Let me admit right off the bat that I’m not a TWILIGHT fan. What little I read of Stephenie Meyer’s puerile prose in the first book offended me as a writer. I’ve seen the first two films and I find them to be poorly acted pabulum for the eyes and ears. And yet somehow three [...]

When it was announced back in October that John Corigliano’s score for the Mel Gibson thriller EDGE OF DARKNESS had been rejected in the 11th hour (the film was due to open a few weeks later), I was sorely disappointed. I had been looking forward to a new score from the Oscar winner after a 10-year [...]

In honor of THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING concerts performed live to film tonight and tomorrow at Radio City Music Hall, I’ve devoted this month’s “9 on the 9th” to my favorite cues from the trilogy. I’ve used the single-CD editions of the scores since those are the versions I’m more [...]

It’s LORD OF THE RINGS week here in New York City and I’m Shore-ing myself up with the music of Howard Shore all week in anticipation of the FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING concert on Saturday. As part of the press junket for the event, Howard appeared at Barnes & Noble last weekend to talk with [...]

As I reported a couple of months ago, I will be covering the performance of Howard Shore‘s THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING for Fim Score Monthly Online when it is performed live to film on October 9 and 10 at Radio City Music Hall. A special weekend (October 9-11) is being [...]

On October 9 and 10, Radio City Music Hall will be taken over by Tolkien fans, hobbits, and orcs when Howard Shore’s Oscar-winning score for  THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING will be performed live to film with a battery of 300 musicians. A special weekend (October 9-11) is being planned surrounding the [...]