The Beatles, Brubeck, Bond and Beyond

It's time for an extra-long episode as Kirk answers your questions about Phil Collins drum solos, musical Wilhelm screams, odd time signatures, Beatles instrumentation, drop-tuned guitars, Bond music, and much more.

REFERENCED/DISCUSSED:

• "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins from Face Value, 1981
• Jennifer Hudson sings "The Star Spangled Banner" by Frances Scott Key and John Stafford Smith at Super Bowl XLIII, 2009
• A YouTube compilation of the Wilhelm Scream
• An excellent Vox video on the history of the "Orchestra Hit" sample
• "When I Think of You" by Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis from Control, 1986
• "In My Life" by Lennon–McCartney from Rubber Soul, 1965
• "I Will Follow You Into The Dark" by Ben Gibbard from Plans, 2006
• A cool NPR article about Paul Tanner's Tannerin, developed as a more playable derivation of Leon Theremin's original Theremin.
• "Good Vibrations" by Brian Wilson and Mike Love from a 1966 Beach Boys LP Single
• "Blue Rondo a la Turk" by Dave Brubeck from Time Out, 1959
• "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" by Lennon-McCartney from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967
• "Money" by Roger Waters from The Dark Side Of The Moon, 1973
• "The Way" by Tony Scalzo from All The Pain Money Can Buy, 1998
• "You Think I Ain't Worth A Dollar, But I Feel Like A Millionaire" by Josh Homme and Mario Lalli from Songs for the Deaf, 2002
• "Mind Games" by John Lennon from Mind Games, 1973
• A nifty "Doctor Mix" YouTube video demonstrating the Mellotron
• "Theme from Dr. No" by Monty Norman, arranged by John Barry from Dr. No, 1962
• "Skyfall" by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth from Skyfall, 2012
• "Manners Maketh Man" by Henry Jackman and Matthew Margeson (I failed to co-credit Margeson on the show) from Kingsman: The Secret Service, 2015
• "Permission to Come Aboard" by Rupert Gregson-Williams from Aquaman, 2018
• "Wonder Woman Theme" by Hans Zimmer and Junkie XL performed by Tina Guo, released as a single in 2017
• "Gimme Shelter" by Jagger/Richards from Let It Bleed, 1969

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