“The sky calls to us. If we do not destroy ourselves, we will one day venture to the stars.”
- Carl Sagan

Several years ago, inspired by a book of Hubble photographs, I organized a playlist specifically to accompany the astronomy images that I have as my screensaver for my Apple TV. I enjoyed it very much, and a few weeks ago, I started thinking how ( Read more... )

It has been many years since I originally compiled one of my first concept albums Flight. Along with Songs of the Heavens and The Farthest Reaches, this remained a personal favorite of mine of that particular vintage. However, due to some of the complications involved with the Great Computer Crash of 2010, it never made it on to my iPod. I wanted ( Read more... )

After a slow opening, 2011 rolled merrily along; the year was over before I knew it. A lot has happened. After years of yearning for one, finally gotten a cat, who has been a delightful addition to my life. I've finished The Early Mixes and it's a very strange feeling not to have to have it somewhere in my mind at all times. A friend has re- ( Read more... )

Bovine Finance


• With all of the misinformation floating around these days (some of it deliberate), it is important to remember the elements that distinguish different economic systems from one another. This "World Economic Model Unit: Cows" will help to explain everything in a concise, accessible manner.

Deadite Lines


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Most of my recent music listening has consisted either of my Let Me Tell You of the Days of High Adventure and the band Leroy Justice. I received my copy of the remastered and complete Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan on Friday and have been playing it ever since as well. However, there have been a few other records I've listened to over the ( Read more... )

This year has been a pretty good one for me on several different levels. There were some rocky patches here and there, but they were transitory and, in the end, ended up making me a better person for it.

• FILMMAKING
  Working on The Early Mixes has been incredibly rewarding. In addition to getting back into something that I love doing, I have been ( Read more... )

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I have assembled a rough draft of my North and South compilation. This will be my first Bill Conti mix; I plan to do one for the The Karate Kid quartet eventually as well. I'm going to have to give it a few spins before I'm ready to unveil it, but I like what I hear so far. I didn't bother to delineate which episodes or even series the tracks ( Read more... )

We had our final rehearsal on Wednesday; we shoot next Saturday.

I have also been busy working on my new Love and War compilation, consisting of original music from North and South, books I and II. The selection process has been a little unusual, and I'll describe it in the dedicated entry, which will be coming once I put together my final draft ( Read more... )