Pop Culture Analysis Week: TV Music Composer Robert Duncan Tribute

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[00:00:47] Another TV composer, Deep Dive.

[00:00:51] So we got a Canadian composer, Robert Duncan.

[00:00:55] He claims he uses a bunch of traditional and peculiar objects as instruments to create his

[00:01:03] scores.

[00:01:04] They include grand pianos, deconstructed pianos, metal brushes, hot rod exhaust pipes, fire

[00:01:09] extinguishers and pipe organs, and among many others.

[00:01:13] Even objects from junkyards all over LA.

[00:01:15] I had no idea.

[00:01:19] So he has done so much stuff.

[00:01:23] So it starts off with a bunch of Canadian shows like Star Hunter and PSI Factor and

[00:01:28] Blue Murder in relation to the UK show.

[00:01:31] Then does a bunch of stuff for producer Sean Ryan, like The Shield, The Unit, Lidamy, Terriers,

[00:01:39] The Chicago Code and The Submarine Thriller, Last Resort.

[00:01:44] And plenty of other stuff for ABC television like The Family, Joan Allen as well as Vanished

[00:01:51] and the long running crime comedy show Castle.

[00:01:54] So he's currently scoring SWAT.

[00:02:00] He also did The Crossing as well as Timeless and Amazon Prime show Mad Dog.

[00:02:06] So I think what he does pretty well is essentially just, again, aside from just the typical percussion,

[00:02:15] he just really just dives in and just, instead of just going even first in particular mood,

[00:02:20] he mainly just jumps in and, again, just uses a bunch of different percussion and metal

[00:02:29] objects and you're just like, wow, it's such an atypical score.

[00:02:33] I'm really digging it.

[00:02:34] I can get into it and done a few animated movies, few direct video sequels and under shit.

[00:02:39] But fortunately, you can find a lot of his best stuff on iTunes and just listen to the scores alone.

[00:02:46] And I do recommend Shattered, which was a Pierce Brosnan, Gerard Butler,

[00:02:52] filler from around seven as well as the entitled, which is a kidnapping filler with Ray Leota.

[00:03:00] And I think what he does just so pitch perfect, no pun, is just dive in.

[00:03:09] Just really, I mean, he's even done true calling and Buffy.

[00:03:12] So there you go.

[00:03:13] And when he's doing piano, it's just not even a commonly used kind of piano score.

[00:03:21] So I think that's just it.

[00:03:22] If you just listen to his material, you're just like, wow.

[00:03:53] I don't think I've heard something like that before.

[00:04:27] He mixes in a bit of drums and trumpet, but all together he's just,

[00:04:33] I mean, just even his theme songs alone are just very uncommon.

[00:04:37] And I wish he would even just go into more mystery and horror than he typically does.

[00:04:44] He's did that show, The Gates and Point Pleasant.

[00:04:47] But I mean, yeah, I mean, even using his pipe organs is just very fascinating.

[00:04:53] And it's all together very well configured because it's all that

[00:04:59] pressurized air just displays on screen because you just you feel it.

[00:05:03] You really do.

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