Film Photography Podcast 382 - Making Music with Michael Raso

In this special bonus episode of the Film Photography Podcast, co-host Owen McCafferty sits down with Film Photography Project founder Michael Raso to discuss an entirely new creative journey — music composition and electronic sound design. Michael shares the story behind his debut album *Synth Waves From Space*, a nostalgic synth-pop and retro-electronic project inspired by the eerie atmosphere and imaginative science fiction worlds of Nigel Kneale’s classic *Quatermass* films and television serials. The conversation explores how decades of filmmaking, podcasting, analog media preservation, and vintage electronics ultimately led Michael toward creating his first full-length music project. Blending pulsing synthesizers, vintage-inspired melodies, and cosmic mood pieces, *Synth Waves From Space* channels the spirit of 1950s sci-fi cinema through a modern DIY electronic music lens. Owen and Michael also discuss creativity when taking on a new art form, the crossover between film culture and music production, and why it’s never too late to begin creating in an entirely new medium. Music at the FPP On-Line Store: https://filmphotographystore.com/collections/music-movies-from-the-film-photography-podcast