My Favorite Creators

This is my short list of favorite artists/authors/producers, in all media, in no particular order.

Favorite Authors

  • Edgar Allan Poe - The Raven
  • Dave Sim - Cerebus
  • Steven Spielberg - Close Encounters of the Third Kind and many others
  • Isaac Asimov - the Foundation series and many others
  • J. Michael Strysczinski - Babylon 5
  • Yukito Kishiro - Battle Angel Alita
  • Paul Heinlein - Stranger in a Strange Land
  • Conrad Richter - Awakening Land trilogy
  • Allan W. Eckert - Narratives of America series
  • Jean M. Auel - Earth's Children series
  • J.R.R. Tolkein - The Lord of the Rings series
  • Niel Gaiman - Sandman
  • George Lucas - Star Wars series and many others
  • Emily Dickinson - I'm Nobody and others
  • Alan Noble - Wood, Brick and Stone and others
  • Lewis Carroll - Jabberwocky

    • Favorite Musicians

  • Loreena McKennitt
  • Enya
  • George Winston
  • Alanis Morissette
  • Mike Oldfield
  • The Cheiftains
  • Anüna
  • Möire Brennan
  • Simon & Garfunkel
  • Peter, Paul & Mary (in the tradition of my parents)
  • John Williams
  • The Coors
  • Rachmaninov

    • Favorite Music

    (artist - album - songs)

  • ???? - ???? - As Time Goes By
  • John Williams - Soundtrack to Close Encounters of the Third Kind
  • Enya - Enya - The Celts MIDI file
  • Enya - Enya - Bard Dance ?
  • Enya - Shepherd Moons - Caribbean Blue
  • Enya - Shepherd Moons - Book of Days MIDI file
  • Enya - Oíche Chiún (Silent Night) - Oíche Chiún (Silent Night)
  • Enya - The Memory of Trees - Anywhere Is
  • Enya - The Memory of Trees - On My Way Home
  • Möire Brennan - Möire - most tracks
  • Möire Brennan - Misty Eyed Adventures - Heroes
  • Clannad - Banba - I Will Find You (Theme from "Last of the Mohicans")
  • Loreena McKennitt - Elemental - Stolen Child
  • Loreena McKennitt- Elemental - Lullaby
  • Loreena McKennitt- The Visit - All Souls Night
  • The Cheiftains - An Irish Evening - North Americay
  • The Cheiftains - An Irish Evening - The Mason's Apron
  • The Cheiftains - An Irish Evening - Behind Blue Eyes
  • The Cheiftains - An Irish Evening - Rachamíd a Bhean Bheag et al
  • The Cheiftains - The Long Black Veil - Mo Ghile Mear "Our Hero"
  • The Cheiftains - The Long Black Veil - The Long Black Veil
  • The Cheiftains - The Long Black Veil - The Foggy Dew
  • The Cheiftains - The Long Black Veil - Tennessee Waltz
  • Silly Wizard - Live Wizardry - The Queen of Argyll
  • Celtic Twilight 2 - Steve McDonald: Scotland the BraveMIDI file
  • The Celtic Heartbeat Collection - Bill Whelan: Caracena
  • The Celtic Heartbeat Collection - Eleanor Shanley: Road to Glory
  • Flight of the Green Linnet....
  • Anüna - Anüna - most tracks
  • Adiemus - Adiemus - Adiemus
  • Nicholas Gunn - The Music of the Grand Canyon (National Parks Series) - Flight over North Rim
  • Mars Lasar - The Music of Olympic National Park (National Parks Series) - Eagle Flight, Vision Quest
  • Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells 2 - all, especially The BellMIDI file, Tattoo
  • George Winston - December - Thanksgiving, Carol the Bells, Joy, Variations on the Kanon by Johann Pachabel, The Holly and the Ivy
  • George Winston - Forest - Graceful Ghost, The Snowman's Music Box Dance
  • George Winston - Linus & Lucy: The Music of Vince Guaraldi - most tracks
  • Basil Poledouris - Soundtrack to The Hunt for Red October - Hymn to Red October (Main Title)
  • John Barry - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: Dances With Wolves - The John Dunbar Theme MIDI file, Journey to Fort Sedgewick MIDI file, Journey to the Buffalo Killing Ground, The Buffalo Hunt
  • Carter Burwell - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: Rob Roy - Overture: The Rieving Party
  • Trevor Jones & Randy Edelman - Last of the Mohicans - Main TitleMIDI file, Elk Hunt, The Kiss, Fort Battle, Promentory, The Courier
  • John Williams - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: Jurassic Park - Journey to the Island, End Credits
  • Andrew Lloyd Webber - The Premiere Collection: The Best of Andrew Lloyd Webber - Phantom of the OperaMIDI file, Memory, The Music of the Night
  • Simon & Garfunkel - Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits - all, especially America
  • Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill - all, especially Hand in my Pocket, You Learn, Head Over Feet
  • The Coors MIDI file - Forgiven, Not Forgotten - all, especially The Minstrel Boy + Toss The Feathers, Erin Shore
  • ???? - ??? - Sing Sing Sing, especially the 1937 instrumental version by Benny Goodman with Jack Kroupa (sp?)

    • Favorite Art

    The Wanderer
    Abbey in an Oak Forest
    Cloister Graveyard in the Snow