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L.A. Concert Tonight
Late notice alert! I can’t make it but I wish I could: The Los Angeles Film Orchestra will be returning to the stage on June 14, 2024 at...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 14, 20241 min read


Goldsmith Tribute CD Sticker
We are processing thousands of CDs for our upcoming sale. We have two copies of the 1993 Society for the Preservation of Film Music...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 13, 20241 min read


FSMCDs Store News
So here’s the plan for www.fsmcds.com the next three weeks. Next Tuesday 6/18 at 10AM Pacific we will be doing a “mini sale” of a few...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 12, 20241 min read


Vineyard Events
A couple of upcoming events for my friends on Martha’s Vineyard: My friend Barry Rosenthal made a lovely hour-long documentary, The...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 11, 20241 min read


Storytelling
There is so much handwringing nowadays about how movies are bombing, the business is contracting (true) and theatrical exhibition is...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 10, 20241 min read


Fahrenheit 451 Suite
Here is the suite from Herrmann’s Fahrenheit 451 on YouTube. Gorgeous: I wonder if they’re going to crack down on these things? I will...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 9, 20241 min read


Digipaks
I am typing our huge end-of-month CD sale listings. I am struck by something. Why do any labels use digipaks? I’m not even a “hardcore”...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 8, 20241 min read


Indiegogo for Alzilla
A few days ago I received a short Facebook message from David James Nielsen who is raising money on Indiegogo to record his score for the...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 7, 20241 min read


TV Movies
Years ago I was talking with an industry friend who explained why TV movies are no good. The reason? They don’t have to be. Sure, in the...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 6, 20241 min read


Typing
I am presently typing the listings for more CDs than I have ever seen in my life. Given what I have been through, this is saying a lot....
Lukas Kendall
Jun 5, 20241 min read


Farewell Uni Watch Guy
Time for one of my occasional sports posts (sorry). I love the Uni-Watch blog, with all its arcane observations about sports uniforms:...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 4, 20241 min read


The Reversal of Richard Sun
The Reversal of Richard Sun is a student film by John Milius with appearances by many of his USC buddies, including Basil Poledouris...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 3, 20241 min read


The Empire Strikes Back 70mm Ending
Here’s something hardcore Star Wars fans know about—including me—but I hadn’t seen reconstructed: the original, slightly shorter ending...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 2, 20241 min read


Bear McCreary’s Favorites
Folks should be interested in this list of Bear McCreary’s favorite 12 scores (not his own), from Consequence.net. I would find it super...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 1, 20241 min read


Big Mailing Day
I almost forgot to post! We are having a big packing and mailing day at www.fsmcds.com. Probably everything will go out Monday from our...
Lukas Kendall
May 31, 20241 min read


CD Sale Day Two
We had a huge CD sale day yesterday at www.fsmcds.com, thank you to everybody who participated! We will start shipping tomorrow (Friday)....
Lukas Kendall
May 30, 20242 min read


New CD Sale Lists
10AM! The www.fsmcds.com store is updated with our new CDs—a little over 800 titles. Here is a spreadsheet for faster reading, and the...
Lukas Kendall
May 29, 20242 min read


New CD Sale Wednesday May 29
We’re confirmed! We will be going live with our next CD sale at www.fsmcds.com tomorrow, Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at 10AM Pacific. Two...
Lukas Kendall
May 28, 20242 min read


The Empire Strikes Back Set Visit
I love anything behind-the-scenes about my favorite movies, especially the original Star Wars films. Here’s a set visit by an English...
Lukas Kendall
May 27, 20241 min read


Farewell to Richard Sherman
The great Disney songwriter Richard Sherman has died. By the time I was born, most of his famous songs had already been written, so it...
Lukas Kendall
May 26, 20241 min read


New CD Sale Next Week
We have in a new combined lot (from two different collectors) of 800+ CDs we are processing. Look for this to go live at www.fsmcds.com...
Lukas Kendall
May 25, 20241 min read


Okkto
So you’ve probably heard I’ve helped start a coffee company. It’s been interesting learning about a new area of collectibles. Soundtracks...
Lukas Kendall
May 24, 20241 min read


Lukas and Charlie New Video
I recorded a new YouTube conversation with my pal Charlie Vignola about screenwriting. We did a bunch of these two years ago but not...
Lukas Kendall
May 23, 20241 min read


Farewell to Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
I was surprised and sorry to hear of the passing of Polish composer Jan A.P. Kaczmarek. Here’s the Variety obituary, and Deadline’s. I...
Lukas Kendall
May 22, 20241 min read
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