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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


TMNT Coffee
We have announced our Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles coffee at PopCultureCoffee.com! Please check out our line of TMNT coffee (either whole...
Lukas Kendall
May 21, 20241 min read


Is It 1969 Again?
The Fall Guy—still performing decently in theaters—is being released to digital tomorrow. This is a movie that did good business,...
Lukas Kendall
May 20, 20241 min read


The Great Contraction
What a time to be trying to make anything in the entertainment business. After a crippling double strike, creatives have discovered the...
Lukas Kendall
May 19, 20241 min read


Johnny Douglas Uncut
I’ve been so busy writing about CDs at our www.fsmcds.com store that I haven’t had a chance to celebrate the digital releases of Johnny...
Lukas Kendall
May 18, 20241 min read


Star Wars Battle of Yavin
The Dominic Sewell Music YouTube channel is almost through with a complete analysis of the original score to Star Wars. (He has also done...
Lukas Kendall
May 17, 20241 min read


Antiwriting
I know most people here follow me for film scores—which is great! I’ve started a separate site and blog about screenwriting, which I sort...
Lukas Kendall
May 16, 20241 min read
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