<p>Today we’re dimming the lights, turning off our phones and filling up a giant bucket of popcorn to get the lowdown on music for film and TV.</p><br><p>Film score production has changed a lot in recent years, and LPO musicians timpanist Simon Carrington and tuba player Lee Tsarmaklis have seen it all; from Elmer Bernstein’s skilful, old school approach, to the meticulous modern day techniques of click tracks and multitrack recording.</p><br><p>Simon and Lee tell YolanDa about the film scores which soundtrack their earliest cinema outings and describe the joyful and awe-inspiring experiences playing the music of the legendary John Williams.</p><br><p>Plus, Lee and Simon reveal the soundtracks they wish they could have played on.</p><br><p>Be sure to listen to the Spotify playlist that accompanies this episode to inject some Hollywood dazzle into your day: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6UuJau7Ew5d58hx4PbcO8g?si=b9970b912009443b" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6UuJau7Ew5d58hx4PbcO8g?si=b9970b912009443b</a></p><br><p>Produced by Tandem Productions for the London Philharmonic Orchestra. </p><br><p>#OffstagePod</p><p>X: @LPOrchestra</p><p>Instagram: @londonphilharmonicorchestra</p><p>Facebook: @londonphilharmonicorchestra</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>