David Hirschfelder, Composer / John Farnham / Little River Band (Part 2)

About this episode

In this episode, David Hirschfelder discusses his extensive career and collaborations, particularly with John Farnham, as well as his work in film and TV composition.

In Part 2 of our chat with the brilliant David Hirschfelder, we dive deeper into his time with John Farnham, talk on his numerous other collaborations and his incredible career as a film and TV composer. To listen / watch: Audio-only: click on the play button in the audio player above, or: Video: watch the embedded video below or check it and previous episodes out on our YouTube Channel Discussion topics covered during the show (links will open in new tab): Rehearsing for tours with John Farnham Recording the Age of Reason album The Fairlight Series 3 and the song Two Strong Hearts The decision to stop touring David in action with John Farnham in touring version of Jesus Christ Superstar David’s keyboard rig for Jesus Christ Superstar The brilliant Farnham documentary – Finding The Voice Handing over the baton to the brilliant Chong Lim David’s solo album: Welcome To The Nighclub Of My Mind David’performing one of his solo creations: Cool School Rules David Hirschfelder and David Hobson – Inside This Room Joesph Campbell – The Hero With A Thousand Faces The move to film and TV composition David’s work on Strictly Ballroom Working on the…

People in this episode

Host: David Holloway

Guest: David Hirschfelder

Topics covered

• David Hirschfelder's career
• collaborations with John Farnham
• film and TV composition
• music production
• keyboard technology
• album recordings

Keywords

• David Hirschfelder
• John Farnham
• film composer
• music collaboration
• keyboard technology
• album production

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Little River Band

Products: Yamaha Disklavier, Arturia Polybrute

Books & works: Age of Reason, Two Strong Hearts, Jesus Christ Superstar, Finding The Voice, Welcome To The Nighclub Of My Mind, Cool School Rules, Inside This Room, Strictly Ballroom, Shine, Elizabeth

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