Originally, this month’s “9 on the 9th” post was going to be dedicated to romantic film scores as a precursor... Read More
Every film composer brings his or her talent to a project. They carve out a career path for themselves in... Read More
With its bleak vision of an alcoholic British diplomat in Mexico, Malcolm Lowry’s 1947 semi-autobiographical novel, UNDER THE VOLCANO, was... Read More
A dragon of a very different color is on display in Alex North‘s 1981 score for DRAGONSLAYER. Peter MacNicol stars... Read More
Film is the ideal medium to showcase the visual arts. The lives and work of Frida Kallo (FRIDA), Van Gogh... Read More
To step aboard A Streetcar Named Desire is to take an emotional and musical journey. Tennessee Williams’ poetic dialogue is... Read More
Like many boys who liked to read, my genre of choice during my teenage years was science fiction. And since... Read More
I’m not a fan of Westerns particularly. The mythological images created by Hollywood seldom bear any resemblance to reality. Plus,... Read More
I’LL CRY TOMORROW contains one of Susan Hayward’s best performances as singer Lillian Roth (1910–1980). Once dubbed “Broadway’s Youngest Star,”... Read More
The Pulitzer Prizes, handed out every April, are arguably the most prestigious prizes for journalism, arts and letters, and music... Read More