About this episode
Joining me is composer Brian Tyler, whose original score for Nuremberg has earned Oscar shortlist recognition and a place on the BAFTA longlist. He joins us as part of our Hollywood Film Composers Series, presented by The Jeremiah Show with Executive Producer Carol Connors.
Brian is an award-winning composer, multi-instrumentalist, and conductor with a career spanning more than 100 films and music that has grossed over $17 billion worldwide. In this conversation, we focus on Nuremberg—directed by James Vanderbilt—and the weight of scoring a film that confronts the Holocaust and the trials that followed.
Brian explains why he had to start decades earlier, musically tracing the film's history back to the 1930s before writing a single frame. That process became a six-hour symphonic backstory, shaping themes of memory, justice, and empathy, including difficult choices like incorporating bell tones associated with the camps.
The discussion then turns deeply personal, as Brian shares how completing Nuremberg coincided with surviving a life-threatening double brain hemorrhage—an experience that reshaped how he thinks about time, purpose, and responsibility. It’s a conversation about music as moral witness, and how a score can carry history into the present tense.
CHAPTERS
00:00 The Weight of History and Music
08:53 Brian Tyler: The Composer Behind Nuremberg
23:54 The Responsibility of Scoring History
31:59 Facing Mortality and the Power of Music
38:09 The Emotional Resonance of Music in Historical Contexts
40:05 Crafting Nostalgia: The Role of Melodies in Storytelling
42:16 Empathy Through Music: Connecting with Humanity's Struggles
45:35 Exploring the Concept of Time and Existence
48:01 The Ambitious Vision of 'Are We Dreaming?'
52:57 Creative Reset: Reflections on Life and Purpose
56:36 The Power of Music in Shaping Historical Narratives
- - -
Keep up with Brian Tyler online at: https://www.briantyler.com/
On Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/briantylermusic/
Are We Dreaming: https://www.arewedreaming.com/
Are We Dreaming VIMEO Video: https://vimeo.com/618269365?fl=pl&fe=sh
Listen More. Evolve
- - -
THE JEREMIAH SHOW
Voices Carry - These Are Your Stories
POP CULTURE, MUSIC ICONS, & FOOD GODS
The Jeremiah Show - Please Subscribe & Rate - CLICK HERE
