Solving the Composing Puzzle with David Stal

Host Paul Dergarabedian is joined by David Stal, an award-winning composer who recently contributed to the music for Netflix’s “The Queen’s Gambit.” David gives Paul a musical education as he shares how he manages to use his limitless palate to paint sonic pictures that fit within the boundaries of a film, breaking down the different needs of narrative and documentary projects.

This episode covers:

• The power of music to elicit emotion in films
• The process of scoring a film
• Score vs soundtrack and how to navigate them as a composer
• David’s contributions to the score of “The Queen’s Gambit”
• The difference between scoring for a documentary or a film/tv show

ABOUT THIS EPISODE'S GUEST:

David Stal is an award-winning composer who studied composition at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music and completed USC’s Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television certificate program. Most recently David has contributed to the music for Netflix's "The Queens Gambit" and the documentary "Zappa" directed by Alex Winter.

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