The Moon’s a Window to Heaven Electropop Cover Version
If there’s one thing I love, it’s putting maximum effort into something that’s culturally marginal—how’s that for damning with faint...
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Lukas Kendall
- 1 day ago
- 1 min
FSM CDs 25% Off Sale at SAE
My grandfather, my dad’s dad, was a prominent pediatrician in Philadelphia. I once asked him what his father did, who was before my time....
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Lukas Kendall
- 3 days ago
- 1 min
Jeff Cava’s Columbo Episode
I’ve written before about my late friend Jeff Cava, who was a mensch and left us far too soon. Jeff’s biggest triumph, and also biggest...
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Lukas Kendall
- 6 days ago
- 1 min
Succession Music and Sound
I’m still in awe over the Succession finale. Here is a terrific article from Slate about the series’ music by Nicholas Britell (above)...
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Lukas Kendall
- May 31
- 2 min
Happy 70th Birthday to Danny Elfman
Danny Elfman turned 70 on Monday, May 29th. This seems incredible to me. I still think of him as a “boy wonder,” the upstart composer of...
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Lukas Kendall
- May 28
- 3 min
She Said
I watched She Said, given that I always loved good newspaper movies, and hated Harvey Weinstein. Even back in the day, when Harvey was...
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Lukas Kendall
- May 27
- 2 min
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
I rewatched The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973) last night. I was searching the Showtime movie menu for something to watch, and it seemed...
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Lukas Kendall
- May 26
- 1 min
Goldsmith Campaign at $100K
As I write this Friday morning, the Kickstarter for Jeff Bond’s two-volume Jerry Goldsmith Companion is about to cross $100,000. I always...
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Lukas Kendall
- May 25
- 1 min
The Mad World of Soundtracks
Just a shout-out today to two volumes of CDs—and their accompanying book of cover art—that I got probably 25 years ago and still adore....
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Lukas Kendall
- May 24
- 1 min
Goldsmith Book Excerpt at TrekMovie
I’ve been helping with the promotion of The Jerry Goldsmith Companion on Kickstarter, which is doing great! They passed this noteworthy...
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Lukas Kendall
- May 23
- 1 min
Tons of Film Composer Videos on YouTube
My compliments to the YouTube user simply called “Film Music Composer” for a terrific collection of rare composer videos. Thanks to this...
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Lukas Kendall
- May 21
- 1 min
The People’s Court aka The Big One
If you were around in the 1980s, you know The People’s Court: the first of the courtroom shows with real-life participants. Early reality...
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Lukas Kendall
- May 20
- 1 min
Wonder Eye by Little Moon
I’ve written before how, in addition to film scores, I love listening to music I’ve discovered on KCRW (NPR) here in Los Angeles. I guess...
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Lukas Kendall
- May 18
- 1 min
Air
I watched Air and found it super enjoyable. Great cast, tight script, well directed. I wasn’t expecting to be in the mood for a 1980s...
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Lukas Kendall
- May 17
- 1 min
The Persuaders With Lyrics
There sure is some weird stuff on the Internet. Today’s example, which I discovered via somebody on Facebook: this excerpt from a French...
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Lukas Kendall
- May 16
- 1 min
Goldsmith Biography Kickstarter Live
Congrats to my pal and longtime FSM contributor Jeff Bond on a super-strong opening to Creature Features Publishing’s Kickstarter for his...
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Lukas Kendall
- May 15
- 1 min
Goldsmith Book Kickstarter Tomorrow
If you haven’t seen already, the long-awaited, two-volume Jerry Goldsmith biography by Jeff Bond will launch as a Kickstarter tomorrow,...
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Lukas Kendall
- May 9
- 2 min
In Praise of The Ghost Writer
I wrote recently how there are few movies of the past 25 years that I really love. I still think of Lost in Translation as my favorite...
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Lukas Kendall
- May 4
- 2 min
To Hyperspace on May the Fourth
Somehow May 4th became Star Wars day—“May the Fourth be With You.” It’s not even a release date of any of the movies. But oh well. Even...
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Lukas Kendall
- May 2
- 1 min
WGA Strike
Well, the WGA strike is on. That was predictable. Thinking of unions and how important they are: Listen to one of the all-time great...
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