Personal/Memoir

Lost Scores and Absent Friends

Returning to the RSNO in Glasgow—My Adventures in Underscore, part 22. The trip to Scotland seemed strangely familiar. Which I wouldn’t...

My Lunches With Doug

Making a playlist from a past life—My Adventures in Underscore, Part 21. I returned from vacation to get a distressing phone call. “He’s...

The Skeleton Was Key

How a bunch of bones gave new life to my career. In 1977, I’d moved west to San Francisco to attend film school. Three years later I...

My Goldsmith Summer

Getting to know a favorite composer — My Adventures in Underscore, Part 20. Jerry Goldsmith isn’t the most-recognized name outside of...

Beam Me Back, Scotty!

After 47 years, I’m returning to the USS Enterprise. I do love Star Trek. It’s been a formative influence since I was a child. The show...

Looking Forward to Hindsight

How do you make sense of your life when other people are listening? One of the fun/exciting/deeply challenging parts of being a...

How do you get to the MoCCA Fest?

Publish, publish, publish. I always thought I would have liked to have lived and worked in NYC. It’s one of my few regrets about moving...

Carrying Old Baggage With Me

My weekend at the MoCCA Arts Festival, part one. I was trying not to obsess about the missing package. I’m a big fan of the U.S. postal...

I'd Like to Thank The Academy (Museum)

Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Oscars I would be lying if I said that I never thought about winning an Academy Award....

Herrmann at Glasgow’s Centre

Wrapping up our recording session in Scotland — My Adventures in Underscore, part 19 You can listen to a selected playlist on Spotify or...