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Owen Danoff-Host / Interviewer

Owen Danoff

Host / Interviewer

September, 2021
Music, The Wheel of Time, Star Wars
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Author Details

Owen Danoff is an LA-based writer & interviewer for Screen Rant who found his way into asking people questions through his first love, music. In that world, Owen is singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer, whose journey has taken him from club stages to Off-Broadway pit bands to television appearances, with much in between.

Industry Focus

Owen loves covering all things music for Screen Rant, and often interviews film composers and songwriters. Owen also enjoys covering The Wheel of Time and Star Wars, video games and their film and TV adaptations, and comedies.

Favorite Media

Some recent favorites (in no particular order)

Shows: The Wheel of Time, Ahsoka, The Bear, Twisted Metal, The Last of Us, Schmigadoon!, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, Dave, What We Do in the Shadows

Movies: Godzilla Minus One, John Wick 4, M:I 7, Fair Play, Oppenheimer, Barbie, TMNT: Mutant Mayhem, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Bottoms
 

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Andor Season 2’s Biggest Moments, Ties To Rogue One, And Musical Easter Eggs Explained By Composer
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