Sorry for the lack of exciting updates lately. My schedule's a bit on overload and will continue to be so for the next 6 to 8 weeks. But I guess that it's good to be over-employed rather than underemployed in the current climate. That said, I'm compressing a handful of news updates into one post today:
Congratulations to The Betrayal
Shore-scored
The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) was nominated for the 2008 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature this past week. Congratulations to all involved!

The score album is still scheduled for release on Howe Records, though no release date has yet been announced.
Although Howard Shore was not nominated in the Best Score category this year, Nerakhoon's nod is a testament to the hard work and artistry contributed by everyone on this very personal project.
Complete Recordings Update(s)
As of right now, FOTR: CR is the sole CR set available on Amazon.
The Spider
Home Front News
Happily, everything is still cooking right along on the project I'm actually supposed to be covering on this blog! I'm hoping to have a very exciting book announcement ready around the turn of the month. And, of course, as February rolls around, we'll be introducing the next Music of LOTR Films magnet, and that means that our THE magnet will be phased out until this coming autumn. Don't be stuck without THE, order today!
Looks like I'll also be heading out to NY near the end of February in order to complete last November's filming. So I guess I'll have to begin remembering what I wore last time.
And speaking of the busy winter/spring schedule--it's entirely possible that I may have to adjust a couple of upcoming personal appearances in order to make everything come together. I'm doing my very best to avoid and unpleasant changes, but at some point, the clock can only provide so many hours. I'll update as events warrant.
That's it for now!
-Doug