Undoubtedly, composer Marc Shaiman has had a hand in something in pop culture that you love dearly. “The American President,” “Hairspray,” “Smash,” “South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut,” “Sister Act,” “The First Wives Club,” “Beaches,” the list goes on and on — and in every medium to boot. He needs one Oscar to go Egot, and is the go-to when you need some tuneful punch-up on awards ceremonies, anniversary shows and late-night mainstays. But even he gets surprised by some of the attention he gets.
Case in point: Shaiman was tapped to write a funny, highly meta credits song for “Soundtrack of Our Lives,” a limited-time-only June 2020 YouTube benefit for MusicCares’ Covid-19 relief fund. It was simply called “The End Titles,” and he not only wrote it, but sang it as well, super-imposed over an insanely starry mega-roll while posing queries such as “What is a best boy? Isn’t there a best girl?...
Case in point: Shaiman was tapped to write a funny, highly meta credits song for “Soundtrack of Our Lives,” a limited-time-only June 2020 YouTube benefit for MusicCares’ Covid-19 relief fund. It was simply called “The End Titles,” and he not only wrote it, but sang it as well, super-imposed over an insanely starry mega-roll while posing queries such as “What is a best boy? Isn’t there a best girl?...
- 8/26/2021
- by Jason Clark
- The Wrap
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Deane and Brian chat with Los Angeles composer Adam Gubman about composers potentially being devalued across the industry. Covering everything from what kind of work is currently available to which marketing skills are required to survive, the trio navigate a deep gamut of industry realities and discuss the important balance of attitude and chops.
Drumcore 4 Contest: Email us at scorecastonline@gmail.com with a couple paragraphs on how SCOREcast has helped you out in your career. We’ll pick the best story on the next podcast episode and send the winner a copy of the killer new Drumcore 4 by Sonoma Wireworks, the premiere suite of drum grooves, licks, shots, and genre loops, recorded in studio by drummers like Alan White, Terry Bozzio, Matt Cameron, Stephen Perkins, Zoro, Matt Sorum, and many more. See Drumcore 4 in action at http://www.
- 6/18/2017
- by SCO Editorial Staff
- SCOREcastOnline.com
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