In the countdown to my 50th birthday on the 19th, in addition to foolishly choosing nine of my favorite film... Read More
From George Washington to George W. Bush, the American presidency has always inspired film composers. Though this post is a bit late to celebrate the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth in February, it's never too late to visit John Ford’s YOUNG MR. LINCOLN (1939) and Alfred Newman's typically excellent score. Read More
ALFRED NEWMAN guards my apartment. In my entryway, a framed, bronze, first-day-issue Newman postage stamp welcomes visitors. This used to... Read More
AIRPORT was the beginning and the end. The beginning of a successful franchise and the disaster movie genre of the... Read More
Ah, the time-honored tradition of “desert island discs”-the discs, in our case the film scores, you simply can’t live without. Forget... Read More
If you’ve read this blog for any reasonable amount of time, you already know of my love for Alfred Newman.... Read More
If you’ve been following my posts all week, then you know that I’ve been celebrating my impending 50th birthday on... Read More
Alfred Newman conquered film music yet again with 1947’s CAPTAIN FROM CASTILE. The colorful score combines the robust energy of its Spanish and... Read More
Today, HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY is known as the film that most cinephiles believe “undeservedly” won the 1941 Best... Read More
The success of Dimitri Tiomkin’s title song for HIGH NOON prior to the film’s release helped the box office (and... Read More