So the Young Composers Challenge, created by Steve Goldman, is an annual contest and workshop, with $1000 cash prizes and performances of the winning pieces by the Orlando Philharmonic, plus a recording. Pretty amazing, but get this... it is 100% FREE!                                                               &nb

Hello again all, its great to be back! I had a wonderful vacation of skiing, and relaxation with some friends and family up in Maine at the Jordan Grand Resort at Sunday River. The weather was fabulous and couldn't ask for better ski conditions,but I am happy to be home though and to get back to all my goings on, which I'm happy to say are increasing.       

I arrived back in Florida on Tuesday, and have been getting

The latest release from Film Score Monthly is a five-disc boxed set titled THE CINCINNATI KID: LALO SCHIFRIN FILM SCORES, VOL. 1 (1964-1968), limited to 2000 units. The contents are as follows:

Disc One: Rhino! film score
Disc Two:  LP tracks from Music from the Motion Picture Once a Thief and Other Themes; Once a Thief film score
Disc Three: The Cincinnati Kid LP tracks, original film score tracks, bonus tracks
Disc Four: The Venetian Affair film score; Sol Madrid LP tracks
Disc Five: Sol Madrid film tracks; bonus tracks inc. themes from Medical Center, The Mask of Sheba, Earth II

But you know what? A couple days back we found out from David Arnold that a 2 cd set of Independence Day is coming from LaLaLand. And today I got to see some of John Debney's music from Iron Man 2.

The 2010 Olympics are finished as well as our piece of the same title! I hurried to get it done before my self-imposed deadline and succeeded! I'm thrilled about that too, because I kinda think it came out better than the actually closing ceremonies. I felt bad for Neil Young's voice cracking like an old screen door in the breeze, and I personally can't stand Buble, but I digress.