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The Screenwriting Industrial Complex
I have explained elsewhere, to the approximately three people reading this blog (including my mom—hi mom!), that I have been trying to...
Lukas Kendall
Sep 14, 20215 min read
“Dad, I Locked the Car”
Here, briefly, is the story of my most memorable childhood trip aboard the Steamship Authority’s crummiest boat, the M.V. Uncatena. This...
Lukas Kendall
Sep 13, 20213 min read


Encounter at Dumbpoint
Here’s a screen grab from the teleplay to the Star Trek: The Next Generation pilot, “Encounter at Farpoint,” by D.C. Fontana and Gene...
Lukas Kendall
Sep 12, 20216 min read
Take Me to 9–11
Above: the chair (the white glider) where I sat and watched the news on 9–11. I once had an Internet date with a young woman who dabbled...
Lukas Kendall
Sep 11, 20212 min read


How John Williams Writes Scores
Here’s a vintage, rare clip from 1988 of John Williams talking with Gene Shalit about the score for The Accidental Tourist. I love when...
Lukas Kendall
Sep 10, 20213 min read


The Matrix Comes Around Again
Things from 10 years ago feel lame. But things from 20 years ago feel cool. Circa 1989, Star Wars was passé. (It was actually kind of...
Lukas Kendall
Sep 9, 20214 min read


Happy Star Trek Day
Fifty-five years, wow. I remember when it was the 20th anniversary in 1986. Getting old! This is from a Star Trek exhibit in Hollywood in...
Lukas Kendall
Sep 8, 20211 min read


The Bowels of UCLA
This is a random photo of tapes stored at UCLA of the CBS music library, which was donated to the Special Collections dept. and,...
Lukas Kendall
Sep 7, 20213 min read
An Ancient Comic Strip I Did
Writing a blog on what I guess will be a daily basis reminds me of the first time I tried “daily programming”—in elementary school, I...
Lukas Kendall
Sep 6, 20212 min read


O.H.M.S.S. Random Memory
There was talk on a Facebook James Bond music group about some of the remaining unreleased Bond music, and given that I produced the 2003...
Lukas Kendall
Sep 5, 20213 min read


“Orawa” From Requiem Father Kolbe
From 1994 concert work by Wojciech Kilar. WHY WAS I NOT INFORMED. (It reminded me in some places, favorably, of early James Horner....
Lukas Kendall
Sep 4, 20211 min read


The Buyers are the Sellers
The above “score grid” is from a coverage I bought from one of the script competition/coverage companies, Shore Scripts, which I’ve been...
Lukas Kendall
Sep 3, 20212 min read


Is This Cute or Creepy?
Our twin girls (they’re seven) have a large stuffed bear that they like me to position in the house for them to find. This looks cute in...
Lukas Kendall
Sep 2, 20211 min read
“About Me” Is Up, Call Reuters
I’ve added an “About Me” page to the site, with rapid-fire smart-aleck remarks. The above pic: this is a drawing I made of Jay...
Lukas Kendall
Sep 1, 20212 min read


The PUBLISHED Star Trek: The Motion Picture Oral History
Yesterday I blogged about the unpublished Jerry Goldsmith biography...and I can't say it was a good experience. I don't mean to complain,...
Lukas Kendall
Aug 31, 20212 min read


The Unpublished Jerry Goldsmith Biography
I was going to write a long, confessional true story of the unpublished Jerry Goldsmith book that his daughter, Carrie Goldsmith, was...
Lukas Kendall
Aug 30, 20215 min read


Preparing for Liftoff
After creating this personal website some two years ago, I am preparing to actually spend the $80 or whatever to get my proper domain...
Lukas Kendall
Aug 30, 20211 min read


And We Come Full Circle?
I'm a blogger. I guess.
Lukas Kendall
May 19, 20191 min read
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