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Books about film music are rare. Entertaining books about film music are even rarer. And entertaining books about film music... Read More
With the recent release of a complete FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE rerecording on Prometheus Records and La-La Land’s expanded... Read More
Shane Acker’s 9 has had an illustrious beginning. The original 11-minute animated short (you can watch it on YouTube) won a 2005 Student... Read More
I hate Christmas. The forced cheer, the religious overtones, the “peace on Earth, goodwill toward men” that seems to evaporate... Read More
It’s been a good fall for Carter Burwell. While WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE garnered the most attention, the latest film from... Read More
Legendary soprano Galina Vishnevskaya will forever be linked with such legendary recordings as Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem, Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of... Read More
Tim Burton’s ALICE IN WONDERLAND continues its spectacular (and surprising) box office run, bringing Danny Elfman‘s score, one of the strongest... Read More
The worlds of film music and classical music co-exist peacefully side by side in my house. Throughout my many years... Read More