I remember reading a quote by the famous English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams addressing a class of composition students on the merits of composing for film. He said that having a defined deadline meant the composer didn't have the luxury of time to hem and haw over every little note…
On Sunday, September 8th at stupid o'clock I was honoured to be a guest again on Christopher Coleman's excellent film music podcast, The Soundcast. I desperately wanted to be a guest on the previous James Horner special but I had to decline the invitation because of a previous engagement. Fortunately,…
I joined the hilarious Humble and Fred Radio Podcast today to talk about film scores. In 2006 Fred Patterson and I helped produce the extremely popular (and now defunct) beer.com podcast. Last month, Fred contacted me and invited me to be a guest on his ridculously popular show along with…
Last Thursday I was honured to make my fourth guest appearance on Tracksounds film music podcast called The Soundcast. I, along with host Christopher Coleman and the rest of The Soundcast crew talked about the newly announced Star Wars films and who we hope to see score them. Could John Williams…
Just a quick note to my loyal listeners that the show is on a brief hiatus. I'm in the middle of selling my home and buying a new one so I haven't had any time to produce any new shows. Don't worry, the promised Hero Kids, New Releases, End Credit cues and…
Last Thursday I made my third guest appearance on Tracksounds film music podcast called The Soundcast. I, along with host Christopher Coleman, Michael Coleman from the Soundworks Collection, and Richard Buxton peer into this summer's offerings of films and film scores. We also talk about Ridley Scott's comments regarding a…
Last Thursday I made my second guest appearance on Tracksounds film music podcast called The Soundcast. I, along with host Christopher Coleman, Marius Masalar, Richard Buxton and Edmund Meinerts did a marathon run through the bountiful decade of the nineties. We also chatted about Austin Wintory's video game score for…
Yesterday was legendary composer Elmer Bernstein's 90th birthday. The last link to Hollywood's Golden Age passed away on August 18th, 2004. Three days later I produced a 3-hour tribute to the Academy Award-winning composer featuring over 35 of Bernstein's greatest themes and cues. CLICK HERE to listen to that program…