The Music of Bugonia with Composer Jerskin Fendrix | #DolbyCreatorTalks YouTube video by Dolby

My first Dolby podcast of awards season! www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfq9...

Congrats to MV Gerhard and Matt Verboys of @lalalandrecords.bsky.social for winning the 2024 "Film Music Record Label of the Year" from the International Film Music Critics Association.

Oscars to Feature James Bond Music Tribute, Honoring Longtime Producers (EXCLUSIVE) The 2025 Oscars will feature a James Bond songs tribute to be performed at this year's ceremony.

Finally, a little good news from the Oscarcast: variety.com/2025/film/aw...

Anonymous Oscar Ballots as Voting Is Officially Closed: From ‘I Despised “The Substance”‘ to ‘Why is “Dune” Losing Best Picture?’ Anonymous Oscar ballots are revealed as voting closes, discussing "Anora," "The Brutalist," "Conclave," and more.

Funniest quote yet from an Oscar voter: "It took me five days to watch ‘The Brutalist' and another two days to wake up from it." variety.com/lists/anonym...

Oscars Original Score Contenders Bring Underlying Mystery, Tension and Emotion for Maximum Dramatic Effect Contenders for the original score Oscar are an innovative mix with, for the first time in decades, two musicals among the nominees.

Some thoughts about the original score nominees: variety.com/2025/film/aw...

Spinning the Best Original Song Oscar nominees, plus one honorable mention The Academy Awards are just a couple of weeks away, on March 2.

Discussing Best Song Oscar possibilities (and complaining about the Oscarcast decision to forego performances) for NPR's "Here and Now": www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...

Why ‘Emilia Perez’ and ‘Wicked’ Were Nominated for Original Score Why "Emilia Perez" and "Wicked" landed original score nominations.

What's important when deciding on "original score": variety.com/2025/artisan...

L.A. Fire Relief Benefit Concert Staged by Film Composers to Benefit Musicians Who’ve Lost Their Homes Seven top film, TV and game composers presented a concert of their works as a benefit for L.A. musicians who lost their homes in recent wildfires.

This was an outstanding event. Highlights: variety.com/2025/artisan...

Kris Bowers and the Music of The Wild Robot | #DolbyCreatorTalks YouTube video by Dolby

Latest podcast: Composer Kris Bowers on "The Wild Robot": www.youtube.com/watch?v=fM1n...

Daniel Blumberg and the Music of The Brutalist | #DolbyCreatorTalks YouTube video by Dolby

New podcast! Daniel Blumberg on "The Brutalist": www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohPB...

‘Maestro’: How Bradley Cooper Turned Bernstein’s Classical Music into a Film Score Bradley Cooper decided not to have an original score for the film 'Maestro.'

"Maestro" deservedly won the Grammy for compilation soundtrack. And here's the story that explains why. variety.com/2023/film/fo...

The Dumbest of Trade Wars enacted by the Dumbest Administration for these Dumbest of Times.

Volker Bertelmann and the Music of Conclave | #DolbyCreatorTalks YouTube video by Dolby

Latest podcast: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7xl...

Thanks, Doug!

Just a quick reminder. Very proud of all of these books. Mancini's the latest, a look at how "Gunn" jump-started his extraordinary career.

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So pleased that my DREAMSVILLE made Variety's year-end roundup of "best music books!"

Makes a great holiday gift for the jazz buff or classic-TV fan in your life!

The Music of Wicked | #DolbyCreatorTalks YouTube video by Dolby

Thrilled to present this in-depth conversation about the music of "Wicked" and the complex transition of songs and score from stage to screen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qF9...

Nice to be recognized by the LA Press Club. And proud of both pieces.

The Music of Gladiator II, with Composer Harry Gregson-Williams | #DolbyCreatorTalks YouTube video by Dolby

All about the music of "Gladiator II": www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXOG...

I doubt you will ever read a better analysis than this of the WICKED score. Thoughtful, reasoned, articulate.