Fireside Chat: Sound and Music Talkback Extravaganza: The Sound and the Fury: Music is All Around Us Volume 1
Added 2023-10-17 13:51:50 +0000 UTC"Rock me, Amadeus."
We are joined by Music Man and full time ear-considerer Taylor to talk about the sound design and music behind The Wizard the Witch and the Wild One! Behold ALL your AUDIBLE questions answered: Do you pump in music during recording? Are you going to release a soundtrack? The new episode isn't showing up for me, can you fix it? All these ancient conundrums, at long last SLICED APART like an aural gordian knot. And listener? You're welcome.

Comments
I can't articulate why, but Erika yelling "FUGUES!!!" with just the most *palpable* exasperation in their voice took me the fuck out
Piper
2025-11-19 07:03:24 +0000 UTCAs a native Michigander pls put some respect on our pleasant peninsula… even if we are lowkey the Florida of the midwest
Drew Faber
2025-09-23 04:28:23 +0000 UTComg my dad played jonathan richman a lot for me as a kid i can totally see that
ella thompson
2024-02-21 01:59:31 +0000 UTCAs someone who played a few instruments growing up and truly missing being in a symphonic band I truly appreciate the hard work. I have been obsessed with the sound design. It also just makes me want to pull out my clarinet and play again and find a way to get back into playing
Kayla Dennis
2024-02-11 02:49:46 +0000 UTCThank you, Taylor, for all of your fantastic work. Truly makes me cry at how well your music brings out the emotions in each scene. 💙💜💙💜
samecontent
2024-01-25 14:07:23 +0000 UTCCan we use some pieces of your music for our fanart to WBN, Taylor?
Beomene
2023-12-22 02:45:19 +0000 UTCI'm with Taylor. If you must perceive me, do it in fear.
Melanie
2023-12-19 05:11:30 +0000 UTCI was promised psychological destruction. *witch cackles intensify*
Theo Lee
2023-11-21 08:12:32 +0000 UTCThis was a great peek behind the technical curtain. As a person with serious focus issues and a little bit of a processing delay, I can't usually follow podcasts at all, except scripted audio dramas, and even that's hard. This is only the second actual play podcast that sidesteps that inability for me, and that's 100% owing to the perfect marriage of powerful storytelling/play at the table with tight and skillful editing and sound design. As curious as I am about some of the planning, trimming that and all but the best table talk is what helps keep me immersed enough that my spacey brain won't wander off. This is definitely my favorite podcast, and it would be entirely inaccessible to my particular brand of ADHD brain if it weren't for Taylor's skills and choices.
2023-11-18 03:04:42 +0000 UTCAre there any plans in the future to collaborate with orchestral musicians for live recording (so Taylor doesn’t have to be an entire orchestra)?
Jacob Muratore
2023-11-16 07:19:58 +0000 UTCThe last piece of music that Taylor didn't write,,, am i hearing Auld Lang Syne in episode 13 at 1:09:35?
2023-11-11 22:36:35 +0000 UTCThe delicious chaos that pops out in the last 2mins, cover Suvi’s eyes
Sam Berry-Sullivan
2023-11-03 02:28:25 +0000 UTCTaylor coming to you live from the in-house organ in a silent film theatre.
Doctor Quixote
2023-10-31 23:42:43 +0000 UTCShouldve included Emmylou Harris in there, for sure. -t
Worlds Beyond Number
2023-10-28 02:00:59 +0000 UTCYou’re the perfect sunflower, bails.
Stef
2023-10-25 18:40:30 +0000 UTCThis is in-credible. The literal black panther growl as part of the Stranger's voice?!!? As for who should cover The Rain Road, I think it should be an older woman, as in the story. Given the style of the music, I think Jean Ritchie would be perfect. Anybody have a Resurrect spell handy?
Carrie Mook Bridgman
2023-10-25 15:13:11 +0000 UTCi’m re-listening to this and feel compelled to impart a more genuine comment to Taylor: 🫵🏻 you’re telling me the Sir Curran scene that makes me sob my actual eyes out and, as a result, every time i hear the music used again i become teary-eyed, was PLAYED LIVE???!? you’re off your absolute gourd. you utter madman. you perfect sunflower. 😤🌻
bails
2023-10-24 21:51:13 +0000 UTCGive me the silence, umms, paper crinkling, catchphrases (interesngs), occasionally broken up by dropped dice and math in an anti-fireside bonus episode.
Barron Botts
2023-10-18 19:35:54 +0000 UTC