The Big Score

Go behind the scenes with Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam as he guides audiences through his creative process for composing the score to the critically acclaimed series Under The Banner of Heaven starring Andrew Garfield as a devout detective whose faith is tested as he investigates a brutal murder. In this episode, Jeff delves into how he worked closely with series creator, Academy Award winner Dustin Lance Black to create the powerful and ethereal score and how the pandemic forced him, Josh Klinghoffer (Red Hot Chili Peppers), John Wicks and Josh Evans to rely on a bevy of DIY sounds that brought the score's unique sound palette to life.

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Welcome to "The Big Score", a Hollywood Records original series, where you’re invited on an exclusive, behind the scenes journey inside the minds of some of culture's most innovative composers in show business. Featuring Siddhartha Khosla (Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building), Jeff Ament (FX’s limited series Under the Banner of Heaven), Pilou (Searchlight Picture’s NOT OKAY), Daniel Pemberton (Searchlight’s See How They Run and 20th Century’s Amsterdam), Amanda Jones (National Geographic’s Super/Natural), and Carter Burwell (Searchlight’s Banshees of Inisherin). Subscribe to the Big Score for a remarkable front row seat to the origin story behind some of Film and TV’s most iconic musical moments.

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In this episode, husband and wife composing team, Drum & Lace (aka Sofia Hultquist) and Ian Hultquist pull back the curtain on how they created a score for Rosaline, a fresh and comedic twist on Shakespeare’s classic love story Romeo & Juliet, that compositionally feels modern but uses a mix of instrumentation from the film's period including harpsichord, lute, wooden flutes, renaissance drums and more. Notes the pair,“One of the most interesting, challenging, and fun parts of working on the film was integrating traditional instruments of the time, into a score with a pop-sensibility. Learning how to write and arrange for these instruments and making them work alongside harps and synths, was exhilarating and was furthered when we had a chance to cover a few iconic pop songs with our Renaissance ensemble.”

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In this episode of "The Big Score", we go behind the scenes of Onyx Collective’s first scripted series Reasonable Doubt with composers Adrian Younge of Jazz is Dead and Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest. In this exclusive behind the scenes look at how the music, Adrian & Ali detail their creative process, enduring friendship and what it was like working with series creator Raamla Mohamed. The composer duo touch on how their unique musical journey’s prepared them for this experience and why it was important to explore an eclectic mix of genres, from hip-hop, jazz and soul for their score.

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Academy Award®-nominated composer Carter Burwell’s score for Searchlight Pictures’ The Banshees of Inisherin stands out as a separate character in this much buzzed about film, already an awards contender. Tune in to hear Carter personally detail the behind-the-scenes creation of the music, recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studios. Burwell worked closely with the film’s writer and director, Martin McDonagh, to bring his writing to life, incorporating Balinese gamelan instruments to create the light and dark sounds mirroring the story. The Banshees of Inisherin soundtrack marks Carter’s fourth pairing with McDonagh, previous collaborations include In Bruges, Seven Psychopaths, as well as his Oscar-nominated score for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.

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