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Instruments of Mass Destruction
Posted By: Mark Ford 11/17/2009 - 4:00 PM

Volume 1, Number 34
 
“Like the sound of fingernails on a blackboard”, “sounds like a cow with its hoof stuck in the mud”, “makes my ears bleed”, these are just some of the things said about certain musical instruments that have sound qualities that many think, shall we say, are less than ideal. Now any instrument can sound pretty horrible depending on how it’s played, but some instruments are derided for their inherent sound and no playing skills, no matter how highly developed, seem to make a difference. I’ve chosen to look at a few that can be considered dangerous weapons as much as musical instruments.
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Escapade Velocity: The SG Sound New Release
Posted By: Mark Ford 10/27/2009 - 4:00 AM

Volume 1, Number 33

Several months back I posted a two part interview [Part 1 & Part 2] with film composer, musician and one time FSM contributor Steve Greaves. Steve, in addition to his film compositions, also writes and performs music in the Space Age Pop vein and has since come to be known as "The King of Space Age Pop A-Go-Go" for this facet of his musical persona. Performing under the banner of The SG Sound, Steve has just recently released Escapade Velocity, an album filled with his latest Space Age Pop compositions and film music covers.
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An FSM Glossary of Terms
Posted By: Mark Ford 10/13/2009 - 5:00 PM

Volume 1, Number 32

If you’ve visited the FSM boards here, there may be times when you will run across a phrase or the use of a word that may be unfamiliar to you in the context of a post. As a guide to help those who are infrequent visitors or newbies to the boards, I’ve compiled a short list of some of the perhaps more perplexing phrases…
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Journey into Space: Russ Garcia's Fantastica
Posted By: Mark Ford 9/16/2009 - 2:00 PM

Volume 1, Number 31

Well I’m back to haunting the blog space here at FSM again after taking a month and a half off from my ramblings. I wrote weekly, and at times “weakly” as well, from February until the beginning of August and just needed a break. This time around I’ll just write when I feel the urge and not try to adhere to any fixed schedule. Don't need that much structure anymore! Anyway, this blog’s subject is Russell Garcia’s Space Exotica classic Fantastica.
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Tempo, Tempo, Tempo...
Posted By: Mark Ford 8/7/2009 - 9:00 PM

Volume 1, Number 30

Over the course of reading the FSM boards, I’ve often noticed that tempo in re-recordings seems to be quite a sticking point for some. Sometimes I think people just get used to the tempi from the original recording or the film itself and become so accustomed to it being that way, that when they hear a different tempo, it seems too fast or too slow to them.

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Composer & Celebrity Matches
Posted By: Mark Ford 7/29/2009 - 3:00 PM

Volume 1, Number 29

Strapped for writing ideas this week, I thought I would play a game of composer and celebrity look-a-likes. Over the years I've noticed how some film composers bear resemblances to certain celebrities from the film world and I thought I'd point out a few of the ones that I've seen here. I wasn't always able to find photographs that adequately show the similarities for some, but hopefully you'll get the idea.

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5 Years Since Jerry Left Us
Posted By: Mark Ford 7/21/2009 - 4:00 PM

Volume 1, Number 28

[As this is the 5th anniversary of Jerry Goldsmith's passing, I decided to reprint a slightly edited earlier blog done for his 80th birthday. Please forgive the repetition, but I just thought it was appropriate.]

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Back to the Moon, 40 Years Later
Posted By: Mark Ford 7/14/2009 - 5:00 PM

Volume 1, Number 27

As the 40th anniversary of the moon landing approaches, I’ve been pondering so many different things when thinking back on that great day: July 20, 1969. For me it was a day I so looked forward to as a kid growing up in the 60s, being as I was an eager space cadet who clung excitedly on every moment of the U.S. space program. It was a time when all things were “space” this or “space” that. It  truly it was the Space Age.
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The Man From U.N.C.L.E. "Jump the Shark" Music Episode
Posted By: Mark Ford 7/7/2009 - 2:00 PM

Volume 1, Number 26

Recently I've been watching the DVDs from the 60s TV series The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and just had to write about my latest experience with the show. This series, as those who are familiar with it know, started out well in its first season as a fairly serious, but still fun spy action show, however during seasons 2 & 3 it became increasingly more camp and farcical ala the the highly successful ABC Batman TV series of the time. The "jump the shark" [definition] episode for me was "The My Friend the Gorilla Affair" where Napoleon Solo dances with a guy in a gorilla suit. Cries of "booooo" broke out in my house! I think others have picked that one as well so I’m not alone here. Season 4 tried to return to the form of season 1, but alas it was too late as the audience had already understandably fled.
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The King of Space Age Pop A Go-Go, Part II
Posted By: Mark Ford 6/30/2009 - 10:00 PM

Volume 1, Number 25
 
This is a continuation of the conversation that I had with composer and musician Steve Greaves that was posted last week. You can find part one here if you haven't read it yet: The King of Space Age Pop A Go-Go, Part I.
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