Perfect Score : Favorite Film Soundtracks of 2018

It’s been an equally exciting year at the cinema as its been in the record shop. I’ve seen some amazing films(either at the theater or at home.) Honestly, it’s been a pretty amazing year for films and the scores written for them. Of course I find myself wishing I could get to the theater more […]

Panos Cosmatos’ ‘Mandy’

Nicholas Cage’s Red Miller seems like the kind of guy that left a lot of darkness in his past. He lives a simple life as a logger in the Pacific Northwest with the love of his life Mandy Bloom. You get the idea that before they had met Red lived a pretty raucous existence; drugs, […]

Melody For A Dead Computer

I remember my first computer. It was a Little Professor calculator. It wasn’t your typical calculator, mind you. You see, instead of punching in a math problem and the happy Professor providing you with the answer, the Professor would provide a math problem and you would have to provide the answer. Kind of backwards, but […]

Sounds In The Ether : Science Fiction and Johann Johannsson’s ‘Arrival’ Score

One of the best science fiction movies I’ve seen in awhile is Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival. It’s one of those films that after you watch it you sit and ponder it on and off for days. The implications it possesses, the scope of its reach, and the overall emotional heft it lays on your head and […]