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January
2018
Cue of the Week: “Egon Escapes”
Happy New Year! We’re back after a holiday break spent… well, mostly in the studio. (Occupational hazard.) This week’s selection comes from an interactive title... Read More
08
December
2017
Cue of the Week: “The Shaman”
Some film music cues are melodic and hummable, others more atmospheric. When writing an ambient cue, such as this disquieting accompaniment from the film Healers,... Read More
01
December
2017
Cue of the Week: “A Dark Discovery”
This week’s music includes a happy accident, sonically speaking. While scoring a suspense film called Healers, I found an old mandolin sample whose file had... Read More
17
November
2017
Cue of the Week: “The Great Equalizer”
This cue’s title refers to blindfolds, which put blind and sight-limited fencers on the same playing field. The uncanny ability of these fencers to compete... Read More
10
November
2017
Cue of the Week: “Robbie Intro”
Some of the fencers in Touché: A Blind Fencer’s Story had their own themes, reflecting their personalities as captured in the documentary. Robbie’s leitmotif was... Read More
03
November
2017
Cue of the Week: “Fencing Prelude No. 1”
This spirited cello solo is cut from the same cloth as last week’s Fencing Prelude No. 2. To quote last week’s description, which applies equally... Read More
20
October
2017
Cue of the Week: “Fencing Prelude No. 2”
Continuing the music series from Touché: A Blind Fencer’s Story, this is one of several cello solos and duets underscoring the fencing instruction scenes. The... Read More
13
October
2017
Cue of the Week: “Catherine’s Theme”
George Adams’ documentary Touché: A Blind Fencer’s Story tells the extraordinary story of Catherine Bolton, a woman who after losing most of her vision in... Read More
29
September
2017
Cue of the Week: “The Final Tournament, Part Two”
Just when you thought the tournament couldn’t get any more final, here’s the second half to the musical accompaniment for the climax of Touché: A... Read More
15
September
2017
Cue of the Week: “The Final Tournament”
Continuing the music series from Touché: A Blind Fencer’s Story, this week’s cue is the first of two that accompany the film’s climactic fencing tournament... Read More
