On this day in music history - Classical Reimagined, Vol. 1, by Jennifer Thomas (2023):

Classical Reimagined, Vol. 1

Album by Jennifer Thomas,

released December 1, 2023.

Track list:

Moonlight Sonata; Clair De Lune; Palladio; Prelude No. 2, BWV 847; Jennifer’s Fugue; Prelude in E Minor; Flight of the Bumblebee, Jennifer Thomas feat. The Rogue Pianist.

On this day in music history - Exhale: Crystal Sound Binaural Meditations, by Tryshe Dhevney (2022):

Exhale: Crystal Sound Binaural Meditations

Album by Tryshe Dhevney,
released December 1, 2022.

Track list:

Exhale; Suspension; Regenerate; Portal; Ebb and Flow; A Quiet Miracle.

On this day in music history - My Piano Dolce Vita: A Journey Across Italian Soundtracks, by Olivia Belli (2016):

My Piano Dolce Vita: A Journey Across Italian Soundtracks

Album by Olivia Belli,

released December 1, 2016.

Track list:

Playing Love (From "La leggenda del pianista sull’oceano"); Samba; Once Upon a Time in America; Dawn (From "Pride and Prejudice"); Waltz in F Major; Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo (From "Ranging Bull"); Waltz (From "The Godfather"); Nuovo Cinema Paradiso; La dolce vita; Parlami di me (From "La dolce vita"); Una mattina (From "The Intouchables"); Love Theme (From "Romeo and Juliet"); Buongiorno Principessa: La vita è bella; Rosemary’s Song (From "The Giver"); The Mission; Moon River Duet (From "Breakfast at Tiffany’s"); Fly (From "The Intouchables"); 2 Nocturnes, Op. 70: No. 1, Nocturne in G-Flat Major (From "Un château en Italie"); Amarcord; Main Theme (From "Ratatouille"); Tears of Joy (From "Inside Out"); Carl Goes Up (From "Up").

On this day in movie history - Point Blank (2010):

Point Blank

French title: À bout portant,

directed by Fred Cavayé,

written by Fred Cavayé and Guillaume Lemans,

was released in France on December 1, 2010.
Music by Klaus Badelt.

Cast:

Gilles Lellouche, Roschdy Zem, Gérard Lanvin, Elena Anaya, Mireille Perrier, Claire Pérot, Moussa Maaskri, Pierre Benoist, Valérie Dashwood, Virgile Bramly, Nicky Naudé, Adel Bencherif, Chems Dahmani, Grégoire Bonnet, Brice Fournier, Patrice Guillain, Max Morel, Diane Stolojan, David Saada, Arnaud Maillard, Laurence Pollet-Villard, Julie Mouamma, Bénédicte Dessombz, Grégoire Guist'hau, Sylvia Amicone, Frédéric Kontogom, Dorothée Tavernier, Bertrand Disset, Jean-Charles Rousseau, Frederic Dessains, Sebastien Vandenberghe, Jean Selesko, Sylvain Maury, Marie-Catherine Soyer, Léa Philippe, Angelo Aybar, Jacques Colliard, Frans Boyer, Philippe Couerre, Eric Malo, Arnaud Klein, Jade Breidi, Robin De Lano, Cedric Cirotteau, Renée Fleming, John Sehil.

On this day in music history - Semele (2007):

Semele

directed by Felix Breisach,

written by William Congreve,

released in France on December 1, 2007.

Music by George Frideric Handel.

Cast:

William Christie, Cecilia Bartoli, Charles Workman, Birgit Remmert, Liliana Nikiteanu, Anton Scharinger, Thomas Michael Allen, Isabel Rey, Claudius Herrmann, Dieter Lange, Jory Vinikour, Chor des Opernhauses Zürich, Orchestra 'La Scintilla' der Oper Zürich, Statistenverein des Opernhauses Zürich.

On this day in movie history - Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995):

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

directed by Gary Fleder,

written by Scott Rosenberg,

was released in the United States on December 1, 1995.
Music by Michael Convertino.

Cast:

Andy Garcia, Christopher Lloyd, William Forsythe, Bill Nunn, Treat Williams, Jack Warden, Steve Buscemi, Fairuza Balk, Gabrielle Anwar, Christopher Walken, Michael Nicolosi, Bill Cobbs, Marshall Bell, Glenn Plummer, Don Stark, Harris Laskawy, Willie Garson, David Stratton, Deborah Strang, Sarah Trigger, Jenny McCarthy, Buddy Guy, Ray Allison, Scott Holt, Greg Rzab, Wiley Harker, Joe Drago, Chuck Bacino, Don Cheadle, Tom Lister Jr., Bill Long, Cheree Jaeb , Sarah Levy Arbess, Larissa Michieli, Larry Raben, Lynn Applebaum, Taylor Hayle, Archie Smith, Harriet Medin, Bill Bolender, Susan Merson, Bill Erwin, Nate Ingram, Jacob Bergener, Larry Curry Jr., Ruthay, Selina Mathews, Phil Boardman, William Denis, Danny Romo, Steve Abbott, Craig Braginsky, Josh Charles, Pamela Goode, Paul Henderson, Christopher C. Romero, Eric Lloyd Scott.

December in music history - The Power of Love, by Jennifer Rush (1984):

The Power of Love
Song by Jennifer Rush,
released as a single in December, 1984.
Exact release date unknown.

From the album Jennifer Rush
by Jennifer Rush,
released on March 2, 1984.

On this day in movie history - Scarface (movie & novel):

Scarface

directed by Brian De Palma,

written by Oliver Stone,

based on the novel by Armitage Trail,

was released in the United States on December 1, 1983.
Music by Giorgio Moroder.

Cast:

Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Robert Loggia, Míriam Colón, F. Murray Abraham, Paul Shenar, Harris Yulin, Ángel Salazar, Arnaldo Santana, Pepe Serna, Michael P. Moran, Al Israel, Dennis Holahan, Mark Margolis, Michael Alldredge, Ted Beniades, Albert Carrier, Caesar Cordova, Geno Silva, Richard Belzer, Lana Clarkson, Charles Durning, Dennis Franz, Garnett Smith, Tony Perez, John Brandon.

Recommended reading:

Scarface

by Armitage Trail.

Published by Must Have Books.

First published 1930.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 1773237152

ISBN-13: 978-1773237152

Filmed as:

Scarface (1932), directed by Howard Hawks.

Scarface (1983), directed by Brian De Palma.

Description:

Scarface is the iconic fictionalization of one of history's most notorious gangsters, Al Capone. It follows Tony Guarino's harsh upbringing on the streets of Chicago, where a young man unwilling to contemplate a life of humble poverty hungers to reach the big time. Tony has grown up in a world where every gangster is a hero and every cop an enemy, so his path to power is paved with force and brutality. At only eighteen, Tony shoots dead gang boss Al Spingola, and this is just the beginning of his uncompromising journey into organized crime. He eventually becomes the most powerful and feared man in the Chicago underworld, luxuriating in a world of opulence, dames, and danger. But while Tony struggles to balance a life of violence with a code of honour, Scarface ultimately proves an ancient maxim - the fate of those who live by the sword.

Scarface was first published in 1930, and remains one of the most potent evocations of the origins of American gangster culture ever committed to print, and an ever-green work of cult fiction.

On this day in television history - Space 1999 (1975):

Space 1999

Season 1. Episode 13.

Episode entitled: Matter of Life and Death.

Released December 1, 1975.

Directed by Charles Crichton.

Written by Art Wallace, Johnny Byrne.

Series created by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson.

Music by Barry Gray.

Cast: Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Barry Morse, Richard Johnson, Prentis Hancock, Clifton Jones, Zienia Merton, Anton Phillips, Nick Tate, Stuart Damon, Tony Allyn, Jeremy Anthony, Loftus Burton, Melita Clarke, Andy Dempsey, Saad Ghazi, Alan Harris, Barbara Kelly, Chai Lee, Christopher Matthews, John Oxley, Quentin Pierre, Shane Rimmer, Suzanne Roquette.

December in music history - Dream Weaver, by Gary Wright (1975):

Dream Weaver

Song by Gary Wright,
released in December, 1975.
Exact release date unknown.

On this day in movie history - Chandler (1971):

Chandler

directed by Paul Magwood,

written by John Sacret Young,

based on a story by Paul Magwood,

was released in the United States on December 1, 1971.
Music by George Romanis.

Cast:

Warren Oates, Leslie Caron, Alex Dreier, Mitchell Ryan, Gordon Pinsent, Charles McGraw, Richard Loo, Gloria Grahame, Royal Dano, Walter Burke, Marianne McAndrew, Scatman Crothers, Lal Baum, Charles Shull, John Mitchum, James Sikking, Vickery Turner, Ray Kellogg, Ernest Lawrence, Eugene Jackson, Eddie Marks, Frederick Stanley II.

December in movie history - Assignment to Kill (1968):

Assignment to Kill

directed and written by Sheldon Reynolds,

was released in the United States in December, 1968.
Exact release date unknown.
Music by William Lava.

Cast:

Patrick O'Neal, Joan Hackett, John Gielgud, Herbert Lom, Eric Portman, Peter van Eyck, Oskar Homolka, Leon Greene, Kent Smith, Philip Ober, Fifi D'Orsay, Éva Szörényi, Cynthia O'Neal, Betty Bresler, Karl Bruck, Albert D'Arno, Walter Friedel, Walter Janovitz, Joanne Ludden, Martin Miller, Ann Prentiss, Charles H. Radilak, Erik Sorenson.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek (1967)

Star Trek: Voyager (1999)

Star Trek

Season 2. Episode 11.

Episode entitled: Friday’s Child.

Released December 1, 1967.

Directed by Joseph Pevney.

Written by D.C. Fontana.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Alexander Courage, Gerald Fried.

Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Julie Newmar, Tige Andrews, Michael Dante, Cal Bolder, Ben Gage, Walter Koenig, Kirk Raymond, Bob Bralver, Bill Blackburn, Vic Christy, Frank da Vinci, Walker Edmiston, Eddie Paskey.

Star Trek: Voyager

Season 6. Episode 10.

Episode entitled: Pathfinder.

Released December 1, 1999.

Directed by Michael Vejar.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by David Zabel, Kenneth Biller, Bryan Fuller, Michael Taylor, Robert Doherty.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jay Chattaway.

Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Jeri Ryan, Dwight Schultz, Richard Herd, Richard McGonagle, Marina Sirtis, Victor Bevine, Mark Daniel Cade, Majel Barrett, Tarik Ergin, Adolphus Hankins, Peter Scott Harmyk, Nichole McAuley, Angus McLellan, Pablo Soriano.

December in movie history - Gangster Story (1959):

Gangster Story

directed by Walter Matthau,

written by Paul Purcell,

based on a story by Richard Grey and V.J. Rheims,

was released in the United States in December, 1959.
Exact release date unknown.
Music by Alex Compinsky.

Cast:

Walter Matthau, Carol Grace, Bruce MacFarlane, Garry Walberg, Raikin Ben-Ari, David Leonard, John Albright, Clegg Hoyt, Leonard Bremen, Vic Tayback.

On this day in movie history - Highway 301 (1950):

Highway 301

directed and written by Andrew Stone,

was released in the United States on December 1, 1950.
Narrated by Edmon Ryan.
Music by William Lava.

Cast:

William P. Lane Jr., John S. Battle, W. Kerr Scott, Steve Cochran, Virginia Grey, Gaby André, Edmon Ryan, Robert Webber, Wally Cassell, Aline Towne, Richard Egan, Edward Norris.