In this bonus episode of the Overthinking It Podcast, Jordan Stokes interviews Bear McCreary, composer of the Battlestar Galactica and Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicle TV series. Enjoy!
Bonus Episode: Interview with Bear McCreary
All Episodes Subscribe in iTunes In this bonus episode of the Overthinking It Podcast, Jordan Stokes interviews Bear McCreary, composer of the Battlestar Galactica and Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicle TV series. Enjoy! Download This Episode (AAC Format)
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Wow. This interview is wonderful – such a terrific, rich resource. Thanks so much to Bear (and to Stokes); I hope this stays up on the site for a long time so many people get a chance to hear it.
This was a great interview. Regarding Bear’s comment about pop music inserted awkwardly into movies/TV, I was wondering how he felt about the use of the Johnny Cash song “When the Man Comes to Town” in the “Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles” season finale. I myself had mixed feelings; the lyrics were an almost perfect fit, but musically felt a little out of place with that particular scene of surreal Terminator vs. Police violence.
Also, other instances of pop music in Terminator and their appropriateness:
T1: Is there any? There’s that song playing in the background at the “Tech Noir” nightclub, but I think it was composed specifically for the movie.
T2: Obviously, “Bad to the Bone.” In James Cameron’s director commentary, he discusses the conflict over putting this piece of music in the scene when Arnold steps out of the biker bar, but I think it works.
T3: “Macho Man.” I think this requires no comment.