All Access: Interview With Star Trek Composer Jeff Russo

04/30/21 • 72 min

All Access Star Trek - A TrekMovie.com Podcast

Tony and Laurie start with the latest Star Trek news including John de Lancie revealing more about Picard season 2, LeVar Burton confirming he won’t be in season 2 (but maybe season 3), a COVID contact temporary production shutdown of Discovery season 4, and Michelle Yeoh talking about the possible return of Emperor Georgiou. We also get an update on the In Search of Tomorrow documentary all about 1980s sci-fi cinema, including a clip from Walter Koenig. The main focus of the podcast turns to our interview with Star Trek composer Jeff Russo. We talk about the new Star Trek: Discovery season 3 soundtrack and how he changed things up for the show’s big jump into the future. He also takes us behind the scenes on recording during a pandemic, as well as some talk about early plans for Discovery season 4 (and Picard season 2). Russo also gives us some insight into the (currently paused) Noah Hawley Star Trek movie which he had started writing music for last year.

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All Access: Mary Wiseman And Noah Averbach-Katz ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Interview

After going over this week’s news—Anson Mount’s thoughts on Strange New Worlds’ episodic nature, Michael Dorn’s return as Worf for a new game, LeVar Burton’s upcoming Jeopardy! gig, John de Lancie’s Picard update (which includes Whoopi Goldberg)—Tony and Laurie are joined by guests Mary Wiseman (Tilly) and Noah Averbach-Katz (Ryn) of Star Trek: Discovery, who talk about sharing scenes, lives, and cats together.

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All Access: Interview With Gates McFadden From ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’

After a look at the news—new John de Lancie updates via Cameo, Discovery’s costume awards win, the new Fleet Command ads featuring Sonequa Martin-Green and Karl Urban, and the latest business news from Paramount+ and ViacomCBS—Tony and Laurie eagerly welcome guest Gates McFadden to chat about her new podcast InvestiGates: Who Do You Think You Are? and her work on the upcoming History Channel documentary The Center Seat: 55 Years Of Star Trek. She also talks about TNG’s “Sub Rosa” (!), directing the episode “Genesis,” and Beverly Crusher’s past as well as her future. The podcasters wrap up with a look at a Q&A session from the very first Star Trek convention and William Shatner’s guest appearance on Mork & Mindy. Links to topics discussed in the pod: John de Lancie Reveals He Is Shooting Two Seasons’ Worth Of A “Very Different Q” For ‘Star Trek: Picard’ The Shuttle Pod Crew Visits The Continuum To Contemplate The Future Of Q ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Wins 3 Costume Guild Awards Watch: Karl Urban And Sonequa Martin-Green Spar In ‘Star Trek Fleet Command’ Game Promos Paramount Plus Leads Quarterly Gain Of 6M Streaming Subscribers As ViacomCBS Beats Wall Street Estimates (from Deadline) Additional mentions: Exclusive: New Gates McFadden Podcast ‘InvestiGates’ To Feature Conversations With Her Star Trek Friends History Channel Launching ‘The Center Seat’ Docuseries All About Star Trek TNG’s “Genesis” Treksperts Briefing Room podcast with Brannon Braga Interview: Gates McFadden On Cons, COVID, Crusher, And “Code of Honor” From ‘Star Trek: TNG’ Trekbits: Laurie: Dorothy Fontana & Majel Barrett talk to fans at the first Star Trek convention (from Fact Trek, via Neil Shurley’s Star Trekking newsletter) Tony: William Shatner on Mork & Mindy