16
May
2008
Cue of the Week: “Devil in the Forest”
This suspense cue (from thriller feature Hell Bent) introduces the film’s murderous antagonist, your classic guy-with-sharp-object-dressed-in-devil-suit-lurking-in-forest archetype. Rather than give the killer a theme, I... Read More
02
May
2008
Cue of the Week: “The Morgue”
The scene in Home Room which this music accompanies centers around the topic of acceptance of death. To reflect the moment’s introspective mood, as well... Read More
25
April
2008
Cue of the Week: “The Mirror”
Here’s a moody and somber piano cue from Home Room‘s score. The hollow-sounding sustained tone in the background wasn’t produced electronically as you might expect,... Read More
04
April
2008
Cue of the Week: “Going Home, Part 2”
Here’s something in a more traditional lyrical movie-music vein, one of two cues for oboe and string orchestra towards the end of Home Room. The... Read More
28
March
2008
Cue of the Week: “Tibetan Jam”
This short cue is a genre-blending mixture of meditative Far Eastern percussion and contemporary beats. I’m not winning any points for ethnomusicological authenticity here, but... Read More
14
March
2008
Cue of the Week: “Two Girls”
From the the film Home Room, a moody piece accompanying a dissolve between two film’s two protagonists (played by Erika Christensen and Busy Phillips, respectively)... Read More
07
March
2008
Cues of the Week: Ancient victory double feature
Continuing last week’s theme of accomplishment-oriented music, this week I’m presenting two more victory cues from Empire Earth 2. (Since they’re both short, I figured... Read More
07
March
2008
“The Alleged Adventures of Blenderman” to be performed in Sydney
Michael’s stage mini-musical, The Alleged Adventures of Blenderman will be produced as part of the Short, Sweet, and Song ten-minute musical festival in Sydney, Australia... Read More
06
March
2008
Michael participates in “Gaming Steve” panel discussion of 2008 GDC
Michael joined gaming journalists Stephen Glicker, Brent Lassi, and Michael Zenke in a panel discussion of the 2008 Game Developers Conference on the gaming podcast... Read More
29
February
2008
Cue of the Week: “Final Victory”
It’s a bit of a joke to name a cue “final victory”, given that everything from computer games to wildlife documentaries invariably features a piece... Read More