Song Exploder
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A podcast and Netflix series where musicians take apart their songs, and piece by piece, tell the story of how they were made. By @HrishiHirway.
- This is an actual email I got from a podcast speed-listener. Larry, honey—slow your roll. And your playback speed.
- How do you write a deeply personal song when your whole life is a matter of public discussion? @selenagomez tells the story of creating her song “Lose You to Love Me,” along with her longtime collaborators, @juliamichaels and @justtranter. Listen: songexploder.net/selena-gomez
- New episode! Composer @ludwiggoransson breaks down how he created the Killmonger theme for #BlackPanther. songexploder.net/black-panther
- Next week on the podcast, @Lin_Manuel Miranda takes apart his song for Puerto Rico, "Almost Like Praying." (with a cameo from @HereIsGina)🇵🇷
- .@DanReynolds of @Imaginedragons was separated from his wife for months, in preparation for their divorce. But then, they called it off, and in the immediate aftermath, he wrote “Follow You.” He tells the story and takes the song apart in this episode: songexploder.net/imagine-dragons
- "Goodbye" is the theme song to @Netflix's series DARK, whose final season just came out. @apparatofficial actually made the song a decade ago, with guest vocals by @soapandskin. They break down the creation of the beautiful, eerie track here: songexploder.net/apparat #NetflixDark
- The brilliant composer Jóhann Jóhannsson has died. This is a sad day for innovative music. In 2016, he did an episode of Song Exploder. Listen to him tell the story of his incredible score for the film ‘Arrival.’ songexploder.net/arrival
- The @GameOfThrones finale is on Sunday. Here's how its iconic theme song was made: songexploder.net/ramin-djawadi
- Replying to @maggierogers and @fairfightactionum, probably can't do that but how about a minor music podcast chipping in $500? drop the venmo @phoebe_bridgers.
- Next week on the podcast, @Lin_Manuel Miranda takes apart his song for Puerto Rico, "Almost Like Praying." (with a cameo from @HereIsGina)🇵🇷











