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  • The Jazz Pianist's Perspective, with Peter Martin
    Kirk sits down with jazz piano legend Peter Martin to talk about Peter's musical background, his momentous early encounters with Wynton Marsalis and Kenny Kirkland, the jazz scene of the 1990s, how the Suzuki method works, and why jazz students today should be less shy about talking to their heroes.Ā Check out Peter's online jazz education program Open Studio, as well as You'll Hear It, the music podcast he co-hosts with Adam Maness.Ā DISCUSSED/REFERENCED:ā€œVariations Sur ā€˜Le Carnaval de Veniseā€ feat. Wynton Marsalis and the Eastman Wind Ensemble from Carnival, 1987ā€œPath Adjacentā€ Peter Martin w/ Gregory Hutchinson, Sarah Hanahan & Reuben Rogers from Generation S, 2023ā€œBag’s Grooveā€ by Milt Jackson from Miles Davis, Bag’s Groove, 1967ā€œTea For Twoā€ by Youmans/Ceasar, played by Art Tatum from Piano Starts Here, 1968ā€œBroad Way Bluesā€ by Ornette Coleman from New York Is Now, 1968ā€œSwingin’ at the Havenā€ by Branford Marsalis from Royal Garden Blues, 1986ā€œNow’s The Time/Billie’s Bounceā€ by Charlie Parker from Jamey Aebersold Vol. 6: All Birdā€œNaima’s Love Songā€ by Betty Carter from I_t’s Not About The Melody_, 1992ā€œMental Phrasingā€ by Roy Hargrove live w/ Joshua Redman, Ron Blake, Peter Martin, Rodney Whitaker, Greg Hutchinsonā€œTurnaroundā€ by Joshua Redman w/ Pat Metheny from Wish, 1993ā€œJig-A-Jugā€ by Joshua Redman and ā€œSt. Thomasā€ by Sonny Rollinsā€ from Spirit of the Moment: Live at the Village Vanguard, 1995ā€œCat Battlesā€ and ā€œOne Shining Soulā€ by Joshua Redman from Freedom in the Groove, 1996ā€œThe Loneliness of a Long Distance Runnerā€ intro and ā€œMind and Bodyā€ from Solo, Live in New York, 2015ā€œWhy Approach Chords Matterā€ - Adam Maness for Open Studio on YouTube, 2025ā€œ2 Down & 2 Across,ā€ ā€œSing a Song of Song,ā€ ā€œBefore It’s Time to Say Goodbyeā€ by Kenny Garrett feat. Kenny Kirkland from Songbook, 1997ā€œPhyrzzinian Manā€ by Wynton Marsalis from Black Codes from the Underground, 1985ā€œNecessary Evilā€ by Elvin Jones and ā€œWhatever Possessed Meā€ by Chet Baker feat. Pat LaBarbera (Tenor) and Kenny Kirkland from Brother John, 1982ā€œStella by Starlightā€ by Hoagy Carmichael, performed by the Miles Davis Quintet on My Funny Valentine: In Concert, 1965----LINKS-----šŸ’° SUPPORT STRONG SONGS!Patreon | PaypalšŸ  HOMEPAGEstrongsongspodcast.comšŸ‘š MERCHstrongsongspodcast.com/storešŸ“¬ KIRK'S NEWSLETTERnewsletter.kirkhamilton.comšŸ“· SOCIAL MEDIAInstagram: @Kirk_HamiltonBluesky: @kirkhamilton.comšŸ’¬ STRONG SONGS DISCORD SERVERstrongsongspodcast.com/discordšŸŽ§ STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTSSpotify | Apple Music | YouTube MusicšŸŽø KIRK'S GEAR & INSTRUMENTSkirkhamilton.com/gearšŸŽ¶ KIRK'S MUSICkirkhamilton.com/musicšŸŽØ SHOW ARTTom Deja, Bossman Graphics--------------------NOVEMBER 2025 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONSAccessViolationAndyBen BarronCatherine WarnerCesarChristopher McConnellChristopher MillerCorpus FriskyDamon WhiteDaniel Hannon-BarryDave FloreyDavid MascettiElizabeth CulverGregJamie WhiteJay SwartzJenness GardnerJeremy DawsonJoe LaskaJulie RoweKen HirshLisa CrottyMelanie AndrichMelissa LucasNathaniel BauernfeindPaul DelaneyRich FishRick KeelerRobyn MetcalfeRushSami SamhuriThomas McIlheranNOVEMBER 2025 HALF-NOTE PATRONSAaron CainAaron WadeAbbie BergAbraham BenrubiAchint SrivastavaAdam ClarkAdam StofskyAdam WAilie FraserAJ SchusterAlan KressAlan MaassAlexAlex MillerAlexanderAlexander PolsonAlison DuganAmanda FurlottiAndrew BakerAndrew FairAndrew HoferAndrew KnutsonAngela LivingstoneAnthony MentzArjun SharmaAruni JayatillekeAshleyBeaBen SteinBernard KhooBetsy BarreBill ThorntonBonnie PrinsenBrad CallahanBrendan McLeodBrett DouvilleBrian AmoebasBrian RinckenbergerBrian John PeterBruno GaetaCarlos LernerCaro FieldCatherine ClausecbalmainCharles McGeeCheryl WilkeChris KChristian HessmannChristopher Selby SpinkClare HolbertonClaudia CartyClint McElroyColin HodoDallas HockleyDan CutterDaniDaniel KaberonDaniel MarkoffDaniel NervoDave DouglassDave Kolasdave malloyDave SharpeDavidDavid FutterDavid JoskeDavid NoahDeebsDent EarlDermot CrowleyDhu WikDiane HughesDiane TurnerDick MorganDonald MackieDoreen CarlsonDoug BelewDouglas H FrazerDr Arthur A GrayDubmarineE Margaret WartonEdward SteenEoin de BurcaEric HelmEric Prestemoneric spEric StoneErikEthan BaumanEthan LaserFreddy FreemanGary PierceGavin DoigGeraldine ButlerGlenn JacksonGrettir AsmundarsonHeather JHenry MindlinHiddenJesterIan KarmelIan PiddInmar GivoniirritableJamesJamesJames JohnsonJames McMurryJamieJanice BerryJason PrattJeffJeff UlmJeffrey BeanJeffrey OlsonJennifer BushJezJim SellersJoe GalloJohn BerryJohn Dominajohn halpinJonathan DanielsJordan GatenbyJoseph RomeroJosh SingerJoshua HillJRRJJulie KellmanJustin McElroyKarma JayKaya WoodallKayla RussellKellen SteffenKelli BrockingtonKenIsWearingAHatKenneth JungKevin MarceloKevin PotterKevin StaffordKym GriffithLauren KnottsLauren ReayLawrenceLee R.LGLinda DuffyLisa TurnerLottie AronLuigi BocciaM Shane BordersMaddie SMargaret McReynoldsMartĆ­n SalĆ­asMathias SchmidtMatt BaxterMatt BetzelMatthew JonesMaxmax barnesMelanie StiversMelissa KuhnsMelmaniacMerv AdrianMeryl AllisonMichaelMichael BermanMichael CasnerMichael MartinMichael Singermino caposselaMisty HaisfieldmjsMonica St. AngeloMordok’s Vape PenNaomiNathan GouwensNell MorseOl ParkerPascal RuegerPaul BigelmanPaul WayperPeter HardingPhantomMarePhilip KellyPortland Eye CarePrincess of WhalesR J HelowRachelRand LeShayRandy SouzaRichard SneddonRichard TollerRishi SahayRob TsukRobert GranatRsPRyan RairighSarah VettersSean MurphySeattle Trans And Nonbinary Choral EnsembleSimon HellmanSTEPHENStephen TsoneffStephen WolkwitzSteve BSteve MartinoSteve PaquinStu BakerSuzanne CrawfordSy JacobsTanner MortonTBThe Daily Solve with Chris RemoThomasTim RosenwongTim SheehanTom ColemanTucker PedWendy GilchristWiggy HashZach PutnamZak Remer
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  • The Fearless Fela Kuti, with Jad Abumrad
    Writer, composer, and Peabody Award-winning podcaster Jad Abumrad joins Kirk to talk about Fela Kuti: Fear No Man, his new 12-part series on the life, music, and legacy of Afrobeat superstar Fela Kuti.DISCUSSED/REFERENCED:ā€œMiryea’s Deathā€ by Jack Nitzche from Revenge, 1990ā€œPrologueā€ by Alexandre Desplat from Birth, 2004Excerpt from Port(al), music by Paola Prestini and Jad Abumrad, performed by the Brooklyn Youth Chorusā€œIt’s Highlife Timeā€ and ā€œAmaechi’s Bluesā€ by Fela Kuti and his Koola Lobitos, ca. 1963-69ā€œJeun Ko Ku,ā€ ā€œEko Ile,ā€ and ā€œJe’nwi Temiā€ by Fela Kuti from Afrodesiac, 1973ā€œZombieā€ by Fela Kuti from Zombie, 1976ā€œThe Great Curveā€ by Talking Heads from Remain in Light, 1980ā€œLife During Wartimeā€ and ā€œOnce in a Lifetimeā€ by Talking Heads from Stop Making Sense, 1984ā€œThe Prince We Never Knewā€œ - Sasha Weiss’ essential New York Times feature on Ezra Edelman’s unreleased Prince documentaryā€œRITUALā€ by Jon Hopkins from Ritual, 2024ā€œOpen Eye Signalā€ by Jon Hopkins from Immunity, 2013ā€œA Quiet Glowā€ by Siavash Amini from Songs for Sad Poets, 2022ā€œIn The Dust of This Planetā€ - 2014 Radiolab Episode featuring the poetry of Eugene Thackerā€œThe Right Man (Daniele Baldelli & Marco Dionigi Cosmic Remix)ā€ from The Units - Connections, 2011ā€œquiero sentirme bienā€ by Kali Uchis from Sin Miedo, 2020ā€œLooking for Loveā€ by The Tallest Man On Earth from Henry St., 2023ā€œSweet Surrenderā€ by Sarah McLachlan from Mirrorball, 1999----LINKS-----šŸ’° SUPPORT STRONG SONGS!Patreon | PaypalšŸ  HOMEPAGEstrongsongspodcast.comšŸ‘š MERCHstrongsongspodcast.com/storešŸ“¬ KIRK'S NEWSLETTERnewsletter.kirkhamilton.comšŸ“· SOCIAL MEDIAInstagram: @Kirk_HamiltonBluesky: @kirkhamilton.comšŸ’¬ STRONG SONGS DISCORD SERVERstrongsongspodcast.com/discordšŸŽ§ STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTSSpotify | Apple Music | YouTube MusicšŸŽø KIRK'S GEAR & INSTRUMENTSkirkhamilton.com/gearšŸŽ¶ KIRK'S MUSICkirkhamilton.com/musicšŸŽØ SHOW ARTTom Deja, Bossman Graphics--------------------OCTOBER 2025 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONSAccessViolationAndyBen BarronCatherine WarnerCesarChristopher McConnellChristopher MillerCorpus FriskyDamon WhiteDaniel Hannon-BarryDave FloreyDavid MascettiElizabeth CulverGregJamie WhiteJay SwartzJenness GardnerJeremy DawsonJoe LaskaKen HirshLisa CrottyMelanie AndrichMelissa LucasNathaniel BauernfeindPaul DelaneyRick KeelerRobyn MetcalfeRushSami SamhuriThomas McIlheranOCTOBER 2025 HALF-NOTE PATRONSAaron CainAaron WadeAaron WilsonAbbie BergAbraham BenrubiAchint SrivastavaAdam ClarkAdam StofskyAdam WAilie FraserAJ SchusterAlan KressAlan MaassAlexAlex MillerAlexanderAlexander PolsonAlison DuganAmanda FurlottiAndrew BakerAndrew FairAndrew HoferAngela LivingstoneAnthony MentzArjun SharmaAruni JayatillekeAshleyBeaBen SteinBernard KhooBetsy BarreBill ThorntonBonnie PrinsenBrad CallahanBrendan McLeodBrett DouvilleBrian AmoebasBrian RinckenbergerBrian John PeterBruno GaetaCarlos LernerCaro FieldCatherine ClausecbalmainCharles McGeeCheryl WilkeChris KChris RemoChristian HessmannChristopher Selby SpinkClare HolbertonClaudia CartyClint McElroyColin HodoDallas HockleyDan CutterDaniDaniel KaberonDaniel MarkoffDaniel NervoDave DouglassDave Kolasdave malloyDave SharpeDavidDavidDavid FutterDavid JoskeDavid NoahDavid StroudDeebsDent EarlDermot CrowleyDhu WikDiane HughesDiane TurnerDick MorganDonald MackieDoreen CarlsonDoug BelewDouglas H FrazerDr Arthur A GrayE Margaret WartonEdward SteenEoin de BurcaEric HelmEric Prestemoneric spEric StoneErikEthan BaumanEthan LaserFreddy FreemanGary PierceGavin DoigGeraldine ButlerGlenn JacksonGrettir AsmundarsonHenry MindlinHiddenJesterIan KarmelIan PiddInmar GivoniirritableJamesJames JohnsonJames McMurryJamieJanice BerryJason PrattJeffJeff UlmJeffrey BeanJeffrey OlsonJennifer BushJezJim SellersJoe GalloJohn Berryjohn halpinJonathan DanielsJordan GatenbyJoseph RomeroJosh SingerJoshua HillJRRJJulie KellmanJustin McElroyKarma JayKaya WoodallKayla RussellKellen SteffenKelli BrockingtonKenIsWearingAHatKenneth JungKevin MarceloKevin PotterKevin StaffordKym GriffithLauren KnottsLauren ReayLawrenceLee R.LGLinda DuffyLisa TurnerLottie AronLuigi BocciaM Shane BordersMargaret McReynoldsMartĆ­n SalĆ­asMathias SchmidtMatt BetzelMatthew JonesMaxmax barnesMelanie StiversMelissa KuhnsMelmaniacMerv AdrianMeryl AllisonMichaelMichael BermanMichael CasnerMichael SingerMichael WisnoskyMichelle Laughranmino caposselaMisty HaisfieldmjsMonica St. AngeloMordok’s Vape PenNaomi WatsonNathan GouwensNell MorseOl ParkerPascal RuegerPaul BigelmanPaul WayperPeter HardingPhantomMarePhilip KellyPortland Eye CarePrincess of WhalesR J HelowRachelRand LeShayRandal VegterRandy SouzaRichard SneddonRichard TollerRishi SahayRob TsukRobert GranatRobert HeuerRsPRyan RairighSarah VettersSean MurphySeattle Trans and Nonbinary Choral EnsembleSimon HellmanSTEPHENStephen TsoneffStephen WolkwitzSteve BSteve MartinoSteve PaquinStu BakerSuzanne CrawfordSy JacobsTanner MortonTBThomasTim RosenwongTim SheehanTom ColemanTucker PedWendy GilchristWhit SidenerWiggy HashZach PutnamZak Remer
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  • Super Mario Bros: Koji Kondo's 8-Bit Masterpiece [Twenty Thousand Hertz]
    This episode of Twenty Thousand Hertz originally ran in August 2025.Kirk's 2020 episode of Strong Songs about the music of Super MarioTWENTY THOUSAND HERTZ SHOW NOTES:This episode was written & produced by Casey Emmerling.From the springy jump sound to the iconic Overworld Theme, the sound of Super Mario Bros. is instantly recognizable. With just five lo-fi audio channels and 40 kilobytes of space, composer Koji Kondo created a soundscape full of unforgettable melodies. In this episode, we explore how Kondo’s playful instincts, rhythmic trickery, and love of jazz fusion defined the sound of Mario. Featuring Kirk Hamilton of Strong Songs and Thomas of Thomas Game Docs.MUSIC FEATURED IN THIS EPISODERocker Jr. - Shake [B]ITDJARTMUSIC - 8 Bit Console from My Childhoodmoodmode - Game 8-Bit OnXtremeFreddy - Bit Beats 1moodmode - Level VIIWesley Slover - Analog Jam 1103Space_Cat - Light It Upmoodmode - Level VIWilliam Benckert - Dance of the Pixel BirdsSubscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to see our new video series.If you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mystery.20k.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Support the show and get ad-free episodes at ⁠⁠⁠20k.org/plus⁠⁠⁠.Follow Dallas on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Join our community on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reddit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Follow Kirk Hamilton’s podcasts ⁠Strong Songs⁠ and ⁠Triple Click⁠.Subscribe to Thomas’ Youtube channel, ⁠Thomas Game Docs⁠.
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  • Our Favorite TV Themes, with Leigh Sales
    It's fun to talk about TV theme songs, so that's what Kirk and special guest Leigh Sales did. Does this episode need any more introduction than that? Probably not.Check out Leigh's wonderful podcast Chat 10 Looks 3A YouTube Playlist of many of the themes discussed (and some they didn't get to)DISCUSSED/REFERENCED:The Office Theme - ā€œHandbags and Gladragsā€ - 1967 by Mike D’Abo, perf. Big George Webley -US theme 2005 by Jay FergusonParks & Recreation - 2009, by Gaby Moreno and Vincent JonesWelcome Back Kotter - by John Sebastian (1974 - 1979)ā€œSuicide is Painlessā€ by Johnny Mandel, from MA_S_HThe Nanny Theme by Ann Hampton CallawayThe Brady Bunch theme by Frank De Vol & Sherwood SchwartzGilligan’s Island theme by Sherwood Schwartz (lyrics) & George Wyle (music)Beverley Hillbillies theme by Paul Hennig feat. Lester Flatt & Earl ScruggsMoney For Nothing/Beverley Hillbillies by Weird Al Yankovic from UHF, 1988"Money For Nothing" by Dire Straits from Brothers in Arms, 1985The Americans theme by Nathan Barr"Do Ya Wanna Taste It" by Wig Wam from Peacemaker, 2021The Pi Song from AsapSCIENCESymphony No. 8 in B Minor, D. 759 by Franz Schubertā€œGreen Acres Themeā€ by Vic Mizzyā€œWoke Up This Morningā€ by Alabama 3, from The Sopranos"A Beautiful Mine" from Mad Men by RJD2ā€œSex and the City Themeā€ by Douglas J. CuomoSix Feet Under theme by Thomas NewmanBreaking Bad theme by Dave PorterHouse of Cards Theme by Jeff BealTank! by Yoko Kanno and SeatbeltsLEIGH'S MUSIC PICKS:Frank Sinatra Live at the Sands, ā€˜66 with the Count Basie Orchestra conducted by Quincy JonesINXS - Kick, 1987The Villagers - Becoming a Jackal, 2010----LINKS-----šŸ’° SUPPORT STRONG SONGS!Patreon | PaypalšŸ  HOMEPAGEstrongsongspodcast.comšŸ‘š MERCHstrongsongspodcast.com/storešŸ“¬ KIRK'S NEWSLETTERnewsletter.kirkhamilton.comšŸ“· SOCIAL MEDIAInstagram: @Kirk_HamiltonBluesky: @kirkhamilton.comšŸ’¬ STRONG SONGS DISCORD SERVERstrongsongspodcast.com/discordšŸŽ§ STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTSSpotify | Apple Music | YouTube MusicšŸŽø KIRK'S GEAR & INSTRUMENTSkirkhamilton.com/gearšŸŽ¶ KIRK'S MUSICkirkhamilton.com/musicšŸŽØ SHOW ARTTom Deja, Bossman Graphics--------------------OCTOBER 2025 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONSAccessViolationAndyBen BarronCatherine WarnerCesarChristopher McConnellChristopher MillerCorpus FriskyDamon WhiteDaniel Hannon-BarryDave FloreyDavid MascettiElizabeth CulverGregJamie WhiteJay SwartzJenness GardnerJeremy DawsonJoe LaskaKen HirshLisa CrottyMelanie AndrichMelissa LucasNathaniel BauernfeindPaul DelaneyRick KeelerRobyn MetcalfeRushSami SamhuriThomas McIlheranOCTOBER 2025 HALF-NOTE PATRONSAaron CainAaron WadeAaron WilsonAbbie BergAbraham BenrubiAchint SrivastavaAdam ClarkAdam StofskyAdam WAilie FraserAJ SchusterAlan KressAlan MaassAlexAlex MillerAlexanderAlexander PolsonAlison DuganAmanda FurlottiAndrew BakerAndrew FairAndrew HoferAngela LivingstoneAnthony MentzArjun SharmaAruni JayatillekeAshleyBeaBen SteinBernard KhooBetsy BarreBill ThorntonBonnie PrinsenBrad CallahanBrendan McLeodBrett DouvilleBrian AmoebasBrian RinckenbergerBrian John PeterBruno GaetaCarlos LernerCaro FieldCatherine ClausecbalmainCharles McGeeCheryl WilkeChris KChris RemoChristian HessmannChristopher Selby SpinkClare HolbertonClaudia CartyClint McElroyColin HodoDallas HockleyDan CutterDaniDaniel KaberonDaniel MarkoffDaniel NervoDave DouglassDave Kolasdave malloyDave SharpeDavidDavidDavid FutterDavid JoskeDavid NoahDavid StroudDeebsDent EarlDermot CrowleyDhu WikDiane HughesDiane TurnerDick MorganDonald MackieDoreen CarlsonDoug BelewDouglas H FrazerDr Arthur A GrayE Margaret WartonEdward SteenEoin de BurcaEric HelmEric Prestemoneric spEric StoneErikEthan BaumanEthan LaserFreddy FreemanGary PierceGavin DoigGeraldine ButlerGlenn JacksonGrettir AsmundarsonHenry MindlinHiddenJesterIan KarmelIan PiddInmar GivoniirritableJamesJames JohnsonJames McMurryJamieJanice BerryJason PrattJeffJeff UlmJeffrey BeanJeffrey OlsonJennifer BushJezJim SellersJoe GalloJohn Berryjohn halpinJonathan DanielsJordan GatenbyJoseph RomeroJosh SingerJoshua HillJRRJJulie KellmanJustin McElroyKarma JayKaya WoodallKayla RussellKellen SteffenKelli BrockingtonKenIsWearingAHatKenneth JungKevin MarceloKevin PotterKevin StaffordKym GriffithLauren KnottsLauren ReayLawrenceLee R.LGLinda DuffyLisa TurnerLottie AronLuigi BocciaM Shane BordersMargaret McReynoldsMartĆ­n SalĆ­asMathias SchmidtMatt BetzelMatthew JonesMaxmax barnesMelanie StiversMelissa KuhnsMelmaniacMerv AdrianMeryl AllisonMichaelMichael BermanMichael CasnerMichael SingerMichael WisnoskyMichelle Laughranmino caposselaMisty HaisfieldmjsMonica St. AngeloMordok’s Vape PenNaomi WatsonNathan GouwensNell MorseOl ParkerPascal RuegerPaul BigelmanPaul WayperPeter HardingPhantomMarePhilip KellyPortland Eye CarePrincess of WhalesR J HelowRachelRand LeShayRandal VegterRandy SouzaRichard SneddonRichard TollerRishi SahayRob TsukRobert GranatRobert HeuerRsPRyan RairighSarah VettersSean MurphySeattle Trans and Nonbinary Choral EnsembleSimon HellmanSTEPHENStephen TsoneffStephen WolkwitzSteve BSteve MartinoSteve PaquinStu BakerSuzanne CrawfordSy JacobsTanner MortonTBThomasTim RosenwongTim SheehanTom ColemanTucker PedWendy GilchristWhit SidenerWiggy HashZach PutnamZak Remer
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  • Strong TV Songs: HBO Edition [Recast]
    Originally Aired October 20, 2020The Wildlings are south of the wall, the robots are rising up, Seventh Kavalry's on the move, and two percent of the world's population has vanished. Time for another edition of Strong TV Songs!This time around the focus is on HBO, a network that has defined much of the broader TV landscape over the past couple of decades. So let's dig into a bunch of great music from a bunch of good shows, with themes for Dothraki raiders, Alethiometers, robot farmgirls, nuns with guns, monstrous moguls, and lost souls.Special thanks to the key of C minor for making this episode possible.REFERENCED/DISCUSSED:ā€œWoke Up This Morningā€ by Alabama 3 from Exile on Coldharbour Lane, 1997ā€œSix Feet Underā€ by Thomas Newman, 2001ā€œDeadwoodā€ by David Schwartz, 2004ā€œWay Down In The Holeā€ by Tom Waits fromĀ Franks Wild Years, 1987. Performed by Waits, The Blind Boys of Alabama, The Neville Brothers, DoMaJe, and Steve Earleā€œGame of Thronesā€ by Ramin Djawadi, 2011"Game of F***in' Thrones" by Anamanaguchi, 2012ā€œPacific Rimā€ by Ramin Djawadi feat. Tom Morello from Pacific Rim, 2013ā€œDoom Patrolā€ by Clint Mansell and Kevin Kiner, 2019ā€œHis Dark Materialsā€ by Lorne Balfe, 2019ā€œWestworldā€ and ā€œSweetwaterā€ by Ramin Djawadi, 2016ā€œEzio’s Familyā€ by Jesper Kyd from Assassin’s Creed II, 2009"How The West Was Really Won,ā€ ā€œNun With a Motherf***ing Gun,ā€ and ā€œChildren of Kryptonā€ by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, 2019ā€œSuccessionā€ by Nicholas Britell, 2018"Kiss from Daddy" by Demi Adejuyigbe, 2019ā€œThe Departureā€ and ā€œDona Nobis Pacemā€ by Max Richter from The Leftovers, 2014OUTRO SOLOIST: Luke PriceThis episode's outro soloist is Portland fiddle player Luke Price. When he's not working as a side man in a variety of killer bands, Luke joins his wife Rachael to form the excellent songwriting duo DEAN!. You can follow them on Instagram and listen to some of their stuff on their website, wearedean.com.----LINKS-----šŸ’° SUPPORT STRONG SONGS!Patreon | PaypalšŸ  HOMEPAGEstrongsongspodcast.comšŸ‘š MERCHstrongsongspodcast.com/storešŸ“¬ KIRK'S NEWSLETTERnewsletter.kirkhamilton.comšŸ“· SOCIAL MEDIAInstagram: @Kirk_HamiltonBluesky: @kirkhamilton.comšŸ’¬ STRONG SONGS DISCORD SERVERstrongsongspodcast.com/discordšŸŽ§ STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTSSpotify | Apple Music | YouTube MusicšŸŽø KIRK'S GEAR & INSTRUMENTSkirkhamilton.com/gearšŸŽ¶ KIRK'S MUSICkirkhamilton.com/musicšŸŽØ SHOW ARTTom Deja, Bossman Graphics--------------------SEPTEMBER 2025 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONSAccessViolationAndyBen BarronCatherine WarnerCesarChristopher McConnellChristopher MillerCorpus FriskyDamon WhiteDaniel Hannon-BarryDave FloreyDavid MascettiElizabeth CulverJamie WhiteJay SwartzJenness GardnerJeremy DawsonJoe LaskaKen HirshLisa CrottyMelanie AndrichMelissa LucasNathaniel BauernfeindPaul DelaneyRick KeelerRobyn MetcalfeRushSami SamhuriThomas McIlheranSEPTEMBER 2025 HALF-NOTE PATRONSAaron CainAaron WadeAaron WilsonAbbie BergAbraham BenrubiAchint SrivastavaAdam ClarkAdam StofskyAdam WAilie FraserAJ SchusterAlan MaassAlex MillerAlexanderAlexander PolsonAlison DuganAmanda FurlottiAndrew BakerAndrew FairAndrew HoferAngela LivingstoneAnthony MentzArjun SharmaAruni JayatillekeAshleyBeaBen SteinBernard KhooBetsy BarreBill ThorntonBonnie PrinsenBrad CallahanBrendan McLeodBrett DouvilleBrian AmoebasBrian RinckenbergerBrian John PeterBruno GaetaCarlos LernerCaro FieldCatherine ClausecbalmainCharles McGeeCheryl WilkeChris KChris RemoChristian HessmannChristopher Selby SpinkClare HolbertonClaudia CartyClint McElroyColin HodoDallas HockleyDan CutterDan EliasDaniDaniel KaberonDaniel MarkoffDaniel NervoDave DouglassDave Kolasdave malloyDave SharpeDavidDavidDavid FutterDavid JoskeDavid NoahDavid StroudDeebsDent EarlDermot CrowleyDhu WikDiane HughesDiane TurnerDick MorganDonald MackieDoreen CarlsonDoug BelewDouglas H FrazerDr Arthur A GrayE Margaret WartonEdward SteenEoin de BurcaEric HelmEric Prestemoneric spErikEthan BaumanEthan LaserFreddy FreemanGary PierceGavin DoigGeraldine ButlerGlenn JacksonGrettir AsmundarsonHenry MindlinHiddenJesterIan KarmelIan PiddIan StedingInmar GivoniirritableJamesJames JohnsonJames McMurryJamieJanice BerryJason GerryJason PrattJeffJeff UlmJeffrey BeanJeffrey OlsonJennifer BushJezJoe GalloJohn BaumanJohn Berryjohn halpinJonathan DanielsJordan GatenbyJoseph RomeroJosh SingerJoshua HillJRRJJulie KellmanJustin McElroyKaya WoodallKayla RussellKellen SteffenKelli BrockingtonKenIsWearingAHatKenneth JungKevin MarceloKevin PotterKevin StaffordKym GriffithLauren KnottsLauren ReayLawrenceLee R.LGLinda DuffyLisa TurnerLottie AronLowell MeyerLuigi BocciaM Shane BordersMargaret McReynoldsMartĆ­n SalĆ­asMathias SchmidtMatt BaxterMatt BetzelMatthew JonesMaxMelanie StiversMelissa KuhnsMelmaniacMerv AdrianMeryl AllisonMichaelMichael BermanMichael CasnerMichael SingerMichael Wisnoskymino caposselaMisty HaisfieldMonica St. AngeloMordok’s Vape PenNaomi WatsonNathan GouwensNell MorseOl ParkerPascal RuegerPaul WayperPeter HardingPhantomMarePhilip KellyPortland Eye CarePrincess of WhalesRachelRand LeShayRandal VegterRandy SouzaRichard SneddonRichard TollerRishi SahayRob TsukRobert GranatRobert HeuerRsPRyan RairighSarah VettersSean MurphySeattle Trans And Nonbinary Chora EnsembleSimon HellmanSTEPHENStephen TsoneffStephen WolkwitzSteve BSteve MartinoSteve PaquinStu BakerSuzanne CrawfordSy JacobsTanner MortonTBThomasTim SheehanTom ColemanTucker PedWendy GilchristWhit SidenerWiggy HashZach PutnamZak Remer
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