Honored to have my work on “Breaking Bad” mentioned again in Rolling Stone. The first time was in July 2012 with the article here. This time I walked through the 8 most difficult scenes to score throughout the entire history of the show.
http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/the-eight-hardest-breaking-bad-scenes-to-score-20130925
Thanks so much to everyone who has written to me about my music for last weekend’s Breaking Bad episode “Granite State.” for those interested I spoke with the Wall Street Journal today about it –
http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/09/24/meet-the-composer-behind-the-eerie-breaking-bad-theme/
For those who have been curious about what kind of trouble I’m going to get myself into next, here is the answer:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/breaking-bad-composer-score-foxs-608185
Here is my video interview about the final season for Billboard… shot in my studio after I had just finished the final episode. (no spoilers!) Thanks Tye Comer and Phil Gallo!
While in Poland I spoke with Hitfix about working with Vince Gilligan and my score for this final season.
http://www.hitfix.com/news/breaking-bad-composer-dave-porter-talks-vince-gilligan-and-final-season
Check out my interview with The Hollywood Reporter – talking about my score and some of my favorite moments and themes.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/breaking-bad-composer-dave-porters-601955
Check out the latest issue of Billboard Magazine – there is a full-page article on my home studio on page 19.
To my friends in Europe — I’m honored to have been asked to be a guest and judge at the upcoming 2013 Transatlantyk Festival in Poznan, Poland the first week of August. I’ll be teaching a master class in Scoring for TV and participate as a judge in one of the music-related competitions. The festival was created by Oscar winning composer Jan Kaczmarek and other guests include Yoko Ono, Thurston Moore, Marco Beltrami, and many others. To learn more, check this link: Hope to see some of you there!
http://www.transatlantyk.org/en/
A really nice mention in this Yahoo article today… very, very kind of them, although I should point out that in addition to my score I was also errantly credited with song choices. (Composers almost never choose songs… that’s the task of a music supervisor).
I confess I enjoy being labeled “Powerful,” though… especially since I haven’t been able to get to the gym in months! 😉
http://tv.yahoo.com/news/tvs-most-powerful-composers-breaking-bad-suits-more-175700230.html
I had a great chat about Breaking Bad on Dan Miles’s podcast “Friends of Dan.” He’s interviewed some legendary musicians and I was honored to be invited. Check it out!
http://www.friendsofdanmusicpodcast.com/dave-porter/
