Steven Smith deserves the highest praise for having written such an absorbing biography of Bernard Herrmann - the screen’s foremost musical dramatist. The work which has gone into this book is formidable. Meticulously researched (Smith has had access to Herrmann’s letters and papers, whilst every quote is given acknowledgment as to its source) it presents…
Bruce Kimmel is a man of many talents; actor, writer, director and record producer. Based in Los Angeles he has produced numerous records in the past for Bay Cities and Varese Sarabande. In 2005 he set up the Kritzerland record label and has built up a substantial CD catalog featuring film music soundtracks as well…
Gergely Hubai hails from Budapest and used to lecture on film at Eotvos Lorand University. He is active in writing about film music for various publications and record labels. His book “Torn Music: Rejected Film Scores, a Selected History” provides a wealth of information about the little-known subject of rejected film scores and has received…
Alfred Newman’s score for The Greatest Story Ever Told is regarded by many film music commentators as his finest achievement. Unfortunately, due to the interference and dictates of producer/director George Stevens and his production associates, the music ended up as a pale shadow of Newman’s original conception. As choral director, Ken Darby assisted Alfred Newman…
James Fitzpatrick has been involved in the film music business for many years. After experience in the retail side of the business he co-founded Silva Screen Records in 1983 and produced a huge number of recordings for the label. In 2002 he decided to go freelance and set up his own orchestra contracting business Tadlow…
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