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I've been directing for about two years, and it continues to be one of the favorite things I do at NPR. (I also produce news and arts features.) The combination of adrenaline and fun makes it a great job. Ok, to the music. John Kusiak is one of my favorite composers. Why? His music is wacky, emotional, unpredictable and most of all fun. It's just the thing to add a little twist to a show! And while the music shouldn't move the focal point from the reporting, it should add something different from the reporting. Kusiak's music does that. Enjoy!

-- Tracy Wahl

I first learned to direct in 1998 on the program Sounds Like Science and I've been splitting the directing tasks on All Things Considered Weekend since Fall 2002. It's fun to work with another director because we can share ideas and favorites. NPR directors usually work with instrumental music, but I often like to sneak in short buttons from indie rock or pop. When I started directing, I became very interested in film soundtracks, so one of my favorite albums is Alloy Orchestra's Silents, which is new music they wrote to accompany silent films like "Metropolis" and "Nosferatu."

-- Susan Stone

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Kraftwerk

CD: The Man Machine
Song: Neon Lights
Label: Capitol

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John Kusiak

CD: Apokalypsis
Song: Memory I Var. I
Label: Jebenja Music

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Caleb Sampson

CD: Fast, Cheap and Out Of Control
Song: Simple Song
Label: Accurate

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Alloy Orchestra

CD: Silents
Song: Nosferatu: The Vampire's Waltz
Label: Accurate

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The Balanescu Quartet

CD: Possessed
Song: Model
Label: Mute Records

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Martyn Bennett

CD: Bothy Culture
Song: Joik
Label: Cuillin Music

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Margaret Leng Tan

CD: The Art of the Toy Piano
Song: Mirabella (A Tarantella)
Label: PolyGram

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Señor Coconut

CD: Gran Baile Con
Song: Pisco Control
Label: Emperor Norton

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John Kusiak

CD: Errol Morris' First Person
Song: Letter To Ted No. 4
Label: Jebenja Music

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Air

CD: Premers Symptomes
Song: J'ai Dormi Sous L'eau
Label: Caroline Records

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