On his 80th birthday, we celebrate the often overlooked career of one of my favorite film composers—André Previn. Previn has found... 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
Depending on who you ask, the CLICK TRACK was invented in the 1930s by the “Father of Film Music” Max... 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
Mark Swed’s Los Angeles Times review of the opening concert of the Pacific Symphony’s American Composers Festival made for some... Read More
Like children, should film music be “seen and not heard”? Many people denigrate film music, saying it takes them out... Read More