Kings of California Series

Score composer Bear McCreary was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on February 17, 1979, the son of the writer Laura Kalpakian. He obtained degrees in composition and recording arts from the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California and became a protégé of the film composer Elmer Bernstein, for whom he reconstructed and re-orchestrated the score for the 1963 film Kings of the Sun, resulting in a new recording of the music.

Love Charms is, as the title suggests, a collection of 33 rarities and hits from a host of California's girl groups and singers and is the third release in Jasmine's new soul series appealing to northern soul, r&b, mod, new breed and popcorn fans. Crammed full of fantastic tracks from the likes of Jackie DeShannon, Ketty Lester, Vikki Carr, Timi Yuro and more. Chock-full of great songs and includes hits songs from: The Blossoms 'Son-In-Law' Ketty Lester's 'Love Letters'; The Ribbons' 'Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya'; Timi Yuro's 'What's A Matter Baby' and Vikki Carr's 'He's A Rebel'.

Score composer Bear McCreary was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on February 17, 1979, the son of the writer Laura Kalpakian. He obtained degrees in composition and recording arts from the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California and became a protégé of film composer Elmer Bernstein, for whom he reconstructed and reorchestrated the score for the 1963 film Kings of the Sun, resulting in a new recording of the music.

Masterpieces of Tactics and Strategy from American Chess Legend Bobby Fischer

An award-winning film, television, and video game composer whose credits include The Tudors, The Borgias, Pillars of the Earth, and Vikings, Trevor Morris was born in London, Ontario. A student of the arts from a very young age, Morris' first foray into commissioned work was to compose a piece for his graduating class to perform in honor of the arrival of Pope John Paul II in Canada. He was 13 at the time and received 50 dollars.