<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[mysite]]></title><description><![CDATA[mysite]]></description><link>https://www.lydiaaugustsson.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 21:41:04 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.lydiaaugustsson.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Behind the Music - War &#38; Conflict]]></title><description><![CDATA[I recently worked on a project for FirstCom called War &#38; Conflict. 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He survived multiple concentration camps, and...]]></description><link>https://www.lydiaaugustsson.com/single-post/breathe-deeply-my-son</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ed43cdd90162a0017f0c141</guid><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2020 23:28:35 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Lydia Ashton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Writing Production Music for TV" by Steve Barden]]></title><description><![CDATA[I recently had the honor of being interviewed by Steve Barden for a book he was in the process of writing called "Writing Production...]]></description><link>https://www.lydiaaugustsson.com/single-post/writing-production-music-for-tv-by-steve-barden</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f7eeec0c3a07a001776b42b</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2017 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Lydia Ashton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Polititroppene" on YouTube ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The documentary "Polititroppene", which uses several of my Scandinavian folk pieces as underscore, is now available on youTube. 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I answered honestly and...]]></description><link>https://www.lydiaaugustsson.com/single-post/2016/06/15/talent-vs-hard-workd</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f5fb1f63b6c5e00171903ac</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2015 08:19:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Lydia Ashton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Overnight Success]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have a friend who recently was offered a really cool job on a TV show. Someone told him “Wow, you are one of those overnight success...]]></description><link>https://www.lydiaaugustsson.com/single-post/2016/06/15/overnight-success</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f5fb1f63b6c5e00171903ad</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2015 08:19:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Lydia Ashton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never Stop Learning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mozart once said “It is a mistake to think that the practice of my art has become easy to me. I assure you, dear friend, no one has given...]]></description><link>https://www.lydiaaugustsson.com/single-post/2015/07/25/never-stop-learning</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f5fb1f6301ce4002d42bb9a</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2015 08:56:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Lydia Ashton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Composer Catalog/Featured Composer]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am honored to be featured on the Composer Catalog web site. A link to the interview is posted below. If you are a composer and are...]]></description><link>https://www.lydiaaugustsson.com/single-post/2016/06/15/composer-catalogfeatured-composer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f5fb1f63b6c5e00171903ae</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2015 08:22:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2af01_d19c7006342c40a089490d44f1db54bb~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_400,h_400,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lydia Ashton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some Things I learned Last Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[My friend Panos Kolias recently shared some things on FB that he learned last year and asked if I would do the same. Being someone who...]]></description><link>https://www.lydiaaugustsson.com/single-post/2016/06/15/some-things-i-learned-during-2014</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f5fb1f63b6c5e00171903af</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2015 09:22:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Lydia Ashton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fanfare played during coverage of NYC Veteran's Day Parade]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am excited to share that a fanfare I co-wrote with Stephen Goforth (Eternal Flame) was used by FOX during their coverage of the New...]]></description><link>https://www.lydiaaugustsson.com/single-post/fanfare-played-during-coverage-of-nyc-veteran-s-day-parade</link><guid isPermaLink="false">603a7b80bdbfbb0017375c48</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2014 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Lydia Ashton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["When I Win an Oscar..."]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I first got started scoring films I sent an email to one of my mentors ending with, “When I hold my thank you speech at the Oscars I...]]></description><link>https://www.lydiaaugustsson.com/single-post/when-i-win-an-oscar</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f4ded5c89a97200178ce9b6</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2013 06:43:13 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Lydia Ashton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding Eternity - Contest Winner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many of you already know of the beautiful art made by Ryan Bliss. (Digital Blasphemy) He recently had a contest asking people to recreate...]]></description><link>https://www.lydiaaugustsson.com/single-post/2016/06/15/finding-eternity-contest-winner</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f5fb1f63b6c5e00171903b0</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2013 08:29:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2af01_a4f5bd9e31c441f4ab8e008e3fba7ba3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_400,h_300,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lydia Ashton</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Aren't You Getting the Gigs?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever heard a piece of music used in a TV show or film score and thought "I am as good as that composer! 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I did not say much beside that I was a...]]></description><link>https://www.lydiaaugustsson.com/single-post/2014/03/31/learning-to-listen</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f5fb1f6301ce4002d42bb99</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 08:37:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Lydia Ashton</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>