Cue of the Week: Jay Returns Home (alternate)

In the wake of almost every project are alternate cue versions, initial approaches to various pieces of music that for one reason or another were set aside in favor of later concepts. Here's an unused, alternate version of the cue Jay Returns Home from two weeks ago.

You may notice that this version has a similar overall feel to the idea that was finally used, but a somewhat more relaxed and ethereal sound. This quality was nice musically, but it took some energy away from the scene, so we opted not to use it. So now here it is, rescued from the cutting room floor for your listening enjoyment!

Jay Returns Home (Alternative version)

Cue of the Week: Training Montage

The film Siren gave me the chance to complete an important rite of passage in a composer's life: scoring a training montage. This was definitely one of the more fun-to-write cues I've produced in recent memory. As the film hasn't yet been released, I can't tell you exactly what the training montage is about. But changes in the instrumentation, as well as knowledge that Siren is in part a "band film", will offer come clue. As always, the talented Tom Strahle has been ruthlessly exploited for his ability to play every guitar-like instrument under the sun.

The Training Montage