25 Best Music Composition Podcasts

1. Nakedly Examined Music Podcast

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A podcast about making music: Why do musicians create what they do? Why do they create in that particular way? Mark Linsenmayer (aka songwriter Mark Lint, and host of The Partially Examined Life) talks to songwriters and composers about specific recordings, which are played in full. We cover lyric meanings, writing and recording techniques, arrangements, band dynamics, the stories behind the songs, and even music theory.MORE Host Mark Linsenmayer
Producer/Network Mark Linsenmayer
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 845Twitter 997 Avg Length 74 min Since Jan 2016 Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com Copy email. We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

2. Composer Talk

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Composer Talk is a podcast hosted by Matthew Wang where you'll get to know acclaimed composers who are making the soundtracks of our lives. We all watch films, TV, and digital media and know the important role that scoring plays in storytelling. In this podcast, we learn about the artists who are creating music.MORE Host Matthew Wang
Producer/Network Matthew Wang
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 224Instagram 1.1K Avg Length 34 min Since Apr 2020 Get Email Contact

3. Relevant Tones

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A podcast about the most fascinating time in classical music history: right now. Relevant Tones features interviews with and music by some of the most creative figures in contemporary classical music, themed shows exploring new trends in classical music, and frequent live-streamed shows featuring conversations and music performances. Hosted and produced by Seth Boustead, Austin Williams, Stephen Anthony Rawson, and Matt Dotson.MORE Host Seth Boustead
Producer/Network Access Contemporary Music
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 1.5KTwitter 149Instagram 234 Avg Length 62 min Since Oct 2011 Get Email Contact

4. The Music Show

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Hear the interview of the week from the Music Show, where composer Andrew Ford entertains and informs a wide audience each week, providing two hours of essential listening from the world of music.MORE Host Andrew Ford
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 325.8KTwitter 92.3KInstagram 66.1K Avg Length 55 min Get Email Contact

5. Moveable Do

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Composer and conductor Steve Danielson interviews other living composers to learn about their journeys, successes, and learning experiences. Each episode features an interview with the composers about their lives plus a review of 4 of their pieces (including audio!).MORE Producer/Network Steve Danielson
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Apple Rating 4.9/5 Avg Length 51 min Get Email Contact

6. Beyond Music Theory

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The main goal is to create content that helps you in your creative journey of making your own music! You will either find case study episodes and listen to how each song grows as I go through my music composition process; or episodes about music theory tips for songwriters, tools, and other creative strategies to keep your music flowing.MORE Producer/Network Beyond Music Theory
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 1.2KTwitter 242Instagram 185 Avg Length 11 min Since May 2020 Get Email Contact

7. Songwriting for Everyone

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This podcast is for all songwriters, whether just starting or advanced - no musical background necessary! Composer and teacher Joseph Lilore cover the techniques of modern hit songwriters, along with an in-depth analysis of popular songs through time. The first series of lessons is an interactive course, where Joe plays chord progressions on the guitar as you sing along, turning your words into melodies. By the end of that series, you will have written your first song, and you will be able to compose as many songs as you wish, in any style - pop, jazz, rock, country & more!MORE Host Joseph R. Lilore
Producer/Network Joseph R. Lilore
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Apple Rating 4.4/5 Avg Length 8 min Get Email Contact

8. The Samuel Andreyev Podcast

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This podcast features interviews with prominent musicians, analyses of great modern and contemporary works, and lectures/concerts by Samuel Andreyev. Samuel Andreyev is a composer, oboist, and professor residing in Strasbourg, France. The material on this podcast is sometimes unique to this format, sometimes derived from Samuel Andreyev's public lectures and YouTube channel.MORE Producer/Network Samuel Andreyev
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Apple Rating 5/5Twitter 3.3KInstagram 4.1K Avg Length 79 min Since Mar 2019 Get Email Contact

9. The SOUNDLAB New Music Podcast

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Paul STEENHUISEN is an award-winning composer, writer, and broadcaster. He is having In-depth interviews with international contemporary music artists and composers.
Producer/Network Paul STEENHUISEN
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 182 Avg Length 52 min Since Oct 2010 Get Email Contact

10. The Composer Chronicles

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Stephen Trygar delves into the stories of composers past and present and their works. Each episode focuses on a particular work by the featured composer and examines their life during the time the piece was written and performed. Through these tales, you're invited to explore each composers' legacy and their impact on keeping the world entertained. Once a month, a living composer will be a featured guest, sharing their own stories.MORE Producer/Network Alexandrian Media
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 197Twitter 797 Avg Length 60 min Since Apr 2020 Get Email Contact

11. Film.Music.Media

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The official F.M.M podcast! Film.Music.Media is one of the premiere film music resources. All of our in-depth composer interviews, event coverage, behind the scenes looks, photo coverage, and more of your favorite composers and their worlds of storytelling in podcast form for easy listening.MORE Producer/Network Film.Music.Media
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 10.8KTwitter 3KInstagram 7.1K Avg Length 57 min Since Aug 2017 Get Email Contact

12. The Trailer Music Composer's Podcast

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This show is for the Trailer Music Composer both amateur and professional. I cover a range of topics from mindset to productivity, to creativity and production. From time to time there will be special guests giving their experience of working in the Trailer Music industry and even some aspiring composers sharing their stories from The Trailer Music School.MORE Host Richard Pryn
Producer/Network Richard Pryn
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 28.6KInstagram 1.5K Avg Length 29 min Since Dec 2019 Get Email Contact

13. Classical Music: The Stories

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Every week, I choose one piece from one composer to pick apart and look at in detail. I look at the stories behind it, I examine the composer and what inspired him/her to compose that music, and of course offer my own opinion on the piece! New episode every Sunday.MORE Producer/Network Carl Roewer
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Instagram 86 Avg Length 23 min Since Oct 2020 Get Email Contact

14. How I Make Music

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Discover new fiction podcasts in an immersive, sound-designed listening experience with their music composers. In this show, we challenge audio drama music makers to break apart a song, soundtrack or composition and get into why and how it was made. Immersive listening. Headphones recommended.MORE Host John Bartmann
Producer/Network John Bartmann
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15. From the Composer

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Learn about the Excelcia Music Publishing composers, and their music. This podcast will present composers talking about their background and give insights into preparing and performing their music.MORE Producer/Network Excelcia Music Publishing
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 5.1KTwitter 161Instagram 19.4K Avg Length 35 min Since Sep 2020 Get Email Contact

16. The Screen Composer's Studio

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Welcome to The Screen Composer's Studio, a podcast about the musical storytellers behind some of your favorite films, series, video games, and more. In each episode we'll be taking you behind the screen and talking to the musical magicians who bring these stories to life.MORE Producer/Network The Screen Composers Guild of Canada
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Facebook 1.5KTwitter 1.8KInstagram 1.6K Avg Length 78 min Since Jun 2020 Get Email Contact

17. The Great Composers Podcast

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This classical music podcast explores the history and lives of some of western classical music's most famous composers and musicians. Classical music is filled with very colorful personalities and riddled with drama of all kinds, from political intrigue to failed romances and everything in between. Through the course of the show, we will discuss composers and musicians from the distant past all the way to the present, beginning with the greatest, JS Bach.MORE Producer/Network Kevin Nordstrom
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 637Twitter 24 Avg Length 106 min Since Jun 2016 Get Email Contact

18. Composer's Concepts

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From Alex Evans. Talking to composers in the industry about their approach and love of the craft.
Producer/Network Alex Evans
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Facebook 93Twitter 2 Avg Length 45 min Since May 2020 Get Email Contact

19. The Arrangers Podcast

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The Arrangers Podcast is a show dedicated to insightful discussion about the art, craft, and business of music arranging and composition.
Hosts Drew Zaremba, Aaron Hedenstrom
Producer/Network Aaron Hedenstrom and Drew Zaremba
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 946Instagram 247 Avg Length 43 min Since Apr 2017 Get Email Contact

20. Music & Conversation

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Interviews and conversations about the stunning music of English Composer Andrew Downes, presented by his daughter, Paula Downes.
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Facebook 1KTwitter 428 Avg Length 42 min Since Mar 2019 Get Email Contact

21. The Composer as Contemplative

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Music and religion have been intertwined for as long as humanity has been singing. 'The Composer as Contemplative' Podcast exists at this point of intersection, meditating both on the role of music in the spiritual and liturgical life, and about the role of faith in the musical life. From discussions of contemporary music to musings on the interior life, and everything in between, the topics of 'The Composer as Contemplative' Podcast is as diverse as the interests of its host, NY-based composer and liturgical musician Conner David McCain.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
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22. Composer Stories

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We are part of an amazing global movement happening right now. People are taking their passion for music & turning it into a thriving career.  We want to share stories of these brilliant people who make a living from music. Started from scratch & now they have created a solid career from their music being featured on films, TV shows, video games, & movie trailers. They are living the dream, & we want to show you that you can do it too. Podcast presented by Protege; a premium music production course, training composers to turn their passion for music into a sustainable career.MORE Email ****@protege.school
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23. The Portfolio Composer

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The Portfolio Composer Podcast exists to help composers with the business end of writing music through mindset, marketing, and business skills.
Producer/Network Garrett Hope presents The Portfolio Composer
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 1KTwitter 1.3K Since Feb 2015 Get Email Contact