Ep 93: James Wolf Burkholder (Shelby Oaks)

About this episode

James Wolf Burkholder discusses his journey from guitar tech to film composer, including his work on Shelby Oaks.

Our next guest went from guitar tech to film composer. He started his film scoring career as an intern for The Newton Brothers helping them on projects including Goosebumps, Doctor Sleep, The Haunting Of Hill House and many more. He recently scored Shelby Oaks and I'm so excited to chat with him about his scoring path! And the composer is... James Wolf Burkholder Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Matthew Wang

Guest: James Wolf Burkholder

Topics covered

• film scoring
• music composition
• interviews
• career path
• guitar tech

Keywords

• film composer
• guitar tech
• scoring career
• interview
• music

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Newton Brothers

Books & works: Goosebumps, Doctor Sleep, The Haunting Of Hill House, Shelby Oaks

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