New essay at TT about the great Johnny Mandel and his terrific back-to-back scores to classic noirs featuring Paul Newman and Lee Marvin.

This is another piece that will only be posted at TT (not at DTM). In February I will also be re-printing articles on Joss Whedon, Harrison Birtwistle, and Ferruccio Busoni on Transitional Technology. Sign-up is free.