In Ep. 29 of Themes and Variation, we tackle that age-old combination between nostalgia and familiarity. Enjoy our chat with Brian Funk!
What Are Your Favorite Songs That Do Something Incorrectly?
Ep. 28 of Themes and Variation features our conversation with composer and songwriter Lora-Faye Åshuvud (of Arthur Moon) on “incorrect” music.
What Songs Made You Want to Study Music?
We recorded Ep. 27 of “Themes and Variation” in a livestream featuring NYU’s music-technologist, Ethan Hein. Enjoy the conversation!
What Songs Have Taken You on an Emotional Journey?
For this special Episode 26 of “Themes and Variation,” we sit down with songwriter Max Swan about his favorite wildly emotional songs.
What Are Your Favorite Sample Fodder Songs?
For this special Episode 25 of “Themes and Variation,” we chat with RJD2 about sampling, song idea fodder, and his new course on Soundfly!
What Are Your Favorite Songs With Misheard Lyrics?
Join us for Episode 24 of “Themes and Variation,” in which we embarrassingly share the classic rock lyrics we could never get quite right.
What Are Your Favorite Songs From Video Games?
Join us for Episode 23 of “Themes and Variation,” as we break down songs from classic and influential video games and how they’re made…
What Are Your Favorite Rainy Day Songs?
For Episode 22 of “Themes and Variation,” we’re joined by musician Euan Gray to gab about our favorite songs for a rainy day!
What Are Your Favorite Ever Boy Band Hits?
For Episode 21 of “Themes and Variation,” we’re chatting about the era of boy band music, our favorite hit songs, and our brand new course!
Here’s Every Themes and Variation Guest From Episodes 1 – 20
Themes and Variations has featured a ton of great guests en route to our 20th episode — here’s every single guest ever featured! Listen up!