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Here’s an updated version of this list. I have added soundtracks that I heard first in 2020 (I’m a bit behind). The big winner of 2020 is Daniel Pemberton for his delightful Enola Holmes. As for movies from previous years that I added, the big news is that I’m giving James Newton Howard’s Maleficent a […]
There are some credits that are a stunning melding of visuals and music. Here are two of them that are so stunning that other people have created their own versions by inserting actors from other shows. Dallas Opening Credits Here’s the original: Dallas Opening and Closing Theme 1978 – 1991 (HD Surround) Here’s TNG: Star […]
{4.5/5} “Later that day, when our class (again) went to the zoo, I stood next to Esther. When that lion roared, I didn’t flinch. I didn’t say a thing. I wanted to brag, ‘Hey, I just ran into his cage! He was this close to eating me!’ But it’s not like I had any proof. […]
{5/5} “The entire room is filled with argon. Just try not to rip your suit.” Project Hail Mary, released in 2026 Ryland Grace wrote a paper in which he said that water wasn’t necessarily required for life. Now he’s teaching, because of the people he ticked off. But now the government wants him on their […]
{5/5} “The safety and well being of our colony is Weyland-Yutani‘s highest priority.” Alien: Romulus, released in 2024 A ship grabs a big rock in space because there’s something Weyland-Yutani wants inside it. But that rock was near the wreck of the Nostromo, and it has something else on it that they haven’t noticed yet. […]
{5/5} “The ball is in play.” Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, released in 2026 Grace was taken to the hospital, where she is recuperating from her injuries. She’s handcuffed to the bed, and a police officer explains that there were dead bodies in the house and blood that wasn’t hers on her dress […]
I attended the DaCapo Chamber Choir’s concert “Preserve.” Here’s the program: Pan from Six Metamorphoses after Ovid – Benjamin Britten oboe Another Spring – Tom Nazziola Everything – Rodney Sharman This Fragile Web – Christine Donkin with violin & piano Taiga – Leonard Enns with oboe & strings The Rose – Ola Gjeilo with piano […]
{4/5} “Zootopia wasn’t created by a mammal… it was created by a snake!” Zootopia 2, released in 2025 Judy and Nick are now partners at the police department. As rookies, the other cops think they shouldn’t be doing anything difficult. Judy finds a piece of snake skin, which is odd because snakes haven’t been seen […]
I attended the DaCapo Chamber Choir’s concert “Enchant.” Here’s the program: The Passing of the Year – Jonathan Dove* Noche de Lluvia – Sid Robinovitch* Moonset – Jeff Enns O Bide in that Country (premiere) – Kento Stratford Sonata no. 14 “Moonlight Sonata” first movement – Ludwig van Beethoven* Grandmother Moon – Eleanor Daley Constellation […]
{5/5} “I was looking for answers in somebody else. But I had all the answers. I just needed to stop being so… scared. Scared of who I really was. Once I did that, I felt so free. It’s like I could fly.” — Robin Stranger Things season 5, aired in 2025 Many residents of Hawkins […]