In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night (1967) is one of my favorite films in general, my favorite film about race, and my favorite film about the South. As far as […]
The Pride of Spancil Hill
The pandemic started around St. Patrick’s Day and I bought some Irish folk songs for celebrating, not thinking much of it. Little did I know I would fall deep in […]
Robocop: Commentary
Watched Robocop (1987) again after a long spell. Now it’s just a sad, sad film and sharp satire. I don’t react to the action the way I did when I […]
John Fogerty
Wrote a poem about John Fogerty. I seem to be on the way to a series on music. I put my heart and soul into it. I saw John Fogerty […]
Edward Scissorhands Essay
Still wrangling this essay on Danny Elfman’s classic score to Edward Scissorhands to the finish line. Hard to settle into the music writing groove after being in the sports writing […]
New Film Score Essay: Star Wars — A New Hope
Presenting my next film score essay–Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. There are fewer film music composers finer than John Williams. This material was originally researched with the idea […]
Call of Duty: WWII: The Score
I’m spinning Call of Duty: WWII on iTunes, composed by Wilbert Roget II. This is giving me chills! Damn, so poignant and cutting. At first listen, it reminds me of […]
John Williams – Star Wars: The Last Jedi
I really can’t let go of summer, but this music will sweeten the onset of winter. If I can write words half as beautiful as John Williams’ music when I’m […]
New Writing on Climate Change
The Tampa Bay Times, the top newspaper in Florida and one of the best in the nation, has published my guest column promoting the vital work of the Southeast Florida […]
Conan the Barbarian: A New Film Score Essay
During my long term of unemployment, I put lots time into analyzing the music of Conan the Barbarian (1982)–among other fine film scores–and developing a lyrical description of it. Years […]