Audio Appetizer: Settling the Score

About this episode

Eric Shimelonis discusses his musical influences and the scores for Lions and Legends.

If you’re familiar with the music of Eric Shimelonis – especially from his work on his and Rebecca’s last kids and family podcast – then you may know that: He plays a lot of different instruments, many from around the world. He likes composing in diverse genres.  He enjoys composing for and collaborating with other musicians.   In this in-tune interview, our resident music man describes how all these points will apply to the scores you’ll hear on Lions and Legends!   Follow Lions and Legends on your favorite podcast app. And please join us for our independent podcast’s official launch – with three juicy, full-length episodes – on Sept. 1, 2026! Thanks for being part of the Lions and Legends pride!  Join our mailing list ⁠here⁠! Find our upcoming live events here! Join our social media communities: ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠ Subscribe to our ⁠YouTube channel⁠!

People in this episode

Host: Rebecca Sheir

Guest: Eric Shimelonis

Topics covered

• music
• composition
• instruments
• collaboration
• podcast launch

Keywords

• music
• instruments
• composition
• podcast
• Lions and Legends

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lions and Legends

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