In Part One of my journey through music, I traveled from childhood musical memories through my early days teaching myself... Read More
With no disrespect to Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and “The Big Bopper,” for many film music fans July 21, 2004, was “the... Read More
Petula Clark told me that everything was waiting for me “Downtown.” The Seekers encouraged Georgy Girl and me to “shed... Read More
Hollywood has never been enamored with the Revolutionary War. For such an important American historical story, only a handful of... Read More
When Pixar announced that their entry into the already over-crowded litter of critter movies in 2007 was to be about a rat,... Read More
Much has already been written in these pages about my admiration for Michael Giacchino’s score for UP. Much has also... 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
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
No two words can send film music fans into apoplectic seizures faster than the phrase “TEMP TRACK.” What is a... 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