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About Robotech
I cannot tell you how much my brother Tyler and I were into Robotech in the mid- to late 1980s. We were the exact right age to discover...
Lukas Kendall
Jul 5, 202211 min read


ST:TNG Eric Stillwell Letters
My earliest screenwriting efforts came at the age of 16–17 when I wrote and submitted spec scripts to Star Trek: The Next Generation. I...
Lukas Kendall
Jul 4, 20224 min read


Raised by Wolves Canceled
This news is a few weeks old, but the HBOMax sci-fi series Raised by Wolves was canceled after two seasons. This was sad but not...
Lukas Kendall
Jul 3, 20222 min read


Fred Dekker Interview
The Lukas and Charlie Screenplay Power Hour is back! And we’ve brought our friends. We’re thrilled to be joined by our pal,...
Lukas Kendall
Jul 2, 20221 min read


Joe Sikoryak’s Blog
Are you folks reading Joe Sikoryak’s blog? I’m really enjoying it. The latest piece is called “I Found It at the Movies.” Just read it....
Lukas Kendall
Jul 1, 20221 min read


Jerry Fielding 100th
I was traveling the past few weeks, so I didn’t have a chance to write a blog post celebrating Jerry Fielding’s centennial on June 17th....
Lukas Kendall
Jun 30, 20222 min read


Pee-Wee and the Tramp
While at Grandma and Grandpa’s house last week, we watched The Lady and the Tramp with the kids. Hey, that’s a good movie! They had it on...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 29, 20221 min read


Gregory Jein 1945-2022
I was terribly saddened to hear the news that Gregory Jein had died. He was one of the greatest modelmakers of all time—with credits...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 28, 20222 min read


I’m Back!
We’re back in L.A. after two weeks visiting family on Martha’s Vineyard and Evanston, Illinois. For now I am busy uploading a huge...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 27, 20221 min read


Vacation!
No, not the Chevy Chase movies. Our family is taking our first vacation in three years (!) to visit grandparents and have fun! (Vineyard...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 11, 20223 min read


RIP Julee Cruise
Sad news this morning—Julee Cruise has died at the age of 65. What a wonderful, unique talent and voice. She is, of course, best known...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 10, 20221 min read


La-La Land Lawsuit
No, not La-La Land Records! La La Land, the movie. Or specifically, the composer of the songs and score, Justin Hurwitz, has filed a...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 9, 20222 min read


Star Trek III Reissue
Intrada is reissuing our Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 2CD set on June 14. I am glad. It was the highlight of my time at FSM to...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 8, 20223 min read


Sky Fighter Watchgraph
As of this morning (June 7, 2022), we are at $6,430 for the WeFunder for FSM Studios. I am so appreciative of the people who made...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 7, 20225 min read


Undone
Is anybody watching the Amazon show, Undone? No, really...is anybody? It’s really good. The show features rotoscoped animation (a la A...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 6, 20222 min read


1982 Anniversaries
Yesterday, June 4, 2022, was the 40th anniversary of the U.S. releases of both Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and Poltergeist. It seems...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 5, 20222 min read


The Dina Meyer Story
I wasn’t sure if I should tell this story—but ah, what the hell. Around 20 years ago my social life used to consist of hanging out at...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 4, 20222 min read


Basil Poledouris Concert
Time to pause the self-promotion and promote something by somebody else that is totally worthy: a Basil Poledouris tribute concert at...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 3, 20222 min read


More FSM Studios Pimping
Above: my crude sketches for some of the VFX in our Sky Fighter short film. I put this message on social yesterday—we have almost $3K,...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 2, 20224 min read


FSM Studios Fundraise—LIVE!
Today is a big day for me! I’ll know in a few hours—or certainly within 24—whether my plan of raising investment to make my own film...
Lukas Kendall
Jun 1, 20224 min read


The Six-Million Dollar Man Clips
Today I am gearing up for our “hard” (real) launch tomorrow (June 1, 2022) of a crowdfunding effort for FSM Studios—my production entity!...
Lukas Kendall
May 31, 20222 min read


FSM Studios F.A.Q. (version 1)
On Friday I announced the next stage of my professional life, turning Film Score Monthly into a film and TV company—FSM Studios. This is,...
Lukas Kendall
May 30, 202210 min read


Return of the Jedi Orchestrations
People seemed reasonably interested in my breakdown a few days ago of which orchestrators worked on which cues for John Williams on The...
Lukas Kendall
May 29, 20226 min read


Best of the Blog!
I’ve been happy to publish this blog, which I started in August 2021 and have continued ever since with daily updates (except for a few...
Lukas Kendall
May 28, 20224 min read
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