I get requests for “romantic” music a lot. For me, this seems like an oddly general request – given all of the forms romance takes. Here are a few takes on it… all wildly different. The Parting Resignation Thinking of…

First is the light-hearted sneaky/quiet adventure/hushed argument type of pizzicato string thing… Umbrella Pants Investigations Sneaky Adventure And then the more upbeat oblivious hero kind of comedy thingee… Happy Boy – 2 files, 3 themes.

I think this is the second mini-album type work I’ve posted, this time inspired by the not-so-shiny side of Coney Island combined with the sadness of the modern traveling carnival. Tenebrous Brothers’ Carnival! There may be more in this series…

I think 2009 will be remembered as the Year of the Reboot. Like Star Trek, this is sort of Sherlock Holmes, but mostly not. On the other hand, the atmosphere is pure Victorian London — it’s grand and grimy all…

I always try to avoid learning too much about a film before I see it. Reading other critics’ reviews is out — I’m the Movie Critic Next Door because I’m not a professional and I don’t know what I’m doing.…

I went into this movie knowing almost nothing about rugby. I left this movie still knowing almost nothing about rugby, but that’s okay, since several of the characters don’t know much about rugby, either. Apparently, the game requires dressing in…