16
November
2018
Cue of the Week: “The Storm Gathers”
This week’s cue is from a pair of thematically-related orchestral pieces with a sturm und drang sense of urgency – hence the title. I originally... Read More
02
November
2018
Cue of the Week: “With the Band”
In the movie Siren, a groupie approaches a married band member in a too-close-for-comfort manner. I scored the moment of temptation with ambient electric guitar... Read More
26
October
2018
Cue of the Week: “Better Times”
This week’s music is another excerpt from my guzheng concerto, Identity: Zhongshan Zhuang. This passage, from the second movement, is the musical equivalent of a... Read More
19
October
2018
Cue of the Week: “Two Legacies”
This week’s music is a third excerpt from my guzheng concerto, Identity: Zhongshan Zhuang. This is a playful duet between guzheng soloist and piccolo. (It’s... Read More
12
October
2018
Cue of the Week: “A Place of Memories”
This week’s music is a second excerpt from the guzheng concerto I composed with Victor Cheng, Identity: Zhongshan Zhuang. In contrast to the triumphant character... Read More
05
October
2018
Cue of the Week: “The Return”
With a new orchestral concert project coming soon (stay tuned for details!), I thought I’d share some excerpts from my earlier guzheng concerto, Identity: Zhongshan... Read More
21
September
2018
Cue of the Week: “A Happy Reunion”
I’m going deep into the archives for this one, back to when I was a film scoring student at the University of Southern California. I... Read More
14
September
2018
Cue of the Week: “I Cannot Live With This / The Close”
The film Genie and the Shark pits a clever genie against an opponent who can match her trickery: a film and TV agent. This was... Read More
07
September
2018
Cue of the Week: “Second Place Blues”
In the movie Siren, the protagonist’s band (for whom we’re all rooting) competes in a giant battle of the bands, only to come in second... Read More
31
August
2018
Cue of the Week: “Vermilion”
This week’s music is an atmospheric main title for a supernatural thriller called Vermilion. In the film, a painter is slowly haunted by his works,... Read More
