ALFRED NEWMAN guards my apartment. In my entryway, a framed, bronze, first-day-issue Newman postage stamp welcomes visitors. This used to... Read More
Depending on who you ask, the CLICK TRACK was invented in the 1930s by the “Father of Film Music” Max... Read More
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In his fascinating book, Blink, Malcolm Gladwell discusses some interesting tests surrounding jam. That’s right, jam. In one famous study,... Read More
Every day I’m faced with a daunting task—choosing music. In the old days, I used to stand and squat in... Read More
Somebody, please explain to me the point of a DVD isolated score. Don’t get me wrong, I like isolated scores.... Read More
The day I met Henry Mancini, I didn’t actually meet him. Let me explain… My paternal grandparents, in their later... Read More
Long before I ever heard the name Vic Mizzy, he was a part of my life. As a child of the... Read More
While you may fly over the rainbow when you think of the classic songs of Harold Arlen and E.Y. “Yip”... Read More