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Joseph LoDuca (born 1958) is an American television and film score composer best known for his work writing television scores for the series Spartacus, Leverage, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess, Young Hercules, The Librarians TV series, American Gothic and Jack of All Trades. Originally an accomplished jazz guitarist in ...
Joseph LoDuca. Composer: Brotherhood of the Wolf. By the age of 15 (1973), Joseph LoDuca was opening for rock legends Bob Seger and Ted Nugent in smoky Detroit clubs and sneaking into Jeff Beck concerts.
Joseph LoDuca is an American television and film score composer best known for his work writing television scores for the series Spartacus, Leverage, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess, Young Hercules, The Librarians TV series, American Gothic and Jack of All Trades.
Joseph LoDuca. Composer: Brotherhood of the Wolf. By the age of 15 (1973), Joseph LoDuca was opening for rock legends Bob Seger and Ted Nugent in smoky Detroit clubs and sneaking into Jeff Beck concerts.
- January 1, 1
- 1 min
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Interview with Joseph Loduca
- Hero vs. Villain
- Chucky as Chaos
- Influences and The Future
1428 Elm: You have won Emmy awards in your career and the Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Army of Darkness. What, in your opinion, is required to be a master of horror music? Joseph LoDuca: If you are implying that I am a master, I am flattered though I consider myself more of a seeker. I am constantly surprised where my intuition leads me. I think to ...
1428 Elm: In the Evil Deadfranchise, Ash is ostensibly a warrior, whereas Chucky is obviously a villain. In what ways do these different central characters uniquely impact the scores? Joseph LoDuca: Ash can be a hero, however reluctantly. There can be humor in that. Chucky and Ash get all the best lines and all the best laughs. Most of the time I s...
1428 Elm: What are your thoughts on Chucky as a character? Joseph LoDuca:Chucky is Chaos with a capital ‘C’ embodied in a baby doll of a Trojan horse. He’s a little guy, but when the monster emerges, the score plays him like a huge behemoth. I use every tool in my kit to convey his devious, preternatural evil. In the series, Chucky rationalizes his...
1428 Elm: Which film composers are your influences (I’m assuming Jerry Goldsmith is in there somewhere)? Joseph LoDuca:So many: the haunting voicings of Bernard Hermann, the achingly beautiful melodies of Ennio Morricone, the vibrant orchestrations of John Williams, the angular developments of yes, Jerry Goldsmith. I can find inspiration in just ab...
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Joseph LoDuca (Detroit, Míchigan, Estados Unidos, 1958 [1] ) es un compositor de música para cine y televisión estadounidense. Es muy conocido por haber compuesto la música de las series de televisión Spartacus: Blood and Sand , Leverage , Hercules: The Legendary Journeys , Xena: la princesa guerrera , American Gothic , Jack of All Trades ...
