A podcast where musicians from around the country gather in a recording studio to create live, improvised soundtracks to movies. Produced and hosted by drummer David Butler.
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This lovely episode features Mike Robinson (Sierra Ferrell, Maggie Rogers) on pedal steel, Jon Thompson on saxophones, Jesse Neuman on trumpet, Damian Calcagne (Pine Box Studio) on keys, Scott Colberg (Calexico, Margaret Glaspy) on bass and host Dave Butler (Guster) on drums improvising to Godfrey Reggio’s beautiful and haunting 1988 non-narrative film, Powaqqatsi.
Bassist Adam Minkoff (Graham Nash, Secret Chiefs 3), guitarist Jonathan Goldberger (Red Barrat, John Zorn), steel player Mike Robinson (Sierra Ferrell, Maggie Rogers), keyboardist Damian Calcagne (Pine Box Studio) and drummer Dave Butler (Guster) improvise a wild soundtrack to the 2002 ancient Chinese martial arts flick, Hero.
Back after a five year hiatus, we have keyboardist Damian Calcagne, guitarist Justin Mazer, bassist Jonathan Toscano, saxophonist Dan Myers and drummer Dave Butler (Guster) improvising a wild soundtrack to the 2015 post apocalyptic action juggernaut, Mad Max: Fury Road. We recorded this session at The Pine Box studio in Boonton, NJ.
Keyboardist Sarah Goldstone (Hurray For The Riff Raff), guitarist Dave Harrington (Darkside), bassist Caitlin Gray, and drummer Dave Butler (Guster, Marco Benevento) improvise a beautiful and wide ranging soundtrack to Tarsem Singh’s 2008 adventure fantasy film, The Fall.
Bassist Scott Colberg (Calexico), guitarist Kirk Schoenherr (Nick Murphy fka Chet Faker), keyboardist Steve Okonski (The National Reserve), and drummer Dave Butler (Guster) swung by the studio to create a new improvised soundtrack to the classic 1971 American action road movie, Vanishing Point.
For the 12th episode, we are lucky to have guitarist Jonny Lam (Sinkane, David Byrne), bassist Michael Ish Montgomery (Sinkane), percussionist Philip Mayer (Natalie Merchant, The Band's Visit musical), and drummer Dave Butler (Guster) in the studio. Join us for an improvised soundtrack to one of the greatest films of our time, Raiders of the Lost Ark!
Guitarist Justin Mazer (Ryan Montbleau), bassist Caitlin Gray (Hurray for the Riff Raff), keyboardist Matt Trowbridge (RANA) and drummer David Butler (Guster, Marco Benevento) improvise a soundtrack to Godfrey Reggio's cult classic documentary, Koyaanisqatsi.
Guitarist Dave Harrington (Darkside), guitarist/bassist Robbie Seahag Mangano (Tom Morello, Sean Lennon), Steve Okonski (The National Reserve) & drummer David Butler (Guster, Marco Benevento) improvise a soundtrack to Gasper Noé's psychedelic melodramatic thriller, Enter The Void.
Guitarist Scott Metzger was inspired by playing on the Cinema Improv episode of 2001: A Space Odyssey, so he decided to make his own remix of the session. What he came up with is a very cool and weird piece of music that totally spins the original on its head.
Bassist Marc Friedman (The Slip, Ryan Montbleau), guitarist Scott Metzger (JRAD, Wolf!) & drummer David Butler (Guster, Marco Benevento) improvise a soundtrack to an epic drama of adventure and space exploration, Stanley Kubrick’s masterpeice, 2001: A Space Odyssey.
