Interview: Gabriel Mann

06/07/17 • -1 min

Today we are delighted to share our conversation with composer/producer Gabriel Mann. You know Gabriel as the composer for the multiple-Emmy winning television series Modern Family, including its signature title theme. He has also composed the music to Rosewood, Dr. Ken, Rectify, Dawn of the Croods, and School of Rock, currently airing on Nickelodeon. Additionally, Gabriel is an in-demand record producer and his band The Rescues has met great acclaim since its founding in 2008. Fans of Arrested Development will recognize Gabriel as he served as the resident songwriter and vocalist for the series. Along with Rebecca Kneubel, Mann composed the scores to three games in the popular Spyro series. A graduate of the USC scoring program and a great champion of melodic pop music Gabriel is a delight to talk to and an all around enthusiastic and hilarious person. Enjoy!
Listen to Interview: Gabriel Mann
-Leaky Family - from Rectify (Sundance Channel / Gran Via Productions)
-This Feeling - from the album Tall Buildings (Gabriel Mann, 2007)
Arrested Development (Imagine Television):
-As It Is Such (Gabriel Mann, David Schwartz, Lucy Schwartz)
-Getaway (Mitch Hurwitz, Gabriel Mann, David Schwartz)
-Floating Islands - from Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon (Gabriel Mann, Rebecca Kneubuhl)
Modern Family (ABC/ 20th Century Fox Television):
-Main Title
-Feldman Brenda
-Can't Stand The Rain - from the album Let Loose The Horses (The Rescues, 2010)
Dr. Ken (ABC Studios / Sony Pictures Television)
-Main Title
Rosewood (20th Century Fox Television)
-Petechiae
Marry Me (NBC / Sony Pictures TV)
-I Was Just Worried About You
http://www.gabrielmann.com/
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Previous Episode

3m4 Back To The Future - The Commentary

We are excited to share our feature-length audio commentary for Back To The Future. After weeks of exploring Alan Silvestri's sensational underscore (as well as the film's memorable song soundtrack) we're thrilled to revisit one of our favorite films from start to finish. Back To The Future is arguably one of the most entertaining pieces of cinema and rewards rewatching like perhaps no other movie. It has been a pleasure and a privilege covering BTTF and today we hope to put all its' wonderful music and story into context. Sit back, crack open a Pepsi-free and enjoy! It's like Doc always says, "if you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything".

Listen to episode 3m4 Back To The Future - The Commentary
Back To The Future - Alan Silvestri - 1985 - Universal Pictures (Robert Zemeckis, dir,)
-[The Power of Love]
-[The Washington Post March]
-[Time Bomb Town]
-DeLorean Reveal
-Disintegrated Einstein
-'85 Twin Pines Mall
-Peabody Barn
-Ditches DeLorean
-[Mr. Sandman]
-'55 Town Square
-[The Ballad of Davy Crockett]
-Is That You
-Retrieve DeLorean
-Jigawatts
-Dream Boat
-Picture Fades
-[Out The Window]
-[The Wallflower]
-Skateboard Chase
-The Letter
-[Night Train]
-[Pledging My Love]
-Biff Attacks
-Marvin Be-Bop
-George To The Rescue
-Reaching For Lorraine
-[Earth Angel]
-Marty Disappears
-The Kiss
-Earth Angel Overlay
-[Johnny B. Goode]
-Goodnight Marty
-It's Been Educational
-Clock Tower
-Helicopter
-[Heaven Is One Step Away]
-Lone Pine Mall
-[Back In Time]
-4 x 4
-Doc Returns
-End Credits
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Next Episode

4m1 La Valse d'Amélie

In an episode of many firsts we're thrilled to introduce our next film subject - Amélie. Yann Tiersen's irreplaceable score is brimming with charm and today we explore the film's central theme, La Valse d'Amélie (Amélie's Waltz). We study the musical features of the theme and discover what it suggests about the inner life of our film's heroine. Along the way we dive into the history of the Waltz in European musical culture and the legacy of the French Bal-musette tradition. Tiersen's score was uniquely constructed, ultimately including several pieces of music from his existing catalogue. This theme, along with a handful of others written specifically for the film, marked his first foray into cinema scoring and the result is something worthy of the canon of great film music. Bon appétit!

Listen to episode 4m1 La Valse d'Amélie
Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain - Yann Tiersen - 2001 - Canal+ (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, dir,)
- A Quai
- La Valse d'Amélie
- La Valse d'Amélie (Version Orchestre)
- La Valse d'Amélie (Version Piano)
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the discussion continues at: www.underscorepodcast.com