Welcome to the final installment of our 3-part interview series with composer Joel McNeely. In #FilmMusicFocus episode 21, Joel talks about his friendship with Seth MacFarlane and their work together, how continuing to learn as a composer is important, collaborating with Walt Disney Imagineering on “Disney Dreams!”, and scoring for comedy in A Million Ways to Die in the West!

Joel McNeely is an Emmy® Award-winning composer and conductor with more than 100 motion picture and television credits. A protégé of composer Jerry Goldsmith, he is best known for his film and television scores. He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series for his work on The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. He frequently collaborates with Seth MacFarlane and contributes to various projects by The Walt Disney Company.

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