Even as a confirmed pessimist, I was surprised at how much the state of film music depressed me this year.... Read More
One of the joys of compiling a year-end list is revisiting film scores that I may have forgotten. With so... Read More
If you’ve been following my posts all week, then you know that I’ve been celebrating my impending 50th birthday on... Read More
I’ve been watching the Oscars since I was 14 years old. I used the list of Music nominees to educate... Read More
I wonder if I’ll look back ten years from now and see 2011 as a turning point in my film... Read More
Martin Scorcese directing a family film? What the what? Based on Brian Selznick’s Caldecott-winning The Invention of Hugo Cabret, HUGO stars Asa... Read More
It’s been a big year for LORD OF THE RINGS fans. The extended editions were released on Blu-ray in June,... Read More
If Howard Shore had written nothing but THE LORD OF THE RINGS scores, he would be accorded an honored place in... Read More
Like many film music fans, I tend to lament the current state of film scoring. And then a year-end Top... Read More
Let me admit right off the bat that I’m not a TWILIGHT fan. What little I read of Stephenie Meyer’s... Read More