Light Bulbs
I read an article in New York magazine that’s way more interesting than it sounds: an exploration of the new LED light bulbs and why they...
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Lukas Kendall
- Mar 30, 2023
- 1 min
Star Trek: Picard Composers Interview by Jeff Bond
Like most Trekkies I am loving Picard season 3. All my TV friends back together! Trekmovie and Trekcore are the best Star Trek fan sites...
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Lukas Kendall
- Mar 29, 2023
- 1 min
“The Menu” From Jaws 2
Above: what comes up when you Google “Jaws 2 The Menu.” Composer Harrison Ingemarson has created a charming piano reduction of John...
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Lukas Kendall
- Mar 28, 2023
- 1 min
Elmo in Dune
My compliments to whoever swapped out Timothée Chalamet with Elmo in Dune: Haha!
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Lukas Kendall
- Mar 27, 2023
- 1 min
Mike Matessino on the Goldsmith Odyssey Podcast
Our pals Yavar Moradi and W. David Lichty have a podcast where they discuss each and every project of Jerry Goldsmith’s career. Check out...
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Lukas Kendall
- Mar 26, 2023
- 1 min
HBOMax’s Future: What a Pisser
Some 200 movies are departing HBOMax in April—ahead of its merger with Warner Bros.’ Discovery streaming service. I read that the plan...
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Lukas Kendall
- Mar 25, 2023
- 1 min
R.I.P. Christopher Gunning—and Longtime Collector Kerry J. Byrnes
I saw on Facebook this morning that the very prolific English composer Christopher Gunning has passed away. Here’s a good tune! I am not...
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Lukas Kendall
- Mar 24, 2023
- 2 min
R.I.P. Off Vine Restaurant—and My Stupid Sharon Stone Story
There have been numerous closures of Los Angeles restaurants since the start of the pandemic—many of them beloved institutions. I get...
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Lukas Kendall
- Mar 23, 2023
- 1 min
Preston Neal Jones on the Pyramid
I’m sure you’re familiar with Star Trek: The Motion Picture. You may be familiar with a terrific oral history published by Creature...
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Lukas Kendall
- Mar 22, 2023
- 6 min
Happy Birthday to William Shatner
Happy birthday to William Shatner, 92 today (3/22/23). This man is a force of nature, and has the constitution of an ox. If I understand...
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Lukas Kendall
- Mar 21, 2023
- 3 min
Screenwriting Truths
I’ve been writing about movie music for a bit. I know a lot about it, and that’s where most of my audience comes from. Back to...
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Lukas Kendall
- Mar 20, 2023
- 1 min
Comic Book Soundtracks
I saw that the Shazam sequel underperformed. I don’t have much of an opinion. I remember seeing the first of the Marvel films that kicked...
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Lukas Kendall
- Mar 19, 2023
- 2 min
Music for Prime Time
A plug today for my longtime pal, contributor and CD producer Jon Burlingame, whose book, Music for Prime Time, is now available from...
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Lukas Kendall
- Mar 18, 2023
- 1 min
The Dukes of Hazzard vs. The Waltons...on Family Feud
Is everything on the Internet now? The answer is steadily approaching: yes. I give you: The Dukes of Hazzard vs. The Waltons on Family...
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Lukas Kendall
- Mar 17, 2023
- 2 min
On Controversy
It was interesting to see the traffic on my blog post from yesterday. My discussion of the Oscar-winning score to All Quiet on the...
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Lukas Kendall
- Mar 16, 2023
- 2 min
Follow-Up to the All Quiet Score: Hans Zimmer on Facebook
So this was funny: yesterday I wrote about the Oscar-winning score to All Quiet on the Western Front, which I liked, but seems to have...
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Lukas Kendall
- Mar 15, 2023
- 2 min
All Quiet on the Western Front Best Score Winner
I had heard of All Quiet on the Western Front because of the heroic efforts of one of the screenwriters and producers, Lesley Paterson to...
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Lukas Kendall
- Mar 14, 2023
- 1 min
Justin Chang “Everywhere” Piece
Following up on Oscar reactions from yesterday, I read a piece by Justin Chang in the L.A. Times (I think it’s behind a paywall, sorry)...
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Lukas Kendall
- Mar 13, 2023
- 2 min
Oscars
Some random thoughts this morning as I’m still adapting to the infernal time change... I’ve watched the Oscars the past few years...
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Lukas Kendall
- Mar 12, 2023
- 1 min
Music Theory Primer
Do you love music but not know anything about music theory? Try this explainer video from a very good composer/pianist/YouTuber, Nahre Sol:
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