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May 12, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Mike Post About My Favourite TV Composer

In primary school, way back a hundred years ago or so, I learned about Mike Post. He was the guy that wrote the theme tune for Hill Street Blues. I loved that show. I didn’t really understand it so well, at first. But it was one of the shows I was allowed to stay up […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Blog, Composer, Composition, Film, Hill Street Blues, Jingle, LA Law, Law & Order, Magnum P.I., Mike Post, Mike Post About My Favourite TV Composer, Television, The A-Team, Theme, To follow me in all the right places check out the Linktree right here. And to subscribe to my Substack newsletter “Sounds Good” click here, TV ·

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October 21, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

George Fenton / Simon Chamberlain: The Piano Framed

George Fenton / Simon Chamberlain The Piano Framed Shogun Music Ltd British composer George Fenton has worked across all mediums – radio dramas and TV, documentary and feature narrative film, theatre, absolutely the works. And within that there are some longstanding collaborations and connections, with the BBC, for the films of Ken Loach and then […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Composer, Composition, Film, George Fenton, George Fenton / Simon Chamberlain: The Piano Framed, George Fenton/Simon Chamberlain, Movie, Piano, Score, Simon Chamberlain, Solo, Solo PIano, The Piano Framed, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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October 5, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Alan Howarth: Live at Hollywood Theater

Alan Howarth Live at Hollywood Theater Bsx Records Inc Alan Howarth is a composer and sound engineer – best known for his work with John Carpenter (as well as several volumes of the Halloween films he has composed and/or performed aspects of the score for Christine, Prince of Darkness, Escape From New York, They Live […]
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February 26, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 209: Lucien Johnson

Welcome to episode 209 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T  and Yeastie Boys . Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your […]
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March 2, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Tyshawn Sorey: Pillars

Tyshawn Sorey  Pillars  Firehouse Records  Tyshawn Sorey is the type of multi-instrumentalist and all-around musical force (composer, arranger, conductor, sideman and leader) that it’s nearly impossible for us mere mortals to wrap our thinking-gear around it really. There he is behind the kit making strange, alluring shapes with an improv legend like Roscoe Mitchell or re-inventing post-bop yet again as part […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 3CD, Album Review, Classical, Composition, Contemporary Classical, Drone, Drummer, Drums, Firehouse Records, Impro, Jazz, Joe Morris, Max Richter's Sleep, Minimalism, Modern, Percussion, Piano, Pillars, Pillars I, Pillars II, Pillars III, Roscoe Mitchell, Skjold/Højensgård Project, That / Not, Trombone, Tyshawn Sorey, Tyshawn Sorey: Pillars, Vijay Iyer, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 20, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Mechanical Ballet (March 17, Wgtn)

Mechanical Ballet: Stroma w/ Sarah Watkins & Stephen De Pledge, Directed by Michael Norris Hannah Playhouse Friday March 16/Saturday March 17 The Mechanical Ballet refers to the dance between human musical abilities – both in a playing and composing sense – and the “mechatronics” of pre-programmed devices; machines that strike, thud, bow, pluck and rasp. […]
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January 19, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 46 – Victoria Kelly

Welcome to episode 46 of Sweetman Podcast brought to you by Phantom Billstickers. A chat with the film composer, arranger and musician Victoria Kelly. I loved chatting to Victoria. We’d met, just briefly, only one other time – but I’d enjoyed her work as part of the SJD band and on stage with Neil Finn […]
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February 15, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 46 The Songs

I know full well why I started writing songs I just don’t really know how. Some have come in dreams and some from big life-changing situations but most have come from hard work and concentration and mucking around on the guitar. How to talk about the muse. She hit me fairly early – the falling […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Art, Composition, Guest Blog, Jon Mcleary, Music, Negative Theatre, Songs, Songwriting, Spines, The Ghost of Electricity, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 46 The Songs, The Songs, The Spines, War Stories, War Stories # 46, Writing ·

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