Tag Archives: Something For Thursday

Film music today: a suite from Jerry Goldsmith’s score to Patton. I only watched the film once, when I was ten or eleven. I don’t recall having much of an opinion, but I remember being struck by Goldsmith’s work — … Continue reading →

Tony Bennett is 90 years old! Wow. Here’s some Tony Bennett, because…Tony Bennett!

I know, I know — complete lack of posting of late! As usual, sorry about that. Nothing bad is going on — quite the opposite, actually! I’m writing and working and this week we’ve been spending time at night with … Continue reading →

I was looking for some music to post on Facebook for SamuraiFrog’s fortieth birthday (go say hello to him!), and I found this quite by accident. And what a happy accident it is! Here is the United States Marine Band … Continue reading →

I heard a performance of this on the radio the other day, and since this is one of those “Hear it once and hum it for days and days” pieces, I just have to share it. It’s one of the … Continue reading →

When you’re a trumpet player, sooner or later you come up against the Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra by Haydn. It’s one of relatively few notable solo works for the instrument between the Baroque period and the modern years; it’s … Continue reading →

Sometimes you need perfection, and for that, you need Mozart.

Yes, I know you said that you didn’t want to listen to some showtunes sung by a big operatic baritone, but you’re wrong. Here’s Bryn Terfel!

Today a brief suite from Elmer Bernstein’s score to the film Far From Heaven, a movie which seems to have dropped somewhat off the radar unfortunately. Bernstein died not long afterwards, following one of the great careers in film scoring. … Continue reading →