Author: Brandon Starr

episode 23 – part 1 of 2 of Star Wars: A New Hope commentary track

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episode 23 is here! Given that Star Wars: The Last Jedi is coming out in less than a month, this is a good time to do a commentary track for the movie that started it all, Star Wars: A New Hope.  This is part 1 of 2. You can either listen to it as a standard podcast, or listen along as a commentary track while watching the movie.  Enjoy!

Episode 21 – part 1 of 2 of full-length commentary on ‘The Silence of the Lambs’

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Episode 21 is part one of a two-part, full-movie-length commentary track for “The Silence of the Lambs.” You can listen to it as a podcast, or watch along with the movie, as host Brandon goes over the themes and film techniques that help make this movie a classic.

Enjoy!

episode 20 with composer Stephen Ridley

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In episode 20 I talk with Stephen Ridley, a professional music composer, who has done television, movie, advertising, and other works.

Check his music out at stephenridley.com – right now it takes you to his SoundCloud page, where he has his music available. We discuss one of his works, “Symphony for Percussion,” during the course of this episode, though listening to the music beforehand isn’t strictly necessary. You’ll probably want to afterwards!

Enjoy.

episode 19 – with Sharon Soliday of The Hello Foundation

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In episode 19, I talk with Sharon Soliday, founder of The Hello Foundation, which does speech and language therapy. In addition to their regular work, they send teams around the world to get their therapies to people who would otherwise not have access to them, and to train local professionals on their techniques. Enjoy!

Link to the Hello Foundation: http://thehellofoundation.com/online-therapy/

 

Episode 18 with Alex – 30 countries, 17 years old!

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Episode 18 is here! We talk with Alex, who is a citizen of New Zealand, but has been there for less than a year of his life. We discuss the several countries he’s lived in, especially Singapore, where he lives now, and what it has been like growing up as a globetrotter.

Episode 17 – part 2 of 2 of ‘The Shining’ commentary

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In this second part of the full-movie-length commentary track, host Brandon Starr continues his discussion of the underlying themes and film techniques that make Stanley Kubrick’s ‘The Shining’ one of the most remarkable films of all time.

Enjoy! If you have questions or comments, please contact us at cryptobiography@gmail.com