What do we do when we need to make present-day music sound “retro?” That’s the question I faced when having to write a romantic theme in the style of a 1950s Hollywood film.
Read MoreWhat if Hans Zimmer Wrote a Podcast Outro?
One of the joys of contributing outros for Scriptnotes is getting to learn more more about a composer’s style.
Read MoreWhat if 2020 had a Soundtrack
I absolutely love scary movies. And more than that, I love writing scary music. Detuned pianos, screeching strings…
Read MoreWriting a Boss Battle Track
What makes good “boss battle” music?
This is a question I asked myself after a prompt from a client to create a track in the style of a Kingdom Hearts…
Read MoreScoring an African Crime Thriller
It’s not often I get the chance to write music for a project that’s in pre-production, so when I was approached to do exactly that for a Crime Thriller set in Nigeria…
Read MoreWriting Music for a Silent Film
The short film follows the efforts of a lone woman carrying fire and light from one town to the next in a world that lives in unending darkness.
Read MoreThe Music of Future Farming
I was well-acquainted with the kind of freezing weather on display in this section of the documentary. It can be painful but beautiful at the same time.
Read MoreWriting an Inspirational Indie Track
When I came back to the states from Japan, I did a lot of camping, and this piece sort of developed over a few trips outdoors.
Read MoreWhat does Good Company sound like?
For a while, a simple piano tune was rattling around in my head - something warm and cool at the same time…
Read More6 Creepy Halloween Tracks
Halloween is my favorite holiday. I use it as an excuse to watch a bajillion horror movies, and also to listen to my favorite kind of movie music - horror movie music.
Read MoreNew Music: Cataclysm
It’s always fun when you’re asked to hit a range of emotions within a single cue.
Read MoreNew Music: Revenant
It’s funny what inspires a song sometimes. It can be a word, an image, a feeling…
Read MoreNew Music: Scriptnotes Chernobyl
As I’ve been watching Craig Mazin’s excellent HBO series, Chernobyl, I’ve been especially taken by the score for the show.
Read MoreThe Start Button
I recently wrote the score for John August’s video explaining The Start Button - a new way for WGA members to track their current projects and request help from their guild if they need it.
Read MoreNew Music Release: Go, Jira!
I’ve been listening to Lorne Balfe’s score to Mission Impossible: Fallout a lot lately, and this idea started developing in my head: what if an Ethan Hunt-type character (let’s call him, I dunno, “Jira”) had to save the world from The King of the Monsters by running a lot?
Read MoreNew Music Release: Izumi Junior High School in Action
This is a gift I gave to my students and co-workers before I left my school in Japan. I wanted to give the school something unique. I came up with this - an action movie arrangement of their song.
Read MoreHappy Halloween
Halloween is a great chance to try out some synth sounds I don’t usually get a chance to use. Enjoy this retro horror synth track I wrote for John August’s Scriptnotes podcast. As always, if you’d like to get in touch, feel free to contact me here.
New Music Release : Elkoon - World Theme
An epic adventure track for a fantasy world called "Elkoon." I was asked to write something in the style of the soundtrack for Legend of Zelda, so I came up with this world theme for my client’s realm filled with "dwarves, elves, demons, mankind, spirits, elementals, magic, science, alchemy, technology, poliest and monothiest religions."
Read MoreNew Music Release: Road Less Traveled
Just because you take the road less traveled doesn't mean it's bumpy and scary. Maybe it's paved. Maybe it's the scenic route. Enjoy this pleasant piano and strings piece about taking a detour in life.
Read MoreNew Music Released: Passing Storm
I wrote this epic, trailer-style piece to tell a simple story - a character gets into trouble but manages to emerge clean on the other end. This is the first entry in my collection of music library tracks.
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