Ramin Djawadi - Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones premiered on HBO in April 2011 and became the most watched show in HBO's history. The main title theme was written by Emmy-nominated composer Ramin Djawadi. In this episode, he'll brea...
11 Juni 201510min
Brian Tyler - Avengers: Age of Ultron
The title card for Avengers: Age of Ultron comes up twelve minutes into the movie. Against a black background, the Avengers logo takes up almost the entire screen. You might expect a triumphant, heroi...
29 Maj 20158min
tUnE-yArDs - Water Fountain
In this episode, Merrill Garbus of tUnE-yArDs breaks down "Water Fountain." It's a song that draws inspiration from the politics of drought and dancehall reggae, and you'll hear how (and why) she trie...
18 Maj 201514min
My Morning Jacket - Spring (Among the Living)
Jim James is the lead singer of the Grammy-nominated band My Morning Jacket. Since starting in 1998, they've put out six albums, and in this episode, Jim breaks down the song Spring (Among The Living)...
23 Apr 201513min
Toro y Moi - Half Dome
Over the past five years, Chaz Bundick, aka Toro y Moi, has made music that's spanned a range of genres and styles. On his newest album, What For?, he shifted styles again. In this episode, Chaz expla...
14 Apr 201510min
RJD2 - Games You Can Win (feat. Kenna)
RJD2 has been making music since 2002. His song "A Beautiful Mine" was turned into the opening credits music for Mad Men. He's a producer and beatmaker, but also a singer and songwriter. But for the v...
1 Apr 201513min
How to Dress Well - Pour Cyril
In an interview with Belgian filmmakers the Dardenne brothers, talking about the kinds of stories they tell, Luc Dardenne says, "Human suffering; that interests us very much." It also interests Tom Kr...
25 Mars 201513min
White Hinterland - Ring the Bell
Casey Dienel is a producer, singer, and songwriter who goes by the name White Hinterland. In this episode, she'll break down her song Ring the Bell. To make it, she had to break out of her comfort zon...
13 Mars 201514min
