Nobody sounds like Bernard Herrmann and no one ever will. A true original, he changed the sound of film music,... Read More
If you get a sense of déjà vu watching ANNA AND THE KING OF SIAM, then you may be more familiar with... 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
Arthur Benjamin‘s greatest success came at the hands of another composer. In 1956, Alfred Hitchcock remade his 1935 film THE... Read More
Writing about music is difficult. How to put aural sounds into language is a subjective, and often frustrating, if not... Read More
To close out a week in which my writing efforts have been alternating between Bernard Herrmann and LORD OF THE RINGS... Read More
If you’d like to catch up on the earlier installments, check out Part 1 and Part 2 of 50 Favorite... Read More
You’d think there be a month that went by that I didn’t think about the Oscars. Alas, I’m just that... Read More
Every film composer brings his or her talent to a project. They carve out a career path for themselves in... Read More
Once upon a time, in a galaxy far, far away, movies used to have main titles that were scored. For... Read More