Composing Captain Power
Guests at Captain Power Fan Night 2013 included Special Effects Supervisor Robert DeLapp and composer Gary Guttman, who will be plying their talents for the reboot series, Phoenix Rising. In this video, Guttman discusses the challenges of scoring the series: One of the best pieces is the hauntingly evocative Love Theme from Captain Power, which, […]
Bruce Gray Powers On
At Captain Power Fan Night 2013, veteran actor Bruce Gray greeted fans and well-wishers and autographed their purchases. He’s known for his role as Mentor and Dr. Stuart Gordon Power, named after series writer Larry DiTillio’s father. Mr. Gray talks about the event from his perspective here. He notes, “The writers themselves (Judy and Garfield […]
Blast from the Past Presents the Future: Captain Power
It was a special event announced on Facebook. It was a celebration of a show that stretched the bounds of science-fiction television. On Friday, October 18, 2013, some of the cast and crew of Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future came to Blast from the Past, a science fiction collectibles store in Burbank, […]
Smaug’s Theme Music
On October 19, 2013, The New Zealand Herald posted an interview with writer-director Peter Jackson discussing the music for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Yes, the notorious dragon has been given his own theme music, courtesy of Howard Shore and his All-Nurse Band the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Reporter Russell Baille describes the theme […]
Yoga with a Chihuahua
Yes, you can yoga with a chihuahua. Exercise with him here: Posted August 2, 2013.
Music from Downton Abbey
Enjoy music from the popular British drama Downton Abbey, composed by John Lunn. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdY3gWRcl-Y&list=PLAB3A64B7B7F9309A
The World’s Largest Star Wars Collection
It’s official. As of September 11, 2013, The Guinness Book of World Records recognizes the collection of Stephen J. Sansweet as the largest collection of Star Wars memorabilia in the world, with an estimated 300,000 pieces ranging from bottle caps to videos to arcade games—anything and everything Star Wars. It’s all housed at Rancho Obi-Wan […]
Dragon on the Beach
What better way to promote a show with dragons? Place a dragon skull on a beach called Charmouth, on England’s Jurassic Coast, where numerous prehistoric fossils have been found. Details here and here. It took a reported six weeks for Blinkbox to make the 40-foot model and transport it to the beach. Here’s their “making […]
Mark Hamill, C-3PO and R2-D2 at the Oscars
Comedian Bob “I’ve got an airport named after me” Hope hosted the 50th Academy Awards® held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California on April 3, 1978. Here he introduces Mark Hamill, joined by Anthony Daniels as C-3PO and Ben Burtt’s voice and sounds as R2-D2. Together they present the Special Achievement awards […]
Hayao Miyazaki’s Farewell to Feature Animation
On September 6, 2013, The Japan Times sponsored a press conference in which renowned director Hayao Miyazaki formally announced his retirement from animated feature films. Seated next to Mr. Miyazaki is his long-time colleague, producer Toshio Suzuki. I wish Mr. Miyazaki many more years of a happy, healthy and productive life.