Welcome to Episode 27 featuring composer, songwriter, producer, engineer, Steve Dorff originally from New York, NY. We chatted with Steve about his musical evolution, his process, his mentors, the incredible stories of his projects, advice, his songwriting and composing process, the role of collaborators in his process, the chaotic schedule of a film score composer and so much more including 2 live performances of 2 of his biggest hits! Get all your Steve Dorff information from tour dates, music and other projects he may have going on at https://www.stevedorff.com Check out all episodes of "The Boston Chris Podcast" here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRVUGoqJJ6AdL2KbXbyB59e-_AOktJbah Chapters: 00:00: Theme Song by Adios Fatso 00:54: Intro 04:04: Steve tells the story behind his song ‘I Cross My Heart’ 08:05: Live performance of “I Cross My Heart” 10:11: What is Steve drinking? 11:09: Explaining Colorful Plasmic Bubbles 15:11: The role of his sister 16:45: Getting his start in music in New York City 19:46: The College Years 23:34: The role of Atlanta in Steve’s musical evolution 26:44: Steve’s process of composing 28:12: Working with collaborators 32:32: Do songs fight him when he’s trying to write? 34:33: The importance of session players on projects 40:09: Writing Songs Yesterday 45:37: What’s his favorite talent? (Arranger, Producer, Writer, Composer) 51:06: The difficulties in getting everyone on a project together 53:34: The art of scoring music in film 55:49: Fighting complacency in scoring TV shows 58:18: The chaotic TV schedule Steve kept 1:00:00: Meeting Your Heroes 1:01:32: Kismet or is it? 1:03:43: The Whitney Houston Story 1:06:22: Larry Herbstritt 1:10:03: The pros & cons of ‘Holds’ 1:15:11: How does he continue to find inspiration for songs? 1:16:02: The story behind ‘Through the Years’ 1:19:14: Steve performs “Through the Years” 1:21:40: Upcoming projects for Steve Dorff! Support Boston Chris 💵Become a Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCao6fJOfevnE7dkMYz3vnQQ/join 👕Merchandise Store: https://boston-chris-gaming.creator-s... 🎧Purchase Hyper X Products: https://hx.hyperx.gg/BG5FiQXA 💵Donate to Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/etxrocks Follow Boston Chris ► Twitter https://twitter.com/BostonChrisTTV ► Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bostonchristtv/ ► TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@itsbostonchris ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheBostonChrisShow ► Discord https://discord.gg/TkyV9Q2P ► Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thebostonchrisshow ► Other Stuff: https://linktr.ee/bostonchris Check out the Podcasts: ► The Chris & Kadie Show YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRVUGoqJJ6AfeGd6fbyounJgu3bNCwyOr ► The Chris & Kadie Show Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4UhHqi95KXlVXzoofzLdKz?si=c335a7dd569f4dec ► 10 Minutes with Boston Chris YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRVUGoqJJ6AdL2KbXbyB59e-_AOktJbah ► 10 Minutes with Boston Chris Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5UeR5tgIGsltEMUh0a22h8?si=b10432ece9ec4db0