This was 2008...

And obviously, driving a Tesco trolley!

Hmm, when it comes to my year, this year was a mixed bag.

The good things was finding a lot of new friends online, getting to hear some scores and finally getting some originals I wanted, including the Matrix Deluxe edition which is my best purchase for quite a time. I defended my MA thesis well enough and started my Ph. D. studies. I wrote two full feature film scripts this year with my most recent record being 2 features in 4 years.

Bad things? Some stuff didn't go like it should go and it seems that only now I am growing up and dealing with problems I should have closed long time ago. Anti-depressants aren't a good thing, but they work after all.

Really a mixed bag.

Score-wise? Too. Desplat didn't fail. Zimmer was a mixed bag, though Kung Fu Panda and Frost/Nixon are great efforts from him. Will expand on the year in scores later, still need to hear some stuff .

But the year was eventful, indeed.

Scores schmores! You're enjoying the experience of a lifetime

2008... we got our first niece (first cousin for our kids of course).
We moved. Well, we already moved in december 2007 but that means this was out first year here. The kids changed school. I started a new training again. The Bristol trip was nice indeed, because it was a very spontaneous thing for me to do all by myself. I haven't been feeling too well this year, some stress, started in may or june and I still have some complaints I can't explain...? But as far as I know we are all healthy, we have a home, food on the table, we can do the things we love and we have eachother of course, so I'd say it was a good year.


Score wise I have no idea. I think the Indy box set was a good thing, although I don't have it yet. I noticed it wasn't that expensive though?

I truly hope everything gets better and better for you in 2009 Tom.

Tom my friend, i wish you the best for 2009.





So, on other news, dear BREGT; it seems that 2008 was the year you finally got a Bath? That explains a lot!

Great, it would be really great if you wrote directly to MainTitles. And I think your writing is really valuable, Tom.

Thanks. Slowly getting better and looking forward to the new year.

Got married! Our son, Elmer, is now 1,5 year old and every day with him is a blessing. Right now, we all have terrible cold though, so right now life sucks!!!

MovieScore Media released over 20 CDs during the year, with Cinema Symphony being the last and most spectacular one. In 2008, I produced the album featuring Basil Poledouris' final work, which was of course very special. I hope that 2009 will have a few more "bigger" projects, needless to say some of my CDs are quite obscure

Also, for me 2008 was kind of a big break in terms of my own writing with several choral pieces premiered and a major commission for 2009 (a 30 minute choral suite) coming in.

Here's to a great 2009!

mc

POSITIVE:

* Landed a job as caster in a TV production company, which I'm very pleased with (plus working on a very successful TV show) - travelling all around Norway to meet potential participants
* The Barcelona trip in February with a friend of mine
* One of the greatest summer holidays that I've ever had at our summer place in Denmark with my dad and sister
* Lots of great parties throughout the year
* A couple of nice acting gigs and guest lectures here and there, such as http://www.the24sevenofficeway.com/


NEGATIVE:

* Lots of problems relating to my living situation (far too complex to talk about here)
* Very little activity on the girl front, except for a couple of dates and some flirting here and there
* One or two health issues, one of which is a stop in work-out, which has resulted in massive muscle loss and fat around the waist

FILM MUSIC:

* Not a lot to say....I've picked up the Williamses and Elfmans that have come out (except for some expanded releases that I don't really need, such as the Blue Box and the Indy box) and the occasional extra thing, such as the Varese 30th Anniv. set. Otherwise, this year has been pretty much like every year for the last 6-7 years or so, i.e. a radical cut in all kinds of media products.

Thor, very cool. I want the same 'loading icon'.


Reading the above, I want to wish the best to you all for the coming 17 years! We have a cosy place here and it's still nice that this community is where we eventually always return.

= me singing again, all for you people

THOR DANCES!




And lectures. In very convincing ways.

For me -

THE GOOD -

* New computer
* Reunion with a couple of friends with whom I had lost contact
* Dad is successfully recovering from his knee fracture and hernia operation, touch wood!
* Making new friends with score fans!

THE BAD -

* Clashes with municipality officials who razed our colony's gardens because of a bastard in our neighbourhood
* Got to try for the medical college entrance exam next year because of the officials taking bribes from students
* Some money problems
* Mumbai attacks

THE SCORE -

* Horton, Kung Fu Panda, Happening, Frost/Nixon, Valkyrie, CCBB, Wanted, Standard Operating Procedure, Afrika, Tale of Despereaux, Dark Knight. Loved 'em all!

A mixed bag IMO, but I'll stay with the positive side cos I like to be optimistic!

Ah no... just an idiot who exists on earth to make life miserable for others, petitioning the officials that the greenery in our area causes "traffic congestions" when in reality our area is one of the most quiet and traffic-less.

Hopefully 2009 will be much better!

Same to you, Timmer!