KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen and Germaine Franco

Hit play beneath to hearken to Half 1 of our interview with Germaine Franco.
 

 

Hit play beneath to hearken to Half 2 of our interview with Germaine Franco.
 

 

Germaine Franco talks with Brian Lauritzen about writing the rating for the Oscar-winning Disney movie Encanto, their sixtieth animated characteristic. She needed to create a musical world impressed by the sounds and rhythms of Colombia, which might complement the songs by Lin Manuel Miranda. The story tells of the Madrigal household, whose members possess magical presents – aside from Mirabel.

For the challenge, due to Covid, she wasn’t in a position to journey to Colombia for analysis. As an alternative, she introduced Colombia to her studio, within the type of books, every kind of musical recordings, and several other particular devices native to the area. Having gotten her musical begin as a percussionist, Franco (who additionally was a part of the musical staff for the Pixar movie Coco) says each rhythmic and melodic concepts are linked to the assorted characters.

Brian Lauritzen

Brian Lauritzen is the weekday afternoon drive host on Classical KUSC and host of the nationally-syndicated radio broadcasts of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Jeffrey Freymann

Jeffrey is an arts producer for KUSC and our sister station, Classical KDFC, in San Francisco.