Episode 441 - Creative Journeys and Emotional Resilience: Orville Stoeber on Music, Film, and Healing

Host intro – “Music fights depression” & brief show premise

Meet Orville Stoeber – Composer for Let’s Scare Jessica to Death, The Year of the Flood, etc.

Politics & songwriting – why lyrics often reflect culture even when we try to stay “just music.”

Guitar talk – Taylor vs. nylon strings, why Orville prefers a nylon for his playing.

Story of Orville’s first Baby Martin & how a pawn‑shop moment shaped his early career.

Songwriting process – Voice first, then guitar, then words. The “Story Moon” vibe & why it feels “joyful.”

Scoring horror TV/film – How Freddy’s Nightmare and Let’s Scare Jessica to Death landed; director‑composer dynamics.

Money & royalties – The surprise of a $60 M franchise, the early $500 checks, and learning the business the hard way.

Speed‑writing a hit – The five‑minute song that became a movie staple; the role of inspiration.

Synesthesia & color – Orville sees colors when he writes; how black & white paint the song In Rehab with Persephone.

Alien‑theory question – What Orville hopes extraterrestrials would learn about humanity from his music.

Teenage room & early influences – No poster walls, a transistor radio, the love of solitude for writing.

Hardest‑to‑describe song – Jeff Buckley’s “Hallelujah” & the emotional punch of Grace (Jeff Buckley).

Merch & shout‑outs – Orville’s shirts, hats, website (yearoftheflood.com) and where to find his music

(Apple Music, Spotify, Deezer, YouTube).

Wrap‑up, gratitude, and reminder to “when words fail, music speaks.”