Tag Archives: Something For Thursday

Another uber-depressing news week, huh? Well, sometimes you have to stare into the void and laugh. Here’s a favorite old comedy bit that I found myself thinking about the other day (likely because this guy came on my radar at … Continue reading →

I’m in a spaceshippy-music kind of mood today (no doubt all the editing of Princesses In SPACE!!!), so here’s the end credits suite from Star Trek Into Darkness, music by Michael Giacchino. I like this guy’s music a lot.

A repeat to this feature, I’m sure, but I haven’t heard it in a while. This is one of the finest works of meditative pastoral music I know. Here is “The Lark Ascending”, by Ralph Vaughan Williams.

Revisiting a favorite work of mine today, because sometimes you need to remind yourself that once in the greatest of whiles, someone on this planet really does achieve perfection. Of course, perfection is a more reasonable goal if you happen … Continue reading →

Ahh, Hans Zimmer…one of the most vexing names in film music. It’s hard to really evaluate his influence, as his industrial approach has resulted in a strong homogenizing of the sound of movie music these days, but it’s likewise impossible … Continue reading →

Tomorrow is July 4, so time for something specifically American. Here are the Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story” by Leonard Bernstein.

Time for some historical epic film music from one of the very greatest of the form, Miklos Rozsa! Here is a suite from his amazing score to Ivanhoe. Not a whole lot of comment to add — Rozsa is one … Continue reading →

A couple weeks ago I did some happy, upbeat songs for the Thursday Thing, so this week I’ll slow things down. Not necessarily downbeat songs, but just some slower tempi, because slow dancing is kinda nice once and again.

I really love this band. Here are Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors, with “Anywhere But Here”.