Legendary film composer, songwriter and Emmy winner Randy Edelman originally from Teaneck, NJ is our 30th guest on The Boston Chris Podcast! We chatted with Randy about his brand new album 'Waltzing On a High Wire", his upcoming performances at The Josie Music Awards & Carnegie Hall, the story about how a girl started him on his musical path, his first live performances as an opener for The Carpenters, James Brown & King Records, How Tony Orlando signed him before he ever wrote a single song, the processes of scoring and writing music for film and so many incredible stories! Follow Randy and all his endeavors at https://www.randyedelman.com See Randy LIVE at Carnegie Hall December 8th, get your tickets at https://www.carnegiehall.org Sponsored by The Speakeasy Coffeehouse in beautiful downtown Quitman, TX and our partners at The Big Sandy Music Hall in Big Sandy, TX! Check out all episodes of "The Boston Chris Podcast" here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRVUGoqJJ6AdL2KbXbyB59e-_AOktJbah Chapters: 00:00: Intro 01:45: Theme Song 02:22: His latest album “Waltzing On a High Wire” 08:37: The Josie Awards & Carnegie Hall & Reflection 14:06: His First Public Performances were opening for The Carpenters 17:01: The way he perceives and writes music 20:05: How much does he research for film scoring? 22:46: His honorary Doctorate 24:01: “It’s Always About a Girl” 28:49: Tony Orlando, April Blackwood & New York City 30:23: The Album Years, The 70’s 36:45: The Film Years, The 80’s 39:13: ‘Little’ movies turning out huge 41:29: Adam Sandler and ‘Billy Madison’ 45:58: Does he have a favorite genre of film when scoring? 49:20: The sound of silence in scoring, Quincy Jones & “Anaconda” 56:17: Scoring TV versus Film 57:24: Taking the time to reflect 59:22: His Panama Canal music project Support Boston Chris 💵Become a Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCao6fJOfevnE7dkMYz3vnQQ/join 👕Merchandise Store: https://boston-chris-gaming.creator-s... 🎧Purchase Hyper X Products: https://hx.hyperx.gg/BG5FiQXA 💵Donate to Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/etxrocks Follow Boston Chris ► Twitter https://twitter.com/BostonChrisTTV ► Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bostonchristtv/ ► TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@itsbostonchris ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheBostonChrisShow ► Discord https://discord.gg/TkyV9Q2P ► Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thebostonchrisshow ► Other Stuff: https://linktr.ee/bostonchris Check out the Podcasts: ► The Chris & Kadie Show YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRVUGoqJJ6AfeGd6fbyounJgu3bNCwyOr ► The Chris & Kadie Show Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4UhHqi95KXlVXzoofzLdKz?si=c335a7dd569f4dec ► 10 Minutes with Boston Chris YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRVUGoqJJ6AdL2KbXbyB59e-_AOktJbah ► 10 Minutes with Boston Chris Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5UeR5tgIGsltEMUh0a22h8?si=b10432ece9ec4db0