The Oscars are arguably the most derided award in film music. Why? Because it has the farthest reach and the... Read More
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… No, not Christmas. Meh. The announcement of the 2013 Oscar nominations for... 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
I have a dear friend in Austin who refuses to see animated films. I’ve tried for nearly 25 years to... 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
I didn’t go into the new Bond film/score with any particular expectations other than being an admirer of Thomas Newman... Read More
As the world faced a new millennium, it took a British theater director, Sam Mendes, to expose the dirt and... Read More
“Dancing: a series of movements involving two partners where speed and rhythm match harmoniously with music.” One of the many... Read More
Moving on from toys, bugs and monsters, Pixar went under the sea and snagged a big fish with FINDING NEMO... 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