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Tarantino on Film Music
Yesterday, composer Alain Mayrand over at Getting the Score posted an interesting quote from Quentin Tarantino on his use of music in his films, taken from a master class given by the filmmaker in
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The Road Not Taken
Once upon a time, I wanted to be a film composer. Back in high school, flush from the first discovery of film music, I just knew that this was what I wanted to do
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Too Many Notes?
“Your work is ingenious. It’s quality work. And there are simply too many notes, that’s all. Just cut a few and it will be perfect.” –Emperor Joseph II (Jeffrey Jones) in AMADEUS Is it
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Who Needs a Composer?
Once upon a time, you could win a music Oscar without a composer. Throw in some high-brow classical pieces, a world-renowned conductor, and like sheep, Academy voters followed in line. In ONE HUNDRED MEN AND
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U Got the Look
Walking the streets of New York City is sensory overload. Too many people, too much noise, too much everything. So when I’m out in public I’m surgically attached to my iPod. It takes me to
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My Life In Music – Part Five
It took 4,907 words and approximately 40 years to get us to this point. Over the last several weeks, you have read about my early days learning music on the piano and clarinet (Part
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My Life In Music – Part Four
In Parts One, Two, and Three, we looked at my beginnings in music through my numerous years in higher education. For the next installment of “My Life In Music,” we explore my years in
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Line ‘Er Up!
When I meet someone new and tell them that I write liner notes, it amazes me how many people have no clue what they are. But I suppose it makes sense. Unless you buy
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Psychiatric Help: 5 Cents
Have you ever been listening to music and your mind has zoned out or you’ve already pressed ahead to the next track? This happens to me all the time. I’m an instant gratification kind of
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My Life in Music – Part Three
In Parts One and Two, I described my beginnings in music, from teaching myself to read music through learning the clarinet, from high school marching band drama to the beginning of a lifelong love
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