The Writings of Michael Isaacson
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Synagogue Music
Reclaiming The Lost Legacy The Magen David Music on the Balanced Bimah
Film Music
Marketing Yourself to Obtain Work in Cinema Music A First Class Stamp of Approval Bit by Bit -- Remembering the Details Employing Dramatic Opposites in Film Scoring Everything Old Is New Again Film Music as Half of a Two Part Invention Giving a Dramatic Score "Size" Less is More Making It Last Musical Development in Film Scores Remembering Elmer Remembering Lehman Engel and the BMI Musical Theatre Workshop Respecting Our Profession The "Falconetti Motto" - Underscoring Personality The Best Orchestral Writing: Revealing An Obvious Secret The Idea of Counterpoint in Film Music The Loneliness of Collaboration The Relationship of PAST, PRESENT, and FUTURE upon Music and Film's Emotional Impact The Scharf Approach: Last Things First The Theatrical Sensibilites of Sound Understanding "Imposed" Music What Else Do You Write? What is this Film About? When No Music is Better! Why is Happy Film Music Harder to Compose Than Sad Music?