2001 Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Douglas Rain, the Canadian voice (Winnipeg-born!) of 2001’s HAL 9000, has died.

The Winnipeg-born Canadian who provided the voice for the universe’s most conflicted computer has died. Douglas Rain, who co-founded the

Let’s subtitle this one “Songs from the Big Screen.” There was a time when a movie soundtrack could make a

[NOTE: I’m on vacation this week, so there will probably be fewer postings than usual. – AC] Eight years ago

Douglas Rain’s deadpan delivery as the voice of the wonky and murderous HAL 9000 in 2001: A Space Odyssey still

Making “The End of The Storm” – James Erskine in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 026 March 24, 2021
This week’s guest — director James Erskine — joins us from England where he has just released his latest feature-length documentary, The End of The Storm. The documentary follows Liverpool Football Club and their fans as they navigate the covid-interrupted 2019-2020 Premier League winning season. James expertly weaves together the voice of Jürgen Klopp, the […]
Andrew Dick
Inside the Toronto Sports Media Scene – Jonah Sigel in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 025 March 17, 2021
Being a Toronto sports fan hasn’t been easy for many generations of Torontonians. Of course, the Raptors NBA title was kind of a reset for the city, and there were a couple of crazy Blue Jays runs a few years back, but those were more so the Toronto sports awakening for Millenials. For Gen X, […]
Mark Silver
In a League of Her Own – Mary Ellen Carlyle in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 024 March 10, 2021
Dome Productions is a relatively unknown company. Anyone who has walked by Gate 13 at Rogers Centre while attending a Toronto Blue Jays game has likely missed the small Dome Productions office sign, which looks more like a cornerstone time-capsule on the building’s facade. However, there’s a good reason you’ve never heard of Dome. They […]
Mark Silver