238 - Meet the Nominees - Best Cinematography, Original Score, and Sound - Oscars 2025

Table of Contents: CINEMATOGRAPHY

01:38 - “The Brutalist” - Lol Crawley

02:52 - “Dune: Part Two” - Greig Fraser

04:36 - “Emilia Pérez” - Paul Guilhaume

06:48 - “Maria” - Ed Lachman

09:08 - “Nosferatu” - Jarin Blaschke

ORIGINAL SCORE

10:29 - “The Brutalist” - Daniel Blumberg

11:18 - “Conclave” - Volker Bertelmann

13:04 - “Emilia Pérez” - Clément Ducol and Camille

14:20 - “Wicked” - John Powell and Stephen Schwartz

15:39 - “The Wild Robot” - Kris Bowers

SOUND

18:06 - “A Complete Unknown” - Tod A. Maitland, Donald Sylvester, Ted Caplan, Paul Massey and David Giammarco

19:41 - “Dune: Part Two” - Gareth John, Richard King, Ron Bartlett and Doug Hemphill

20:57 - “Emilia Pérez” - Erwan Kerzanet, Aymeric Devoldère, Maxence Dussère, Cyril Holtz and Niels Barletta

22:59 - “Wicked” - Simon Hayes, Nancy Nugent Title, Jack Dolman, Andy Nelson and John Marquis

24:26 - “The Wild Robot” - Randy Thom, Brian Chumney, Gary A. Rizzo and Leff Lefferts

This past year featured some of the most stunning, innovative, and groundbreaking work in the categories of Cinematography, Original Score, and Sound. And since we’ve been diligently interviewing the artists and teams who have received Academy Award® nominations in those categories, we offer you this special round-up episode — to help give some greater insight into how to cast your final votes. The soundbites in this episode are mere snippets from the discussions we’ve been conducting through the past several months. If you’d like to take a deeper dive:

FULL EPISODES, BY CATEGORY:

= CINEMATOGRAPHY =

“The Brutalist”

237 - Lol Crawley and the Cinematography of The Brutalist - Feb 10th, 2025

YouTube: https://youtu.be/d342-st5dvg

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Txxk3xNAcmItPwsm9GquP

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/237-lol-crawley-and-the-cinematography-of-the-brutalist/id1549901182?i=1000690773442

“Dune: Part Two”

189 - Greig Fraser and the Cinematography of Dune: Part Two - March 5th, 2024

YouTube: https://youtu.be/39p8wPkhmtM

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5WMtD1WbGGVBgrlQtSFzON

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/189-greig-fraser-and-the-cinematography-of-dune-part-two/id1549901182?i=1000648108720

“Emilia Pérez”

220 - The Making of Emilia Pérez - Dec 4th, 2024

YouTube: https://youtu.be/VZruPNqHv3w

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1YHHeGMGzBwdTIXlHKAgz2

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/220-the-making-of-emilia-p%C3%A9rez/id1549901182?i=1000679018480

“Maria”

236 - Ed Lachman and the Cinematography of Maria - Feb 7th, 2025

YouTube: https://youtu.be/y1uEx9BXDZ4

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/30e3JLc9xRTLZfgg7c0cPd?si=05899a44c1794989

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/236-ed-lachman-and-the-cinematography-of-maria/id1549901182?i=1000689894968

“Nosferatu”

231 -  Jarin Blaschke, Robert Eggers, and the Cinematography of Nosferatu - Jan 28th, 2025

YouTube: https://youtu.be/uhYLPTwSfVY

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0zzEkGX2fQL9FxwtfhCBT7

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/231-jarin-blaschke-robert-eggers-and-the/id1549901182?i=1000686124650

= ORIGINAL SCORE =

“The Brutalist”

233 - Daniel Blumberg and the Music of The Brutalist - Feb 3rd, 2025

YouTube: https://youtu.be/ohPBfMo2v98

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1xhqAR0GUvybmOGvcaqhZo?si=c679bc6941224e1a

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/233-daniel-blumberg-and-the-music-of-the-brutalist/id1549901182?i=1000688454940

“Conclave”

232 - Volker Bertelmann and the Music of Conclave - Jan 31st, 2025

YouTube: https://youtu.be/Z7xlFXTr3VQ

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0W4oIIRCzpoiMF4w5thSpR?si=51e129b468dd4c29

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/232-volker-bertelmann-and-the-music-of-conclave/id1549901182?i=1000687473584

“Emilia Pérez”

220 - The Making of Emilia Pérez - Dec 4th, 2024

YouTube: https://youtu.be/VZruPNqHv3w

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1YHHeGMGzBwdTIXlHKAgz2

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/220-the-making-of-emilia-p%C3%A9rez/id1549901182?i=1000679018480

“Wicked”

219 - The Music of Wicked - Nov 27th, 2024

YouTube: https://youtu.be/_qF9_qT_ztk

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/79mdpMosImmdtKDUoDIF6g

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/219-the-music-of-wicked/id1549901182?i=1000678378961

“The Wild Robot”

235 - Kris Bowers and the Music of The Wild Robot - Feb 5th, 2025

YouTube: https://youtu.be/fM1nvk52v_4

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3TseTaQbcFpWncZplcFLzU?si=9a1ef6b7ff4d49f0

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/235-kris-bowers-and-the-music-of-the-wild-robot/id1549901182?i=1000689221474

= SOUND =

“A Complete Unknown”

223 - Director James Mangold and the Sound and Music of A Complete Unknown - Dec 9th, 2024

YouTube: https://youtu.be/_R3WD_QxzP4

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/64jXgTdR4Y18dqqZKmIZft

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/223-director-james-mangold-and-the-sound-and/id1549901182?i=1000679725091

“Dune: Part Two”

217 - Director Denis Villeneuve and the Sound of Dune: Part Two - Nov 21st, 2024

YouTube: https://youtu.be/wIDs4H82EQ0

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2JRC52F4oMdBguMrtSorBp

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/217-director-denis-villeneuve-and-the-sound-of-dune-part-two/id1549901182?i=1000677747309

“Emilia Pérez”

220 - The Making of Emilia Pérez - Dec 4th, 2024

YouTube: https://youtu.be/VZruPNqHv3w

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1YHHeGMGzBwdTIXlHKAgz2

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/220-the-making-of-emilia-p%C3%A9rez/id1549901182?i=1000679018480

“Wicked”

222 - Director Jon M. Chu and the Sound and Editing Wizards of Wicked - Dec 6th, 2024

YouTube: https://youtu.be/nD0gzHEkGpk

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3DHMp9iqGCXH3IUcwoZTKb

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/222-director-jon-m-chu-and-the-sound-and/id1549901182?i=1000679449382

- AND -

234 - Capturing Wicked's Live Singing with Simon Hayes - Feb 4th, 2025

YouTube: https://youtu.be/h-riEjOFM60

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7bNckC02essYgzzPggMleM?si=f357bb82399b4e84

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/234-capturing-wickeds-live-singing-with-simon-hayes/id1549901182?i=1000688810671

“The Wild Robot”

210 - The Sound of The Wild Robot, with Writer/Director Chris Sanders - Oct 1st, 2024

YouTube: https://youtu.be/QaZIU8egZYg

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5i0jNA06OcpswgMmIElmai

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ro/podcast/210-the-sound-of-the-wild-robot-with/id1549901182?i=1000671390545

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