Episode 500: In The Seats With...Justin Hurwitz and 'Babylon'

There's nothing in this world that quite exceeds like excess...On this episode we dive into the kaledoscopic excess of Tinseltown in it's early "wild west' days in an hedonistic and extreme fashion.  Buckle up because it's time for 'Babylon'.From Damien Chazelle, Babylon is an original epic set in 1920s Los Angeles led by Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie and Diego Calva, with an ensemble cast including Jovan Adepo, Li Jun Li and Jean Smart. A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, it traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.To put it mildly, 'Babylon' is a feast for the senses that even the likes of the most gluttonous of viewers will be left wanting for more.The music played a big part in all that and we had the unique pleasure of sitting down with the one and only Justin Hurwitz who was the composer of the film.  We asked about the inspiration for the music his collaboration with writer/director Damien Chazelle and so very much more....