Nicholas Brittel - more than that one viral theme song!
4/29/202634 min
The New York Times has called Nicholas Brittel: “The composer at the frontier of film music.” Britell has written scores for Hollywood movies including:The Big Short, Moonlight and If Beale Street Could talk. Listeners might best recognize his work from the theme of the HBO series “Succession” for which he’s won the Emmy for the iconic theme song. He’ll talk about writing for the big screen and he’ll play one of his most recognizable pieces live-in studio.
Our theme song is Schumann’s Arabeske in C Major, Op. 18 performed by our host, Emanuel Ax.
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Nicholas Britell· Guest0:26
There's a scene that doesn't have music, let's say, and you sit there and you say to yourself, "Okay, maybe I'm okay with it not having music here." But then you say to yourself, "Well, what if there were music here? What would I wanna feel from it?"
Emanuel Ax· Host0:39
[gentle music] From WQXR and Carnegie Hall, this is Classical Music Happy Hour, hosted by me, pianist Manny Ax. Each episode, we'll speak with a special guest about their lives, listen to some of their favorite musical gems, play music-inspired games, and answer questions from you, our listeners. The New York Times has called today's guest the composer at the frontier of film music. Nicholas Britell has written scores of scores for Hollywood movies, including The Big Short, Moonlight, and If Beale Street Could Talk. Listeners might best recognize his work from the theme of the HBO series Succession, for which he's won the Emmy for the iconic theme song.