This week is the 25th anniversary of my move to Los Angeles. I had to ship out my 1995 Subaru Impreza, as I don’t have the constitution...

When I created this blog, I used a bunch of Wix templates without giving it much thought. As a result, there’s a view counter on each...

I graduated college in May 1996. I spent the summer at home on Martha’s Vineyard working on Film Score Monthly, and some time in August,...

Here’s a blast from the past: the “Soundtrack Handbook” I used to compile and send to first-time subscribers of FSM, or upon request (I...

I found a set of photos of a bunch of us film score geeks having a pre-concert dinner, I think at the W hotel in Westwood, before a Jerry...

Yesterday I talked about my early attempts writing Star Trek: The Next Generation spec scripts circa 1991, when I was 16–17. I went to...

This is the first script I ever wrote, a spec submission to Star Trek: The Next Generation circa 1991. I was 16. I think I found it in my...

I can’t say I’m proud of this, but apparently I drew this circa 1994 when we were covering Basil Poledouris’ score to the ludicrous...

I’ve been looking through the FSM “physical archives” (the boxes I scanned in 2014) for fun stuff to post—things that are interesting but...

Here’s a random scan from the FSM “physical archives,” which is the digital folder I created from several dozens of bankers boxes of...

I am not planning or preparing these daily blog posts, which is actually quite liberating. I post what I feel, and whoever reads it—well,...

Here’s an unhappy memory: taking Film Score Monthly overstock back issues to the recycling center. I always tried to print the FSM...

I am so excited to see The Many Saints of Newark. And I’m happy I can see it at home. With unvaccinated children at home, we’re not...

When you watch Star Trek reruns for decades, you start to obsessively notice some things. (“You don’t say!” says every Star Trek fan.)...

I spent a year and way too much money to make a 15-minute sci-fi short film. It was a demanding, stressful experience that I thought...

Just a quick shout-out today to one of my favorite YouTube channels, Ryan’s Edits, which I guess is by a guy named Ryan. He has a series...

I love Mancini. My appreciation for him has only grown as I’ve gotten older, especially of his lesser-known dramatic scores. I was...

I was sad to hear of Norm Macdonald’s death this week. Cancer is one of the few things I truly fear. 61 is way too young. We lost my...

Here is the fundamental conflict in being an entertainment journalist: You can have honesty. You can have access. But you can’t have...

Showtime has been showing the four Indiana Jones movies. I love watching them—even the ones I like less (more below)—because Spielberg’s...

I wrote a few days ago about Star Trek: The Next Generation’s lame first season. The embarrassing early-season episode “Justice” aired...

I have explained elsewhere, to the approximately three people reading this blog (including my mom—hi mom!), that I have been trying to...

Here, briefly, is the story of my most memorable childhood trip aboard the Steamship Authority’s crummiest boat, the M.V. Uncatena. This...

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...