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The latest episode of Score: The Podcast features an interview with Daniel Lopatin (Oneohtrix Point Never) about his synth-heavy score for the new movie Marty Supreme and more.

Lopatin talks with hosts Kenny Holmes and Matt Schrader about the new film, his work as Oneohtrix Point Never, vaporwave, his score for the film Uncut Gems and more.

In his review of the film, critic David Ehrlich says that “Daniel Lopatin’s synth-driven score is so intricate and voluble that it functions like a second screenplay.”

The Marty Supreme soundtrack is electronic, with influences ranging from Tangerine Dream and Vangelis, new age music and more. You can preview it below:

Video Summary:

“Electronic music pioneer Daniel Lopatin (aka Oneohtrix Point Never) joins SCORE to discuss his explosive new score to A24’s MARTY SUPREME, directed by Josh Safdie, as well as his background as a godfather of the late-2000s “Vaporwave” music genre and his ongoing record producing with singer-songwriter Abel Tesfaye (The Weeknd).

Daniel dives into his early life and discovery on early electronic musical instruments, and how a meaningless corporate job helped inspire some of the hallmarks of Vaporwave music, as heard in his 2010 release Chuck Person’s Eccojams Vol. 1. Daniel dives into vaporware’s inspirations and it’s ongoing influence on his albums, work with the Safdie brothers (GOOD TIME, UNCUT GEMS, Showtime’s THE CURSE and A24’s MARTY SUPREME), and music producing career with The Weeknd.”

Roland has unveiled two new models in its KIYOLA line of “artisan” digital pianos, a collaboration with respected Japanese wood furniture manufacturers Karimoku inaugurated in 2015 with the KF-10.

Inspired by “wa”, the Japanese concept of harmony, the KF-20 and KF-25 are sleek and stylish pianos designed with an emphasis on aesthetics. Each Kiyola piano is said to be a one-of-a-kind instrument with unique grain patterns and aging, the Karimoku-crafted cabinets equipped with piano technology lifted from Roland’s high-end GP and LX series instruments.

Both models feature the Piano Reality Modeling engine found in the GP and LX series and offer “warm, uniquely voiced” tones that match the aesthetics of their cabinets. Six tones are accessible directly from the piano with an additional 48 available via Roland’s companion app, which gives players access to Roland’s Piano Designer for fine-tuned sound-shaping. You also get two effects, the Ambience reverb and Brilliance, an EQ that brightens the tone.

Both models feature a stereo two-way sound system with 24W per channel. The KF-20 and KF-25 also benefit from Roland’s PHA-50 keyboard, a premium action designed to recreate the weighted, nuanced response of a real acoustic piano. (In Roland’s product line-up, PHA-50 is second only to the Hybrid Grand keyboard found in the flagship GP-9.)

The KF-20 is an update on the KF-10 designed to showcase a “soft, elegant look with gentle curves”. It’s available in a new, quirky Celadon Green finish, along with three more neutral colours: Walnut, Sheer White and Pure Oak.

The KF-25 has a sharper and more defined look inspired by the style of ‘Japandi’, a fusion of Scandinivian aesthetics and Japanese wabi-sabi. The instrument is available exclusively in a Smoked Oak finish.

Both models come with a piano bench and three-pedal unit with sustain, soft and sostenuto pedals, and each piano features Bluetooth (with Bluetooth MIDI), dual headphone outputs, a USB-C port for MIDI and audio and a USB-A port for additional storage.

Roland KF-20 & KF-25 purchase prices starting at £3,803/€4,490/$5,719.99 and will be available for purchase at select Roland retailers worldwide this month.

Ocean Swift Synthesis has released Spectral Oscillators Toolkit Vol. 3, a collection of 805 looping oscillator-style samples.

The collection includes sample oscillators, tuned tonal beds, drifting textures, and evolving drones, each designed to function as a starting point for additional modulation, layering, and processing. Each file is built to drop directly into samplers, sample-based synth engines, granular tools, and modular systems.

Features:

• 805 oscillator-style samples
• WAV format (16-bit / 44.1kHz)
• Perfectly looping (sampled at C note)
• Long evolving samples
• 17 GB total size

Compatible with a wide variety of hardware synths, Eurorack and modular systems, software synths, DAWs, and audio tools (see product compatibility list for details)

Designed for Granular engines, Sample-based synthesis, Synths with sample oscillators, Ambient and cinematic layering

Spectral Oscillators Toolkit Vol. 3 is available now, with an intro price of €19.99 (normally €45).