It’s the most wonderful time of the year… No, not Christmas. Meh. The announcement of the 2013 Oscar nominations for... Read More
Even as a confirmed pessimist, I was surprised at how much the state of film music depressed me this year.... Read More
The Oscars are arguably the most derided award in film music. Why? Because it has the farthest reach and the... Read More
One of the joys of compiling a year-end list is revisiting film scores that I may have forgotten. With so... Read More
I didn’t go into the new Bond film/score with any particular expectations other than being an admirer of Thomas Newman... Read More
I have a dear friend in Austin who refuses to see animated films. I’ve tried for nearly 25 years to... Read More
I’ve made no bones about my love of Thomas Newman‘s work. And THE GOOD GERMAN is one of my favorites.... Read More
There’s no denying that Thomas Newman is one of the finest film composers working today. Along with father Alfred, uncles Lionel... 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
Based on the first three books of the popular children’s series, LEMONY SNICKET’S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS follows the Baudelaire... Read More