs of a so-called obsolete form of home entertainment with dead tech), and also present Part One of an edited version of the conversation between I Lost It at the Video Store author Tom Roston and NOW magazine's Norman Wilner which took place at the location and subject of my film, Toronto's . for additional info on and stills from BSV 1172, plus links to a Teaser Trailer. Visit for links to an additional podcast interview with Tom Roston, a review of his book, and some reviews and related media tied to the current podcast. If you enjoyed this podcast, connect with us on and follow us on . Visit for additional , , , and read the by Mark R. Hasan for additional info and related links.
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KQEK.com --- Interview with Victor Kanefsky, director of Art Bastard (2016)
10/22/2016
KQEK.com --- Interview with Victor Kanefsky, director of Art Bastard (2016)
Victor Kanefsky discusses the art of editing, structure, balance, and pacing in a conversation that spans both his latest directorial work, Art Bastard (2016), a lively documentary on painter Robert Cenedella, and his lengthy career as an editor in many genres, including horror (Ganja & Hess) and documentary (Style Wars). Visit for a film review of Art Bastard, which recently screened at Toronto's Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, plus some related review links. If you enjoyed this podcast, connect with us on and follow us on . Visit for additional , , , and read the by Mark R. Hasan for additional info and related links.
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KQEK.com --- Interview with Cary Mansfield, Varese Sarabande's V.P. of A&R
10/13/2016
KQEK.com --- Interview with Cary Mansfield, Varese Sarabande's V.P. of A&R
In what’s hopefully the first in a series of vinyl related podcasts, I speak with Cary Mansfield, Varese Sarabande’s Vice President of A&R, about the label's recent trio of limited LP editions of catalogue titles – John Powell’s The Bourne Identity (2002), Don Davis’ The Matrix (1999), and Marco Beltrami’s Scream (1996) and Scream 2 (1997) – and the quirks and nuances of pressing an LP and the market itself, being more collector-oriented that when I began collecting soundtrack LPs in the late 1980s. Visit for a review of Varese Sarabande’s Bourne Identity soundtrack LP, and some links on documentaries and vintage industrial shorts covering the history of vinyl records, the long-playing LP, and extreme vinyl collectors. If you enjoyed this podcast, connect with us on and follow us on . Visit for additional , , , and read the by Mark R. Hasan for additional info and related links.
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KQEK.com --- Interview with film composer Mike Higham, Part 1 (2016)
10/12/2016
KQEK.com --- Interview with film composer Mike Higham, Part 1 (2016)
In a radical move for director Tim Burton, the score for his latest film was written by the collaborative team of Mike Higham and Matthew Margeson, both skilled in composing, orchestrating, and arranging for a diversity of projects (including several Hans Zimmer productions). I’ve divided the podcast on Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children into separate halves, starting with Matthew Margeson in , and Mike Higham in Part 2. Additionally, coming soon is a separate and more detailed Q&A with Higham on his other specialized skill, an ace music editor. Visit for more info and a review of La-La Land Records’ Miss Peregrine soundtrack CD. If you enjoyed this podcast, connect with us on and follow us on . Visit for additional , , , and read the by Mark R. Hasan for additional info and related links.
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KQEK.com --- Interview with film composer Matthew Margeson (2016)
10/12/2016
KQEK.com --- Interview with film composer Matthew Margeson (2016)
In a radical move for director Tim Burton, the score for his latest film was written by the collaborative team of Mike Higham and Matthew Margeson, both skilled in composing, orchestrating, and arranging for a diversity of projects (including several Hans Zimmer productions). I’ve divided the podcast on Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children into separate halves, starting with Matthew Margeson in Part 1, and Mike Higham in . Additionally, coming soon is a separate and more detailed Q&A with Higham on his other specialized skill, an ace music editor. Visit for more info and a review of La-La Land Records’ Miss Peregrine soundtrack CD. If you enjoyed this podcast, connect with us on and follow us on . Visit for additional , , , and read the by Mark R. Hasan for additional info and related links.
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KQEK.com --- Interview with film composer Nima Fakhrara (2016)
07/14/2016
KQEK.com --- Interview with film composer Nima Fakhrara (2016)
In my latest conversation with Iranian-American composer Nima Fakhrara, we touch upon some of the organic experimentation that gives his recent horror score The Girl in the Photographs its eerie tenor, and the fusion of Persian and vintage electronic sounds for 1979 Revolution: Black Friday (of which both soundtrack albums are available digitally and on CD from Lakeshore Records). This interview is also available as a visual podcast. Visit for more info and related CD reviews. Additional info on the making of the visual podcast is available at my filmmaking site, . My interview with Fakhrara on the sci-fi puzzle film The Signal (2014) is also available on iTunes, Libsyn, and YouTube. If you enjoyed this podcast, connect with us on and follow us on . Visit for additional , , , and read the by Mark R. Hasan for additional info and related links.
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