Melodology Podcast

19/09/2024

I thank everyone who is a fan of the Melodology Podcast for your support and your encouragement. And... for your patience!

As everyone should know by now (but if not, here's the news!), in April 2024 I moved to southern France with my husband, Brian. Amazingly, it's only now been about a year since we decided on France as home base for our new adventure. Things moved quickly, even if during the process they sometimes seemed to crawl.

Well, in all of that adventure, many things had to take a pause. One of these was the production of this podcast. A new country, speaking a new language, a nine-hour change in time zone, a new apartment... all of these things combined to take up more of my mind than I ever expected--so much that I could barely even force myself to work on the podcast over the first months after the move.

But now I feel that I again have the capacity to bring focus back to the podcast and to get it rolling again. I have a few episodes "in the can" as it were, ready to be edited and published. As I get the production process rolling again, I will also set up the process of scheduling new episodes.

Let me know if you have a melody you'd like us to examine. Usually, I invite the guest composer to suggest the melody they want to discuss. From time to time, they don't have their own choice, so I can use that opportunity to explore another melody that I am interested in -- or one that has been suggested.

So thank you again for your patience as I adjusted to my new life on an entirely diffrent continent. Look for the next episode in coming weeks.

It's good to be back.

Best,

Arthur Breur
Host, The Melodology Pocast

29/10/2023

The Melodology Podcast's 18th episode, interviewing the Star Trek Strange New Worlds musical episode "Subspace Rhapsody" songwriters, has now hit 5,000 views on YouTube! Check out the episode if you have not heard it yet!

https://youtu.be/Jlo9gLyujwI

15/10/2023

Episode 19 is out and coming to a podcast player near you!

In this episode, composer, lyricist and bandleader Brian Woodbury joins podcast host Arthur Breur to discuss “A Whole New World” with music by Alan Menken. They also discuss three of Brian’s own songs and his ambitious project to produce music videos for 47 of his songs in under one year.

Episode 19 with Brian Woodbury: “A Whole New World” - Composer, lyricist and bandleader Brian Woodbury joins podcast host Arthur Breur.

05/10/2023

A fun music project to support if you can. This gentleman is one of the songwriters from Bear in the Big Blue House. His songs are quirky, poignant, irreverent, and inevitably catchy!

I made 88 songs over the pandemic. 41 are already music videos. I have 1 year to make the other 47. | Check out '47 Music Videos and a Comic Book in a Year.' on Indiegogo.

29/09/2023

The Melodology Podcast's 18th episode, interviewing the Star Trek Strange New Worlds musical episode "Subspace Rhapsody" songwriters, has hit 2500 views on YouTube! Check out the episode if you have not heard it yet!

20/09/2023

Episode 18, Arthur Breur's interview with the songwriters from th Star Trek Strange New Worlds musical episode "Subspace Rhapsody", has passed 1,000 views on YouTube! If you have not seen or listened to this episode yet, Kay Hanley and Tom Polce provide a ton of insight into their process for creating the music in this bold, successful endeavor! It's a lot of fun and very informative!

05/09/2023

NEW EPISODE: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds “Subspace Rhapsody” – Meet the Songwriters!

In Episode 18, meet Kay Hanley and Tom Polce, the songwriters for the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds musical episode, “Subspace Rhapsody!” Kay and Tom join podcast host Arthur Breur and talk to him about the experience of planning and crafting the episode's songs--while walking the tightrope of respecting plot, canon, and characters AND ALSO creating a compelling MUSICAL Star Trek episode.

A podcast about melody makers, composers and songwriters. "Celebrating the Unsung Excellence of Melody Makers!"

31/08/2023

Episode 17 is alread up on Audible! (Yes, the Melodology Podcast is on AUDIBLE!

Check out this great listen on Audible.com. "Celebrating the Unsung Excellence of Melody Makers." Each episode, host composer Arthur Breur and a guest explore and examine beloved melodies from a variety of sources: popular songs, musicals, operas, classical music, hymns and liturgy, film...

31/08/2023

Well, Stitcher is gone, but now we're on GOODPODS!

“Celebrating the Unsung Excellence of Melody Makers!” Each episode, host composer Arthur Breur and a guest explore ... | Listen & Review on Goodpods™

31/08/2023

EPISODE 17 IS LIVE! Award-winning composer, musician, and sound editor Scott Halgren (Scootman Music & Audio Production) joins podcast host Arthur Breur to discuss “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat” by Charles Mingus. This is the first real Jazz melody discussed so far in the podcast, and the discussions include some of the characteristics that make Jazz stand out from other genres and forms of music.

The Melodology Podcast with Arthur Breur - Episode 17: "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" by Max Martin - with Dominic Fallacaro

31/08/2023

Take a listen to the melody that Scott Hallgren
(Scootman Music & Audio Production) and Arthur Breur will be discussing in Episode 17, coming TODAY! "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" by Charles Mingus:

Provided to YouTube by ColumbiaGoodbye Pork Pie Hat · Charles MingusMingus Ah Um℗ Originally Released 1959 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.Released on: 1999-10-...

31/07/2023

EPISODE 16 is on its way to a podcast source near you!!!

Grammy-winning producer, composer, music director, and multi-instrumentalist Dominic Fallacaro joins podcast host Arthur Breur - Composer for Hire to discuss one of the best selling singles of all time: "Baby One More Time" written by Swedish record producer and songwriter Max Martin for Britney Spears. They discuss the composition and songwriting craft applied to the song, then Dominic shares the version of the song from the musical "& Juliet" currently on Broadway, for which he serves as co-arranger, orchestrator, and Music Director.

https://www.melodologypodcast.com/episode-16-with-dominic-fallacaro-baby-one-more-time/

18/07/2023

Episode 15 of the Melodology Podcast is now available on our website and is percolating out to all the podcast apps! The guest composer is the talented and accomplished Haakon Nowak-Davidsen and Arthur Breur - Composer for Hire discuss THE BATMAN THEME!

Award-nominated composer Haakon Davidsen joins podcast host Arthur Breur to explore the "Batman Theme" by the legendary Danny Elfman.

16/04/2023

Episode 14! Award-winning British composer Tamsin Jones joins podcast host Arthur Breur to discuss the Renaissance choral work “Innsbruck, ich muss dich lassen” by Heinrich Isaac, and shares two choral works of her own!

German Renaissance song "Innsbruck, ich muss dich lassen"

19/03/2023

Episode 13 is out! New music powerhouse Lisa Neher joins Melodology Podcast host Arthur Breur to examine the underappreciated “Luke and Leia” by John Williams, and she shares two of her own works — including one of her own performances!

Listen immediately on our website, and the episode is percolating out to the podcast app of your choice!

https://www.melodologypodcast.com/episode-13-with-lisa-neher-luke-and-leia/

Composer Aaron Lee joins Melodology Podcast host Arthur Breur to examine the Jewish folk tune “Seit Gesunderhait”.

14/03/2023

And, of course, Episode 13 is coming, with another movie theme being explored with the amazing composer, performer, and educator, Lisa Neher!

Lisa Neher is a Mezzo-Soprano, Composer, and Voice Teacher based in Portland, Oregon.

14/03/2023

And just because otherwise they'll be out of order and it'll look like we missed one AGAIN!

Episode 12 with Aaron Lee: “Seit Gesunderhait” (“Farewell My Dear Parents”)

Composer Aaron Lee joins podcast host Arthur Breur to explore the Jewish Folk Song “Seit Gesunderhait” (“Farewell My Dear Parents”) and two of his own compositions, one of which uses “Seit Gesunderhait” as a component in the composition.

Composer Aaron Lee joins Melodology Podcast host Arthur Breur to examine the Jewish folk tune “Seit Gesunderhait”.

14/03/2023

Episode 11 with Richard Peat: “Down In Yon Forest”

Composer Richard Peat joins podcast host Arthur Breur to explore “Down In Yon Forest” and brings three beautiful choral works of his own to share.

"Down in Yon Forest" melody and composition discussed by composers Richard Peat and Melodology Podcast host Arthur Breur.

14/03/2023

Episode 10 with Zachary Davies: “Over the Rainbow”

Composer, pianist, and host of the Euterpean Podcast, Zachary Davies joins Melodology Podcast host Arthur Breur to examine one of the two melodies that inspired the Melodology Podcast in the first place: “Over the Rainbow” from the movie “Wizard of Oz”, music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Yip Harburg.

Zachary Davies joins host Arthur Breur to examine one of the melodies that inspired the Melodology Podcast: "Over the Rainbow".

13/03/2023

Episode 9:
Composer Kevin Day joins podcast host Arthur Breur to examine the melody from the “Obi Wan” theme by John Williams, composed for the series “Obi-Wan Kenobi”. Kevin also shares some of his own exciting music and news.

Obi-Wan theme discussed on a podcast about melody makers, composers and songwriters. "Celebrating the Unsung Excellence of Melody Makers!"

13/03/2023

Episode 8:
Guest composer Troisnyx joins podcast host Arthur Breur - Composer for Hire to explore the melody from “Estavius” by Phyrnna, composed for the Epic Battle Fantasy games. Troisnyx also shares her own song, “The Drummer’s Prayer”, and shares about her own background and plans.

A podcast about melody makers, composers and songwriters. "Celebrating the Unsung Excellence of Melody Makers!"

13/03/2023

Episode 7:
Composer Tony Manfredonia joins podcast host Arthur Breur - Composer for Hire to examine the melody of the brilliant Star Wars “Force Theme”, by John Williams. Tony also shares his main theme to the game “Call of Saregnar”, and he and Arthur discuss and examine that theme as well.

A podcast about melody makers, composers and songwriters. "Celebrating the Unsung Excellence of Melody Makers!"

13/03/2023

Realizing we missed marketing some of our episodes here on Facebook. So here we go!

EPISODE 6:
Composer Anne McKennon joins podcast host Arthur Breur to examine the melody of the wonderful song “Rainbow Connection”, sung by Kermit the Frog in “The Muppet Movie”. Anne also shares a lullaby she composed and an orchestral arrangement she created using a well known traditional Celtic melody.

A podcast about melody makers, composers and songwriters. "Celebrating the Unsung Excellence of Melody Makers!"

11/03/2023

Composer Aaron Lee joins podcast host Arthur Breur to explore the Jewish Folk Song “Seit Gesunderhait” (“Farewell My Dear Parents”) and two of his own compositions, one of which uses “Seit Gesunderhait” as a component in the composition.

Composer Aaron Lee joins Melodology Podcast host Arthur Breur to examine the Jewish folk tune “Seit Gesunderhait”.

15/04/2022

Composer Kimberly Osberg joins podcast host Arthur Breur to examine the melody of “Danny Boy”. Along the way, they discuss scores to quirky films, composing music to stage combat, putting recipes to music. and MUCH more. http://melodypodcast.libsyn.com/episode-5-with-kim-osberg-danny-boy?tdest_id=3260972