In one episode I’m writing a massive orchestral sci-fi score and in another I have to do an 80s synth score. Well there’s sort of a running joke about the number of musical styles they’ve asked me to do in this series. Are there any differences between the Season 1 score and Season 2 score of Archibald’s Next Big Thing? Meaning, did you try anything different in S2 that you didn’t get to in S1? They are both master storytellers so it’s such a joy to work with them on this show. Both Tony and Eric give me their initial thoughts on the music before I score an episode, and then help refine the score after it’s written. That would be the two executive producers Tony Hale and Eric Fogel. For Archibald’s Next Big Thing, who is the most involved with giving you instructions or direction on the score? So music definitely plays a big role in helping bring these grand story ideas to life. The main reason for this being that Archibald goes on a lot of different adventures with massive changes in setting and supporting characters. They are comparable, however if I had to choose, Archibald probably has a bit more music than ThunderCats. Between Archibald and Thundercats, which show has more music?
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You also score the animated series Archibald’s Next Big Thing. Many of the songs were also sung by the cast and so everyone involved had a fun time creating these unexpected moments. About a third of the episodes have original songs, which I worked on with the show’s awesome team of writers. Probably the most unique element in the show is the inclusion of songs.
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At the same time, there are amazing action sequences that allow the music to get quite expansive utilizing the full orchestra. The show is very comedic so a lot of the score plays with ideas of comedy. How would you describe your score for Thundercats? So not only did I go back and listen to Bernard Hoffer’s fantastic score, I studied it note for note so that I could do it justice when I incorporated those ideas into ThunderCats Roar. It really made me appreciate the quality of the show and of course the music! The interesting thing about ThunderCats Roar is that the producers wanted to utilize a lot of the musical themes from the original series. I hadn’t seen the original since I was a kid, so it was a fun experience watching it as an adult who works in the animation industry. Did you go back and watch the original Thundercats series when you got the gig, or listen to Bernard Hoffer’s score from the original? I was! It was definitely one of the many cartoons I was interested in when I was younger. Were you familiar with the original series? You are currently scoring Cartoon Network’s Thundercats Roar, which was based off the original Thundercats series. We spoke with Janszen about these projects and much, much more below.
Janszen’s range can currently be heard on both of these projects, along with Netflix’s other animated series Archibald’s Next Big Thing. What does Netflix’s Fatal Affair and Cartoon Network’s Thundercats Roar have in common? Composer Matthew Janszen.
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