{"id":1623,"date":"2015-12-11T03:21:59","date_gmt":"2015-12-11T10:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/?p=1623"},"modified":"2022-05-24T12:34:28","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T19:34:28","slug":"transparent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/transparent","title":{"rendered":"Episode 59: Transparent"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"subhead\">Dustin O&#8217;Halloran &#8211; &#8220;Transparent (Main Title Theme)&#8221;<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/SongExploder59-600x298.png\" alt=\"SongExploder59\" width=\"600\" height=\"298\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/SongExploder59.png 600w, https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/SongExploder59-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/SongExploder59-560x278.png 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" width=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/play.prx.org\/e?uf=https%3A%2F%2Ff.prxu.org%2Fsong-exploder%2Ffeed-rss.xml&#038;ge=d813be99fa3e47d212bdac1ab65131ac\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"download-links\">DOWNLOAD: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/dustin-ohalloran-transparent\/id788236947?i=358752056&#038;ls=1&#038;uo=4&#038;at=10lMg6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iTUNES<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/dovetail.prxu.org\/song-exploder\/79304643-3ed9-4574-8eb5-39107516dbaa\/SongExploder59-DustinOHalloran-DT.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MP3<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Transparent-Show\u200e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Transparent<\/a> is an <a href=\"https:\/\/studios.amazon.com\/amazon-originals\/series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon original series<\/a>, created by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0813561\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jill Soloway<\/a>. The story centers on a family where the father, played by actor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0001787\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeffrey Tambor<\/a>, comes out to his children and the to world at large as transgender. The first season was released in September 2014. It was critically acclaimed and won a lot of awards, including an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emmys.com\/shows\/transparent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emmy for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music<\/a>. In this episode, composer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dustinohalloran.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dustin O\u2019Halloran<\/a> breaks down how he made the Transparent theme, using an 80-year old piano and channeling his own family nostalgia.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the opening title sequence:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_-Nb6JogMWY?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You can get <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B019430NLY?ref=dmm_sm_songex_121115_site_transparent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the original music from Transparent<\/a> on Amazon.<\/p>\n<p>For a transcript of this episode, <a href=\"http:\/\/songexploder.net\/transcripts\/transparent-transcript.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span class=\"header\">footnotes<\/span><br \/>\nDustin&#8217;s song from <em>Piano Solos, Volume 2<\/em> that plays in the episode is Opus 22. You can buy the album <a href=\"http:\/\/dustinohalloran.spinshop.com\/details\/202592?parent_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dustinohalloran.com%2Fdiscography\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on vinyl <\/a> or the song <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/opus-22\/id208069614?i=208070961&#038;uo=4&#038;at=10lMg6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on iTunes<\/a>.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dustin O&#8217;Halloran &#8211; &#8220;Transparent (Main Title Theme)&#8221; DOWNLOAD: iTUNES \u00b7 MP3 Transparent is an Amazon original series, created by Jill Soloway. The story centers on a family where the father, played by actor Jeffrey Tambor, comes out to his children and the to world at large as transgender. 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