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Slice of SciFi #228: A Conversation With Composer Shawn Clement on “Quantum Quest”

August 29, 2009 by Michael Hickerson   || Category: Featured, Slice of Scifi

 
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Slice of SciFi #228: A Conversation With Shawn Clement

shawnbatmanIn the News:

  • Scientists are calling on amateur astronomers to help solve the mystery of why a super-bright star is gradually going dim.
  • Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are working on a better breed of robotic fish
  • Actor Sam Worthington says that he agrees with some of the nitpicks and complaints made about “Terminator: Salvation”.

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Special Segment:

Movie Talk:

  • President of Production for Marvel Studios, Kevin Feige talks about how he is working to make sure the upcoming slate of movies pay off the fans’ faith.
  • Blizzard vice president Frank Pearce talks about how Blizzard will oversee the development of the “World of Warcraft” movie.

Slice of Trivia: This week Kurt in St. George tests the studio crew and you with  new clips about robots.   Email your clips to Kurt at Slice of Trivia. Your entries could get picked and played on the show.

TV Talk:   Find out what’s coming up on the second season of “Star Wars: The Clone Wars.”

Interview:  This week,we talk to Shawn Clement, the award-winning composer who has a new film Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey coming out soon. Find out more about Shawn’s work on the film and his previous work on a little show called “Buffy, the Vampire Slayer.”

In the Future:

  • James Cameron is pushing for the 3-D experience in your home theater.
  • Columbia has given the thumbs-up for “Hancock 2.”

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One Response to “Slice of SciFi #228: A Conversation With Composer Shawn Clement on “Quantum Quest””

  1. oktayne on August 30th, 2009 4:01 pm

    File is borked! Tried it on PC , 2 different mp3 players and burnt to disc! Keeps skipping both backwards and forwards.

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