22
January
2021
Cue of the Week: “Unwelcome Revelations”
Late in the film Lady Usher, protagonist Morgan learns increasingly uncomfortable secrets about her beloved Roderick and his family. It’s hard to say more without... Read More
15
January
2021
Cue of the Week: “The Crossroads”
In a late scene in the film Lady Usher, Morgan desperately tries to persuade the conflicted Roderick to join her in escaping the Usher family... Read More
18
December
2020
Cue of the Week: “The Gardener”
Next from the score of the film Lady Usher is this textural theme for the Ushers’ gardener, Gordon. Hiding his face behind a beekeeper’s mask... Read More
11
December
2020
Cue of the Week: “The Funeral”
Sometimes a composer’s job is to not write music. I put a lot of TLC into this cue accompanying Lady Usher‘s funeral scene. (Name of... Read More
04
December
2020
Cue of the Week: “The Shower”
This music from Lady Usher accompanies a reflective moment in the shower which becomes visceral with the arrival of an unwelcome plus one. The hair-raising... Read More
20
November
2020
Cue of the Week: “Night Passions”
This mid-film cue from Lady Usher accompanies a complex scene where tenderness turns to passion, and then… something disturbing. Thematically, this cue introduces a melody... Read More
06
November
2020
Cue of the Week: “Visions and Explorations”
One reason I selected a string quartet for the score of Lady Usher is because strings are particularly capable of producing hair-raising acoustic effects. This... Read More
30
October
2020
Cue of the Week: “To Resting Comfortably”
This week’s music from the score for Lady Usher accompanies a classic “plot thickens” scene. We hear a reprise of the Lady’s theme, then a... Read More
23
October
2020
Cue of the Week: “The Lady Arrives”
The centerpiece of the score for Lady Usher is the theme for the film’s titular antagonist, the domineering and manipulative Lady. This cue heralds her... Read More
25
September
2020
Cue of the Week: “The Foyer”
This week’s music from Lady Usher is short but sweet. Well, short but macabre. Once the heroine has entered the Usher domain, the visuals become... Read More
