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…
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A still from Horizon Zero Dawn can stand in for the unreleased short, right?
Writing Music for a Silent Film
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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.
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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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Nothing says “indie” like a VW van…
Writing 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.
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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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The creepiest “snow” you ever saw
New Music: Scriptnotes Chernobyl
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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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Run, little man, run!
New Music Release: Go, Jira!
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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
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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 MoreOne Hit Kill - Kickstarter Score
What do you do when you're launching a Kickstarter campaign for a gorgeously-illustrated card game featuring overpowered weapons like the Hammer of the Gods, a Kaijumaximus, or a *shudders* Most...Cuddly...Rabbit?
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