NEW SITE! SHALL WE PLAY A GAME?

Welcome to the first post for the new Arthur B Music blog. Here's a little backstory. We used to have a website about Arthur B. Rubinstein (that's Arthur Rubinstein the film composer and not the Polish American classical pianist).  That site which contained interesting overviews, sound clips and opinions of Arthur B's music was eventually replaced. If you don't already know, most of the composer's filmography is not available on any soundtrack album. I was fortunate to find an email for Arthur B and get access for an interview with him back in 2006 which was published at Film Score Monthly Online (Volume 11, No. 8).

After back and forth emailing and finally visiting with Mr. Rubinstein at his fortress in the Hills, which seemed to be in a state of never ending renovation, he showed interest in having a website of his own and asked about how to start one up. We went ahead and decided to do it for him by replacing the old site with his content. Long story short that site might as well be the domain for his orchestra The Symphony in the Glen which plays many enjoyable concerts with professionals in Griffith Park and occasionally you might get lucky and hear a new work or two by this talented composer for the price of a donated can of soup.

Lately we've lost contact with Arthur B who doesn't really communicate much on Facebook or even through email. I've been thinking about that original site a lot and thought I'd have a go at bringing it back even though only four people really looked at it and liked it (my composer friends, my sister and I).  It's possible Arthur B liked it! Anyway, I thought maybe other people in the world might discover the exciting music Arthur B. Rubinstein has written for contemporary film classics like WHOSE LIFE IS IT ANYWAY? and WARGAMES. Or if anything you'll find an interesting treasure trove of wasted and forgotten telefilms that we mostly fast-forward through hoping the next cue is a lost gem.

-- Brandon F.