“The brilliant thing about it was that the film was so silly you could almost do anything you wanted. And it was the success of Independence Day that really led to my getting the Bond gig.”- David Arnold
“This is my third Bond film and the director Marc Forster wanted me to write music not necessarily [...]

Danny Elfman
In case you haven’t heard, the most important federal election in U.S. history is approaching. If you’re merely an observer like myself (i.e., a non-US citizen, and therefore someone who is likely be told to mind our own f’n business) you’ve probably found the race interesting. Obama Vs. McCain. Well, [...]

You’ll have less money for candy and Halloween party hooch thanks to soundtrack labels this October and November. Here’s what’s available to order and coming soon… La-La Land Records: Marco Beltrami & Buck Sanders’s Max Payne and Bear McCreary’s Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles… JoeHarnell.com: The Incredible Hulk: Prometheus Parts 1 & 2… BSX [...]

Chris Tilton’s epic orchestral action videogame score for Mercenaries 2: World In Flames will be released digitally on October 28th at Amazon.com (which has previews of all tracks available now) and November 4th on iTunes. Previously only available as on CD as a pre-order bonus through Best Buy stores, music hungry videogame and film [...]

Neal Hefti, a former big band trumpeter who worked with Count Basie and Woody Herman also was an arranger and composer whose credits include the themes for the film The Odd Couple and the campy TV series Batman has died. He was 85.

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I’m not really in the “know” when it comes to these cult sci-fi trends. I’ve seen maybe an episode or two of Twilight Zone and Star Trek, I’m aware of Lost in Space and Doctor Who, and I understand that they’re extremely well liked within a certain group of people. The [...]