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The Sound and Music of Shōgun
Join us as we embark on a journey through the sonic landscape of the hit FX series show ‘Shōgun’, as we delve deeper into the soul-stirring melodies and atmospheric sounds that define this captivating series.
Set in Japan in the year 1600, Lord Yoshii Toranaga is fighting for his life as his enemies on the Council of Regents unite against him, when a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby fishing village.
For this conversation, we feature the sound and music teams of ‘Shōgun’ which take center stage, transporting viewers to a realm where every whisper holds weight and every clash reverberates with history.
We are joined today by composer Leopold Ross, Supervising Sound Editor Brian Armstrong, re-recording mixer Greg Russell and re-recording mixer Steve Pederson.
MOVIE STUDIO
FX Productions
ORIGINAL MUSIC
Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross, Nick Chuba
Synopsis
FX’s Shōgun, an original adaptation of James Clavell’s bestselling novel, is set in Japan in the year 1600 at the dawn of a century-defining civil war. Producer Hiroyuki Sanada stars as “Lord Yoshii Toranaga” who is fighting for his life as his enemies on the Council of Regents unite against him. When a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby fishing village, its English pilot, “John Blackthorne” (Cosmo Jarvis), comes bearing secrets that could help Toranaga tip the scales of power and devastate the formidable influence of Blackthorne’s own enemies — the Jesuit priests and Portuguese merchants. Toranaga’s and Blackthorne’s fates become inextricably tied to their translator, “Toda Mariko” (Anna Sawai), a mysterious Christian noblewoman and the last of a disgraced line. While serving her lord amidst this fraught political landscape, Mariko must reconcile her newfound companionship with Blackthorne, her commitment to the faith that saved her and her duty to her late father.