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.
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cozy and open at the same time…
The 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.
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X marks the spot?
What 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…
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grainy black and white = scary!
6 Creepy Halloween Tracks
in soundtrack
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.
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All journeys must come to an end…
New Music: Cataclysm
in soundtrack, animation
It’s always fun when you’re asked to hit a range of emotions within a single cue.
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A person who has returned from the dead…
New Music: Revenant
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It’s funny what inspires a song sometimes. It can be a word, an image, a feeling…
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The creepiest “snow” you ever saw
New Music: Scriptnotes Chernobyl
in soundtrack
As I’ve been watching Craig Mazin’s excellent HBO series, Chernobyl, I’ve been especially taken by the score for the show.
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Helping WGA members track their projects
The Start Button
in soundtrack
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.
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Run, little man, run!
New Music Release: Go, Jira!
in soundtrack
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?
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It’s not an action-style logo without a blue anamorphic flare!
New Music Release: Izumi Junior High School in Action
in soundtrack
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.
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