The Film Maestro: Recent Episodes
A.J. and Jack
In “The Film Maestro”, hosts A.J. Gugliotta and Jack Muscatello discuss all things film scores and movies. Ranging from the classics by John Williams and Hans Zimmer to some of the latest soundtracks released on streaming, A.J. and Jack break down popular compositions and films through casual conversations.
Don't call it a comeback. The Film Maestro are back for the first time in 2023 to discuss the ending of 2022 and Avatar. Then listen to A.J. and Jack's options on The Whale and have A24 smartly handles the topic of religion. Finally, A.J. and Jack talk about their predictions of which films will take home the ultimate price this March.
A.J. and Jack discuss the new horror movie Barbarian that critics are calling "the scariest movie in years." Then A.J. buys tickets for their next big adventure, falling on his birthday.
A.J. and Jack make their mighty return to the studio and start it off with a bang! Stranger Things V2 finally gets finished in their very late discussion. Jack talks about his favorite D23 Expo announcement. A.J. finishes off the day with some Rings Of Power thoughts and if it will hold up to the legendary LOTR's trilogy.
A.J. and Jack finish off their discussion on the 2022 Obi Wan limited series on Disney+. Then, they focus on Lightyear and why it's one of Pixar's weaker films. To end, they give their final guesses on who will die in the highly-anticipated volume II of Stranger Things releasing next week.
A.J. and Jack breakdown the first seven episodes of the fourth season of Stranger Things. A.J. talks about his experience seeing Coldplay in concert. Jack (once again) continues to complain about Obi Wan but both A.J. and Jack are excited to see the direction of Ms Marvel.
A.J. and Jack make their highly anticipated return as they cover all the summer blockbusters ruling over Hollywood. Jack complains about Obi Wan and A.J. begs Jack to finish Stranger Things so they can start their spoiler discussion.
A.J. welcomes Guest Star Lindsay Morin onto the show to talk about their experience seeing "A New Hope" in concert in this special new mini series. In this shorter episode, the live format is discussed and how this single movie changed films forever.
A.J. and Jack discuss their final thoughts before going to see Doctor Strange 2 and what they hope to see. Then, they finish the episode off with their ending discussion of the second and third LOTR movies and their favorite tracks and scenes from both.
A.J. and Jack discuss their experience seeing The Maestro in concert for the first time. Then, they start their two-part discussion on the Lord of the Rings Trilogy including a heated argument about Gandalf the White.
AJ and Jack recap the movies they watched this weekend, and continue their discussion on John Williams’ work for the infamous Star Wars prequels.
AJ takes over the first half of the show with a deep dive into his favorite scores and what he's currently listening to. AJ and Jack start their two-part discussion on John Williams's Star Wars' prequels and quickly get distracted on a rant about the sequels and why they failed.
AJ and Jack go head-to-head in a debate between “ET” and “Lion King” to decide which score is a definitive all-time classic, and discuss the first episode of Marvel’s “Moon Knight”.
AJ and Jack discuss all there is to know about Hans Zimmer’s Oscar-winning score for “Dune”, and recap the winners (and losers) who took the stage at the Oscars ceremony.
AJ and Jack talk about John William’s score for “Raiders of the Lost Ark”, and break down the Best Original Score category for this year’s Oscars ceremony.
AJ and Jack break down Michael Giacchino's new score for "The Batman", and compare it to "The Dark Knight" and Tim Burton's original 1989 adaptation.