

Owen Danoff
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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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