Interview Rachel Portman & Jon Ehrlich

Rachel Portman is a British composer who became the first woman composer to win an Academy Award, which she received for her work on Emma. She is also the first woman composer to win a Primetime Emmy Award, for her work on Bessy. She has written music for films such as Chocolat, Emma, The Cider House Rules, Their Finest, Godmothered and many more.  

Jon Ehrlich is a highly accomplished composer with a prolific list of scoring credits encompassing a broad range of projects. He has nearly a thousand primetime television episodes scored and three Primetime Emmy nominations. He has written music for tv shows such as House, M.D., Roar, The Agency, Goliath, White Collar and many more. 

Recently both composers have been working on Hulu’s Holocaust series We Were The Lucky Ones. We get a front seat look on how the score was composed and more info on the recording process.

Enjoy this Composer Talk!