Welcome to Martin’s Musings!
This blog began on September 1, 2005. On that day, and in that first blog post, I didn’t know what I’d be writing about, I just knew that I needed an outlet to express myself:
Could be long, rambling entries like this one. Could be reviews of movies or TV shows, comments on albums I buy, rants about things and people I don’t like. Could be short, one-line entries, or they could just be a photo. Maybe I’ll need a gift idea and I’ll put that out to y’all for some suggestions.
That’s pretty much what the blog was — a whole lot of random stuff. Of course, that’s partly because it was pre-Twitter, when I didn’t really have anywhere else to share what was in my head.
Flash-forward to today, and Martin’s Musings has changed quite a bit. These days, what you’ll mostly find here are longer-form reviews of movies I’ve seen and reflections on important milestones (such as Thanksgiving and my birthday), my annual Happiness Project, and recaps of my favorite movies and music at the end of the year.
Occasionally, I’ll also share commentary on marketing topics that interest me; thoughts about the music I’m listening to, TV shows I’m watching, or places I’m traveling to; or a post about random things that annoy or fascinate me. Basically, things that can’t fit into a 280-character tweet or a Facebook update or Instagram caption.
Martin’s Musings remains a personal blog, not a professional one. So, please keep in mind:
- I don’t blog for money. I blog because I want to write.
- I don’t write every day. Heck, I don’t even write all that often. But I do write when I have something to say.
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Hey Martin,
I really like reading your blog, particularly your Oscar pieces. I have a question that’s been bothering me for a long time, but only recently popped back into my head. In 2007, Jonny Greenwood’s score for There Will Be Blood was deemed ineligible for competition because it featured a track previously recorded, thus not making it an “Original score”, which I understood. Fast forward 4 years and Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross win the Oscar for Original score for The Social Network, despite having In The Hall of the Mountain King as a track on it. Can you shed some light on this as to why that was allowed?
Thanks!