The Oscars are arguably the most derided award in film music. Why? Because it has the farthest reach and the... Read More
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Jim has been writing about film music for over 15 years. He holds a Bachelor of Music from The University of Texas at Arlington and a Master of Music from The University of Texas (Austin), both in Clarinet Performance. He has written soundtrack CD liner notes for Intrada, Varèse Sarabande Records, Film Score Monthly, La-La Land Records, Quartet Records, and Disques Cinemusique. The Music of Charlie Chaplin is his first book. For more information, visit JimLochner.com.
I have the utmost respect for the Bible—at least as source material for entertaining, pompous 1950s costume dramas—but something within... Read More
One of the joys of compiling a year-end list is revisiting film scores that I may have forgotten. With so... Read More
For all our real-time fascination with the Presidency, audiences usually show very little interest in cinematic portrayals of the Commander... Read More
I didn’t go into the new Bond film/score with any particular expectations other than being an admirer of Thomas Newman... Read More
The six interlinking stories David Mitchell’s “unfilmable” 2004 novel CLOUD ATLAS make for a wild ride at the cineplex. Stories... Read More
This month’s “9 on the 9th” post deviates a bit from the expected subject matter to focus on the combination... Read More
If you’ve been following my posts all week, then you know that I’ve been celebrating my impending 50th birthday on... Read More
If you want to refresh your memory of earlier entries in the list, check out the past few posts—Part 1,... Read More
If you’d like to catch up on the earlier installments, check out Part 1 and Part 2 of 50 Favorite... Read More