Tag: Amazon Music
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Music Album Review: ‘Cinema Serenade 2 – The Golden Age’
Cinema Serenade 2: The Golden AgeItzhak Perlman, John Williams, Boston Pops Orchestra Label: Sony Classical/Sony Masterworks Year of Release: 1999 Genre: Movie themes, Orchestral music, Violin solos, Boston Pops Following the success of Cinema Serenade, violinist Itzhak Perlman and conductor John Williams reunited for a second cinematic journey—this time with the Boston Pops Orchestra. Cinema…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, June 3, 2024, or: How I Spent My Sunday…and What I Plan to Do Today
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Music, Bird's Eye Games, Blogging, Computer and Video Games, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in New Hampshire (December 2023 and Onward), Melodies and Memories: Music, Songs, and Singers, MicroProse Software, Personal Thoughts, Regiments (2022), Regiments: Iron Curtain, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Summer 2024It’s a pleasant early summer day in Madison, New Hampshire with a temperature of 78°F (25°C) and sunny skies. The weekend was spent relaxing, playing a game, listening to music, reading, and watching documentaries. Despite the relaxing weekend, the author is now back to work on their novel, “Reunion: Coda,” aiming for a productive writing…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, April 1, 2024, or: Weekend Update, Part the Second…and a New Workweek Hath Begun
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Music, Computer and Video Games, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in New Hampshire (December 2023 and Onward), MicroProse Software, Movies, New Hampshire Weather, Regiments (2022), Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Spring 2024, Star Wars filmsLate Morning, Monday, April 1, 2024, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, there, Dear Reader. Well, here in Eidelweiss District – the neighborhood where I now live in eastern New Hampshire (or “Almost Maine,” if you prefer) – it’s a nice early spring day. Currently, the temperature is 46°F (8°C) under mostly cloudy conditions. With humidity at…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, February 18, 2024, or: Weekend Update, Part the First
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in Adults-Only Games, Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Music, Books, Computer and Video Games, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Leap of Faith, MicroProse Software, Regiments (2022), Regiments: Iron Curtain, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, To Be Read (TBR) StackMid- to Late Morning, Sunday, February 18, 2024, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, all. It’s a lovely but frigid late winter morning here in Madison. Currently, the temperature is 18°F (-8°C) under partly sunny skies. With humidity at 55% and the wind blowing from the southwest at 4 MPH (6 Km/H), the feels-like temperature is 23°F…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Monday, Music, and Waiting for My Muses
“So. Monday. We meet again. We will never be friends—but maybe we can move past our mutual enmity toward a more-positive partnership.”― Julio-Alexi Genao Late morning – at least in what is, for now, my room in Lithia, Florida – on Monday, April 10, 2023: Curtains cracked open, but the blinds are closed to prevent…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, April 11, 2022, or: Meet the New PC…Not Quite the Same as the Old PC
Well, Dear Reader, a week after I purchased a Lenovo IdeaCentre AIO 3 AMD All-in-One personal computer to replace a desktop computer that died on Saturday, April 2, I am happy to report that I am back at my desk in my room. The Caregiver removed the now-defunct Lenovo C506 All-in-One that I brought to…
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Music Album (Mixed Media) Review: ‘John Williams/Berliner Philharmoniker: The Berlin Concert’
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in Amazon, Berliner Philharmoniker/Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Blu-ray Collection, John Williams (Composer), John Williams Live in Vienna (2020 Album), John Williams/Berliner Philharmoniker: John Williams -The Berlin Concert, John Williams: Live in Vienna, Movies, Music, Music & Concert Specials, Music ReviewsJohn 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 performance…
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Digital Music Review: ‘The Great Escape Soundtrack Suite’ (Original Soundtrack Theme from ‘The Great Escape’)
Hilts:How many you taking out? Bartlett:Two hundred and fifty. Hilts:Two hundred and fifty? Bartlett:Yeah. Hilts:You’re crazy. You oughta be locked up. You, too. Two hundred and fifty guys just walkin’ down the road, just like that? Elmer Bernstein (1922-2004) was one of the most prolific and respected composers of film music in the modern era.…
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