In January I spent some time with Dave Porter, the composer responsible for forever imbuing the sound of a slide guitar with images of blue crystal meth, black hats and the scorching New Mexico sun. That is to say, the man who brought to life the iconic theme music for the mega-hit, possibly best-show-ever, Breaking Bad. Here’s a link to the long version of the main theme in case this has somehow escaped you: http://bit.ly/1qpY67U. The shoot, at his Los Angeles studio, was a for a profile piece being written by the Sarah Lawrence College alumni magazine, from where he graduated in ’94. As we didn’t have a lot of time before the deadline, we scheduled it the morning after the Golden Globes, at which the series won for best dramatic television series and Bryan Cranston won for best male actor. Fortunately for me this meant that Porter was in a great mood, though unsurprisingly a bit tired! I’m looking forward to hearing the next of his creations on the upcoming M. Night Shyamalan, Wayward Pines.
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