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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


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


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


Farewell to Bob Douglas
A hometown notice today as I learned of the passing of Bob Douglas from the Vineyard Gazette . We’ve known the Douglas family since the...
Lukas Kendall
Apr 251 min read


FSM 35th Anniversary
I only recently realized that it is about to be the 35th anniversary of Film Score Monthly. There isn’t an exact date as it began quite...
Lukas Kendall
Apr 151 min read


Spelling Bee 2500
In between typing thousands of CD listings I was doing my morning ritual with tea of the NY Times spelling bee, and like all the other...
Lukas Kendall
Mar 121 min read


Star Trek Mugs
penguin not included! I’ve mentioned before I am a partner in a new company called Pop Culture Coffee . It’s been a long time since FSM...
Lukas Kendall
Jan 311 min read


John Morgan
I was so excited for the new year. And this year sucks! Now we’ve lost John Morgan. Please see the FSM board where Ray Faiola broke the...
Lukas Kendall
Jan 191 min read


Losses
I can’t even bear to go looking for images to use. So here’s a black panel. I keep up with the fire news and now there are all the...
Lukas Kendall
Jan 141 min read


Wind
The fires are still burning and more high winds are expected the next few days. It’s very scary to think that a fire could break out near...
Lukas Kendall
Jan 131 min read


Waiting
The skies have cleared where we are—looking outside today, you’d have no idea fires were raging—but that’s bad because it means the Santa...
Lukas Kendall
Jan 121 min read


Watching
As I have written this week, our family is fortunate to be away from the fires. But we’re just waiting at home, watching the news, hoping...
Lukas Kendall
Jan 111 min read


Horrendous
When I moved to L.A. in 1996 I was aware of earthquakes. The 1994 Northridge quake was fresh in our minds and so was the 1989 San...
Lukas Kendall
Jan 102 min read


Even Worse
I didn’t realize the scale of devastation to our city when I posted yesterday morning . Above is a pic of Altadena. I know at least two...
Lukas Kendall
Jan 91 min read


Apocalyptic
Well that happened fast. You’ve probably heard about the fires in Los Angeles. They are raging out of control and it is very scary and...
Lukas Kendall
Jan 81 min read


Kids Today
I was such a TV junkie as a kid. Cartoons, action-adventure, sitcoms, Star Trek , old movies, sports—I watched probably way too much. Our...
Lukas Kendall
Jan 61 min read


Happy New Year
Happy new year to everybody—2025! We’re waking up to Internet problems, hooray. But I’m sure the year will only get better from here!
Lukas Kendall
Jan 11 min read


Thank you Retro Cult!
As another year draws to a close I am reflecting on how much joy I get from the incredible world of the Retro Euro Cult Film Score Society...
Lukas Kendall
Dec 29, 20241 min read


Merry Christmas
And Happy Hanukah tonight—first time for that to happen since 2005.
Lukas Kendall
Dec 25, 20241 min read


Footlight Records
There is a thread on the FSM board, “ Soundtrack Dealers of Yesterday ,” which I have enjoyed reading. I was in touch with most of those...
Lukas Kendall
Dec 23, 20242 min read
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