Out of the numerous albums in Charles Gerhardt’s Classic Film Scores series, CAPTAIN BLOOD-CLASSIC FILM SCORES FOR ERROL FLYNN, released in... 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
My 50th birthday is approaching so I’ve naturally been taking stock of, well, everything. I’ve been looking back at the... Read More
You think your life sucks? Coke bottle glasses, out-of-date hairstyle and outfit, and oh those sensible shoes. Poor Charlotte Vale:... 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
Yesterday, I began a week-long look at 50 of my favorite film scores. If you want to read about the... Read More
From Patty Duke to Dustin Hoffman, Oscar appreciates actors who take on the challenge of playing disabled characters. But few... Read More
THE ADVENTURES OF MARK TWAIN is exactly what the title suggests: an episodic, highly entertaining (and highly fictionalized) “biography” of... 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 over 75 years worth of Academy Award-nominated music to choose from, there are certainly more than nine Oscar-nominated film... Read More