Brandon Moore

A black and white photo of Franz Waxman seated, looking down, with sheet music standing up behind him.

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The history of Hollywood's Golden Age is linked with the story of Europeans fleeing the rise of fascism in the 1930s. This is especially true for some of the film composers of that era. None more so than the great Franz Waxman, whose birthday we celebrate today (1906-1967).
#filmsky #musicsky

A loving parody of a 1984 Fleer baseball card featuring This Is Spinal Tap documentarian Marty DiBergi, played by the late great Rob Reiner. Includes a team logo spoofing a volume knob turned to 11.

1984 Fleer baseball style...

On this date in 1895, Gustav Mahler's 2nd Symphony was premiered by the Philharmonic. Unlike many Mahler premieres, this one was highly-successful. His disciple Bruno Walter would later maintain that "this concert marked the beginning of Mahler's public career as a composer."

#NowSpinning Neeme Järvi’s Shostakovich Symphony No.13, from Gothenburg. For some reason I stopped at 12 in the series, so we’re going to move on. I’ve loved the cycles so far, but more so the Chandos discs. Ears and mind open, then!

#NowSpinning Bartók’s Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta in a gigantic, imposing performance by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under Rafael Kubelik. I know the critics didn’t like his Chicago work, but boy do I like this performance!

Frank Ghery 1920- 2025
RIP
Guggenheim - Bilbao, Spain
A trip of a lifetime.

I think he had a bit part on The Crown series.

Celebrating 40 Years of Young Sherlock Holmes The Spielberg-produced film opened in theaters on December 4, 1985

"Before the lifetime of adventure came the adventure of a lifetime."

So went the tagline for YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES, which premiered 40 years ago, on December 4, 1985.

Celebrate with us:

On the left, a narrow, glass-fronted display case with a mix of letterpress, hand-bound, antiquarian, and collectors' books; stretching off to the right, 8-foot bookcases laden with literary and contemporary commercial fiction, about one thousand books out of the 6-7 thousand in that section. LED lighting and light-colored wood cases and flooring keep the room feeling relatively spacious despite the sheer quantity of books.

Communities need used-book shops.

As the trends in our world are increasingly standardized and entrenched by "predictive" technologies that stifle innovation and reduce human actions into economic categories...

We need a full range of possibilities for readers and communities to explore and share.

I remember seeing this at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood and they had made a large interactive 3D game room in the back.

LLLCD 1685 Music by Jerry Goldsmith Limited Edition of 1000 Units RETAIL PRICE: $32.98 La-La Land Records and MGM proudly present the restored and remastered re-issue of legendary composer Jerry Goldsmith’s original motion picture score to the 1985 big-screen action-adventure KING SOLOMON’S MINES starring Richard Chamberlain and Sharon Stone, and directed by J. Lee Thompson. This limited edition 2-CD set marks the 40th Anniversary of the film and its brilliant score, which has been meticulously restored, re-edited and re-mastered to shine like never before! Bold, rousing and propulsive, Jerry Goldsmith’s original KING SOLOMON’S MINES score is an orchestral wonder in the grand cinematic adventure tradition. Heroics, romance, high-stakes drama and suspense – Goldsmith delivers big on all of it, all the while retaining his unique artistry and flourish. Previous CD releases of this score have presented the music out of pitch – either too fast or too slow. This reissue finally corrects the issue, presenting the music in perfect pitch on disc for the very first time. Produced by Neil S. Bulk and mastered by Mike Matessino, this reissue boasts positively revelatory sound, with Disc One featuring the film’s “Score Presentation,” painstakingly edited to match the takes, where available, selected by Goldsmith and music editor Ken Hall, and Disc Two containing the “Original Soundtrack Album” and “Additional Tracks.” The “Score Presentation” and “Additional Tracks” were sourced from new high-res stereo tape transfers and the “Original Soundtrack Album” was sourced from the original ¼” stereo tapes prepared by Mike-Ross Trevor, also newly transferred in high-res for this release. Limited to 1000 units, this special release includes exclusive liner notes by writer Jeff Bond and cracking art direction by Scott Saslow, featuring a reversible cover with alternate art!

Jerry Goldsmith's score to "King Solomon's Mines" returns to Compact Disc with this new edition from @lalalandrecords.bsky.social. All new high-res tape transfers have been re-edited and re-mastered for this collection. It can be ordered at the link below.

lalalandrecords.com/king-solomon...

The most iconic of all Doctor Who pics: Verity Lambert, the show's first producer, uses the flamethrower of the robotic baddies, the Mechanoids, to light her cigarette.

Happy Doctor Who day! To celebrate here is the greatest of Doctor Who images: Verity Lambert using a Mechanoid as a lighter.

HOUSE OF KARMA Cast and Crew screening.

Dear Netflix,

Both of these photos are from The Karate Kid Part III.

I envision this just becoming the empty pool bed full of skeletons from Poltergeist

Love this!

There’s a special symmetry to this anniversary event with the original cast of YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES. The film is 40 years old and Bruce Broughton is 80 years young. The cast received a lovely video message from Bruce congratulating them and José (Quartet Records) sent 💿. The score is a true classic

Cover for "First Blood" by artist Drew Struzan featuring Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo. The music is by Oscar winner Jerry Goldsmith.

"First Blood" opened 43 years ago today. Earlier this year, Mike Matessino and I restored Jerry Goldsmith's score for a new 2-CD release from Intrada. It's available here: store.intrada.com/s.nl/it.A/id...

The Quatermass Xperiment  - 4K - Trailers From Hell Wonder of wonders — Hammer’s massive boxed sets seem unreasonable until one sees the depth and breadth of the extras. Nigel Kneale’s original ‘organic invasion’ scare show hasn’t lost its power, thank...

The Quatermass Xperiment is out in a massive new Hammer boxed set. Glenn Erickson of CineSavant writes that Nigel Kneale’s original “organic invasion” scare show hasn’t lost its power.

trailersfromhell.com/the-quaterma...

Oh no!!

Jane Goodall, Trailblazing Primatologist and Environmental Activist, Dead at 91 Goodall upended longstanding notions about humans and animals with her work studying the behavior of chimpanzees in Tanzania

Jane Goodall, famed primatologist and conservationist, has died at 91. A statement released by the Jane Goodall Institute reads, "Dr. Goodall's discoveries as an ethologist revolutionized science, and she was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world."

Amazing Stories Title Card

40 years ago today, Amazing Stories premiered on NBC. Created by Steven Spielberg, it lasted just two magical seasons and had 45 episodes. I still re-watch several episodes every year.

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So good!

My good friend Jared Rivet was on Jump Scare Rewind talking about ALTERED STATES! This is really great - check it out!

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live Jimmy Kimmel is Back!

As I was saying…

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Thunderball Sunday

if Jimmy Kimmel's political humor is too hot for you to handle, I'm not sure "snowflake" even cuts it as a term of derision for the level of fragility you've achieved

Beyond cancelling Kimmel's show are about 200 writers and crew members in LA who just lost their full time gig.

I’m getting push back at CVS here in CA surprisingly.