The Heartfelt Music of Bluey w/ Composer Joff Bush
5/4/202630 min
What makes the music of Bluey feel so warm and alive? In this episode, Dallas travels to Brisbane, Australia to visit the studio of Bluey’s composer Joff Bush. There, Joff reveals the quirky instruments, musical easter eggs, and songwriting philosophy behind this beloved series. Along the way, he breaks down the music of two iconic Bluey episodes, “Sleepytime” and “The Sign.” Learn about this year’s Listener Stories competition and submit your story at 20k.org/2026. See Dallas tour Joff's studio on Youtube. Twenty Thousand Hertz is produced by Defacto Sound. Support the show and get ad-free episodes at 20k.org/plus. If you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at mystery.20k.org. Follow Dallas on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Find out how you can get the iPhone 17 Pro at no cost with an eligible iPhone trade in at att.com/iphone, or by visiting an AT&T store. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Before we get started, don't forget that our second annual listener story competition is open until May 31st. So if you're planning on entering and you haven't started on it yet, what are you waiting for? This is your chance to get your sound story in front of over 100,000 passionate listeners. Your story could be insightful, funny, somber, surprising, whatever vibe you wanna create, as long as in some way it relates to sound. In the audio, you can include interviews, music, sound design, really anything that supports the story. We'll collect the winning stories into a special series of episodes this summer. The top creator will also get a $500 credit to our online store. To see the full rules and submit your story, visit 20k.org/2026 or tap the link in the show notes. I can't wait to hear what you come up with. Summer is when we share more time, more memories, and more photos. At AT&T, the iPhone 17 Pro is your summer essential. Its center stage front camera auto adjusts the frame to fit everyone into group selfies. You don't even have to turn your phone, and AT&T makes sharing those pictures with everyone easy. Right now at AT&T, ask how you can get iPhone 17 Pro on them with eligible iPhone trade-in, any condition. Requires trade-in of iPhone 15 Plus or higher, excluding iPhone 16E and 17E. Requires eligible plan. Terms and restrictions apply. Subject to change. Visit att.com/iphone