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Brian Tyler’s Nuremberg
Episode 18
Monday, 12 January, 2026

Joining me is composer Brian Tyler, whose original score for Nuremberg has earned Oscar shortlist recognition and a place on the BAFTA longlist. He joins us as part of our Hollywood Film Composers Series, presented by The Jeremiah Show with Executive Producer Carol Connors. Brian is an award-winning composer, multi-instrumentalist, and conductor with a career spanning more than 100 films and music that has grossed over $17 billion worldwide. In this conversation, we focus on Nuremberg—directed by James Vanderbilt—and the weight of scoring a film that confronts the Holocaust and the trials that followed. Brian explains why he had to start decades earlier, musically tracing the film's history back to the 1930s before writing a single frame. That process became a six-hour symphonic backstory, shaping themes of memory, justice, and empathy, including difficult choices like incorporating bell tones associated with the camps. The discussion then turns deeply personal, as Brian shares how completing Nuremberg coincided with surviving a life-threatening double brain hemorrhage—an experience that reshaped how he thinks about time, purpose, and responsibility. It’s a conversation about music as moral witness, and how a score can carry history into the present tense. CHAPTERS 00:00 The Weight of History and Music 08:53 Brian Tyler: The Composer Behind Nuremberg 23:54 The Responsibility of Scoring History 31:59 Facing Mortality and the Power of Music 38:09 The Emotional Resonance of Music in Historical Contexts 40:05 Crafting Nostalgia: The Role of Melodies in Storytelling 42:16 Empathy Through Music: Connecting with Humanity's Struggles 45:35 Exploring the Concept of Time and Existence 48:01 The Ambitious Vision of 'Are We Dreaming?' 52:57 Creative Reset: Reflections on Life and Purpose 56:36 The Power of Music in Shaping Historical Narratives - - - Keep up with Brian Tyler online at: https://www.briantyler.com/ On Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/briantylermusic/ Are We Dreaming: https://www.arewedreaming.com/ Are We Dreaming VIMEO Video: https://vimeo.com/618269365?fl=pl&fe=sh Listen More. Evolve - - - THE JEREMIAH SHOW Voices Carry - These Are Your Stories POP CULTURE, MUSIC ICONS, & FOOD GODS The Jeremiah Show - Please Subscribe & Rate - CLICK HERE Check Out The Back Catalogs of Special Guests - CLICK HERE To Become a Sponsor of The Jeremiah Show CLICK HERE for Media Deck and Rates THE JEREMIAH SHOW BROUGHT TO YOU BY evolve entertainment network - www.thejeremiahshow.com Host | Executive Producer - Jeremiah D. Higgins Senior Sound Designer | Producer - Graham Palmer | Surprise Studio Be sure to check out these evolve entertainment network shows The Arwen Lewis Show, The Kimi Kato Show with Jeremiah, and The Mike Gormley Show THE JEREMIAH SHOW PROUDLY FEATURES Music Connection Magazine - https://www.musicconnection.com/ MusiCares - MusiCares provides a safety net of critical health and welfare services to the music community - https://musicares.org/ Cuzen Matcha - https://cuzenmatcha.com/ Golda Zahra - https://www.goldazahra.com/ TJS ON RADIO The Jeremiah Show Radio Broadcast is heard in London, Somerset, U.K., New York City, Philadelphia, Boston, Ontario, Santa Barbara, Paris, and Los Angeles by Radio Candy Media, Radio Evolve, and Belter Radio, My Indie Radio Paris JEREMIAH D. HIGGINS SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS GRAHAM PALMER’S WEBSITE Surprise Studio, On Instagram: Surprise Studio Did you like the music in this episode? You can find the Original Music Soundtrack - CLICK HERE: TJS Spotify Playlists TJS Opening Theme Music By DAVE MATTHEWS BAND "The Ocean and the Butterfly" RCA Records TJS REWIND - Classic Shows Drop Wednesday NEW SHOWS - Every Friday Loop In With Us! PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to The Jeremiah Show Podcast to be alerted to new artist interviews: CLICK HERE The Jeremiah Show airs on Radio Evolve Santa Barbara on Monday - Friday, 10 am - 12 pm - #TuneIn! - https://radio-evolve.rocks/