Interviewing the Composer: Daniel Hart on the Music of The Vampire Lestat

Composer and songwriter Daniel Hart joins us for a deep dive into the making of The Vampire Lestat!From sitting in the writer’s room to bringing Lestat’s glam-rock anthems to life, Daniel breaks down every layer of music, lore, and character psychology behind the soundtrack for AMC's Interview with the Vampire season 3.In this episode, we discuss:🎻 From Violin to Prestige TV: How Daniel went from touring with indie rock royalty (St. Vincent, Polyphonic Spree) to scoring film and television. 🎼 Inside the Writer’s Room: Why many of Lestat’s songs were composed before the scripts—and how being on set changed the recording process.🧛 Sam Reid in the Studio: What it was REALLY like working with Sam Reid to turn raw demos into Lestat tracks, including the vocal moments that completely blew Daniel away.💭 Song Psychology & Lore: We unpack the trauma of "Biggest Fan", the grief behind "Stained Glass Eyes", and whether Lestat is subtly setting the record straight about Claudia's ashes.🇫🇷 Baudelaire & French Vocals: The origins of "La Fontaine de Sang" and the challenge of recording in French.🤔 Game Time: We play "Which Muse Is This Song About?" (Louis, Nicki, Gabriella, Magnus, or Lestat's ego?).💡 Looking Ahead: The truth behind The Failure album canon, live concert hopes, and early musical ideas/textures for Akasha in Season 4!💬 JOIN THE CONVERSATION:What's your favorite song on The Failures? 📱 CONNECT WITH US AND LET US KNOW:Follow Once Upon a TV Time on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to stay updated on all upcoming episodes, behind-the-scenes trivia, and artisan interviews!🎧 Enjoying the show? Leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify—it helps other TV lovers find the show!🎨 CREDITS & LEGAL:Cover art: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Agathe Pompon⁠⁠⁠⁠Music & Sound Effects: PixabayThe Vampire Lestat Audio Clips: Copyright AMC (All rights reserved)