Beloved throughout the northern and southern hemispheres, composer, pioneer and performer from Rio de Janeiro, “Tom.”

A sampling of the “Off Sunset Blvd” offerings of this year’s great film composers, Dirk Bross, Gabriel Yared, Laura Karpman, and Jon Batiste, above.

Samplings from the soundtracks to the films Carmen and Oppenheimer by Nicholas Britell and Ludwig Göransson.

The first of several samplings of the notable soundtracks of 2023, beginning with Robbie Robertson’s (above) Killers of the Flower Moon..

Palestinian and Persian lullabies, music of Cy Coleman, Thomas Newman, Bill Frisell, Jane Siberry, and Violet Orlandi (above).

A 2000-year-old prayer to head us out in the right direction, a few words about coherence, and an hour of right good music.

Music for the entirety of your vast cellular network. Because each and every one of them is listening!

Music of the sublime and interesting tidbits on Canada geese.

A selection of musical, literary and historical renegades throughout history with music and poetry to accompany their stories.

In honor of her 80th birthday, a look at Joni Mitchell’s masterpiece (one of them) Blue.

A jazz sampler from the high water mark of post war jazz.