Top Gun Free audio download on SoundCloud. Top Gun: Maverick has me totally pumped up. I’m 45 and remember the VCR revolution in the mid 80’s. Prior to VCRs and home video rental shops, we relied on HBO or encore showings at smaller theaters to […]

Mary Goes to Jesus Free audio download on SoundCloud. [This piece is available on all streaming platforms.] Mary Goes to Jesus is the most solemn and exquisite piece of music from The Passion of the Christ. It is also from the most poignant scene: The […]

WW1 Photo by Austrian National Library | Unsplash Wayfaring Stranger Free download on SoundCloud. The Wayfaring Stranger is a well-known American folk and gospel song that originating in the early 19th century. The song is about a plaintive soul on the journey of life. The […]

Alan Turing, Age 16. The Imitation Game Free audio download on SoundCloud. The Imitation Game is a 2014 British historical drama based on the 1983 biography, Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges. The film stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Turing, who decrypted Nazi intelligence messages […]

Sicily. Photo by Sabrina Mazzeo | Unsplash The Godfather Free audio download on SoundCloud. I’m currently 45, and just finally watched The Godfather and The Godfather Part II. If you’re a young person and haven’t seen these films, you must prioritize them straight away. They’re […]

Photo by Alessia Cocconi on Unsplash The Music of the Night Free audio download on SoundCloud. Although I grew up in a relatively conservative household, my Dad was a massive fan of the arts — specifically music and poetry. As an early adolescent (in the […]

Photo by Diogo Fagundes on Unsplash Free audio download on SoundCloud. Comptine d’un autre été, l’après midi Comptine d’un autre été, l’après midi (Nursery rhyme from another summer, the afternoon) is a piece of music by composer, Yann Tiersen. As the principle song from Amelie, […]

Photo by Todd Steitle | Unsplash Harry in Winter Free audio download on SoundCloud. While I haven’t seen many of the Harry Potter films — the music is fantastic. Harry in Winter is so thematical, that it resonates with me, even though I haven’t seen […]

Photo by Boston Public Library on Unsplash The Kiss Free audio download on Soundcloud. The Kiss is the up-tempo, and secondary cue from The Last of the Mohicans. Another (nearly identical) version of this cue is entitled Promentory. Both songs are actually a Celtic violin […]

Photo by Zach Heiberg on Unsplash The Dark Knight Rises Free audio download of this performance on SoundCloud. My hometown of Pittsburgh was the shooting location for The Dark Knight Rises. Many movies, TV, and Netflix shows are shot in Pittsburgh — but the 2011 Dark […]

Photo by Mimipic Photography on Unsplash The Princess Bride Free audio download of this performance on SoundCloud. The Princess Bride (1987) is a fantasy adventure comedy directed by Rob Reiner.  It was adapted from the 1973 novel of the same name, and tells the story of Westly […]

Photo by Jeremy Bishop on Unsplash Brokeback Mountain Suite Free download of this performance on SoundCloud. About 10 years ago, Gustavo Santaolalla performed the Brokeback Mountain Suite for the Latin program, Encuentro en el Estudio. To date, it’s his best performance of the Brokeback Mountain […]