Ed Goldfarb, composer for the Pokemon animated series, is the subject of a new Crunchyroll News interview pegged to the franchise's 30th anniversary, digging into his approach to scoring one of the most recognizable properties in animation.

The conversation covers Goldfarb's work composing for the series, including the craft behind music that has to serve everything from high-stakes battles to the show's lighter slice-of-life stretches. Crunchyroll's framing captures the job's dual mandate neatly: gotta catch 'em all, and write really cool tunes for 'em all, too.

The interview arrives as Pokemon's anniversary celebrations put a spotlight on the people behind the franchise's long run, with the current Pokemon Horizons era carrying the animated torch. Composer interviews are a rarer window into anime production than director or voice-cast features, and Goldfarb's tenure gives him a distinctive vantage point on how the series' sound has evolved across generations of trainers, regions and title cards. The full conversation is up now at Crunchyroll News.