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Lukas Kendall
Jan 31, 20242 min read
The Asplundh Truck
Yesterday in our neighborhood I saw a tree-trimming truck with a worker up in the “cherry picker.” This reminded me of the orange...
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Lukas Kendall
Jan 30, 20241 min read
New Supergirl
I see that Milly Alcock has been cast as the new Supergirl. I’m glad, I thought she was really good in the Game of Thrones prequel, The...
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Lukas Kendall
Jan 29, 20241 min read
Sportsball Loss
My heart breaks for the fans of the Detroit Lions, who coughed up a devastating loss in one of two exciting football games yesterday....
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Lukas Kendall
Jan 28, 20241 min read
John Williams Disaster Strings
The YouTube channel Dominic Sewell Music posted Dominic’s latest Star Wars score reduction, of the “Death of Alderaan.” The passage I’ve...
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Lukas Kendall
Jan 27, 20242 min read
British Baking—Mel and Sue
Our family loves to watch The Great British Baking Show. We’re now catching up on the first two years of the show (2010–11), before it...
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Lukas Kendall
Jan 26, 20242 min read
Richard Kraft’s Melody Contest
When I was publishing Film Score Monthly, I used to get a fair number of emails (and before that, hardcopy letters) from aspiring...
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Lukas Kendall
Jan 25, 20243 min read
The Intersection Scene
Check out this list and see if you can tell what it’s for: The Sugarland Express YES Jaws YES Close Encounters of the Third Kind YES 1941...
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Lukas Kendall
Jan 24, 20241 min read
Author Laura Kalpakian, aka Bear McCreary’s Mom
I did not know that composer Bear McCreary’s mom is an author. I read a remembrance she wrote of one of Bear and his brother Brendan’s...
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Lukas Kendall
Jan 23, 20241 min read
Oscar Nominations
I didn’t even know the Oscar nominations were being announced today. I am so out of touch. Here’s the list.
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Lukas Kendall
Jan 22, 20241 min read
Farewell to Laurie Johnson
British composer and arranger Laurie Johnson has died at the age of 96. I was of the wrong age, and on the wrong continent, to watch The...
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Lukas Kendall
Jan 21, 20241 min read
Wander Franco
There is a disturbing news story about the Tampa Bay Rays’ 22-year-old superstar shortstop, Wander Franco (a potential hall of famer),...
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Lukas Kendall
Jan 20, 20241 min read
What’s Up With Me
So I realized I hadn’t given an update on my projects in a while. I actually have a ton I am trying to do...but nothing I can announce....
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Lukas Kendall
Jan 19, 20242 min read
Old Television
The only time I watch network television is for sports. I see ads for the latest “dramas”—which play over and over to promote upcoming...
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Lukas Kendall
Jan 18, 20241 min read
Farewell to Peter Schickele
Farewell to the great Peter Schickele and his alter ego, P.D.Q. Bach. He actually made classical music funny: Bravo to a true original.
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Lukas Kendall
Jan 17, 20241 min read
Bandbox Ballparks
I’ve written of my fondness for fan-made blueprints of Star Trek ships (and other sci-fi vehicles). I also enjoy baseball park...
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Lukas Kendall
Jan 16, 20241 min read
Star Wars Blasting Off
Dominic Sewell on YouTube is around halfway through a detailed reduction of John Williams’ Star Wars (1977) score, going through each and...
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Lukas Kendall
Jan 15, 20241 min read
Low Gravity
I am really enjoying For All Mankind. But it is reminding me of something that always nags at me when I watch movies or TV shows set on...
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Lukas Kendall
Jan 14, 20241 min read
Remembering Peter Simon
Here’s one for my hometown peeps. With the new year came time to put the 2024 calendar on my office wall—the Vineyard Calendar, of...
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Lukas Kendall
Jan 13, 20241 min read
Dune II
This is sort of cool: a die-hard fan of David Lynch’s Dune uncovered a half-completed script to a possible Dune II that Lynch would have...
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Lukas Kendall
Jan 12, 20241 min read
Spam B Gone
There has been an unfortunate deluge of spam hitting the FSM board for a couple of weeks. Have I mentioned how much I hate these jerks?...
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