How do you take something old from your past and make it something new while staying true to the original and

To yourself

I'm Gregory Warner host and creator of the podcast rough translation

We just wrapped up our season love commandos and as you may know

I am now looking for a new home for rough translation the show that's very close to my heart

So I've been thinking a lot about what I've done with the show that I want to stay true to and

Also how I might change the show to fit a changing world

That's why I'm so excited to bring you this bonus episode

Which is all about those questions seen through the lens of music because if you like podcasts

You probably have thoughts about podcast music music sets the stage for the stories we're about to hear it stops us in our tracks

Or sets us off on a journey for example, you might recognize this tune

It was composed for rough translation by John Ellis the jazz clarinetist and saxophonist

I love so much about this tune

Especially the way each instrument sort of arrives and announces itself and then joins the ensemble makes it something new

It seems to fit the theme of rough translation, which is about how familiar conversations

Change when they enter unfamiliar territory for the last six years that tune has been the go-to theme of rough translation

But for this season for love commandos, we decided to do something different

We put out a tweet asking new composers to reimagine that theme

And we ended up working with a mirror gale and Vasuindara Gupta goes by Vasu

I love this theme too. I love it on its own. I love telling stories against it

I mean, even now I've just I don't want to stop. I want to keep telling you stories when I hear this music and

Actually today's conversation showed me why I love telling stories against this theme so much

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