Like many boys who liked to read, my genre of choice during my teenage years was science fiction. And since... 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
Back in his days with Bay Cities and Fynsworth Alley, Bruce Kimmel produced albums that no one else would touch,... Read More
My 50th birthday is approaching so I’ve naturally been taking stock of, well, everything. I’ve been looking back at the... Read More
The Pulitzer Prizes, handed out every April, are arguably the most prestigious prizes for journalism, arts and letters, and music... 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
Every film composer brings his or her talent to a project. They carve out a career path for themselves in... Read More
Originally, this month’s “9 on the 9th” post was going to be dedicated to romantic film scores as a precursor... Read More
Ever since the beginning of message boards, there have been film music threads about SPARTACUS. With every new announcement of upcoming... Read More