On this episode of Roll The Credits, Christina sits down with Justin and Josh of The Blasting Company.
Justin and Josh share the path that led them to making music together — from growing up as half brothers and discovering music as a way to spend time together, to developing a creative partnership that has lasted more than two decades.
They talk about what it actually means to compose music for film and television, why music ultimately has to serve the story, and the unique relationship between music and image — including how the right combination can create an emotion neither could produce on its own and permanently change the way we remember a piece of music.
Justin and Josh also break down their unusual creative process, from lying on the floor and experimenting at the piano to arguing their way toward better ideas, and why learning to identify exactly what isn’t working (rather than simply rejecting an idea) has become one of the most important parts of their collaboration.
They also dive into their work on Over the Garden Wall, from receiving Patrick McHale’s earliest concept art and writing music before the pilot was even finished to their decision to avoid sampled instruments, the happy accidents and hidden musical themes woven throughout the series, and the phone-recorded piano sketch from their very first exchange with Patrick that ultimately became the show’s end credits music.
Justin and Josh also reflect on rediscovering the music that shaped them, letting go of perfectionism, why there’s no wrong way to make music, the value of making art simply for the sake of making it, and why after more than 25 years of creating together, their relationship as brothers remains at the heart of the music they make.
The Blastin Company's credits include:
THE CROOKED MOON (2026)
ADULT SWIM'S THE ELEPHANT (2025)
COSTUME QUEST (2019)
OVER THE GARDEN WALL (2014)
THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT (2012)
BURLESQUE (2010)
…and many more.
Follow The Blasting Company work below:
https://www.blastingcompany.com
