With slightly less than three days before I leave my 50s behind and enter the twilight zone of my 60s, I received my first birthday present this afternoon. No, it was not a “birthday present from me to me.” If you wish to label any of my nonessential purchases at Amazon in March as such,Continue reading “Musings & Thoughts for Thursday, March 2, 2023, or: Countdown to the Big Six-Oh: ‘And the Clock is Running….’”
Category Archives: John Williams (Composer)
For the Love of Movies: Happy (Belated) Birthday, John Williams – and Waiting Restlessly for ‘The Fabelmans’ Blu-ray
Happy (Belated) Birthday, Maestro Williams! As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, five-time Oscar-winning composer/conductor John Williams celebrated his 91st birthday last Wednesday. Williams, whose 53 Academy Award nominations make him second only to Walt Disney as the individual with the most Oscar nominations in the history of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and SciencesContinue reading “For the Love of Movies: Happy (Belated) Birthday, John Williams – and Waiting Restlessly for ‘The Fabelmans’ Blu-ray”
Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, February 12, 2023, or: Hey, Look! I Wrote a Regular Blog Post Today!
It’s midafternoon here in Lithia, Florida, on Sunday, February 12, 2022. It’s a cloudy, chilly day here in the Tampa Bay area (64°F/18°C), and unless I have to take some trash out to the garbage bin by the garage, I have zero intention of going outside. I should, but I don’t feel like doing whatContinue reading “Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, February 12, 2023, or: Hey, Look! I Wrote a Regular Blog Post Today!”
Tempus Fugit: Remembering Cheryl T: Music from the Original Blog Soundtrack
Last week, as many of you know, I wrote a series of posts in the “memoir” category I call Tempus Fugit (Time Flies) about a boy, a girl, and their painfully brief schoolyard romance at Coral Park in November of 1972. I called it Tempus Fugit: Remembering Cheryl T – 50 Years Later, and evenContinue reading “Tempus Fugit: Remembering Cheryl T: Music from the Original Blog Soundtrack”
Music Album Review: ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Expanded Edition)’
A “Roguish” Tale of Two Albums On December 16, 2016, Walt Disney Records released Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), the soundtrack album to Gareth Edwards’ gritty (and first Star Wars “standalone” feature film outside the nine-part Skywalker Saga) action adventure. Released in compact disc, vinyl LP, and digital audio onContinue reading “Music Album Review: ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Expanded Edition)’”
Music Album (Mixed Media) Review: ‘John Williams/Berliner Philharmoniker: The Berlin Concert’
John Williams/Berliner Philharmoniker: The Berlin Concert (2022) Release Date: February 4, 2022 (Germany and European Union); March 4, 2022: U.S. & Canada Label: Deutsche Grammophon/Universal Music Group Genre: Classical/Stage & Screen Style: Orchestral/Film & Screen On Friday, March 4, 2022, Berlin-based Deutsche Grammophon (DG) released John Williams/Berliner Philharmoniker: The Berlin Concert, a “live” concert performanceContinue reading “Music Album (Mixed Media) Review: ‘John Williams/Berliner Philharmoniker: The Berlin Concert’”
On Music: Have You Ever Bought an Album Just for ‘That ONE Song’ You Want to Hear…Then Fell in Love with the Other Songs?
Hi there, Dear Reader. It’s late morning in Lithia, Florida, on Friday, February 25, 2022. It is a warm subtropical winter day here in the Tampa Bay area. The temperature is 77˚F (25˚C) under sunny skies. With humidity at 81% and the wind blowing from the south at 6 MPH (9 KM/H), the feels-like temperatureContinue reading “On Music: Have You Ever Bought an Album Just for ‘That ONE Song’ You Want to Hear…Then Fell in Love with the Other Songs?”
Musings & Thoughts for Friday, February 18, 2022, or: Additional News Re ‘West Side Story’ 4K Release and Other Ramblings of a Sleep-Deprived Blogger
Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s late morning in Lithia, Florida, on Friday, February 18, 2022. It is a gray and cool winter day here in the Tampa Bay area, but we’re also in the midst of a warming trend. Currently, the temperature is 76˚F (25˚C) under cloudy skies. With the wind blowing from the west-southwestContinue reading “Musings & Thoughts for Friday, February 18, 2022, or: Additional News Re ‘West Side Story’ 4K Release and Other Ramblings of a Sleep-Deprived Blogger”
On Music: John Williams, Jedi Master of Film Composition, Celebrates His 90th Birthday Today!
Greetings, Dear Reader. It’s late morning here in Lithia, Florida, on Tuesday, February 8, 2022. It is a gray, chilly Florida winter day in the Tampa Bay area. Currently, the temperature is 54˚F (12˚C) under cloudy conditions. With humidity at 86% and the wind blowing from the north-northeast at 9 MPH (13 KM/H), the windContinue reading “On Music: John Williams, Jedi Master of Film Composition, Celebrates His 90th Birthday Today!”
Musings & Thoughts for Monday, January 17, 2022, or: Cold Weather & New CDs
Hi there, Dear Reader. It is a chilly afternoon here in Lithia, Florida on Monday, January 17, 2022. It is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and it is cold – by the standards of us subtropical denizens; I know that some of you who live up in colder climes don’t think 60˚F (16˚C) is cold,Continue reading “Musings & Thoughts for Monday, January 17, 2022, or: Cold Weather & New CDs”
A Certain Point of View, Too 