Serious and not serious, but always with a lot of interesting information, knowledge and engaging narration, they are preparing their own podcast Soundtrack Tamers. They came to the Blesku podcast to talk about him and especially about film music. Two guys who enjoy soundtracks and definitely understand them. They themselves remain hidden behind the scenes – they keep their identities secret. Their distinguishing mark remains humor, when they are able to blurt out that the world-famous maestro Hans Zimmer (66) learned piano from Jaroslav Uhlíř (78). So can she or the theme of the soundtrack be funny? “Definitely, a good composer can make music funny if necessary. When you mentioned Jaroslav Uhlíř, he is an excellent example. Hans Zimmer not so much, but maybe we’ll get to that,” the guys say.
Film music, i.e. soundtracks. Their secrets and surprising moments are accompanied by the guests of the Blesku podcast, Soundtrack Tamers. | Blesk – Robert Klejch, FX: Midjourney AI
One of those whose work they reveal is the legendary James Horner (†61), author of the music for the blockbuster films Aliens (1986), Titanic (1997), Avatar (2009)… He became famous for “robbing” himself. “We talk about inspirations and he is one of the biggest inspirations. You can talk about the robbery there, even if we don’t say it. He was able to recycle his music or his motifs in all the films he wrote the music for,” reveals Soundtrack Tamers and a moment later they prove that they can throw down any subject. When asked who could play Horner in a biopic, they answered without hesitation: “Jiřina Bohdalová!“
Of course, part of the interview revolved around Czech authors. Which guys do they think is “THE BEST”? “Zdeněk Liška (†61, The Invention of Destruction [1958]Corpse burner [1968]30 cases of Major Zeman [1974] etc.) or Luboš Fišer (†63, Morgiana [1972]Golden Eels [1979]Death of beautiful fawns [1986] etc.), but I think that even today the younger generation of composers is very talented, if you take Ondřej Brzobohatý, for example(41),” says one of the Tamers and the other adds: “And Jaroslav Uhlíř is certainly great for the genre of children’s or light comedies.”
Titanic (1997): It was huge and luxurious. People in their pride said of him that he was unsinkable. When the Titanic set sail on its maiden voyage, poor Jack and rich Rose were also on board. – James Cameron’s breathtaking hit was supplemented with music by James Horner. | Paramount Pictures
From the era of normalization series such as Major Zeman, The Woman Behind the Counter or Hospital on the Edge of the City, it stuck in their memory the most Otmar Mácha (†84). “This is a person who has just done several normalization series. For example, Okres na severu – such a phenomenal symphonic thing that absolutely does not match what is happening in the picture, it is fascinating,” they agree. “For example, there are completely banal moments when Comrade Pláteník picks up the phone and Mácha puts a heavy bow on it, along with a camera raid, and it’s so bizarre that it works perfectly!”
Who else deserves attention? For what soundtrack did the composers play the music on the plane or the construction of the power plant? Which music ended up not making it into major motion pictures, and where can you hear it? What else does Soundtrack Tamers offer? These questions will also be answered in this episode of the Blesku podcast, this time supplemented with your favorite movie hits: