The Queen's Gambit: An Interview with Composer Carlos Rafael Rivera (Part I)

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Film History, Music History, Tv & Film, Music

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🗓️ 3 February 2021

⏱️ 48 minutes

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We meet and celebrate Carlos Rafael Rivera, the composer for the hit Netflix series The Queen's Gambit. His musical background and career rise are discussed, as well as his overall approach to working with directors. His love for Randy Newman and film music is also covered, and we begin our in-depth discussion of The Queen's Gambit's wonderful score. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The following is an iHeartRadio podcast.
0:06.4	Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats.
0:09.0	Our show is about to begin.
0:12.0	The Queen's Gambit is filled with music that lifts and drives the narrative.
0:17.5	This is the soundtrack show.
0:30.0	The Queen's Gambit is filled with music that lifts and drives the narrative.
1:01.0	Welcome back to the soundtrack show.
1:03.0	I'm your host, David W. Collins.
1:05.0	And this episode features my interview with the composer of the HitNetflix series, The Queen's Gambit.
1:11.0	Carlos Rafael Rivera.
1:30.0	The Queen's Gambit is part action, part drama, part coming of age story.
1:36.0	It leaves you cheering at the end.
1:38.0	But its subject matter is daunting.
1:40.0	It's so complex for any composer.
1:42.0	A genius young girl learns chess while in her orphanage, from the janitor, Mr. Scheibel.
1:47.0	All while being fed a steady diet of pills by the orphanage is filled with music.
1:51.0	The Queen's Gambit is part action, part drama, part coming of age story.
1:54.0	It leaves you cheering at the end.
1:56.0	Sabel, all while being fed a steady diet of pills by the orphanage's staff.
2:01.0	Downers being commonly used back in the mid-20th century to help keep control over so many kids.
2:06.0	She becomes an addict, and her addiction to her drug-and-do state of focus
2:09.9	helps her master the game of chess.
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