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Kickstarter Week 4
We’re into week four of our 35th anniversary Kickstarter and it’s looking great ! We have passed the initial goal of $25,000, are...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 304 min read


The Lalo on My List
I’ve been thinking about Lalo Schifrin who we lost last week, and all the enjoyment I’ve gotten from his scores over, well, my entire...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 292 min read


Finishing the Ray Ellis CD
Greetings from Mulholland Music , where I visited Doug Schwartz yesterday to put the finishing touches on the master for the Ray...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 281 min read


Lalo Schifrin
Farewell to one of the all-time greats, Lalo Schifrin, who died yesterday at 93. Here is the Variety obituary by Jon Burlingame. (Above:...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 272 min read


FSMCDs Needs CDs
First off today, I was a guest on The Geek Speak Show and really enjoyed it. Check out their newest episode and thanks for having me! We...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 261 min read


Kickstarter Halfway Point
It’s the halfway point in our 35th anniversary Kickstarter and the problem with coming up with a stretch goal is because I put all the...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 251 min read


The Legendary Shaiman Chat With the Kaplans
This is another one of my all-time favorite FSM pieces. It will definitely be going in our Best of FSM book! From FSM Vol. 5, No. 7,...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 248 min read


Kickstarter Week 3
Our FSM 35th anniversary Kickstarter is entering week three ; the halfway point is Wednesday, and it wraps up end of day Thursday, July...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 231 min read


Paper Archives
Thank you to everybody who has contributed to the FSM 35th anniversary Kickstarter ! It is going great and will continue through the end...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 221 min read


My 1997 Piece About Film Music Aesthetics
Way back in 1997 I wrote a “think piece” about the future of film music aesthetics inspired by, of all things, The Fifth Element . Eric...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 215 min read


New Website Samples
They say there is no happiness in show business—only relief. Well, I am relieved we have crossed $32K on our Kickstarter , in large part...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 202 min read


Community
UPDATE: Any donor who missed getting the final corrected pdfs of the Goldsmith books, you can email the author, Jeff Bond, at...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 192 min read


The Jerry Goldsmith Book
UPDATE: I might be guilty of “worst timing ever” because needless to say I am running a Kickstarter right now , we have hit our initial...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 185 min read


ChatGPT Rescues FSM
I have been dreading something, maybe for decades. Not the FSM Kickstarter, that is fun, and working really well —thank you, and please...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 174 min read


Kickstarter Goal and Thanks!
Thank you to everybody who has supported our 35th anniversary Kickstarter! We hit our stated goal of $25,000 in under a week ! As I...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 162 min read


Happy Father’s Day
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there. My family has some fun stuff planned and I feel very lucky! The FSM Kickstarter is rolling...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 151 min read


FSMCDs Downtime
Thank you everybody for making the first week of our FSM 35th anniversary Kickstarter such a success ! We are closing in on our listed...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 141 min read


To My Professional Friends
Today’s post is a little bit complicated for me, emotionally. I started FSM when I was 16 (15, actually). Above is a pic of me with Elmer...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 133 min read


Christopher Young’s Words That Stuck With Me
Like everybody else I tune into my favorite NPR station and a couple of times a year I hear the pledge drive and I’m like, not this agai...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 122 min read


Kickstarter First Day
Our 35th anniversary of Film Score Monthly Kickstarter has launched and we’re truly grateful for the excellent day-one support. Thank...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 111 min read
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