Lukas Kendall8 hours ago4 minBest of the Blog!Yesterday I announced that I am raising money to start a film company. I realize that is a lot to ask of the universe! I don’t like...
Lukas Kendall1 day ago5 minFSM Studios Announcement: Crowdfunding Soft-LaunchGood morning, world! As we head into this holiday weekend (Memorial Day in the U.S.) I am announcing the “soft launch” of what will...
Lukas Kendall2 days ago3 minWil WheatonLike most fans of my generation, I knew Wil Wheaton as the terrific star of Stand by Me, and was encouraged when he was announced in 1987...
Lukas Kendall3 days ago2 minUnspeakableI try not to write about politics here. Not because I’m not interested; I follow it pretty closely. But I learned a long time ago, in...
Lukas Kendall4 days ago1 minShane Black Halloween Party InviteI used to spend way too much time hanging out at (screenwriter) Shane Black’s house (roughly 1997–2003, for me). Shane had the greatest...
Lukas Kendall5 days ago5 minThe Empire Strikes Back OrchestrationsOver the weekend, Jo Ann Kane Music Service put up a Facebook post celebrating the 42nd anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back (released...
Lukas Kendall6 days ago1 minLukas and Charlie Episode 10Despite overwhelming apathy, Charlie Vignola and I are continuing to record our weekly screenwriting “power hour” (neither an hour, nor...
Lukas KendallMay 213 minUp the Long LadderI have a soft spot for this late-second season Star Trek: The Next Generation episode. It was the first time I really started to take...
Lukas KendallMay 202 minR.I.P. VangelisI was posting my column yesterday about an old Star Trek episode when I saw that Vangelis died. Truly, this is a far more consequential...
Lukas KendallMay 195 minQ Who (or Q Who?)The all-time classic Next Generation episode “Q Who” rolled around again in the nightly airing of vintage Trek shows on the Heroes &...
Lukas KendallMay 185 minThe Popular!Yesterday I posted an album of John Williams pictures to Facebook that we collected over the years. It was, naturally, well-received, and...
Lukas KendallMay 171 minJohn Williams PhotosI’ve posted a fun collection of John Williams photos to Facebook. We collected these over the years for Film Score Monthly, and many...
Lukas KendallMay 161 minChecking In...That lunar eclipse was pretty cool. I remember a solar eclipse, I think in 1996 (I was at college) which brought a veil of darkness onto...
Lukas KendallMay 151 minKeeping Scores by Paul MacLeanA couple of weeks ago I wrote a blog post about some composer interview videos I found on a YouTube channel called ThemeWorks. My old...
Lukas KendallMay 143 minSpectral ShimmersAbove: James Horner’s cameo in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Wow, we finally got to hear “Spectral Shimmers”! This was an early James...
Lukas KendallMay 132 minGolden Child John Barry LP AssembliesNEWS FLASH: Selected FSM CDs are 20% off at Screen Archives, May 12–17. Go here for the details. I’ve had some interesting journeys in...
Lukas KendallMay 121 minJerry Goldsmith Photo AlbumI have posted an album to Facebook of our collection of Jerry Goldsmith photos. Above is a super-rare shot from 1968 we found in the...
Lukas KendallMay 111 minGloria BellGloria Bell is a 2018 film by Chilean filmmaker Sebastián Lelio, an American adaptation of his 2013 film, Gloria. I never even knew this...
Lukas KendallMay 103 minI Hate SpamIs it fun owning one of the most popular discussion boards for film music? Well...sometimes? I’ve always been glad to host a place to...
Lukas KendallMay 91 minIrresponsible SpeculationOn a couple of occasions the past several weeks I’ve felt obligated to weigh in (once on the FSM message board, once on Facebook) on...
Lukas KendallMay 81 minBlack Sunday DiscoHappy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there! Having nothing to do with that, Tim Greiving, journalist extraordinaire, posted this film...
Lukas KendallMay 72 minPeople Don’t Read ScriptsAbove: a random page from Blade Runner 2049. You should read it! I just posted this random rant to reddit/screenwriting and a Facebook...
Lukas KendallMay 61 minBetter Call SaulThe pandemic wreaked havoc with a lot of production schedules—consequently a number of shows are finally coming back with long-awaited...
Lukas KendallMay 52 minHotel by Johnny Keating—Tape Format ConfusionI am too young to have experienced the 1960s—but I sure like the aesthetics! Hotel (1967), based on a 1965 Arthur Hailey novel, was a...