A podcast's theme song may only play for a few seconds at the beginning and end of an episode, but the short clip sets the tone of the show.
In search of a musical theme that fit, I spent hours clicking through online music libraries, including Free Music Archive, looking for songs with the perfect mix of serious and lighthearted to summarize our weekly talk show on the future of learning . And I felt lucky to find an electronic artist who released unique but catchy royalty-free tracks (that fit our price range).
We have used songs by this artist, who goes by the name Komiku, for years as our theme music. And I've been wondering for a long time who this artist is. And I wanted to thank you. So for this week's episode, I tracked down the source of this music and asked for an interview.
Turns out Komiku, whose name is Rose but who asked us not to say her full name (she also makes music under the pseudonym Rrrrrose Azerty, lives in Marseille, France and makes a living as a freelance creator and music teacher). You have strong feelings about the importance of infusing creativity into even the most mundane parts of everyday life. And the song we've been using has a surprising origin story.
For this week's EdSurge podcast, I talk to Komiku about his philosophy/music, the unusual music workshop he teaches, and his advice for educators. And you can listen to the process as we commission Komiku to make us a new theme song for the EdSurge podcast and listen to the debut of the resulting score.
Listen to the episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or in the player below.
