Episode 242: The Handwriter

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Music

• Drywall from Johann Johannson's score to Sicario.

• Castle Song by Green-House

• Tea by Resevoir

• La Valse du Progres by Delphine Dora

• Arrival by Domenique Dumont

• Sarah in Bath from Kryzystof Komeda's score to Fearless Vampire Killers

• Thread of Light by Golden Retriever

• In Some Spirit World by Geotic

Notes

• This one was pulled together with tiny threads of information, much provided by the NCRA's website • itself.

• You can find links to three fascinating (really!) studies on the brains of transcribers here • , here • , & here • .

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