Episode 33: Arrival

Art of the Score

Nicholas Buc

Education, Tv & Film, Music

5 • 624 Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2020

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

It’s finally time for Episode 33, and Art of the Score’s analysis of one of the landmark composers of the last decade: Jóhann Jóhannsson. We sit down with special guest, synth (and tape loop) expert Seja Vogel, and Jóhannsson’s soundtrack for Denis Villeneuve’s masterpiece sci fi film, Arrival. Join us for heptapods, looping seals (?), and the only true universal language: film music. Episode notes: 4:41 – Arrival arrives, and Jóhannsson thrives 12:47 – Around the Clock News 15:43 – Arriving in Montana 21:49 – Seja breaks down the Arrival sound 30:05 – Looping with Seja 34:45 – First Encounter 39:12 – Sapir-Whorf 43:00 – Hazmat 49:42 – Heptapod B 58:56 – Non-Zero-Sum Game 1:02:21 – Deciphering 1:06:26 – One of Twelve 1:12:22 – Rise, and Max Richter’s On The Nature of Daylight We love to hear from our listeners – get in touch via Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and if you like The Art of the Score, please take a moment to subscribe, rate and comment.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Art of the Score, the podcast that explores, demystifies and celebrates some of the greatest soundtracks of all time from the world of film,
0:21.3	TV and video games.
0:23.1	I'm Andrew Poxson.
0:24.2	And in each episode, we'll be joined by Daniel Golding and Nicholas Buck,
0:27.6	as we check out a soundtrack we love, break down its main themes,
0:31.3	explore what makes the score tick,
0:33.3	and hopefully impart our love of the world of soundtrans.
0:49.8	No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. and hopefully impart our love of the world of sound trends. In episode 33, we step into the world of Deniseney Villeneuve's 2016 sci-fi hit,
0:57.3	Arival, starring the wonderful Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner,
1:01.6	with a wonderfully haunting yet human score by the late and great Johann Johansson,
1:07.5	combining the best elements of analog synth and recording techniques,
1:13.9	classical minimalism, and the use of human voices,
1:21.2	Johansen's style is no more present than with this wonderful score. And I can't wait to pick the brains of my nerdy friends.
1:28.9	And speaking of nerdy friends, joining me over time and space is composer, arranger, orchestrator, conductor of film music and orchestral projects all around the world, and he's a looping drone note connoisseur. I'm sure that joke
1:35.5	will make sense. As the talk goes on, it's Nicholas Buck. How you doing, Nick? It's great to be
1:40.0	here, guys. Look, I'm very excited for this score. Johann Johansson is really a tragic loss in the film music world.
1:47.2	And his voice, however, was exceptionally unique.
1:51.6	And he had a short career in this film music world, but a lasting one.
1:56.0	And I think Arrival is probably his most successful film.
2:00.1	And I think it's a great one for us to unpack his style.
2:04.6	Indeed.
2:05.3	And third in our quartet is a critic, a university lecturer, a writer, ABC radio, host of the weekly
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