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Scoring Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story.
Composer Ilan Eshkeri on following John Williams, fate and family.

On this episode of the Kingdom of Dreams Podcast, I sit down with composer Ilan Eshkeri to talk about scoring Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story. Ilan shares his music for the documentary, what it means to compose around John Williams' Superman theme and how much he knew of Reeve's story. We also talk about fate and purpose, what started his music career, finding your element, his upcoming projects, what audiences can take from the film and the importance of family.

KEY TAKEAWAYS
• Composing in the shadow of John Williams
• How Ilan learned Reeve's story
• Finding your element
• Why family matters

CHAPTERS
0:00 Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
0:40 Ilan's Music in the Film
6:08 Composing for a John Williams Score
10:34 How Much Ilan Knew of Reeve's Story
15:14 Catalyst for a Music Career
18:57 Finding Your Element in Creativity
22:10 Upcoming Projects
24:04 What Audiences Can Take Away
26:38 Significance of Family in Life
29:49 Final Thoughts and Reflections

ABOUT THE GUEST
Ilan Eshkeri is a British composer. His scores include Layer Cake, Stardust, The Young Victoria, Still Alice and the game Ghost of Tsushima.

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Watch Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story on Prime Video: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DFKPSTY2?tag=skyblueprod0f-20
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Citizen of Moria (Amazon & other platforms): https://linktr.ee/citizenofmoriafilm
In Search of My Sister (Amazon & other platforms): https://linktr.ee/insearchofmysisterfilm
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