Like many film music fans, I tend to lament the current state of film scoring. And then a year-end Top... Read More
When Pixar announced that their entry into the already over-crowded litter of critter movies in 2007 was to be about a rat,... Read More
Petula Clark told me that everything was waiting for me “Downtown.” The Seekers encouraged Georgy Girl and me to “shed... Read More
Hollywood has never been enamored with the Revolutionary War. For such an important American historical story, only a handful of... Read More
Once upon a time, nobody wrote about film music. Back when I was first discovering it in the late ’70s... Read More
Much has already been written in these pages about my admiration for Michael Giacchino’s score for UP. Much has also... Read More
It took 4,907 words and approximately 40 years to get us to this point. Over the last several weeks, you... Read More
Today is one of the most important days of the year for me—the Oscar nominations. Sure, it’s ridiculous, but after... Read More
In my nearly 47 years, trends in music devices have obviously changed and I’ve my listening habits have changed right... Read More
A is for the Academy Awards, my initial education into the world of film music B is for Best Original... Read More