Life is what you do, while you’re waiting to die… Or so says the opening song of the 1968 Kander &... Read More
I bow at the feet of Jonathan Ive and the almighty iPod. It has changed the way I listen to... Read More
In Part One of my journey through music, I traveled from childhood musical memories through my early days teaching myself... Read More
If the title of this post gave you pause, don’t worry, I’m not going to break out in a Texas-twanged... Read More
For today’s blog post, I went back to the “What Film Music Means To Me” contest comments and pulled out... Read More
I love lists. I love making theme, I love reading them, I love their pathetic attempts to keep me organized... Read More
ALFRED NEWMAN guards my apartment. In my entryway, a framed, bronze, first-day-issue Newman postage stamp welcomes visitors. This used to... Read More
Mark Swed’s Los Angeles Times review of the opening concert of the Pacific Symphony’s American Composers Festival made for some... Read More
While most of this blog hopefully focuses on the better aspects of film music, I’ve spent more than my share... Read More
Hollywood has never been enamored with the Revolutionary War. For such an important American historical story, only a handful of... Read More