# Jim Svejda

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Marc Shaiman Discusses His Score for “Mary Poppins Returns”

Marc Shaiman joins Jim Svejda to discuss his score for Mary Poppins Returns.

Justin Hurwitz with Jim Svejda

Justin Hurwitz won the 2017 Academy Award for Best Original Score with his music for La La Land. Before the ceremony, he stopped by the KUSC studios to talk to Jim Svejda about creating new music that paid homage to classical musicals.

Thomas Newman with Jim Svejda

Thomas Newman was nominated for an Academy Award this year for his Passengers score. He talked to Jim Svejda about the challenges of creating the sound for a movie that mixes genres and moral dilemmas.

Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers on Respecting the Old and Welcoming the New

Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers believes in respecting the old and welcoming the new. In this recent conversation with Jim Svejda, they discuss several of her recent commissions.

Alexandre Desplat on Scoring Wes Anderson’s “Isle of Dogs”

KUSC’s Jim Svejda talks to Oscar-nominated composer Alexandre Desplat about his spare score for Wes Anderson’s “Isle of Dogs”.

Nicholas Britell Discusses “If Beale Street Could Talk”

Nicholas Britell earned an Academy Award nomination for the music of Moonlight. He teamed up with Moonlight director Barry Jenkins again for If Beale Street Could Talk and, again, earned an Oscar nomination for Best Original Score. Here Britell talks to Jim Svejda about…

Yuja Wang Discusses the Rewards and Challenges of Her Repertoire

Superstar pianist Yuja Wang stopped by KUSC to chat with Jim Svejda about the rewards and challenges of her repertoire and how the shallow can become sublime.

Yuja Wang Discusses the Rewards and Challenges of Her Repertoire

Superstar pianist Yuja Wang stopped by KUSC to chat with Jim Svejda about the rewards and challenges of her repertoire and how the shallow can become sublime.

ep24: Generation X growing old with radio

ep24: Generation X growing old with radio Chris and Randall continue their discussion from last week where they reminisced about radio past. This episode, they discuss radio present and future. Topics discussed include: AM radio is dead Wolfman Jack Mexican radio WNBC WABC WCBS AM vs FM Stereo K…

A Conversation with an American Composer, Maria Newman - Ep #79

Praised by American Record Guide as, "Energetic and exciting...", American composer Maria Newman has been commended and recognized by the U.S. Congress for her work in the field of original music composition, live performance, and recording. Newman’s compositions have been performed and screened in…