Episode #131: Kid Cosmic with Andy Bean

Netflix's Kid Cosmic -- from Craig McCracken, creator of the Powerpuff Girls and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends -- follows the adventures of an imaginative and enthusiastic boy who lives with his free-spirited Grandpa in a sparsely populated desert town. The Kid’s dreams of being a hero seem to come true when he discovers 5 Cosmic Stones of Power in a wrecked spaceship. He forms a team of local heroes to stop an onslaught of alien attacks to steal back the stones. Though the Kid and his team are the good guys, they’re really bad at it,and the Kid learns that his fantasy of being a hero is very different from the reality of what it actually means to become one.

A major part of the world of Kid Cosmic is the music. Composer Andy Bean not only did the score for the Netflix series, but also created a series of bands from whose dusty 45s we hear their music, such as the psychedelic garage of Dr. Fang and the Gang, Cepha Pond and the Muzzy Hill Boys' rockabilly, or the joyous R&B of the Soul Contributions.

I love, love, love this show and the soundtrack, so it was a real treat to nerd out about all of this -- and even a little bit of Ducktales -- in this conversation with Andy Bean.

Tracklist

Dr. Fang & the Gang, "The Kid (Kid Cosmic Theme)" (Kid Cosmic and the Sonic Courage)

Cepha Pond and The Muzzy Hill Boys, "Greasy Spoon Space Gal" (Kid Cosmic and the Sonic Courage)

Don Carnage, "Sky Pirates" (Ducktales)

The Soul Contributions, "Party Back at My House" (Kid Cosmic and the Sonic Courage)