The Death of the Theme: A Rant
Five years ago today, one of the greatest melodists to ever pick up the baton left us. Jerry Goldsmith was not only a master interpreter of...
Read MoreGateway Scores: Alien
I don’t know if this is a true story. Richard Burton was playing the lead in a comedy on Broadway. Before making his entrance he told...
Read MoreGateway Scores: What Got You “Hooked”?
As a special SCOREcast theme for this last week of June, you’ll see several posts on the Main Page covering a topic that we all love...
Read MoreJai Meghan: Come “Sponge” with Me: Part III
In this series, I’ve invited you to learn with me from some of the masters of television scoring. In case you haven’t been...
Read MoreSilence is Golden
Why is music used here? and What is its function? Before diving headlong into an analytical frenzy surrounding the functions of film music, I want to begin by establishing a frame of reference by which the very existence of film music centers. In doing that one must not immediately look at specific moments in film that are supported by music but rather moments which are not.
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