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Ride Into the Danger Zone
Did you hear a little Kenny Loggins in the background when you read the title of today’s post? Maybe a synthesized Harold Faltermeyer riff? Good. You were supposed to. But this post isn’t going to be
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My Soundtrack Collection, Circa 1978
I was still a relative film score virgin in 1978. I had only been collecting soundtracks for a couple of years by that point. I’d gotten to second base but had yet to go
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My Guardian Angel
ALFRED NEWMAN guards my apartment. In my entryway, a framed, bronze, first-day-issue Newman postage stamp welcomes visitors. This used to sit on my desk but it often got lost among the CDs, papers, To
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It’s In My DNA
For today’s blog post, I went back to the “What Film Music Means To Me” contest comments and pulled out this intriguing entry by Mark Ford. My blood when viewed under a microscope reveals
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I Need Some Space
I bow at the feet of Jonathan Ive and the almighty iPod. It has changed the way I listen to music, mostly for the better. And as a New Yorker, I get to take
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Film Music Means Everything
Congratulations to Tim Clark from Melbourne, Australia, the winner of the “What Film Music Means To Me” Contest and a $50 gift certificate from Screen Archives Entertainment. Thank you to everyone who participated and
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I Have Nothing To Listen To!
Every day I’m faced with a daunting task–choosing music. In the old days, I used to stand and squat in front of a massive, turning tower that housed my collection of CD’s–film scores, showtunes,
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The Healing Power of Film Music
The death of my dear friend Patty a couple of weeks ago rocked my life more than I initially thought. At the time, I didn’t realize how unfocused I was, and how that affected
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Confessions of a Liner Notes Writer
I’ve been very fortunate in the eight sets of liner notes I’ve written so far. I’ve written about scores from some of my favorite composers–Elmer Bernstein, Bronislau Kaper, Hugo Friedhofer, Max Steiner–and been exposed
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The Fellowship of Film Music
Last night, my dear friend Patty passed away. Patty and I had been friends for nearly 10 years. As co-workers for most of that time, we saw each other on a daily basis. When
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