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A Flawless, Late Quartet for Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman--Dead at 47, from Heroin Overdose
UPDATE: Academy Board Member Cheryl Boone Isaacs Responds to Bruce Broughton's "Alone Yet Not Alone" Oscar Revocation
Bruce Broughton may be a sore loser, but for good reason. In a recent controversy, Broughton's song "Alone Yet Not Alone" (for a film of the same name) was removed from consideration at this year's Oscars Awards ceremony. Robert & Homer Simpson: When Composers and Comedians Share a Name...
The fact that the American Symphony Orchestra, under Leon Botstein, just played English composer Robert Simpson's little-known but explosive piece Volcano led us, in an utterly silly moment, to reflect that Robert Simpson has the same surname as this chap.