From Abbey Road to Thra: The Journey of The Dark Crystal’s Expanded Soundtrack

2025-03-17

In this special episode of Dreamspace: A Dark Crystal Podcast, hosts Phil and Sydnni are joined by music journalist and self-described “film music evangelist” Tim Greiving. Dive deep into the story behind the surprise release of 2025 on The Dark Crystal: Expanded Motion Picture Soundtrack, a project that was years in the making. Tim shares the surprising origins of how the project began and along the way, Tim reflects on his passion for film scores, collaborations with the Jim Henson Company, and the twists and turns that nearly kept this def...

In this special episode of Dreamspace: A Dark Crystal Podcast, hosts Phil and Sydnni are joined by music journalist and self-described “film music evangelist” Tim Greiving. Dive deep into the story behind the surprise release of 2025 on The Dark Crystal: Expanded Motion Picture Soundtrack, a project that was years in the making. Tim shares the surprising origins of how the project began and along the way, Tim reflects on his passion for film scores, collaborations with the Jim Henson Company, and the twists and turns that nearly kept this definitive soundtrack from ever seeing the light of day. Also Tim reveals more details about the Jen and Kira's love theme song that was hinted from the liner notes.

Shownotes
Tim Greiving
https://timgreiving.com/

The Dark Crystal: Expanded Limited Edition (3 CD Set)
https://lalalandrecords.com/the-dark-crystal-expanded-limited-edition-3-cd-set/

John Williams: A Composers Life - September 2025 by Tim Greiving
https://www.amazon.com/John-Williams-Composers-Tim-Greiving/dp/0197620884/

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