What happens when your podcast’s theme song—cobbled together from GarageBand loops—gets called “game show music” and likened to a cereal commercial? You rewrite it. In this episode, we take you behind the scenes of Switched on Pop’s sonic makeover, from scathing critiques by music industry heavyweights to the creation of a lush, layered soundscape inspired by Wendy Carlos and PBS science shows. With expert advice from sonic branding maestro Dallas Taylor (<a href="https://www.20k.org/">Twenty Thousand Hertz</a>) and the composers Zach Tenorio and Jocie Adams (<a href="https://www.arcirismusic.com/z7wcyjojnvxqsbzho58stcd0fiz2cf">Arc Iris</a>), we dissect every step of transforming our theme into a timeless sonic identity. Tune in for the full story and hear how we turned a jingle crisis into a musical triumph.More<ul>
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<a href="https://musicares.org/">Musicares.org</a> is supporting LA based musicians in need of assistance from the destruction of the fire</li>
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<a href="https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/la-wildfires-how-to-help-donate-relief-organizations-list-1235874389/">Billboard</a> has compiled more forms of support and assistance</li>
</ul>Songs Discussed<ul>
<li>The Monkees: "Theme Song (Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees)"</li>
<li>Radiohead: "Kid A"</li>
<li>No Name: "Yesterday"</li>
<li>Mort Garson: "Ode to an African Violet"</li>
<li>Wendy Carlos Switched On Bach
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<li>Whitney Houston: "The Star-Spangled Banner" (1991 Super Bowl performance)</li>
<li>Jimi Hendrix: "The Star-Spangled Banner" (Woodstock performance)</li>
<li>Friends theme Song "I'll Be There for You" by The Rembrandts</li>
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Reading Rainbow theme song “Butterfly in the Sky” by Steve Horelick, Dennis Neil Kleinman, and Janet Weir</li>
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Bill Nye the Science Guy theme Song composed by Mike Greene </li>
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3-2-1 Contact theme Song composed by Tom Anthony</li>
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