Like children, should film music be “seen and not heard”? Many people denigrate film music, saying it takes them out... 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
No, it’s not me. The Associated Press has reported that a 20-page autographed manuscript of Bernard Herrmann’s classic 1960 score... Read More
Depending on who you ask, the CLICK TRACK was invented in the 1930s by the “Father of Film Music” Max... Read More
Three-time Academy Award-winner Maurice Jarre died today at age 84 from cancer. And it is his music that we celebrate... Read More
On his 80th birthday, we celebrate the often overlooked career of one of my favorite film composers—André Previn. Previn has found... Read More
According to the online dictionary, die.net, the GOLDEN AGE is “the first and best age of the world, a time of... Read More
No two words can send film music fans into apoplectic seizures faster than the phrase “TEMP TRACK.” What is a... Read More
Mom: What do you want for Easter?Me: The soundtrack for CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND!(Blank stare from Mom.)Mom: What’s... Read More
While you may fly over the rainbow when you think of the classic songs of Harold Arlen and E.Y. “Yip”... Read More