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The Soundtrack Show

Rocky IV and Transformers: an Interview with Composer Vince DiCola (Part I)

The Soundtrack Show

iHeartPodcasts

Film History, Music History, Tv & Film, Music

4.91.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2019

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

In our interview with Vince DiCola, we learn about how he became the composer for Rocky IV. We explore his musical background as a drummer and keyboardist, how he was influenced by progressive rock, and we discuss his innovative use of synthesizer. Songwriting for Staying Alive is also discussed, and learn the story of how DiCola made it in Hollywood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In the early 1980s, Vince de Kola came bursting onto the movie scene as both a songwriter and a film composer.

1:18.0

His love for progressive rock music, his skills as a keyboardist, and his love of synthesizers gave him the unique sound

1:26.6

that Hollywood was looking for.

1:29.2

This is the soundtrack show. The Oh, So, Welcome back to the soundtrack show. I'm your host David W Collins and this is part one of our

2:34.4

two-part interview with composer Vince de Kola. I grew up listening to

2:39.1

de Kola's film scores and was so intrigued by not only the incredible sounds of synthesizers, but by the rhythmic progressive rock nature of his film scores.

2:50.0

My two favorites of his were the fresh take on Bill Conte's Rocky Music featured in Rocky Four,

2:57.0

and my other was the animated feature Transformers The movie.

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But even more impressive is his story about how he got there.

3:06.8

In less than five years after moving to Hollywood, Vince de Cola was scoring one of the biggest movie franchises in the industry

3:15.8

and was hand selected by the film star Sylvester Stallone.

3:20.3

Here is part one of our exclusive interview with Vince de Kola. Oh, Vince, thank you so much for taking the time to chat with us on the soundtrack show.

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