Life of a Reader
Romantic Days I’m single, but I definitely have days where I just want to hear some romantic music. It’s usually when I’ve watched a cheesy rom-com, or I’ve binged on Pride and Prejudice (2005) and other Jane Austen movies. Not everyone necessarily cares for “romantic” music, but I enjoy it and thought maybe someone else out there enjoys it too. Check […]
Branching Out I’ve thought for awhile about trying my hand at a small commentary on pop culture and music. Commentary often gets the audience riled and can even drive away readers. However, the goal of my blog is to make readers, listeners, and watchers aware of the philosophy behind the books, music, and movies we are imbibing. So I’m trying […]
Music in the Air I don’t know about you, but I have a soundtrack for just about every mood, season, emotion, etc. I’ve got so many playlists on my YouTube I sometimes worry they might take away my ability to save any more music! Since spring is officially here (and already on its way out the door in southwest Kansas), […]
One Story, Two Soundtracks If pure nostalgia is possible to capture in a single soundtrack, Little Women did it in 1994. It’s arguably (in my mind) one of the best pairings between plot and music. But I’m getting ahead of myself. In 2019, Greta Gerwig attempted (and I do mean attempted) to re-do the classic story of a family in the […]
It’s a Musical Life I love a good musical! While I’ve seen several that are very good, few stick out in my mind as much as Fiddler on the Roof, The Music Man, and The Sound of Music. The famous musical duo of Rodgers and Hammerstein were instrumental (literally . . . haha) in the making of the later and they are […]