Free download on SoundCloud. The Real Hero (Don’t worry, no spoilers!) I’m a bit late on this piece, but I only just watched Avengers: Endgame. The Real Hero is mostly an orchestral piece. However there’s a subtle fingerstyle guitar resolution at the end. I took […]

Touch of the Sun Free download on SoundCloud. 127 Hours is the story of Aron Ralston, who survived a canyoneering accident by cutting off his own arm after being trapped for 5 days. The film stars James Franco (as Ralston) and is based on the […]

Miss Lily Langtry With the exception of The Hateful Eight, Quentin Tarantino usually comprises his film scores with expertly curated and re-purposed tunes from past eras and films. Like Pulp Fiction, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is a great stand-alone soundtrack that transports us to […]

Top Gun Free download on SoundCloud. The trailer for Top Gun: Maverick has me totally pumped up. I’m 42 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 a smaller […]

The NeverEnding Story Free Download on SoundCloud. It’s great that Stranger Things brought back The NeverEnding Story. I loved that theme (and movie) when I was a kid. My wife and I are reliving a lot of movies from our youth. We just watched E.T. […]

The First I Love You Free download on SoundCloud. At the time of this writing (July 3rd) Stranger Things Season 3 has not yet been released on Netflix. However, the soundtrack was released — and it’s the typical 80’s synth excellence we’ve come to expect […]

Rein Free download on SoundCloud. This song is from the film, Biutiful, directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu (The Revenant, Babel, Birdman). Biutiful stars Javier Bardem who plays Uxbal: a conflicted criminal in Barcelona’s underground. Learning that he is ill and has just a few months […]

Lyudmilla Free download on SoundCloud. Lyudmilla Ignatenko is a central character in the bleak story of Chernobyl. Her personal journey embodies the entire battle: [Bureaucratic ineptitude and a crumbling Soviet system ultimately generate a nuclear catastrophe. Hundreds of thousands of regular people are called to […]

The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy Free download on SoundCloud. I love Chris Stapleton’s music. The guy might be the best singer in Americana music today. Between he and Jason Isbell — you can’t go wrong sound-tracking any road trip across the heartland. Stapleton’s Lonesome […]

Deadwood Free Download on SoundCloud. I just started Season 1 in anticipation of watching HBO’s Deadwood: The Movie. I had always heard it was a great show and it doesn’t disappoint. Ian McShane is spectacular and his performance is a must see. I dig the […]

The Night King (part three) Free download on SoundCloud. My third (and final) installment of Ramin Djawadi’s The Night King is the crescendo of the whole 9 minute piece. It’s also the most memorable motif. My lasting impression of this music is that of total […]

The Last of the Starks I was not disappointed in Game of Thrones season 8. I see it as an extension of season 7. If viewed that way – the story doesn’t feel rushed. The show-runners didn’t have enough source material to work from. I […]