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    Ready Player March: An Evening with K.W. Jeter – The Cinematic Schematic #5

    March 28, 2018
    K.W. Jeter
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    2:05 – ‘Sound Trek’ with Alexandra Bohannon – The best of Spielberg directed/produced scores

    56:24 – A talk with K.W. Jeter, author of the Blade Runner novel sequels.

    The Cinematic Schematic closes out our March theme by celebrating the road to Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One with a special episode of ‘Sound Trek’ from Alexandra Bohannon selecting some of the most unique and memorable pieces from his directed or produced films.

    In the second half of today’s show, Caleb and Alexandra were honored to sit down with legendary science fiction and fantasy author, K.W. Jeter, at Tower Theatre to discuss how he approached writing the novel sequels to Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner before delving into his relationship with the iconic author of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick.  K.W. Jeter shares powerful stories of his experiences as a writer and also offers a few tips to writers who are just getting started.

    The third and final part of this month’s episode, an in depth review and analysis of Ready Player One will be released next week.

    Special Guest

     

    K.W. Jeter

    Science Fiction / Fantasy Author of:

    Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human

    Star Wars: Bounty Hunter Wars Trilogy

    Star Trek: Bloodletter

     

     

    This month’s ‘Sound Trek’ selections

    Raiders of the Lost Ark – “Raiders March”

    Back to the Future – “Back to the Future Overture”

    Back to the Future – “Clock Tower”

    Ready Player One – “Ready Player One Main Title”

    Ready Player One – “Oasis”

    Huey Lewis and the News – “The Power of Love”

     

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    Becoming Human: What Blade Runner Reveals About Humanity Through AI

    Blade RunnerK.W. JeterPhilip K. DickRaiders of the Lost ArkReady Player OneSteven Spielberg
    Caleb Masters
    Caleb Masters is a lifelong film and pop culture enthusiast with more than 10 years experience in writing, podcasting and video production. When he's not running The Cinematropolis or hosting The Cinematic Schematic podcast, Masters serves as an active member of the Oklahoma Film Critic's Circle where he currently serves as Vice President. He also loves video games. Follow him @CMastersTalk on Letterboxd, Instagram, or X.
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